RuneScape:RuneScape Wiki is not...

This policy is currently under development and has not yet achieved consensus.

The RuneScape Wiki is an online community of editors looking to build freely editable guides, databases, and articles related to RuneScape. Members of the community are expected to treat each other with respect, and as such, there are certain things that the RuneScape Wiki is not.

... an image repository
While most images are appreciated and valued, the wiki is not a place to store or host any images you want. Only images that are used or can be used in articles are allowed to be uploaded. Images of yourself, your friends, your bank/possessions, etc. don't belong on the wiki unless they are relevant to an article in some way. This includes fake images. Media that is unrelated to RuneScape doesn't belong either. In addition, new images depicting the same subject or activity should not be uploaded, unless the new image is superior in some way, and the older image is deleted.

In short, images that can't reasonably be used in articles don't belong on the wiki.

... a blog
As of the time of writing, there are millions of active RuneScape accounts, and hundreds, if not thousands, of active clans. Articles about players or clans are not permitted in article space, as the vast majority of these are not notable enough for their own article. Even if the most well-known players were included, it would be difficult to determine who is qualified and who is not, so it was decided that no player, regardless of how famous or infamous they are, deserves an article. (See players don't deserve articles.) You are welcome to write about yourself or your clan in user space, however.

... promoting scamming or rule breaking
Scamming, and other activity in violation of the fifteen Jagex rules, generally hurts the game and is not something we as editors wish to promote. As such, articles that describe in detail how to scam, hack, macro, and the like are forbidden. It has been put forward in the past that descriptions of scams may prevent others from being scammed themselves. This idea has been rejected by the community, however, the Dark RuneScape Wiki is dedicated primarily to this topic.

Note that this includes player moderator confidentiality. While the leaked information may appear to be harmless, Jagex does have reasons for keeping it away from the general community. So please, don't post it here.

... a bureaucracy
Wikis are not intended to be police states ruled by a cabal of administrators, or for that matter, experienced users. Policies and guidelines should achieve a consensus before they come into effect, and should be written down in project space for all to see. Even if a policy has strong consensus, it can be disregarded in cases where editors feel it is genuinely improving the wiki to do so. This does not mean that you can blatantly violate, say, the vandalism policy and wreak havoc. Rules are intended to make the wiki better somehow, and they usually do so in most cases; if they aren't accomplishing this task, then you can go against them.

In addition, there is no power structure of any sort. Administrators are not "higher" than regular users in any way, other than having access to administrator tools. Likewise, bureaucrats are not higher than administrators, except again that they have access to bureaucrat tools. All editors are equal.

You may also want to see ignore all rules on Wikipedia, as that also applies here.

... a democracy
While many community processes, such as votes for deletion and requests for adminship use voting, votes are not strictly binding. They are to be used only as a measure of consensus on a given issue. That is to say, if there is a vote on something, and the action is narrowly approved, this may not be fully indicative of consensus. In general, a consensus is only reached if 60% or more of participating editors agree. If there is no consensus either way, the vote should default to the status quo. Consensus is the ultimate decision maker on the wiki.

... your web host
(This ties in somewhat with a section above.)

User pages are intended as tools for editors to get to know each other better. You may not use them as a free hosting service of some sort. For practical purposes, this means that users who show little or no interest in actually contributing to the wiki are not permitted to keep user pages or subpages for extended periods of time. They are instead reserved for current or former wiki editors.

... a soapbox
The RuneScape wiki is not the place for you to express your opinions or advertise products, items, or websites. While leniency is granted within your user space and in discussions (obviously), this type of content does not belong in article space. An exception is if opinions are being expressed from the perspective that others hold it to be true; for example, "some players were unhappy with the update" is acceptable, while "the update was bad" is not. You may want to take a look at neutral point of view policy as well.

... for inappropriate content
Spam, hate messages, and pornography are prohibited on all pages, including user space. Addition of this type of content to articles or other pages will be treated as vandalism, and will result in warning(s) or a block. This content contributes nothing to the wiki and hurts it in many cases, and so is not allowed. Included in this rule is promotion of said inappropriate content, which will be treated in an equivalent manner. Please, do us all a favor and post it somewhere else.

... a clan
While most of us here do play RuneScape, RuneScapeWiki business should stay on the wiki.

... an official Jagex website
We are not supported or endorsed by Jagex in anyway.

... a crystal ball
RuneScapeWiki is not the place for speculation about future updates. Future content should not be mentioned in mainspace articles, unless it has been stated in one of Jagex’s Behind the Scenes updates.

... an indiscriminate collection of information
The RuneScape wiki is described in the title bar as a "community encyclopedia for all things RuneScape. That said, our goal is not to include every tidbit of information vaguely related to the game. Trivia, useless facts, and the like should be avoided in general. Additionally, many elements of the community are not fit for inclusion in the wiki; while they are related to RuneScape, this doesn't mean they should have an article.

... a forum
The wiki proper should not be used as a discussion forum for topics that are not directly related to the wiki. This means that discussion about recent updates, advice for training skills, and the like belong on the forums, not here. Even talk pages should only be used to discuss how to go about improving an article.

The RuneScapeWiki forums are not...

 * A marketplace. If you wish to buy or sell goods you may say so on your User page.
 * A place to advertise your clan. Again, this can be done on your userpage.
 * A place to discuss things not related to RuneScape or the RuneScapeWiki.