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Talking to Other Users
- Talk politely to other users.
- Swearing is only permitted in the chat. Cursing on a talk page, user page, or message wall will be filtered by an admin.
- It is not acceptable to post one word replies such as 'OK' or 'yeah' because they add nothing to the discussion.
- Posting personal information of other users is not acceptable and will result in a block.
- No pornographic content may be posted or linked to.
- It is not permitted to have an alternate account to evade a ban or a block from this wiki.
Userpage Content
- Swearing is permitted on your userpage if you add {{contentwarning}} to the top of your page in a clear visible position.
- No racist content.
- No content which may be gory or bloody.
- No content which may upset/distress people.
- Do not edit another user's page.
Spam and Vandalism
- Persistent vandals will be blocked.
- Vandals from the same IP will have their IP blocked.
- Do not create pages on the wiki that are not relevant to Animal Crossing.
Spelling and Grammar
- Plurals are not spelled with an apostrophe.
- Make sure you're using the correct pronoun relating to a character's gender.
- Don't confuse homophones.
- Only proper nouns or words at the beginning of a sentence are to be capitalized.
- Titles of large pieces of work, such as books, movies, and plays, should be italicized. Works that are small, such as songs, poems, or newspaper articles, should be in quotations.
- If you decide to list or explain something after a clause that can stand by itself, use a colon, not a semicolon.
Article Style
- Do not speak in "textspeak" on wiki pages.
- Do not use the word "you". Replace "you" with "the player."
- The American spelling of words is preferred.
- Avoid point of view.
- Do not claim authorship.
- Do not capitalize the species or personality of a villager.
- Usernames and proper nouns should always be capitalized.
- Do not link to articles more than once in the same paragraph.
Images and Other Files
- Please do not upload files if you do not intend to use them on any page.
- Please use a licensing template for each image/music file.
- Do not upload gory, pornographic, or offensive images, videos, or music files.
- Ensure a file's name includes information relating to the file.
Administrators and Rollbacks
- To request rights, see Board:Wiki Promotions and Demotions.
- To see our current staff, head to Template:Staffs.
Blog Posts and Message Walls
- General chat must be kept on Message Walls, forums, or chat.
- Talk pages are for wiki-related discussion only.
- The official wiki thread for any type of discussion is located here.
Voting
- All proposals and promotion/demotion requests are handled on the Wiki Promotions and Demotions board.
- Proposals are up for seven days. 2/3 of votes must be in one direction for a proposal to pass.
- Wiki and chat rules shall not be changed without a proposal beforehand.
Accounts
- Multiple accounts are not permitted as of November 2013.
- To rename an account, see http://community.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Contact/rename-account.