User blog:Numbuhthreefan/4 words, Think before you post

Hello users of the Total Drama Wiki. Yep, the title says it all... Think before you post. Though please note that I'm not calling anybody out in any way, shape, or form, nor am I mentioning names. This blog is made to just inform people about what behavior is expected on here. This blog is not a rule or anything. More like a “remember to” type blog. I am not trying to be rude or offensive with this blog either. Anyway, I'm going to be listing off a few things and talking about them.


 * Discrimination: Ok, first of all our wiki has a strict rule that prohibits discrimination and can actually lead to getting you blocked. Like for example, putting down someone else's views or beliefs or saying your views are most right. Or not liking them, because of said beliefs. This is not ok... You can actually really offend someone or affect them negatively if you discriminate against them. You shouldn't be doing this, because of their age/race either. I think it's pretty much clear that discriminating against someone is wrong.
 * Mind your own business: Alright, so this one is pretty much common sense. If you see a discussion between others that have nothing to do with you, you shouldn't be commenting. Or in other words, sticking your nose in where it doesn't belong. Now I'm all up for having conversations and fun talks between others on the wiki, but you shouldn't be getting involved in issues or arguments. For example, if there's an issue between let's say five other people... That doesn't mean join in. The only thing joining in will be doing is adding fuel to the fire. If you feel an issue or argument is bothering you, then you can just let the staff know and we'll take it from there. Minding your own business is actually very simple.
 * Comments: It’s completely fine to leave comments on blogs and message wall threads, but you need to think before posting those too. Comments (blog or message wall) are something that show up on recent activity, making them be read publicly out in the open. So, you want to make sure what you leave is appropriate and not rude or mean. Even comments you leave on my activity Cap This! should be appropriate. Like if you say something (in general) like “Omg, I really think you have a horrible taste in characters.” or “This caption is so bad and the worst one this week.” Stuff like that comes off as really rude and uncalled for. If you find yourself not having anything nice to say, then it’s better to just not say it at all. Plus, no new user wants to see a bunch of rude comments in recent activity either.
 * Also, if there’s an issue or altercation going on in a blog or thread, please do your best to not get involved. This kind of goes along with minding your own business. Another thing that you shouldn’t be doing is reviving blogs and threads that already have been resolved. I’m not saying there are a bunch of issues here, so please don’t get the wrong idea. Though it is important to not bring something back to life. However, if the blog or thread is good and appropriate. Then I’m all up for bringing back and reviving it again. It’s totally fine to have fun commenting, as I’m all for it, but we don’t need to create unnecessary drama when we do so. Please do your best to be nice to each other.
 * Edit summaries: Haven’t really seen this become an issue, but I’ll say something on it anyway. Edit summaries are also something that can be seen out in the open. So you want to make sure that leaving good summaries as well and don’t come off as rude. Take an article edit for example. If you leave a summary like “You call that trivia! Don’t you know that never even happened. Re-watch the episode please.” Yes, something like that actually comes off as rude and can hurt someone in some way. Don’t get me wrong though. If you see an incorrect edit, feel free to revert it as we always want to make the edits we’re making are correct. Though if you want to leave a summary you need to make sure it’s doesn’t come off as rude. Instead you can say something nice like “I’m sorry, but I have to revert your edit, because the trivia you added is incorrect, as […] happened.” Also, please keep in mind that edit summaries can also be seen directly in your contributions while viewing them. I mean nobody wants to stumble across your contributions and see that you’ve left a bunch of rude summaries that might make a bad impression.

Alright, so that pretty much wraps up this blog. Again, please remember that I’m not targeting this at anyone specifically. This is just a way to inform you about behaviors. So without further ado, that’s all and remember to think before you post.

Thank you!