All Engines Go Wikia Rules

Welcome to the Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go Wiki. Here, you will find the rules and regulations by which we, the staff, and the rest of the wiki are expected to follow to ensure that the site is kept in order. If you are a new user, or if you think you might be doing something wrong, then please make sure to read the rules before contributing to the wiki.

As the staff of this wiki, we promise to try and treat all issues fairly and to treat our users the same way, and we ask that you do so too. We hope you enjoy your time here, and become a really useful editor!

~Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go Wiki Staff

General rules

Per FANDOM's Terms of Use and the law of COPPA, all users are required to be 13 or older before making an account. Anyone who is found to be under the minimum age requirement will be banned until they are of age.
No foul or obscene language of any kind is allowed, including but not limited to swearing, racial slurs, or demeaning content, even if it has been abbreviated.
Please always be kind and respectful towards everyone, whether they are a user or not. Disrespect towards anyone (including yourself) will result in a warning by a member of staff.
Do not discriminate other users, including those who either are of color, have disabilities (e.g. Autism), are LGBTQ+, etc. Such discrimination is a violation of FANDOM's Terms of Use and will result in an immediate block by an administrator.
Do not edit just to increase your own edit count or to get more points or badges.
Do not make counterproductive edits or remove major changes being done on articles by the staff.
Do not move pages or files to User: prefix pages, even if the page or file contains misinformation. This is considered to be vandalism, and it makes more work for the staff to delete pages/files, as they cannot delete said User: prefix pages and they have to move them back to their original names before deleting the pages/files. Instead, either mark a page or file for deletion by using the {{Delete}} template or notify a staff member, and they will delete the page or file as soon as possible.
You are only allowed to edit your own user page. You may only edit someone else's user page if you have their written permission unless you are staff.
Please refrain from mini-modding. If you see a user breaking the rules, do not give them a warning. Instead, message a member of the staff and they will take care of it as soon as possible.
Removing a warning given to you by staff will result in another warning or ban.
Multiple/alternate accounts and shadow accounts are not allowed. If you make a second account after being banned and you are found out, your other account will be banned with no warning. Making another account in case you lose access to your original one, however, is permitted. Please consult a staff member if this is the case.
Please do not harass or aggravate spammers and vandals, as this will only encourage them to cause more damage.
If you are thinking of conducting an external interview on behalf of this website, please seek advice and permission from a member of staff before contacting the interviewee.
Do not contact people from the production crew for information on upcoming content.
Do not put any LinkedIn links, or any personal pages for anyone from the production crew (both former and current) on their pages, as this could lead to fans possibly harassing them.
Before making any edits or uploading anything, stop and think if this will help the wiki or if it could serve as a hindrance to others. Also, think about if what you are doing could potentially break the rules. If you are unsure about something, please speak to a member of staff and we will try to answer any questions.
Opinions from the people who have worked on the franchise are allowed on articles. However, fan opinions and speculation/theories are not.

Image rules

Do not upload images from other websites without receiving written permission first. This rule mainly applies to behind the scenes images from crew members' portfolio websites.
All images must be related to Thomas in some form. (This includes relevant images from shows like Tugs or Children in Need music videos)
Make sure that when you name images, you do so correctly (e.g. TrustThomas32.png or SurprisePacket.png). If you upload an image that has been misnamed, please consult an admin or content moderator and they will rename it.
Do not create gallery sub-pages for pages that have only twenty or less images in their gallery.
Extremely small and/or blurry images should not be uploaded to the wiki. The only exceptions to this rule are deleted scenes and promotional material that currently do not have higher quality images.
Do not replace infobox images without receiving written permission by an admin.
When uploading more than one image to a page, please try to do so all at once. This helps keep the history of the page tidy and easy to navigate.
Please make sure that when you upload an image, it is not already on the wiki under a different filename. This helps prevent duplicate images. If you believe your image is higher quality, please let an admin or content moderator know before posting and they will decide which one will stay and which one will be deleted.
Do not upload fan-made and/or edited images without permission by a member of staff.
Do not upload images that have been watermarked, unless you receive written permission by both the original owner of the image and a member of staff (however, such features by Mattel, Nelvana, etc. are allowed).
Additionally, do not watermark images that you do not own (e.g. images from books, even if you were the one who took or scanned it). The only exception to this rule are behind the scenes photographs from the production crew that have been sent to and watermarked by somebody else. Watermarks should also be kept at a respectable size and should not be too intrusive.
Do not upload screenshots from YouTube or similar video sharing websites, unless they are of a high quality. The standard of the quality is determined by the admins, and any images are subject to their view and may be deleted at their discretion.
While not necessarily a rule, we recommend that you use Blu-ray or digital HD releases for episode and film screenshots over DVDs, as they are much higher quality.

Video rules

Do not upload videos of full episodes or films, as it is against FANDOM's community guidelines.
Trailers, teasers, promotional videos and anything from the official Thomas & Friends YouTube channels are allowed and must be named correctly.
When uploading more than one music video of a specific song, make sure the video is named correctly.
Please make sure that when you upload a video, it is not already on the wiki. Do not upload duplicates.
Avoid uploading videos featuring watermarks or other similar features.
Do not upload any fan-made videos.

Talk page/message wall rules

Message walls are for brief conversations only. Any long communication should be carried out elsewhere.
Leaving messages on your own wall is considered spam. Doing so is not "talking to everyone", as no one gets a notification saying you have left a message.
Do not answer messages intended for other users, unless it is necessary in a situation like an emergency. However, staff members may reply to other messages on behalf of another member of staff.
Do not rewrite other users' messages.
Only vandalism, profanity and broken links should be removed from any user message wall. Off topic posts may be removed as well.
Article talk pages should be used for discussing changes to the article, not for having a discussion about the topic in question. For example, comments such as "Thomas is my favorite character!" and "Do you think this will be released in the US?" are not allowed in article talk pages.
Please do not reply to comments or message wall threads that are over two weeks old. This is considered necroposting, and chances are that the message that you are responding to has already had its issue resolved. Therefore, it is not necessary to reply to it.
As stated in the general rules, do not remove warnings or strikes by the staff.
Please keep messages you may have relevant to this site only. Do not bring outside matters from other sources onto the wiki, as it could lead to more trouble. The staff are here to deal with matters on this site only and not on others. If you need to contact somebody on another site, please do so privately and on a site other than the wiki.

Discussion board rules

Please do not use any foul language or hate speech of any kind, even if it is abbreviated (such as "I hate the reboot! Mattel ruined Thomas!). Off-topic posts, spamming, or vandalism will be deleted.
Please be kind and respectful to all users and others.
Please do not discriminate other users, as this will result in an immediate block by an administrator.
Please refrain from mini-modding. If you see a user breaking the rules, do not give them a warning. Instead, message a member of the staff or report the offending post and a staff member will deal with the issue as soon as possible.
Please do not aggravate vandals or spammers.
Please do not reply to threads that are over two weeks old unless you have something meaningful to contribute to the discussion.
Please keep threads and posts relevant to Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go or the wiki at large. Do not bring outside matters from other sources onto the wiki.
Please create posts in the proper categories so that Discussions can remain uncluttered and easy to follow for all users.
Please do not create threads that solicit upvotes or use improper tags for posts.
Do not abuse the report function to report posts that do not violate our rules.
Per the video rules and FANDOM's community guidelines, do not post links to any full episodes or films in Discussions unless they are from an official source such as Netflix or the official Thomas & Friends YouTube channels. These posts will be deleted on sight by a staff member, and the user that made the post will be either warned or blocked.
In relation to Rule 11, do not ask where you can find a link to a recording of a full episode or a clip or ask to record an episode or clip, that's not available in your country. These posts will also be deleted on sight by a staff member and you will be warned.
Please do not post any kind of contest post that involves voting for your favorite or least favorite of something (such as "vote your least favorite engine"), as lately, they've become incredibly redundant and predictable, and it's usually always the same exact kinds of posts.

Staff rules

All staff must follow all other rules to set a good example to our members. In addition to the rules above, all staff must abide to these following rules. These rules only apply to the staff and nobody else on the wiki. As staff, we must set a good example both on and off the wiki.

So that order is kept on the wiki, there is a three strikes system. Staff members with content moderator or thread moderator rights have the power to give strikes in their areas of authority, while admins and bureaucrats have the ability to give strikes for any offense(s) and are the only ones who can issue a block.
All admins are required to contact "offending" members on their message wall and warn them before issuing a block for however long the admin in charge of the case sees fit. This is done to give the member being warned time to explain their actions. (NOTE: This rule does not apply to users who spam, vandalize, are exceptionally rude or have violated FANDOM's Terms of Use.)
Should a member of the staff be inactive on the wiki for three months or more, then that person will be considered inactive and will be placed on rollback. If at a later date they wish to rejoin the staff, all they have to do is submit their name once again for consideration.
There is also a three strike warning system for members of staff (admins and below) that can be given only by a bureaucrat for breaking the rules or misconduct. After the third strike is issued and before the offending member is demoted, a written warning sent to them on their message wall by the staff must be given a minimum of 24 hours beforehand.
Additionally, a member of staff can be dismissed immediately for gross misconduct and/or severe breach of the rules. Any person who is removed from the staff for breaking the rules will not be given rollback status, unlike staff members who resign or are considered inactive.
A vote of no confidence can be triggered against a bureaucrat if a minimum of one-third of the staff believe they are not fulfilling their duties. If a vote of no confidence is triggered, then ALL staff (except the bureaucrat in question) must take part in a vote. If more than two-thirds of the staff vote for the bureaucrat to step down, they must do so immediately.

Staff application rules

A regular wiki user may submit themselves for consideration to become a staff member either if a member of staff leaves and a position becomes available, or if there is a public call out for new staff. Before applying, you must have an account on the wiki and have someone to stand as character witness on the staff already.
If a new position becomes available on the staff, then a public notice will be put up that will expire in one week, or if a total of ten applications are submitted, whichever comes first.
Once an entry has been submitted to a bureaucrat, a vote must be held among the staff with a minimum of two-thirds of the staff partaking in it before a decision is made.