Pokémon GO Wiki:Policies

On Project:About us, there are several policies to maintain order over the content and community of this project. All users are expected to agree and follow these policies to ensure consistency in content and to protect existing contributions.

General policies

 * Vandalism, vulgar language and linking to irrelevant websites are strictly prohibited.
 * Avoid edit wars. If your edits are being reverted persistently and you don't agree, please talk directly to the offendant, or consult an admin. Keep in mind that this wikia is opened for the public, and no editors will be punished for editing in good faith.
 * This wikia is a public encyclopedia. Editors must understand that everything contributed will become available to the public and credits will not be distributed. Therefore, no article edits shall be signed. Credits are only given in the history page of every page, where the list of contributors can be found.
 * This wikia caters to global build. Communicating, discussing with members in other languages is fine. However, content in articles, forums and blogs must be in English.
 * Many pages are protected due to excessive vandalism or complex coding. If you come across these pages, you will likely need to be registered user, wait for 4 days and make 10 edits to un-protected pages. If you still cannot make an edit, it is likely Administrators locked the page and you will need to contact them to edit.
 * Avoid off-topic content.

Article Styling Policies

 * Styling Guide: General guide to editing in, including introduction to Media and Article policies.
 * Layout of Pokémon article
 * Layout of Attack article
 * Layout of Type article
 * Layout of Event article

Content Policies

 * Article Policy: Policy regarding creating and editing pages.
 * Blog Policy: Policy regarding creating new blogs.
 * Media Policy: Policy regarding images, audios and videos uploaded to.

Community Policies

 * Assume Good Faith: Editors must understand that fellow editors are here to help.
 * Banning Policy: Policy regarding punishments against vandalism and inappropriate behaviors.
 * Chat Policy: Policy in Chat.
 * Protected Pages: Policy regarding protected pages.
 * Talk Page and Comment Policy: Policy regarding communication with other contributors.

FANDOM Policies
There are also a few policies which apply across all Wikia. These can be found on the Central Wikia at this category.

The most important FANDOM Policies are:
 * Terms of Use
 * Privacy Policy
 * Licensing