Board Thread:Administrative Discussions/@comment-1824272-20141122030042

Rules Update
On November 10, Brandon Rhea, one of the Senior Community Managers of Wikia, suggested that all wikis hosted on Wikia should be branded as "wikias". This is not a mandatory, enforced change; it's merely a suggestion to unite Wikia wikis together and differentiate us from wikis hosted on other platforms.

I'm not going to ask that everyone starts saying "Acepedia is a Wikia wikia on Wikia as a wikia where we are Wikia members in a wikia." That's a silly idea. :P But in any official announcements I make from now on, I will be referring to the wiki as a wikia instead. So, just to clarify:
 * "wiki", "wikia" (lowercase w), and "Acepedia" all mean the same thing.
 * "Wikia" (uppercase W) is the organization that we're hosted on.

Acepedia's rules have been modified to reflect it. Nothing else in the rules have been modified, besides a single period that was missing for two months.

Squadrons Allowed
On last Sunday, some members began creating a fan-made squadron. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, think of a squadron like a guild or clan in an RPG game. Members of many different Ace Combat communities have created squadrons, for the sole purpose of uniting under one flag (so to speak) and playing together on the multiplayer games. Squadrons have actually been banned for a year, but since we are a community, I have now lifted the ban. However, certain guidelines are now in place to protect the wikia and its users. All squadrons must adhere to these guidelines.
 * Users are forbidden from pressuring others into joining their squadron; users are also forbidden from preventing squadron members from leaving a squadron. Such behavior should be reported to an administrator immediately.
 * Squadrons cannot make unfair restrictions on joining. For example, you can't ask for 10,000 edits before allowing someone to enter.
 * Administrators cannot join a squadron.
 * Squadrons will not be endorsed by or included into the official Acepedia Events. Acepedia Events are not allowed to be exclusive to squadrons. These events are designed to be across the entire wikia to allow everyone to participate.
 * Squadrons cannot upload anything such as custom emblems. The files hosted on Acepedia will continue to be restricted to official Ace Combat files. However, squadrons are permitted to use any official emblem from the selection that have been uploaded, and squadron members are allowed to upload unedited screenshots of gameplay.
 * Users cannot create articles for a squadron, and cannot edit articles to note that a fan-made squadron is using a specific unit or something along those lines. Users are, however, permitted to create subpages on their user page for a squadron or a character, as they always have been.
 * Squadrons cannot use any boards on the Forum except the Acepedia Squadrons board.

Forum FAQ
At Special:Forum, if you look at the top-right, there is a button that says "Forum Policies / FAQ". Ever since Acepedia's Forum became active, users have been mixed up on the terms and functionality of the Forum. Wikia's default policies and FAQ were, in my opinion, lackluster. I took it upon myself to create a new FAQ, which everyone can access by clicking that "Forum Policies / FAQ" button. If you need a refresher or you need to learn what everything means, please don't hesitate to read what's there! 