Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-61022-20150909141417

As many of you are aware, earlier this year the admins made a decision to put a moratorium on any edits pertaining this summer's Secret Wars events. With the event coming to a close we will be making a slow transition into allowing edits about the event and beyond.

'''The editing ban on Secret Wars related material will be lifted a WEEK after December 9, 2015. The scheduled release date for. But ...........'''

FIRST some good news:

We are initiating a rolling unbanning of all LAST DAYS storylines. Please read carefully:

(1) Edits will only be allowed on LAST DAYS story lines. This is limited to the plotlines in Ant-Man: Last Days, Captain America and the Mighty Avengers, Loki: Agent of Asgard, Magneto Vol 3 Ms. Marvel Vol 3, Punisher Vol 9, Silver Surfer Vol 7, Silk, and Spider-Woman Vol 5, and any other title that will be tagged with the "LAST DAYS" brand.

(2) Please do not add anything that happen chronologically AFTER last days. As anything beyond that point is either subject to the current ban on Secret Wars related.

(3) DO NOT use the page updates as a means to speculate what will happen next. At most you should leave it open ended. Example "If so-and-so will be restored after the Incursion remains to be seen..."

(4) Most importantly EDITS OF LAST DAYS MATIERAL COULD CONTAIN SPOILERS please use your common sense and be courteous to other users. Please follow our guidelines on spoilers appropriately.

Any violations of the above will result in your edits being rolled back.

Now onto the main Secret Wars event itself.......

Please keep in mind these policies have been determined among admins while the event is still on-going and may be subject to change once the event is finally over. However all users should keep checking the News and Announcement boards. Any changing pertaining to the Post-Secret Wars edit policy. But if all else fails: IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF ANYTHING ASK AN ADMIN BEFORE EDITING.

This new policy will be explained four key points, please read them carefully:

Comic Summaries

Currently adding comic book summaries are not part of the current editing ban, but there are a few items that will need to be adjusted once the event is over. Below are a few housekeeping points to remember.

(a) Summaries by themselves are fine, but we stress that you need to write as detailed as possible when writing a comic summary. Writing "So and so fights such and such" is not sufficient.

(b) Assume the person reading the summary has not read the comic you are writing about, or anything before or after it. The summary should be written within the context of that issue. Someone reading said summary should know what happens in that story from beginning middle and end. If there are any pertinent continuity notes to be referenced, please do so in the notes section of the page (For a good example of this, see my continuity notes written for - for examples)

(c) Character appearances: Right now all pages only list generic character names. Mister Fantastic instead of Reed Richards (Earth-616) for example. Please do not change any of these appearances to specific characters until (a) the event is over and (b) there is concrete proof which version of the character is appearing in a given story. If the character appearance hasn't been confirmed by someone else yet, you will be asked to back up, so be prepared to explain yourself. Please do so in the Talk Section of the page (by clicking on the "TALK" button at the top left of the comic page) You should explain why it's that character and provide a specific reference so proper fact checking can be done. If you can't do this, your edits will be rolled back.

(d) Most importantly EDITS OF COMIC SUMMARIES COULD CONTAIN SPOILERS please use your common sense and be courteous to other users. Please follow our guidelines on spoilers appropriately.

Earth-616 & Earth-1610 Characters:

Once the event is over edits for Earth-616 and Earth-1610 characters will be lifted and users will be able to add any information during the main Secret Wars event and beyond. But we have the following expectations on user edits as follows:

(A) Research your edits and cite references. If your edits do not cite references, they will be rolled back. If you don't know how to put references on a page, please read the basics on how to contribute to our site. Again, I stress, if you are unsure ask an admin for help, but to put it plainly, if you don't have the reference material to back up your edits (IE: You haven't read the comics and are basing it from third party information) do not edit.

(B) Make sure that the character's information is accurate. Whenever possible please refrain from making edits until a story arc is over. This way edits can be made as completely as possible and you will have all the relevant facts to explain what is going on with that character without any gaps in information.

(An example, the first female Thor arc was in -. This is not a rigid rule, we're asking all users to exercise some common sense when adding new information. Example, if a comic comes out and it's "part 1 of 3", it may be better to exercise restraint and wait for all three parts to be published so your edit has a concise beginning middle and end.)

Again, be mindful of spoilers.

Alternate Universe Characters from "Familiar" Realities

As many of you know, some of the domains on Battleworld are very familiar territories. Based off of Days of Future Past, House of M, 2099, 1602, Future Imperfect, Old Man Logan, Etc.

However, what we don't know if these are the original realities or new alternate versions of those realities. Until we know for sure, all edits are currently on hold for these characters. If you edit these characters in any capacity (creating a TRN version or adding Secret Wars related info to a pre-existing version) your edits will be rolled back.

Please Be patient as admins make a decision on how to categorize these versions. '''The hope here is that answers will be provided in the upcoming ... Which will not be released until October 28th'''

Before the editing ban on these characters is lifted we will be considering the following:

(1) Information published in the upcoming Secret Wars Handbook that will be released in October.

(2) If this resource does not provide any clear answers, the admins will be opening discussion regarding how to classify these "familiar" realities.

(3) If it is determined that the "familiar" realities are actually alternate versions of previously established realities, please see the "Realities Unique to Secret Wars" second below.

Again, be mindful of spoilers.

In summation: We want to stress that until we have a moment to review and verify this information all edits on these familiar characters will be put on hold.

Realities Unique to Secret Wars

Some realities (such as Killville, 1872, ETC) are obviously original realities previously unseen prior to Secret Wars. Edits will soon be opened up for people to add to these realities.

HOWEVER please be aware of the following:

(1) Page creations for these characters will not be allowed until the Secret Wars handbook comes out and we can determine which realities are given universe numbers and which have not. (We will also accept designations that are listed in the [Unofficial Appendix], provided they adhere to the Marvel standard of Earth-####)

(2) Realities that do not get an official reality number provided will need to be assigned a TRN. Please be aware that only admins can assign TRNs If you create a TRN without permission, it will be deleted. If you wish a TRN to be created that has been omitted for any reason, please state your case to one of the admins. You must cite references to justify your request.

That about covers everything for now. Again if you have any questions please contact an admin for assistance and/or clarification.

Again, be mindful of spoilers.

In Summation...

Please follow the rules set out in this post until you have been advised differently, admins will be keeping track of things as we move forward and will keep you advised.

'''Again, we want to stress that if anyone does not follow these rules, their edits will be rolled back. Repeat offenders will have their editing privileges revoked and/or result in a ban form the site'''. 