RWBY Wiki:Spoiler Policy

The following states the rules which are to be adhered to spoiling of episodes and leaked content.

A spoiler is considered the direct or indirect posting of any information regarding to an episode or clip of RWBY prior to its registered users' release excluding the episode's title and running time. Note that this a zero-tolerance policy; staff will promptly take action as outlined below.

Please note that the registered users' release is at 6:30 PM CST/12:30 AM UTC.

Chat Moderators, Administrators, Bureaucrats
Bureaucrats, admins and chat moderators reserve the right to block and/or ban users who do not abide by these rules.

Chat Moderators

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 * CreedKeeper25 CreedKeeper25ChatIcon.png
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 * Yang Long Yang LongChatIcon.png

Administrators

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 * Maki Kuronami Maki KuronamiChatIcon.png
 * Minomelo MinomeloChatIcon.png
 * Project Predacon Project PredaconChatIcon.png

Bureaucrats

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 * Sgt D Grif Sgt_D_GrifTransparentIcon.png

Rules

 * 1. Chat - Any user who posts a spoiler in the chat before the registered users' release will promptly receive a two-hour ban from chat and be given a explanation on their message wall. Discussing the content of an unreleased episode in PM to those who have given you permission is acceptable. Users are prohibited from posting a link to the "blip" of the episode or to an illegal download/stream in the main chat.


 * Users who violate the following rules may be promptly blocked by administration for two hours, and then given an explanation on their message wall.


 * 2. Pages - Users are not allowed to add new information from an upcoming episode to a page, or create a page about said information, until the episode's registered users' release. Only the episode's name and running time can be added before the release.


 * 3. Renaming - Pages may not be renamed to match new information from an episode until its registered users' release. Administration will rename the episode's corresponding article.


 * 4. Photos - Do not add photos of episodes until its registered users' release.


 * 5. Blogs, Comments, and Thread Posts - Users are not allowed to publish any content into blogs/comment/threads with spoilers until the registered users' release.


 * 6. Other Methods - Should a user post a spoiler on the Wiki via a method not described above, a two-hour ban or block will be still be given.

Multiple Offenses

 * If a user posts spoilers after already being banned or blocked for the behavior for a prior episode, an extended ban or block will be given.
 * If a user has been recently banned or blocked for other activity, an extended ban or block may be given at staff's discretion.

New Pages

 * Images - 12 max. (Important note: Please use High Quality images of different scenes in order and in a .PNG file.) Pictures by Maki Kuronami preferred.
 * Transcript - Every 5 minutes are to be separated by the tab. Please use the   tag. The dialogue will be supplied by Gundam Legilis and Octref, while the descriptions will be done by CarusELumen.