Hazbin Hotel Wiki:Rules and Guidelines

Welcome to the Hazbin Hotel Wiki! We're delighted to have you here, and to help you get started on editing, here is a list of rules and guidelines so you can help expand and record everything that goes on in the series!

General

 * Please adhere to the guidelines. The Hazbin Hotel Wiki needs your support and edits, but the rules are here to help you have an easier time editing and getting to know the community.
 * Be nice and treat people with respect. Treat people well and talk to each other. Look out for each other and speak up for others if you see them being attacked. Work to understand and resolve the issue instead of engaging in it, and help people get along.
 * No intolerance of any kind: Hate speech, violence, phobia, slurs, harassment, bullying, discrimination, and other negative behavior is not allowed.
 * No spam, trolling, off-topic images, or off-topic posts. Spam, in all forms, is not tolerated. Please contact the administrator(s) for further information.
 * Avoid profanities in pages, unless quoting from the show. While quoting from the show is fine, posting images or text of pornographic content, nudity, or shock media is strictly banned.

Staff
The staff of the wiki are available for contact at any time.

Reporting
Staff members are the local task force who are granted the special permission to block any users being harmful, disruptive, or failure to follow the rules. Reporting varies by the type of infraction, but please carry an escalating issue to the staff to mitigate it.
 * Please notify admins immediately if a user is being unruly, disruptive, and do not engage on their walls.
 * When reporting a troll, vandal, or sockpuppet, please alert Hazbin Hotel Wiki's admins and moderators, depending on whoever is available at the time. For more details on the degree of spam, you can also visit FANDOM Community Central for more details.
 * If there is a massive wave of spam and the moderators are not available to attend to it, alert the Volunteer Spam Task Force.
 * If an underage user is on the wiki, please report it with evidence to an administrator.

Above all, always assume good faith in a user. Alerting the staff about another user should be reserved be for serious site-wide matters of vandalism, so please do not report them if it is over a small dispute like an edit you disagree on. If there is a problem, it's best to ask the user about the issue first, then take any additional steps if need be.

Blocks

 * Blocking varies based on the degree of the action. Small, disruptive acts like mild spam will result in a temporary block.
 * In case a misunderstanding has occurred, the user who received the block can testify to the administrator who placed it, and discuss the other admins to see if it truly was a mistake.
 * To testify, evidence that cannot be altered, such as a direct link to the URL, is required to be shown. Using false information, accomplices, and rumors will nullify your testimony and possibly lengthen your block.
 * Attempting to circumvent your block by sockpuppet accounts will result in its extension.

Editing

 * Use English in English posts.
 * Hazbin Hotel Wiki acknowledges that the series has fans from around the world. In order to handle such a diverse community, please create pages that are in one language.
 * Grammar
 * Hazbin Hotel Wiki strives for a more uniform, professional wiki experience. In order to do so, please exercise some form of formality and grammar. Because this is an American wiki, please refer to Oxford punctuation.
 * Cite your information.
 * Please provide a reliable source for questionable or vague information. This source should be added as a reference using the  tags.
 * References from a stream should include a timestamp in the video.
 * Avoid information that comes from a non-public source.
 * To show our respect to the creators, we ask that you refrain from adding information or files that was shared privately without the author's permission. Common examples include information from leaks, Patreon, and private Discord channels.
 * Do not engage in edit wars with other users.
 * If you have an edit you disagree with, please take it to the user's message wall to discuss it in a formal and respectful manner.
 * Talking about the format of an article is fine in the comments. In case the post takes up too much space, the article's talk page and the FAQ channel on Discussions are available if you wish to continue a more in-depth discussion of an edit status.
 * Maintain canon.
 * This wiki documents canon information and is focused on accurate lore, so please avoid adding fake/outdated/fan-based information. Details about the development, basis, and conception of the subject, on the other hand, can be added as trivia. Before adding possible speculation, please check the section below to verify it fits in the reasonable guidelines.

Speculation
Speculation must be handled carefully on a wiki. In general, verifiable content is prioritized over theoretical content, unless there is a convincing or proper source for the information, such as an interview with the staff or on official social media.
 * What is good speculation? Although some speculation can be added if there is a source of evidence to support this statement, there is a difference between speculation and assertion:
 * Speculation is information that is theoretical, but still has proof that it is possible. Assertion is a rumor regarded as fact without evidence or proof. Putting an assertive statement is wrong since it is based solely on one's own speculation and has no possible evidence backing it up.
 * ✕ Bad example: "Stella and Stolas were set up together in an arranged marriage." is based on the fact that they are in an loveless marriage. However, nowhere in the series is this directly stated or shown. Furthermore, a loveless marriage does not mean it is arranged, nor does it hint at this any more than the fact it is loveless; as such, this claim can be immediately contradicted.
 * ✓ Good example: "It can be assumed that Stella once enjoyed spending time with Stolas alongside their daughter when Octavia was at a young age." is a claim that can be supported by several things shown, such as Octavia saying she used to love Loo Loo Land when her parents did not fight.
 * While adding this type of statement, please mention and/or confirm that this is purely speculation. Phrases such as "it can be said/assumed/theorized/hinted" should be added somewhere in the sentence, thus stating that this is merely a plausible theory. Without them, the sentence suggests the statement is true, when it actually has not been fully confirmed yet.
 * Add verifiable content. Speculation with evidence is permitted, like with all wikis of the same nature as Hazbin Hotel Wiki. However, in order to avoid confusion, lack of trust from the Hazbin Hotel team, and general disorderliness, you should check whether previous information is still valid/solid when you change or edit it. Lastly, please indicate whether it is based on your/the general community's speculation, rather than true canon, and be able to present evidence from clear and reliable sources.
 * No headcanons. Headcanons are not tolerated. If you see someone editing/replacing correct information with their own, do not hesitate in contacting the admins.
 * Keep a neutral point. If you are still not sure about the precise detail about something and want to avoid guessing, try to make it as objective as possible without slipping into conjectural territory. For example, regarding a character's age, if a character has a vague age measured by birth and death dates, try to mark it as the approximate decade amount (ex: 20s).

Templates
Templates are available for use on the wiki.

Discussions
The general rules of the wiki apply in Discussions, among specific rules:
 * 1) Threads and posts that solicit upvotes will be deleted.
 * 2) Please keep your posts relevant to the channel topic. Off-topic conversations that are not in the Off-topic category will be deleted.
 * 3) Impersonation of other users or famous people will not be tolerated. If you have been banned and return on a new account, your posts will be deleted and your new account(s) will be banned.
 * 4) Spamming, trolling, or vandalizing of any kind will be deleted and will lead to your account being banned.
 * 5) Ask for help. Notice something that doesn't seem right? Or do you just have a question? Contact Fandom staff through "Give feedback" on your app's Settings screen, or via Special:Contact.