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The Amaranth Legacy Wiki holds a rather simple and easy-to-follow set of guidelines, which are expected to be followed on the Wiki, as well as the Discord. Repeated violations of these rules, or violations of major rules, may warrant a block from the Wiki and/or punishment on the Discord. Users which immediately and intentionally ignore rules will be removed without hesitation. Users are also expected to consistently overlook guidelines for articles, lore, and similar. The majority of these rules are common sense and should be no problem to follow.

Respect: Users are advised to show respect towards other staff, users, and their works. Harsh commentary, insults to other users, vandalism, and similar activity permits the use of punishment. Users who simply join to insult or demean others or vandalize will be blocked with no hesitation.
Wiki setting and notices: The Wiki is contained within three fictional realms: Ambrosia, Cosmoria, and Galvyria. Each realm has different themes and articles taking place within them must abide by those themes unless an exception is granted. Direct real-world references are not permitted, though names (eg Mars) are welcome. Articles are to specify their relation to their realm. To do so, simply add a notice to the beginning of your page. This is done by placing either {{Ambrosia notice}} or {{Galvyria notice}} at the beginning of the page.
1. Exception: Cosmoria: Currently, Cosmoria encompasses a wide majority of the wiki's content, and represents the default colors you see on this very page. The use of {{Cosmoria notice}} may be necessary in the future, and this condition is subject to change.
Article quality: Articles should be written with substantial effort put into them. If the page is written with good faith and clear effort, the quality standards will be met. Under no circumstance should off topic content, especially joke articles or similar, be written anywhere on the Wiki. The same applies to user comments, and usage of the message wall/discussion board feature. There is one, and only one exception for our annual April Fools tradition.
Controversy: Please refrain from including obscene or otherwise offensive content in articles. Within stories, necessary content warnings may be used if the content calls for them. Pages which deal with history will usually delve into politics, however. Use caution when invoking political terminology.
Article permissions: Articles are treated as if it is the property of their creator. Under few circumstances should they be edited without permission. It is expected that users ask active authors of articles for permission to edit. However, fixing things such as grammar mistakes are allowed and encouraged. Staff may also pass larger edits on articles, such as missing templates, categories, or general community agreement. These are rare, and staff will typically ask authors to add such content instead.
Plagiarism: Every writer is capable of coming up with their own ideas. That is the very premise of this project. There is no excuse for copying content from other articles, deleted articles, or other communities. Violators will be subject to a single warning before action is taken. Using copyrighted content, especially that derived from pop culture or other major media, will result in immediate action. References, homages, or other content under fair use are allowed.
Lore: While reading up on the lore is not a strict requirement, it is most definitely recommended in order to make sure that user pages remain accurate with the flow. Users should make sure their lore does not contradict other lore as written on the Wiki.
Stubs: Exceedingly short articles, called stubs, are not allowed if there are no plans to expand them in a timely manner. If a stub does not have enough size after a while, it may be coalesced into another page. The guidelines for stubs are typically case-by-case, and our general minimum size is ~5,000 characters of body content. Keep in mind this guideline is very general, and may fluctuate or even be omitted based off the nature of a page.
Copyright violations: Avoid copying from or uploading any files/pages which are copyrighted and not under a free license (acceptable licenses include CC BY, CC BY-SA, and CC0). You must follow the work's license terms, which may include attribution. Files which are in violation will be deleted. Pages which are in violation will have the infringing revisions deleted. This is not a bendable rule — 5505 Industries does not want to get in legal trouble.

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 # '''Respect''': Users are advised to show respect towards other staff, users, and their works. Harsh commentary, insults to other users, vandalism, and similar activity permits the use of punishment. Users who simply join to insult or demean others or vandalize will be blocked with no hesitation.
-# '''Setting and Notices''': The Wiki is contained within three fictional '''realms''': [[Ambrosia]], [[Cosmoria]], and [[Galvyria]]. Each realm has different themes and articles taking place within them must abide by those themes unless an exception is granted. Direct real-world references are not permitted, though names (eg [[Mars]]) are welcome. Articles are to specify their relation to their realm. To do so, simply add a '''notice''' to the beginning of your page. This is done by placing either <code><nowiki>{{Ambrosia notice}}</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>{{Galvyria notice}}</nowiki></code> at the beginning of the page.
+# '''Wiki setting and notices''': The Wiki is contained within three fictional '''realms''': [[Ambrosia]], [[Cosmoria]], and [[Galvyria]]. Each realm has different themes and articles taking place within them must abide by those themes unless an exception is granted. Direct real-world references are not permitted, though names (eg [[Mars]]) are welcome. Articles are to specify their relation to their realm. To do so, simply add a '''notice''' to the beginning of your page. This is done by placing either <code><nowiki>{{Ambrosia notice}}</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>{{Galvyria notice}}</nowiki></code> at the beginning of the page.
-## '''Cosmoria Exception''': Currently, '''Cosmoria''' encompasses a wide majority of the wiki's content, and represents the default colors you see on this very page. The use of <code><nowiki>{{Cosmoria notice}}</nowiki></code> may be necessary in the future, and this condition is subject to change.
+## '''Exception: Cosmoria''': Currently, '''Cosmoria''' encompasses a wide majority of the wiki's content, and represents the default colors you see on this very page. The use of <code><nowiki>{{Cosmoria notice}}</nowiki></code> may be necessary in the future, and this condition is subject to change.
-# '''Article Quality''': Articles should be written with substantial effort put into them. If the page is written with good faith and clear effort, the quality standards will be met. Under no circumstance should off topic content, especially joke articles or similar, be written anywhere on the Wiki. The same applies to user comments, and usage of the message wall/discussion board feature. '''There is one, and only one exception for our annual April Fools tradition.'''
+# '''Article quality''': Articles should be written with substantial effort put into them. If the page is written with good faith and clear effort, the quality standards will be met. Under no circumstance should off topic content, especially joke articles or similar, be written anywhere on the Wiki. The same applies to user comments, and usage of the message wall/discussion board feature. '''There is one, and only one exception for our annual April Fools tradition.'''
 # '''Controversy''': Please refrain from including obscene or otherwise offensive content in articles. Within stories, necessary content warnings may be used if the content calls for them. Pages which deal with history will usually delve into politics, however. Use caution when invoking political terminology.
-# '''Article Permissions''': Articles are treated as if it is the property of their creator. Under few circumstances should they be edited without permission. It is expected that users ask active authors of articles for permission to edit. However, fixing things such as grammar mistakes are allowed and encouraged. Staff may also pass larger edits on articles, such as missing templates, categories, or general community agreement. These are rare, and staff will typically ask authors to add such content instead.
+# '''Article permissions''': Articles are treated as if it is the property of their creator. Under few circumstances should they be edited without permission. It is expected that users ask active authors of articles for permission to edit. However, fixing things such as grammar mistakes are allowed and encouraged. Staff may also pass larger edits on articles, such as missing templates, categories, or general community agreement. These are rare, and staff will typically ask authors to add such content instead.
 # '''Plagiarism''': Every writer is capable of coming up with their own ideas. That is the very premise of this project. There is no excuse for copying content from other articles, deleted articles, or other communities. Violators will be subject to a single warning before action is taken. Using copyrighted content, especially that derived from pop culture or other major media, will result in immediate action. References, homages, or other content under fair use are allowed.
 # '''Lore''': While reading up on the lore is not a strict requirement, it is most definitely recommended in order to make sure that user pages remain accurate with the flow. Users should make sure their lore does not contradict other lore as written on the Wiki.
 # '''Stubs''': Exceedingly short articles, called stubs, are not allowed if there are no plans to expand them in a timely manner. If a stub does not have enough size after a while, it may be coalesced into another page. The guidelines for stubs are typically case-by-case, and our general minimum size is ~5,000 characters of body content. Keep in mind this guideline is very general, and may fluctuate or even be omitted based off the nature of a page.
+# '''Copyright violations''': Avoid copying from or uploading any files/pages which are copyrighted and not under a free license (acceptable licenses include CC BY, CC BY-SA, and CC0). You must follow the work's license terms, which may include attribution. Files which are in violation will be deleted. Pages which are in violation will have the infringing revisions deleted. ''This is not a bendable rule — 5505 Industries does not want to get in legal trouble.''