Riordan Wiki:Forum Policy

All users are free to create forums. The ideas of the thread created must conform to the rules below and all users must follow the rules. Forums will be monitored by administrators and moderators.

Forum Requirements

 * 1) Make sure to put your thread on the correct board. We currently have five different boards. For more information on the boards, see blow.
 * 2) Please do not post about fanfiction on the forums. You can post your fanfiction at our sister wiki, Percy Jackson Fan Fiction Wiki or on Fanfiction.net.
 * 3) Do not make an excessively long forum title. Long titles are annoying. Keep it short, simple, and to the point.
 * 4) No objectionable material. Please remember that this is a wiki that children and parents are likely to read. No foul language, or content of a sexual nature.
 * 5) Do not use a forum post to "welcome" yourself or simply say "hi". That is what chat is for.
 * 6) Do not make posts about your general thoughts about the book. We have dedicated blogs to the most recent books. See below.
 * 7) Only administrators can create fights for the Antaeus' Arena. You are free to submit ideas here.

Forum Rules

 * 1) Respect the decisions of forum moderators and sysops. Responding with sarcasm or ridicule if they tell you to not do something may lead to you receiving warnings or having your ability to use the forums or wiki revoked.
 * 2) * If you have a problem with a forum moderator or sysop's decision, politely discuss it with them and get other forum moderators and sysops involved if necessary.
 * 3) Do not spam in the forums. Common practices of spamming include:
 * 4) Creating multiple threads within short periods of time.
 * 5) Making consecutive posts within short periods of time: this practice is known as double posting. Please refrain from doing so by using the edit button when your comment is the latest one). Multiple users creating consecutive posts makes the thread unnecessarily longer and therefore more viable to be closed.
 * 6) However, if your comment is the latest one, but a certain period of time passes, this does not apply if you simply want to bump the active discussion.
 * 7) Going around changing topics on every thread.
 * 8) Do not go off topic on thread forums. Only discuss the topic at hand, unless you are on the "off-topic" board.
 * 9) Do not pyramid quote. An unnecessary amount of posts will cause a comment to be too unnecessarily long.
 * 10) Do not revive nor bump old threads to make a comment long after the discussion has been stopped. If it is necessary to continue further discussion, then create a new thread.
 * 11) Be polite and courteous to other users.
 * 12) Do not harass or intimidate other users. Treat others like you would want to be treated yourself: harassment is not allowed in any form.
 * 13) Do not troll or flame other users. If your message is intended to instigate a reaction from the opposing user or is clearly intended to insult someone else, it will be removed and may result in an immediate revocation of your right to post in the forums or edit the wiki.
 * 14) This includes "flamebait" — topics or messages meant to incite a particularly unwanted reaction, or topics that may be perceived as such, without directly insulting someone/something.
 * 15) If a sysop closes a thread on the forums, do not go around the wiki complaining that the topic was locked, either via making a thread of complaint or spamming sysops via their talkpages.
 * 16) Keep discussions in the one thread: do not spread a topic across multiple threads. Not only does it make it impossible to track the discussion, but it simply derails threads unnecessarily.
 * 17) Do not kudos your own posts. Upvoting your own comments is seen as childish and you will be warned. If you continue to do so, you will be blocked for a short period of time.
 * 18) Please ensure your thread is in the right forum: see this thread for more information.
 * 19) Do not ignore user requests in the forums. If a user or multiple users ask you to stop performing a certain action that makes their experience in the forums uncomfortable, you should stop.
 * 20) During a discussion in a thread, do not request that it be closed or removed in the act of disagreeing with someone or simply because you do not like the thread. Not only is it rude to the one that created the thread, but it is not your decision to make. Threads are only to be closed or removed by proper request away from the forums, or when they have become too long, or when they have been proven to be detrimental to the wiki by a moderator or an operator. If you think the thread is detrimental, then take the first step and desist from replying to it.
 * 21) Do not threaten other users by claiming you'll report them to get them blocked. That is a decision to be made by a moderator or an operator.

Forum FAQ

 * There seems to be a bug with the forums. What do I do?!
 * First, try and find out if this is happening to anyone else by going here. If it's happening to other users, let Wikia Staff know about the issue via Special:Contact.


 * Why did my thread get deleted/closed?
 * Most likely because it did not fit the requirements that are stated above or because it was inactive.


 * What kind of boards do have?
 * We currently have five boards on the wiki. The General discussion board is for discussion about anything PJO related, such as questions etc. The Antaeus' Arena: Audience Chamber is for discussion about the current fight that is going on. Only admins can post on the board. The Off-topic (OT) board is for things that are not related to PJO/HoO. The News and announcements board is for new things going on this wiki or Wikia in general. The help is for any questions about the wiki or help for using wiki.


 * Where can I talk about the PJO/HoO books?
 * We currently have several blogs to discuss the books because organizing your thoughts is easier there. The most popular blogs can be found by looking under Community > Blogs. You can discuss Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Mark of Athena, The House of Hades, and The Blood of Olympus.