Uncyclopedia:Behavior
It has wide acceptance among editors and is considered a standard that everyone should follow, unless they don't want to, in which case they are free to ignore it, in which case nobody will care. Please make use of the standing on one knee position to propose to this policy.
Civility on Uncyclopedia is maintained through strict desocialization, re-education and obedience programs, and reinforced with three primary rules:
Remember that behind every username and IP is a human or intelligent kitten that needs love. With edits, assume that they were in good faith, except in obvious situations where a person is a blatant vandal, spammer, or dick (see below). Everybody has a different sense of humor. Being insulting or having a belligerent attitude towards users is nonconstructive and will create avoidable drama. Instead, show users love, red hot burning love so that Uncyclopedia can become a den of hot saucy dripping love.
- 2. Don't be a dick.
You'll know you're being a "dick" when someone tells you to stop being one. If you are currently blocked for being a dick, then you definitely were being a dick. The best thing about dick behaviour is that it is almost always forgotten and forgiven if one stops being a dick and moves on.
- 3. Dance.
Dance, my friend. Dance like you've never danced before. This means keep happy and remember Uncyclopedia is not the same as real life. So get out, don't overload yourself in front of the computer and exercise! You'll concentrate more on the comedy and editing everywhere but all we give a fuck about are your contributions here.
Communication
Most of the problems between users stem are misunderstandings because of poor communication. Consider these tips when posting:
Contacting others
Please contact users on talk pages or in the chatroom. You can talk to the entire community through the Village Dump. Spamming crap on the Village Dump will get you into trouble, so make it count. If there's a technical problem with the website use Uncyclopedia:Report a problem or contact an administrator.
When finishing articles
Worried that an admin might nuke your page? Let us know in the edit summary or leave a construction template on it. Need someone else to help you? Let us know on the talk page by adding the {{help}} template, or start a topic in the Village Dump. Communicating with the admins and other users as to your intentions will let us know that you're not an Evil IP of Doom (i.e. blanking, spamming, crap, and/or other vandalism). These comments will appear in Special:RecentChanges; pay attention to this page too, as admin comments will often appear here. If you don't tell us anything, don't be upset if we destroy a page because it only has a few lines.
Note that communication will only get you so far. If you tell us you're gonna finish an article, do it sometime soon.
Tag your trash with QVFD
In a moment of brilliance, you may have conceived of what could be "The Best Article Ever", only to find that after the first paragraph, you're running on vapor and the engine is starting to sputter. List it on QVFD and let us know that it needs to go down in a blaze of glory, rather than blank it. It sets off alarms that hurt our delicate, juicy admin brains.
Don't take ICU tags personally
If it is immediately obvious to users that an article is of considerably low quality, they will add an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) tag, indicating that "as it currently stands, the article is not good enough to be kept and requires improvement". It is not a political statement on the part of the user, nor is it an insult to you or your kin. It simply means that the article warrants significant improvement.
For more information, see Uncyclopedia:Intensive Care Unit.
Don't bite the noobs
We were all noobs at one point. Therefore, don't bite the noobs! You don't know which noobs will eventually become the very sysops who oppress you.
Disagreements are natural for people your age
Edit wars, revert wars, flamewars, and general rampant insults are strongly discouraged. Nobody likes drama or being insulted. Hostile disagreements should not erupt so long as users abide by our policies on consensus, civility, and employ common sense. When arguments arise, it's best to be open, calm about the situation, and listen, even if the other user is acting like a total jackass. If nothing seems to work, contact an administrator on the issue or note it at our Complaints Department. You should not resort to personal attacks or other unacceptable behavior (such as blanking their userpage) when disagreements arise. When an administrator intervenes, keep in mind that what the administrator(s) say or do about the situation is final. Hopefully, flamewars are resolved with compromise and administrators are neutral and fair in their judgement. However, this doesn't always happen. If it doesn't, and you don't get your way, don't make a fuss about it. Move on.