Forum:New issues

How does SporeWiki make agreements?
Browse the ruleset, and you'll see a list a rules. All of them have these components: I think we shouldn't think of them as rules, but think of them as agreements. If you look on the forum index, every single change I can remember has been decided by the community, not by an elite.
 * 1) A logical component - Like belittling in fiction, mixing up the Spore articles with fiction, editing other people's work.
 * 2) Fairness - Something that we try our best to make as fair as possible for everyone, for example, non-wiki related discussions on IRC instead of blogs, or blocking commenting on blogs spawning arguments. Here we try to mitigate the more restrictive rules.

There is a fine line between what an admin does to hold up the agreements, and being fair. In a lot of cases we discuss things first to make it best for everyone, but it can't always be the case. An example might be when we have to close a blog because of arguments regardless of whether it might upset the owner, in this case, we are trying to work upon what was universally agreed. Another case might be when we delete unnecessary userboxes that are listed as SporeWiki's userboxes, or new namespaces.

But what if you really don't like an agreement and want to debate it?

 * First ask yourself, is your point to be made rational? Or is it to vent steam?
 * Boldly state it on SporeWiki or the arrange a meeting on IRC. Don't keep it to private chats, I have a feeling this is one of the things causing a perceived divide between users.
 * Be polite, no-one should make presumptions.
 * If you disagree with an admin's decision, first try to think what it might be like from the admin point of view, and then feel free to discuss a way to mitigate it. For example, I have frequently undeleted pages and images, and even unblocked people upon request.

What else might be causing this

 * Like I said at the start, don't expect admins to do all the work because you think they are better, because there shouldn't be a hierarchy. If there is a problem you can fix, or that might be clashing with one of the agreements, don't wait around for an admin to fix it.
 * If you are unsure of any consequences of your plans, just ask an admin.
 * If you make a mistake (like something that might be mistaken for vandalism), it is important you report it.
 * Don't take what the admin does as personal. If you confront anyone, not just admins, then you are creating a problem, and making SporeWiki seem like a more scary place, especially to newcomers, this is another recent issue.
 * If you are being bullied by anyone, then report it as well.
 * Don't get people to fire fight for you.
 * For senior users and admins: Try to understand that politeness, forewarnings etc. go a long way.

Enjoy SporeWiki for what it is, it is quite different to many wiki's and we one of the more lenient wiki's out there. I think I've said what has needed to be said, please discuss this below and maybe on IRC. -- Wormulon  Talk to me  19:50, February 1, 2013 (UTC)