Scratchpad:Cast lists (parodies) policy

A common issue at Scratchpad occurs when various users claim ownership over articles, or parts of articles. This occurs most often with parodies, spoofs, cast lists, etc. This is inconsistent with the standards and norms of the wikiverse.


 * The following is official policy at Scratchpad.

Ownership
There is no ownership of the pages on a wiki. At the very heart of the wiki ethos is the concept that anyone can edit almost any page on a wiki. Therefore, for example, other editors are indeed permitted to add their own versions of parody casts. Moreover, editors are permitted to edit each other’s versions of parody casts.

Warnings
Because no one owns any page in the main/article namespace, there cannot be any warnings anywhere on a page page preventing others from editing.

Bold, revert, discuss cycleBRD Cycle
Instead, we editors need to apply the bold, revert, discuss cycle. That is, be bold in your edits. If another editor does not like the bold editor’s edit, he reverts. At that point, everything moves to the article’s talkpage where we discuss the direction of the article, arrived at by consensus.

The three-revert rule
The three-revert rule (3RR) will be vigorously enforced here at Scratchpad. Any editor reverting any other editor in a given article three times will be automatically blocked. The first block will be for three days. Blocks will escalate as and when necessary.

Enquiries
If you have any questions about this policy or its application here at Scratchpad, please contact one of the wiki’s Administrators..