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Rule
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Additional information
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Punishment if broken
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C:1:1
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Edit by the standards on Wikitubia's manual of style.
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Failure to abide by this rule after being notified about it previously will result in a warning.
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C:1:2
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Abide by our facts policy.
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- This is to ensure that all information is factual and well-sourced.
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Failure to abide by this rule after being notified about it previously will result in a warning.
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C:1:3
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Cited information must include relevant, direct, and reliable citations.
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- The citation must be relevant as in it relates to the information being cited with it.
- The citation must be direct as in the information relevant to the citation is easily accessible through the given citation.
- The citation must be reliable as in it is coming from a source that can be trusted.
- This especially applies to controversy sections on pages.
- For more information on how to handle citations, see Wikitubia's facts policy.
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C:1:4
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All information inserted that is presented as factual must be cited.
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- Information claiming to be factual that is not cited will be removed.
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Failure to abide by this rule after being notified about it previously will result in a warning.
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C:1:5
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Do not excessively copy information from other sources.
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- This especially applies to copy and pasting information.
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Failure to abide by this rule after being notified about it once will result in a warning.
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C:1:6
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Do not insert information found on Wikipedia.
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- If the same information found on Wikipedia can be found elsewhere, it can be added with a citation to that other source.
- This especially applies to copy and pasting information.
- If a page is deemed to have excessive usage of Wikipedia, it will be marked for deletion.
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Failure to abide by this rule after being notified about it once will result in a warning.
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C:1:7
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Do not cite information found on Famous Birthdays or similar websites.
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- If the information is exclusively found on Famous Birthdays or a similar website, do not use it as a source, and if there is a more reliable source that has the same information, cite that instead.
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Failure to abide by this rule after being notified about it previously will result in a warning.
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C:1:8
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Do not use ChatGPT or any similar artificial intelligence software to write pages or sections of pages.
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- The only acceptable uses of these software's are to properly re-word and re-format paragraphs or to check for grammar errors.
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Failure to abide by this rule will result in a warning.
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C:1:9
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Pages must be written in a neutral tone.
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- When a user is adding information to a page, they must not include any personal biases or information from one perspective alone.
- If a page has large amounts of information deemed biased, then it should have the Biased template placed upon it.
- Excessive amounts of biased information will lead to the page being marked for deletion.
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Failure to abide by this rule after being notified about it previously will result in a warning.
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C:1:10
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Pages must include proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling that is in understandable and coherent English.
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Failure to abide by this rule will result in a warning.
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C:1:11
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Do not create pages unrelated to YouTube.
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Failure to abide by this rule will result in a warning.
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C:1:12
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In order for a YouTuber or channel to have a page, they must have 1,000 subscribers or more.
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- If a channel was deleted or terminated, proof must be shown that the channel had 1,000 subscribers before they were terminated or deleted.
- If a channel had 1,000 subscribers, but falls under that subscriber requirement, the page must be removed.
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Failure to abide by this rule after being notified about it previously will result in a warning.
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C:1:13
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In order for a YouTuber or channel to have a page, they must have at least one public video, unless they have over 100,000 subscribers.
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- If a channel was deleted or terminated that met the necessary 100,000 subscriber or more exception, proof must be shown that the channel had 100,000 subscribers before they were terminated or deleted.
- If a channel has no videos and under 100,000 subscribers, but is able to sufficiently prove that at one time they had at least one public video, they are allowed to have a page.
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Failure to abide by this rule after being notified about it previously will result in a warning.
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C:1:14
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Channels that exist primarily for NSFW purposes are not allowed to have a page.
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- NSFW (Not Safe For Work) is content that is associated with nudity, sexuality, or gore.
- If unsure if a certain channel meets this criteria, contact a staff member for assurance if it is allowed or not.
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Failure to abide by this rule after being notified about it previously will result in a warning.
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C:1:15
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There can only be one page per individual or organization.
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- The page must revolve around the primary channel, which is the channel that the creator's brand is usually centered around.
- Secondary channels are not allowed to have their own pages, and must be a part of the primary channels page.
- This applies to creating duplicate or replicate articles of already existing pages.
- There are specific circumstances where this rule does not apply, but those must be approved by the administration.
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Failure to abide by this rule after being notified about it previously will result in a warning.
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C:1:16
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Content pages must have 2,000 bytes or more in order to be on Wikitubia.
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- If a page has under 2,000 bytes, then it will be given 24 hours since the valid candidate for deletion notice was placed to meet Wikitubia's standards, and if it doesn’t meet this requirement in that time, then the page will be deleted.
- You cannot add unnecessary or needless bytes to increase the amount of bytes a page has, as they would be removed.
- Pages made before September 9, 2023 (when the previous byte minimum of 1,200 bytes was in place) will not be deleted if they are under 2,000 bytes, but they will be considered stubs if they are under 3,500 bytes.
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Failure to abide by this rule after being notified about it previously will result in a warning.
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C:1:17
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If a content page has less than 3,500 bytes, it is considered a stub and should have the stub template place on it.
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C:1:18
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Do not engage in edit wars.
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- Edit wars are when conflicting editors dispute about specific content and continuously change the contents back and forth to fit what they think should be placed instead.
- All edit wars should be talked out with the guidance of a staff member.
- Edit warring will result in the page that was conflicted over to be temporarily locked if needed.
- If a user who is participating in an edit war is deemed to be justified or right in doing so, they will not be punished for it.
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Failure to abide by this rule will result in a warning.
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C:1:19
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Do not edit farm.
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- Edit farming is when a user repeatedly edits with the only purpose of increasing their edit count.
- Edit farming often comes in the form of repetitive, unnecessary, or unhelpful contributions.
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Failure to abide by this rule will result in a warning.
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C:1:20
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Do not create botted edits unless it is from an approved bot.
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- Botted edits are usually detected when a similar pattern of edits is detected at an abnormal speed of contribution.
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Failure to abide by this rule will result in a warning.
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C:1:21
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Do not create pages that are not centered around a certain channel without permission from a staff member.
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- If you create a page that does not follow this rule, it will be removed.
- If a staff member approves it, but a majority vote to remove it is successful, it is removed.
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Failure to abide by this rule after being notified about it previously will result in a warning.
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C:1:22
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Pages must have at least 3 sources.
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- If a page still has 0 sources 24 hours after the page’s creation, it will be moved to the page creator’s sandbox and the page's creator will be notified. If the page only has 1-2 sources 24 hours after the page’s creation, the page creator will be notified that unsourced sections of their page will be removed if a source isn’t added in 3 days, and that the page may be deleted if such removal brings the page below the byte limit.
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Failure to abide by this rule after being notified about it previously will result in a warning.
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C:1:23
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Pages can not be created for topic channels.
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- Topic channels are automatically created YouTube channels that are made for compiling videos for specific topics.
- Any page that is created of this will be immediately deleted.
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Failure to abide by this rule after being notified about it previously will result in a warning.
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