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==Flagged and Marked Rules of Use==
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'''''NOTE:''' This is a prototype version of this page. It's mostly complete, but further changes may be made to it.''
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To help ease admins' workload and keep the site running more smoothly, regular users are encouraged to use maintenance tags and categories on pages that need attention. These include:
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* [[:Category:Marked for Review|Marked for Review]]
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* [[:Category:Needs Editing|Needs Editing]]
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* [[:Category:Delete Now|Delete Now]] (or {{t|delete}})
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# New categories to replace the older '''MARKED FOR DELETION''' category, [[:Category:Flagged for Deletion|Flagged for Deletion]] and [[:Category:Marked for Review|Marked for Review]].
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==Purpose of each tag==
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# First thing's first. The Flagged for Deletion category is to be added '''<u>''ONLY BY ADMINISTRATORS''</u>'''. Anyone found adding it at their leisure will be banned for three days at ours. If you notice a page that has really really really bad issues, feel free to mark it for review.
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# '''Marked for Review IS NOT a way to nominate pages for deletion just because you can't add that category'''
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# It's not a workaround. If you think there is a page that seriously violates the rules or human decency, then leave '''A LINK, A REASON, AND YOUR SIGNATURE WITH TIMESTAMP''' on [[Deletion Nomination]].
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==What is Marked for Review?==
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; Marked for Review
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: This is a catch-all category for pages that may require admin attention, but that you're not ''quite'' sure need to be deleted. This could also be for pages that may be in need of light editing, re-formatting, etc.
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It's a way for admin (and possibly users) to mark pages that need '''EDITING'''. Like, say a page is filled with a ton of grammar errors. Mark it for review if you feel you cannot fix it yourself. If you '''CAN''', however, go ahead and fix the page up. If you want to fix it up a bit, but feel there is still more to be done, then mark it for further review.
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; Needs Editing
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: For pages that are in dire need of editing (esp. re-formatting) but may not need to be deleted. Generally, pages in here should at least meet the wiki's minimum [[quality standards]]; if a page has FUBAR grammar/spelling and/or is a wall of text, it would be better to just use {{t|delete}}.
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==Deletion Appeal==
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; Delete Now
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: For pages that need to be deleted ASAP. A great way to alert admins of spinoffs, spam pages, unfinished pages, and all breeds of crappypasta. Use with care, though; if you're unsure whether a page needs to be deleted or not, it would be safer to just use Marked for Review.
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: It is recommended that you use {{t|delete}} to add this category to pages.
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# If you wish to appeal a page that was deleted for various reasons, add your appeal with '''''A LINK, A REASON, AND YOUR SIGNATURE WITH TIMESTAMP''''' on [[Project:Deletion Appeal|Deletion Appeal]].
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==Tagging rules==
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# If you are not an admin and you remove either Flagged or Marked from a page without permission, you will be banned for one week. '''NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS. NO APPEALS. IGNORANCE OF THE RULES IS NO EXCUSE. THE RULES ARE LISTED ON THE FRONT PAGE. If you remove Flagged for Deletion from your own page, you will receive a 3 week ban and your page will be <u>instantly</u> deleted.'''
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# Do '''''not''''' abuse these tags. Those who do will be given a warning and then a block from editing if the abuse persists.
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# Do not flag a page for deletion simply because you don't like it. You have to have a legit reason for flagging it (e.g. "[[Project:Spinoffs#blacklist|blacklisted subject]]" or "Does not meet the [[Project:Quality Standards|quality standards]]", et cetera). As said before, if you're unsure whether it meets the standards required, just mark it for review.
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==Deletion Polling==
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# If a page is in either Marked for Review or Needs Editing, it must not be in any other category.
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# After a page is flagged (by an admin, of course) for deletion, the admin will add a notice to the talk page of the flagged article stating that the article is flagged to be deleted in one week, the reason, and a yes/no poll for voting.
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# Marked for Review, Needs Editing, and Delete Now cannot be added together on the same page.
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# '''ANYONE DEFACING A POLL WILL BE BANNED FOR A WEEK, AND IF IT IS THEIR ARTICLE FLAGGED FOR DELETION, THEY WILL BE BANNED FOR AN ADDITIONAL MONTH AND THEIR ARTICLE DELETED.'''
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# If the number of YES votes exceeds the NO votes, the page will be kept and the talk page will reflect this.
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==FLAGGED APPEALS==
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# If your article is flagged for deletion and the poll has not expired, feel free to make your case on the talk page. The same goes for anyone else. Talk pages are for discussion of the articles, and the deletion poll is naught but an extension of that. Vote and give reasons why it should/should not be deleted.
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# Do '''NOT''' remove the poll when editing a talk page with a deletion poll. Doing so is a 1 day ban.
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==Reminder: MultiAbuse==
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It's against the rules to abuse multiple accounts for editing (sockpuppet), and even more so to use them to vote. People who are found abusing multiple wiki accounts will have ALL their accounts banned from and possibly as far as across all of Wikia.
{{Site Rules disclaimer}}
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