MEpedia:Moderation and blocking

This page has been created in order to ensure that moderation and banning rules are easy to find/see for users.

Moderation rules
The following actions may result in moderation or banning of a user at the discretion of a majority of admins or any super-admin at any time:


 * Any persistent refusal to employ science or editorial guidelines, including but not limited to:
 * inserting demonstrably false information
 * repeatedly inserting unverifiable, unsourced information (opinion in place of facts)
 * repeated use of emotional and inflammatory language in posts
 * Removing a significant amount of content from pages, including guideline pages
 * Spamming links to external sites and/or self-promotion
 * Inserting nonsense or gibberish into pages
 * Name-calling, one-upsmanship, edit wars, and other harassing or intimidating behaviors
 * Using multiple accounts after being banned temporarily, or in any other way attempting to circumvent the banning process
 * Unacceptable username

Temporary and permanent bans
A temporary ban is one month.

The User may receive two temporary bans before they are banned permanently from ME-pedia.

BNBR is the first and most important rule
Above all, remember BNBR: be nice, be respectful. There are humans on the other end of your internet connection.

A cooperative environment is the only kind that thrives. Be good to each other.