Sun Haven Wiki:Rules
Below are the community rules for the Sun Haven Wiki. Infringing upon any of these rules will result in either a warning or a temporary/permanent ban, depending on the circumstances.
Community Guidelines
Personal Attacks
Users should never personally attack other members of the wiki community on any part of the site. Comments should focus on the content, not the person.
While contributing to the wiki, it is possible that a user may disagree with how the information on a certain page is presented. It is expected that the two users will reach a consensus when they are in disagreement by using a talk page rather than constantly editing and/or reverting changes.
Assume good faith
If a wiki editor makes a mistake due to human error, the fact that they are new to the community, or any other honest reason, fellow wiki community members must assume good faith. Rather than insulting, berating, or lashing out at the editor, community members should approach situations like these with a helpful and understanding attitude.
Vandalism
Wiki vandalism will be defined as intentionally adding, removing, or changing content to the wiki in order to compromise the integrity of the site. It is strictly prohibited. Please be advised, we have a "one strike" rule for people who edit the wiki maliciously. If it is clear the user put wrong data in to be malicious, they will be banned right away. No questions asked. Users can reach out to admins for an appeal.
Examples of vandalism include but are not limited to:
- Inserting nonsense/gibberish into page content.
- Uploading offensive images.
- Blanking page content.
- Spamming links to external sites unrelated to the content of the Sun Haven Wiki.
Wrong data that was input non-maliciously will be corrected, with a note on how it was wrong (the biggest offender here are various skills that will show different prices in the game). Continued offenders will be talked with and eventually banned; there is no "set number of strikes", as people make mistakes all of the time. It will be handled on a case-by-case basis.
Article and Page Guidelines
- U.S. English only. This is in keeping the same language, style, and spelling as used in-game.
- No profane, sexually explicit, or any inappropriate language except for informing usage in-game.
- Formal English. No colloquialisms or contracted forms.
- "Encyclopedia" style. No first or second person perspectives, opinions, subjections, or any personal bias.
Templates & DPL
The Sun Haven wiki uses a lot of templates throughout the wiki, many of them are DPL queries to pull of data, from other areas of the wiki. It is recommended users who are new to editing and DPL review the broad documentation the wiki team has put together before they do any in-depth editing.
Talk pages
- When making comments or asking questions on a talk page, be sure to sign the end with four tildes (
~~~~). - Always remain civil during discussions.
- An article's talk page is intended for discussion or questions regarding the article's content. It is not a forum for casual discussion. Game suggestions, personal stories, shout-outs, etc. will be removed.
- Generally, other users' contributions should not be edited, except for maintenance tasks like fixing links or templates.
Bugs
Bugs are only permitted in wiki articles in rare circumstances. Most bugs should not be placed in wiki articles, and should instead be reported at the bug sections of the official discord. The wiki is not meant to be a tracking system for bugs.
In order for a bug to be included in a wiki article, it must meet the following criteria:
- The bug posting must be properly referenced by including a link to a thread at the Official Sun Haven Discord where a staff member verified the bug's existence, or where a multitude of players show agreement that the bug exists.
- It must cause significant harm in one of the following ways:
- The bug can potentially corrupt players' Sun Haven save files.
- The bug could result in permanent loss of inventory items or alteration of important world tiles.
Bugs that only consist of minor glitches or exploitable behavior (cheats such as duplication bugs) should not be placed in articles. "Famous" and longtime prominent glitches or exploits that have been openly discussed at length by the developers may be included, but this is a very rare occurrence.
Trivia
"Trivia" is a broad term that often invites creativity and speculation, especially regarding a game element's "possible reference" to other media. To prevent this resulting in long lists of low-quality "cruft" and other unsubstantiated opinions, trivia items should only be added if they conform to the following:
- The trivia item is confirmed by Sun Haven's staff, in which case it should include a link to a forum post or other record of that confirmation.
- If no staff confirmation is available, the trivia item must be "undeniable", meaning that most players are likely to agree it is obvious. When there could be multiple valid theories that are each just as likely, do not post any. Trivia sections do not exist for the purpose of listing possible theories.
- Trivia should not generally describe a game element's function, nor tips on using or dealing with it, unless these are mentioned only as they relate to points of trivial interest that have little bearing on playing the game.