User blog:VeggieGoBrrrr/New Changes 👀

Hellwo Sinners and Demons of Hell! This is your favorite administrator Veggie here to bring you news regarding changes to discussions on the Hazbin Hotel Wiki.

New Thread Moderator
First, let me announce the arrival of the wiki's newest Thread Moderator. Many of you know her as Beanie, but you also might recognize the username BeanieAndTheDucks in wiki threads. Beanie first started out as a moderator for the Owl House Wiki and has proven to be a trusted user to help run this wiki as well. Please feel free to give her your congrats and welcome to the wiki.

New changes in wiki discussions
The second thing I would like to talk about is a tough one and not one that many of you will be happy with.

Ever since I joined this wiki, this community has really thrived on one thing, Wiki Discussions. The Hazbin Hotel Wiki was a place that people from all over the site come to embrace the wiki's off-topic category and lenient rules on what and what cannot be posted. It's one of the things that really kept this wiki alive...but it has almost proven to be a major problem too.

For months, we have been having so many problems with spam, trolls, drama, and vandalism. And to pinpoint, we admins and other moderators of the Hazbin Hotel Wiki has looked to the wiki's Off-topic category, Roleplays, and daily trends as the main problem. With much consideration and talk, we have decided the best thing to help prevent these troubles from happening is if we terminate the off-topic category and implement a monthly off-topic thread to make up for the loss.

But going into effect immediately, all off-topic threads, roleplays, and anything that aren't considered "on-topic" and not in the wiki's monthly OT thread will be deleted. Users who ignore these new changes will receive a warning via message wall to stop their actions (admin and moderator discretion will be used in these cases). Anyone who receives more than 3 warnings in the span of one month will receive a one week ban. Further violations will result in longer blocks.

Our moderator team will be patrolling and giving out these warnings. Obvious trolls and constant violators will be reported to the admins for disciplinary actions.

A little more background behind these monthly off-topic posts:
 * They are to be made by admins and moderators ONLY.
 * Remember that the wiki guidelines still apply in these threads as they would other ones (For example, no spam, NSFW, harassment, etc.).
 * These threads will always be made on the 1st day and closed on the last day of the month so that each thread can be archived.
 * Ping request will not be taken.
 * Threads will be locked if an drama inducing situation is occurring.
 * No "mass" roleplaying, meaning don't start a roleplay if you can help it. Casual comments like "(Throws User out a window)" is ok. But once these form the OT thread into one roleplaying thread, the thread will be locked until the threat of it has died down.

Click here to get to the Monthly Off-topic post for May

Fanon Wiki
Along with the new discussions changes, we have also decided to finally affiliate the wiki's Fanon wiki to become a new place that people can post about their OCs, fanart, and roleplays (since those are banned now).

It's something I have been trying to start up for a long time now ever since I got bureaucrat rights there. But with that long time, little did I realize that it needed some major help. So for now, the same guidelines that this wiki has applies over there except the new implementations. Off-topic will not be accepted. Think of the wiki being like a community project that everyone is allowed to make a contribution!

I'm also looking for trusted users to fill the moderator and admin spots, so if you're interested in becoming a moderator/admin for the fanon wiki, please contact User:VeggieGoBrrrr on his message wall over there. If message isn't answered, it's either you because'you t fit the role or I'm being too busy taking over the world drinking too many Arizonas

Summary
Starting effectively on May 4th, 2023, the following changes will include:
 * User:BeanieAndTheDucks will be our newest Thread Moderator.
 * The termination of the Off-topic category and posts. Violators will be given warnings.
 * The revival and affiliation of the Fanon Wiki.
 * We've also updated our discussions guidelines, Manual of Style guidelines, and expanded more rules regarding Art Theft and the actions that will be taken if that needs to occur again.
 * Free tacos to whoever can find the frog I hidden somewhere on this wiki.


 * Any questions or concerns, feel free to leave down in the comments or contact either User:VeggieGoBrrrr or User:Nightsilver.

Signed on May 3rd, 2023-

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/c387090b-2c50-4e89-826f-f91e969e5f1a/scale-to-width/35  The Boi with Leaves. Veggie or Veg.🌱  19:43, 3 May 2023 (UTC)