Help:Rules and FAQ

Welcome to the LGBT+ 🏳️‍🌈 Wiki! We’re excited to have each and every one of you over here. For our new users, welcome! We hope you enjoy your time here and feel free to contribute over here at any time. But before you get started, we have some rules and guidelines for you to get accustomed to.

General

 * 1) Be kind. This community, as well as this wiki, will NOT tolerate any type of discrimination, which includes homophobia, transphobia, racism, fascism, etc.
 * 2) No attacking someone for their sexuality, gender, race, religion, etc. You are allowed to have your own beliefs, but this is supposed to be a safe space for our community members.
 * 3) This includes being exclusive or discriminatory towards certain labels in the LGBT+ community.
 * 4) Do not use your opinions of certain sexualities or genders as "factual". This causes many problems, such as drama. While you are allowed to believe in your beliefs, you may never force people to believe the same belief as you, or edit them onto the article.
 * 5) Do not use your sexuality, ethnicity, race, gender or etc as an excuse to attack other users for who they are. This is a wiki that does NOT tolerate ANY type of discrimination, do not use these to attack another user or to make another user seem bad, wrong, or "evil". please respect other people no matter their sexuality ethnicity, race and etc.
 * 6) Keep debates on independent threads. If you have a topic that needs to be discussed here, don't start a debate randomly in a conversation, you will probably make users following that thread uncomfortable. Instead, discuss your topic on a different thread, and keep it civil!
 * 7) Please refrain from engaging in political discussion. While we understand that politics are an important issue and a major factor in the history of the LGBT+ community, it may incite discussion that can be harmful to the wiki. Mentioning civil rights movements are okay, but bashing a presidential candidate, for example, is not.
 * 8) Keep your talk PG 13. We are fine with you discussing serious topics, but there is a line where it gets too far. Consult an admin if you are unsure if your content is safe for all users. Please do not add NFSW topics to articles or TALK about NFSW topics. Please also DO NOT upload NFSW images or videos, these will make other users feel uncomfortable or unsafe here.
 * 9) This includes making sexual comments. While we understand sexual orientation is what some of our pages are about, we still expect that you refrain from talking about anything inappropriate for this wiki.  Saying you're sexually attracted to x gender is fine, but telling a sexual joke is not.
 * 10) No swearing. Please don’t use foul language on here. This wiki is a safe place for anyone and everyone, so swearing or cussing of any sort is not tolerated here, not even minor swears. If you can't follow that, please censor your swears, or at least swear in acronyms. Only minor swears, specifically "damn," "hell," and "crap" are allowed under moderation.  Do not swear excessively.
 * 11) Don't slur. please do not slur, because slurs are offensive and can be also considered swears too. Using slurs to try to hurt others is also bad, seeing as it goes against rule 1. Queer is fine too say, it just depends on what you are using it for, using it as the (old) definition of "weird" or "strange" is not ok since it can also be seen as homophobic, homophobia is against rule 1.
 * 12) Please don’t vandalize. This should be known the moment you join FANDOM, but we still feel the need to remind users of the rule. This includes editing profiles without permission.
 * 13) Additionally please do not edit farm.  This is a term used for editing the same article(s) in quick succession to increase your edit count.  If you are editing articles, you are expected to edit them accordingly.  Do not make any unnecessary edits, especially if your intent is not to improve the article.
 * 14) If you are uncertain about what your edits should look like, please check our editing guide.
 * 15) Listen to the moderators. They were placed in authority for a reason. If you believe a moderator is misusing their power and/or acting in a way that is unacceptable for a moderator, do not hesitate to bring up with another mod.
 * 16) Please do not act as if you are a moderator.  While reporting is okay, it is not okay to pretend to be in authority when the powerusers have the situation under control.  It is also not okay to mob a thread when a user breaks the rules. If you see misbehavior, please contact a moderator and let them take care of it rather than taking care of it yourself.
 * 17) Do not ask for or reveal personal information. We want everyone on this wiki to stay safe, so please abide by this rule. Even if it is your personal information,  please DO NOT share it.
 * 18) You must be at least 13 or (or 16 in California) to legally have an account on FANDOM. If you confirm your age to be under 13 (or 16 if you live in California), you will be banned until you are of age to be on the wiki.
 * 19) Please list your alts (alternative accounts). This is to avoid confusion or to prepare for ban evasion, which is when a user that has been banned uses an account to evade a ban. Please list them on your message wall greeting - or profile, preferably with links. Failing to do this is failing to follow our rules.
 * 20) Don't pretend to be another user. If a poweruser finds out that you are pretending to be another user, you will face serious consequences.
 * 21) Do not steal people's fanfictions, art, or profiles (such as just the entire profile in general, or parts of the user's profile). These can be considered plagiarism and can be rude to the owner(s) of the fanfiction, art piece, or profile.
 * 22) Do not add plagiarized content to pages. Our pages are meant to contain information that is accurate, but that doesn't mean we should copy and paste somebody else's article onto our wiki.
 * 23) Use common sense! we can't list everything, so just in general, don't be a bad person! if you have any questions, please ask a poweruser. please also follow the FANDOM's Terms of Use. You are expected to follow these rules the moment you make an account, and you are supposed to follow them.  This goes for all users, registered or not.

Powerusers
Have a problem or question with one of our rules? please leave a message on one of our admins' message walls, we will try to respond and help you with your problem or question :)
 * Being a poweruser does not exempt you from the rules.  You are expected to follow them just as much as any other user.
 * No kicking/banning for no reason, or because you "felt like it". This is abusing power.
 * Respect other powerusers, and users without power. Regardless of you get along or not, failing to do this is failing to follow rule 1.
 * Treat your fellow powerusers with respect as well, and if you are uncertain about something, bring it up with the other moderators.
 * Enforce and follow the rules appropriately.  Do not escalate situations, but rather keep calm and handle it maturely.
 * Do not let bias for/against another user cloud your judgement.  Look at the facts before taking action.

Are FANDOM users allowed?
Sure, as long as they don’t violate the rules. This goes for any user, registered or not.

What are the different members of the LGBT+ community?
Good question! We have pages for those. Just search which kind of member you want to know about in the search

We hope you enjoy your time on the LGBT+ 🏳️‍🌈 Wiki!