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Note: This page contains general wiki rules, which are explained in more detail in policies. If looking on this page doesn't answer your question, take a look at the relevant policy instead.

These general rules are here to stop the wiki spinning out of control. They aren't supposed to scare you off!

Contents 1 General 2 Editing 3 Pages 4 Talk pages 5 Files

General

1. This wiki is intended to be focused on all LittleBigPlanet titles, but the priority of focus, (and therefore any lists or article content) should appear in this order; LittleBigPlanet2 (LBP2), LittleBigPlanet (LBP1), LittleBigPlanet Vita (LBPVita), LittleBigPlanet PSP (PSP), and Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves (SPM).
2. Anything that violates the LittleBigPlanet EULA, any non-disclosure agreements or any other related terms and conditions is not allowed, no matter what.
3. Also, do not spam, flame, harass or otherwise personally insult other users. It's not nice!

Editing

Please DO ...

1. Post accurate information (to the best of your ability).
2. Check that the information you want to add is not duplicating on what is already on the wiki. If in doubt, use the search feature.
3. Discuss any large edits on the talk page. If nobody responds, continue with your edit.
4. Read warning notices in edit tabs. Important pages, such as templates, should be edited with care.
5. Undo your actions if you make a mistake. You can do this from the Recent changes page.
6. Follow any formatting policies that apply to your page. If in doubt, follow the same formatting as other similar pages.
7. Check that your links point to valid pages. If they don't, they will appear as red instead of blue.
8. Preview your post before saving it, to check everyhting looks right.
9. Add an edit summary to every edit you make, so that other users know what you have done.

Please DON'T ...

1. Post superfluous or speculative information on main article pages. That kind of content should be contained on a subject's discussion page.
2. Copy information from another source without permission and/or without crediting and referencing the original source. Articles (or portions thereof) that have been identified as having been copying from another source will be deleted.
3. Spam-edit, or, in other words, deliberately disrupt a page. Whether an edit is deemed as spam-editing is at the discretion of a sysop. All edits can be undone by anyone, so spam-editing is pointless.
4. Start edit wars. These happen when one user edits a page, another user changes it, and the first user undoes the changes, and so on. Edit wars are very disruptive and clog up pages' edit history. Discuss the edit in the page's associated talk page instead.
5. Add profanity, or any inappropriate content to the wiki. Sackboy doesn't like rude things, after all.
6. Use smileys, slang, abbreviations or codes in articles. You can still use these in talk pages, however.
7. Remove message boxes from articles until the issue has been resolved.

Pages

Please DO ...

1. Write pages about LBP, nothing else. This wiki is about LBP, after all.
2. Name articles appropriately, including correct spelling! Moving articles to a new name is a pain in the bum, and can be avoided if you spell the name correctly in the first place.
3. Write in an article if you've just created it. Empty or irrelevant articles will likely be deleted. If you can't think of a lot to write, put the {{stub}} message box at the top of the page to help other people find the article and add to it.

Please DON'T ...

1. Create articles describing other games or game systems.
2. Create articles about a specific user, creator, community level or object, clan, faction or other things like that.
3. Credit users or other players for a particular piece of information, discovery, or content.
4. Use unnecessary redirects.

Talk pages

Please DO ...

1. Sign off any posts you make with your signature by using ~~~~ so everyone knows who's saying what. (Adding the {{unsigned|Username|datestamp}} to unsigned posts helps too.)
2. Organise your posts into topics by using headings (like ==this==) and by indenting them with a colon at the start of the line.
3. Resolve conflicts calmly. There's no point arguing, you know.

Please DON'T ...

1. Make any personal attacks for any reason. Discuss the topic or issue, not the author.
2. Edit out someone else's post. That's mean, and stops everyone getting a voice.
3. Make the same point over and over. Make your point once, and make it snappy.

Files

Please DO ...

1. Ensure you have all the necessary rights to publish the file on the wiki.
2. Summarise your file and add the correct licensing descriptor. Note: If a licensing descriptor is not added, the file will likely be deleted, as images from LBP are not supposed to be released into the public domain.
3. Check, if you are uploading anything from the LBP Fansite Kit, that the image has not already been uploaded by looking in Category:LBP Fansite Kit. You MUST select the fansite kit licence when you upload a file from the fansite kit.
4. Name any images of specific LBP objects exactly after the object itself, with correct capitalisation. Many templates on LBPWiki make use of filenames to automatically place images in articles, and naming your images like this will help.
5. Use appropriate file sizes. Large images take up lots of space!

Please DON'T ...

1. Host your file on the wiki unless you plan to use it somewhere. We aren't a hosting service! There are plenty of other places to host your files if you want to upload them for another purpose.
2. Upload duplicate files (or at least try not to). Look through the files already on the wiki to check that the file you're uploading is not already uploaded.