Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-3225604-20130901054940/@comment-4189499-20130901113918

Commenting as I'm reading:
 * Many of the first few "don't"s can be combined under one header in a bulleted list, eg:
 * Do not:


 * post any mild, obscene or inappropriate language; including discriminating, hateful, threatening, racist, sexist, slanderous or homophobic speech or imagery.
 * post derogatory comments or attacks against other people or groups. No harassing.
 * post nudity, overtly sexual, copyrighted images or speech, and symbols of hatred of any kind.
 * 7, 9, & 10 aren't really needed. Anyway, 9 is covered by Wikia's Terms of Use and can result in a global block. By getting an account, they are already agreeing to those rules, so you don't have to write them again.
 * 11, 12 & 13 are unnecessary. They're covered by Wikia's Terms of Use anyway, even if for some reason they aren't covered by common sense.
 * Also 14, 15, 16, & 17. Also, don't mention religious icons.  It just turns people off and is completely unnecessary.
 * Also 18. In fact, many of the rules I've just mentioned could just be combined under a general civility rule.  You don't need to point out specifics.  Yes, in fact, I recommend getting rid of many of your first few rules in favour of one going something like: "Be civil towards other users.  This includes not making offensive, discriminatory, or inappropriate posts or edits on this wiki."  It's better to keep things vague to prevent loopholes.
 * 19 should be written clearer. If I hadn't been on Wikia for long enough to understand what you were trying to say, I would have no idea.  Also, stray tag.
 * On the subject of 20 and 21, I would suggest creating a forum board aimed at off-topic discussion and aiming everyone there. It works well on Doctor Who Answers.  The inappropriate subjects part should come under your civility rule.
 * 22 should also be covered by a civility rule.
 * Possible rephrase off 23: "If you see vandals which need to be stopped, contact one of the local admins via their message wall to get them to block the offender. If the wiki has been 2 months without and admin activity, report the vandal to Wikia staff instead, or the VSTF, and they will handle the offender for you."
 * Possible rewording of 25: "It's OK to make editing mistakes. We all do it.  However, purposefully spamming the wiki is not allowed.  On the other hand, if you see somebody else creating bad edits, assume good-faith before reporting them, and try contacting them via their Message Wall to teach them the correct way of editing before going any further."
 * Combine 26, 27 & 28 as something along the lines of; "Only upload relevant images to this wiki. This can include images directly from the game, such as those of characters, pets, and weapons.  Do not upload pictures not directly from the game, including those of its creators and fan art.  Unrelated images will be deleted."
 * I don't understand 29.
 * 31 & 32 have already been covered elsewhere.
 * I've said elsewhere that I think you should just remove everything to do with difficulty levels. For the rest of the things under "List of Levels", they have already been covered in the first section.
 * Don't talk about revolution!!!
 * Everything under Admins should be discussed individually in separate threads before attempting to write down any rules about them. Those guidelines should be decided upon by the community in general, and the best way is through separate discussion.
 * "Other Pages" is unnecessary.
 * On the topic of templates: probably best to write the how-to's in a help page and link it from your policies page. If nothing else, it discourages amateur editors from trying to edit above their level and potentially breaking something.  Also, is just better layout to have them separate.

In general, the content of your proposed rules is quite good. You just mostly need to cut down on repetition and change the wording a bit on some things. Also, make sure that you have no red links or mentions of Wild One's Wiki where there shouldn't be. If you would like to have a look at another style of policy page, feel free to steal any ideas from Doctor Who Answers. Anyway, good luck, you are moving in the right direction, and just remember that community discussion is key to making the best, most agreed-with policies. This is a process that took us quite literally months on DWA, so don't expect things to move quickly if you want them to move well. But for now, just keep moving forward as you are.

PS, just a recommendation from experience, it can be a good idea to open up a draft policies page which everyone can edit so everyone can contribute to making the final policies page the best it can be, even if only by fixing typos. Making people feel included in the process means that they are more likely to agree with your rules, and gives you a defence if they get angry about one later because you can then say "well, you had your chance to change things, but you missed it." Always good to try and prevent vandals argument loopholes before they form.