DC Multiverse Wiki:Policies

Wiki Policies

Introduction
The following article is a collection of wiki policies which must be followed whilst editing pages and interacting with other users on the site. Failure to follow these rules may result in disciplinary action, such as your account being permanently banned from editing.

Article Names
Articles for things that exist in-universe should be named after the common canonical name of the page subject, as provided by the property they have appeared in or by official sources. If a name has not been provided, an article may use the name of their comic book or multiversal counterpart. In such a scenario, a conjecture template must be added to the top of the page.

Universe & Multiverse Discriminators
Following the subject's name, its home universe and multiverse must be added to the end of the title in the following applicable format: “NAME (Earth-Prime)”, “NAME (Earth-?: Pre-Crisis)”, “NAME (Earth-?: Post-Crisis)”, "NAME (Earth-?A)", “NAME (UE-?)”, or “NAME (REALM NAME)”. If it is not clear what universe the subject originates from, one of the following indicators must be added to the end of the article title: "(Pre-Crisis)" or "(Post-Crisis)". As for universe pages, the correct format is one of the following: “EARTH-? (Pre-Crisis)”, “EARTH-? (Post-Crisis)”, "Earth-?A" or “UE-?”. The only in-universe pages which do not require multiverse designators are subjects originating from an extradimensional realm, and the only subjects not requiring a universe designator are those where their home universe is unknown, or where they are not from any universe or extradimensional realm.

Duplicate Article Titles
If two characters share the same name and home universe, a relevant distinction may be added to their page names (e.g. Gina (Freeland) (Earth-Prime) and Gina (Gotham City) (Earth-Prime)). If two locations share the same name and home universe, their locale may be added to their page names (e.g. Main Street, Blue Valley (Earth-2: Post-Crisis)).

Cast and Crew
Articles for cast and crew members should be named after the preferred name of the individual in question. If this conflicts with the name they were originally credited with, the former name should only be mentioned once at the beginning of the article.

Comics, Episodes and Films
Articles for comics, episodes, and films should be named by their official title. If two pieces of media share the same name, the show name, "(Film)", or "(Comic)" should be added to the end of the article title.

Television Shows
Articles for television shows should be named after their official title. If two shows have the same name, "(YEAR TV Series)" should be added to the end of the article title.

Discussions
Any user may leave a comment on a talk page as long as it is relevant to the wiki. These conversations must remain respectful and must not include personal attacks, death threats, or harassment against other people or groups of people. If you want, you may also join our Discord Server to discuss both the wiki and its content in greater detail.

Article Files
File names must state what universe, multiverse, or extradimensional realm their subject originates from, and must have a number starting at 001 at the end. Files must be PNGs that are of or above 720p resolution and must not include a watermark, unless it is impossible to find the same file of a higher quality. All images must be uploaded with a licensing template which best fits the image and with the default upload summary filled out.

User Page Images
Users are permitted to upload an unlimited amount of images for use on their own user pages, as long as it is not deemed excessive by a wiki staff member. The title of these images must include your username and a relevant description of the image.

Notability
All books, cast and crew members, comics, comic issues and volumes, episodes, films, soundtracks, seasons, television shows, and video games should be given their own article. Characters, events, locations, objects, organizations, and teams should be given their own article as long as they are named or are otherwise relevant to the plot of a given piece of media. If something from the real world is mentioned in a piece of media, it should only be given a page if its history diverges from real life.

Undesignated Universes
If an undesignated universe, or something from an undesignated universe, appears in a piece of media, the wiki will create a temporary designation for it until it is named. Once the universe is officially named, it will be moved to that designation and all other UE numbers will be moved up by one.

Upcoming Content
Upcoming comics, comic issues and volumes, films, seasons, soundtracks, television shows, and video games, as well as the cast and crew involved with them, should be given their own page. Pages for upcoming characters, events, locations, objects, organizations, or teams, or images relating to them, should not be created or uploaded.