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:
- 1. Treat others the way you would want to be treated.
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 where a person is a blatant vandal or spammer. 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're currently blocked for having been a dick, then you definitely were.) The best thing about dick behaviour is that it's almost always forgotten and forgiven (eventually).
- 3. Dance.
Dance, my friend. Dance like you've never danced before. This means keep happy and remember Uncyclopedia isn't 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 UN: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 has only a few lines. Oh, and if you tell us you'll finish an article (later) please do so. (Soon.)
Note that communication will get you only so far. If you tell us you're gonna finish an article, do it sometime soon.
Tag your trash
In a moment of brilliance, you may have conceived 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.
Don't take an ICU tag personally
- Further information: ICU
If it's immediately obvious that "your" article is of considerably low quality, it can (and should) receive an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) tag. It's not a political statement, nor is it an insult to you or your mom; it's simply indicative of articles that are in critical need of improvement in at least one user's opinion.
Don't bite the noobs
We were all noobs once. Therefore, don't bite the noobs! You don't know which noobs will eventually become the very sysops who oppress you.
Disagreements are natural
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.