The Amazing World of Gumball Wiki:Rules/Chat

General

• Chat is a fun area where users can interact, share, and basically just chat. See Help:Chat for more information.
• Cussing is allowed in chat only, but if abused or done excessively, will result in a ban.
• If you are not comfortable with the current subject on chat, do not complain or you will be blocked. Please either choose to ignore it or leave chat all together.
• In addition, be aware that any user can screenshot your actions.

• Users can discuss/say whatever they want, as long as it is not an argument or wiki threats.
• Speak in a language that users can understand.
  • It is recommended to speak in English.
• When a chat moderator, administrator, or the majority who are present asks you to stop doing something in chat, stop doing it.
  • Level of punishment will depend on the severity of the act, and the judgment of the chat moderator or administrator who addresses it.
• Private messages are not monitored.
  • If a user is being abusive, click their avatar and select "Block Private Messages".
  • Do not bring private message issues to the main chat.
• When users are away, don't force them to say something in chat.
  • They may be busy or doing something else.
  • Spamming chat gradually or suddenly because of boredom is disallowed and may result in being kicked or banned if necessary.
• People from other wikis/etc. can also now visit chat (or "invade"), as long as they do not cause any trouble.

Please do not

• Role play
• Discuss role play that takes place in private messaging
• Discuss or post anything overtly sexual or pornographic
• Flame, harass, troll, or fight users
• Spam (e.g., flooding the chat with nonsense)
  • Note that embedding images repeatedly after being warned to stop may result in a kick/ban
• Post ASCII Codes (Text intended to represent an image)
• Abuse private messaging (e.g., making multiple private messaging for no reason)
• Advertise unless authorized by the Administration team present in chat (e.g., other wikis)
• Backseat moderate
  • This means that you, as a user, should not act like you have a duty to enforce the rules.
  • Any user may inform the guilty of the rules.
    • If it fails, keep quiet, and report it to any of the chat moderators or administrators through private messaging or their message walls.
  • It should also be noted, that you mustn't tell a chat moderator/administrator what to do, as it is a serious offense, and borders on mini-modding.
• Link results from search engines
  • It creates a long link and unnecessary stretch, causing the sidebar to appear
• Post links to illegal downloads or streams of copyrighted material (e.g. full episodes of The Amazing World of Gumball)
  • This is not allowed in main chat or private messaging. Although, it is very slim for a user to get caught doing this in private messages. Be aware that any user may printscreen anything which takes place in private messaging as well.
• Incite drama (e.g., grief slinging, inferiority complex)
• A moderator reserves the right to warn or kick/ban a user if he/she feels they are attention-hogging.
  • Given context, general attention-seeking behaviors tend to include: The excessive use of caps, punctuation, chat features, and stubbornly trying to force either a different topic or force the current topic in a specific direction.
• Disrespect anyone, especially to the chat moderators and administrators
• Ask for any personal information (e.g., people's real names, where people live, their ages)
  • Note that you are allowed to give out your own personal information entirely at your discretion
• Use capital letters excessively
• Spread false information about other users
• Post phishing, malicious, or keylogging links
• Post spoilers without warning.

Chat moderators

Main article: Project:Administration#Chat Moderators

Emoticons

Main article: MediaWiki:Emoticons