Forum:The Super Happy Fun and Needed policy proposal

As was recently pointed out on a certain failed GAN, there seems to be a bit of a misnomer regarding the alleged "PG" rule. Or the "PG-13" rule. Or whatever. The misnomer is that it's an approved policy. It's uh, not.. There's the link. It says proposed. There was also a CT on changing it to PG vs. PG-13 or whatever. That was technically never closed and there was/is no consensus.

At any rate, what is PG/PG-13 anyway? Does that mean articles showing blood aren't allowed? *cough cough* Does that mean that fanfics can't have decapitations? *cough  cough* Let's face it, that's a very subjective rating. I think we can all agree that obviously, this is the Star Wars Fanon Wiki. ::checks url:: Yes, that's right. Not the Star Wars Pornography Wiki. If don't agree, uh, we have counselors who can help you with your problem.

So, what I have here is a multi-stage CT that will hopefully bring some order to this chaos and hopefully strike a balance between preserving the child-like innocence of some while not restraining creativity or approaching the line of THE C WORD (censorship)

Add more options as needed, but do not derail this thread with pointless bickering/gaming the system. Or I will find a sympathetic administrator with a zealous desire to enforce SWF:POINT.

As a final note, if you're some misguided troll who thinks they can hijack this thread to somehow allow stupidity like blaster-shooting Twi'lek nipples, just forget about it.


 * This thread will last for nearly 3 weeks, ending 1 September, 2008, unless overwhelming consensus is reached.'''

Signed from the Desk of Atarumaster88   ( Talk page ) 16:51, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Proposals

 * No matter which proposal is enacted, violation of these policies will result in the 1) a warning and a request to change/remove the content, 2) deletion of said offensive content and will receive incrementally increasing bans in accordance with the "Personal attacks" policy for each violation, along with the deletion of said content.
 * Application of this policy, whatever is decided, will be at the discretion of an administrator. In the event that an administrator's content is brought into question with regards to this policy, they will be ineligible to determine the appropriateness of the content due to a conflict of interest.

Kid-friendly, Star Wars film policy

 * 1) Most profanity is off-limits. D*** and h*** may be used sparingly.
 * 2) Content with excessively gory/violent content, which includes violence more severe than that depicted in a Star Wars film, is not allowed.
 * 3) Pornographic content is not permitted and will result in a permanent ban for the user on site.
 * 4) Sexuality. Content that is openly sexual in nature, such as sex scenes in fanfic or racy/overly sexual descriptions of characters in articles, is not permitted on SWF. There are children on this site, and anything that would not be depicted in a Star Wars film in terms of sexuality is not permitted.
 * 5) This applies universally to SWF. That means userpages. There is no grandfather clause either.

Tag and bag

 * 1) Allow virtually all written content, aside from pornography or extreme examples of brutality, but require it to be tagged with a glaring template at the top of the article that will be created as a warning. Graphic images of sexuality, nudity, and/or brutality are still out of the question and the neutral administrators' discretion is still applied. Graphic content will not be allowed on userpages at all.

Somewhere in between

 * 1) No severe profanity (f***, G*d***n, etc.) is allowed. Mild profanity is tolerable, as long as it is not excessive. If you're not sure if the word is severe or not, it is. Articles with tolerable, but heightened, levels of profanity should be tagged with a glaring template. If legitimate complaints are raised about an article by more than one user, it should be examined by an administrator and possibly tagged/have content removed.
 * 2) The policy on violence recognizes that conflict is an essential part of Star Wars and that war is hell. As such, violence may be described in a manner reflecting that truth, but without descending into the depths of excess brutality or gruesomeness. Pictures should be appropriate for all audiences and descriptions should exercise restraint and good taste in describing violence. Content that is borderline should be tagged with a warning template at the top of the article. If legitimate complaints are raised about an article by more than one user, it should be examined by an administrator and possibly tagged/have content removed.
 * 3) Pornography is still not permitted and will still result in a permanent ban. Deal with it.
 * 4) Sexuality. Content that is overly erotic in nature, particularly when it only exists for titillation value, is not permitted on Star Wars Fanon. Images with a scarcity of clothing should be in good taste and used sparingly, not splashed all over the article. Descriptions of sexual activity should be preferably avoided, but mild sexuality is allowed if tagged appropriately. Depictions/detailed descriptions of sex are not mild. Err on the side of caution here. Otherwise, the interpretation of "mild" and "good taste" will be left to a neutral administrator. If legitimate complaints are raised about an article by more than one user, it should be examined by an administrator and possibly tagged/have content removed.
 * 5) This applies universally to SWF. That means userpages. There is no grandfather clause either.

No policy

 * 1) For all of you who would like to expose your willingness to delve into the risque.

Miscellaenous discussion

 * I will refrain on voting until later in this thread's progress. Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.svg|20px]] ( Talk page ) 16:51, 12 August 2008 (UTC)