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This page documents the policies and guidelines of the VALORANT Wiki, created in order to ensure the best experience for everyone involved with the community. Use common sense in regards to what else you would expect to be or not be allowed on this wiki. These guidelines and subsequent action for going against them are enforced at the discretion of the admins.
General
- Any sort of NSFW content is strictly forbidden.
- Do not use the wiki for advertising purposes.
- Discriminating against a user on the grounds of their race or ethnicity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, gender, etc. or making any edits that promote hate towards these identities is strictly forbidden.
- Do not start edit wars. Disagreement can happen between users. If your edits are constantly getting reverted by another user and you feel like they're in the wrong, leave them a message and try your best to solve the conflict in a civil manner or contact an administrator about it. Do not proceed to keep on reverting their edits as it will get nowhere.
- Respect the other users of the community. User harassment will not be tolerated. As mentioned above, if conflicts happen between users, best practice is to put an end to it in a civil manner.
Content
- The VALORANT Wiki is intended to be a definitive site about the game for official/confirmed info and data. All content must be related to the game and its universe. Content that is not accepted on this wiki includes topics related to the following:
- VALORANT Esports/VCT - there are separate wikis for this kind of content
- Lore analysis and speculation - this belongs on the VALORANT Lore wiki instead.
- Leaked content from sources not affiliated with Riot Games
- This means any info that is leaked from the game files or from official Riot articles/videos/statements unintentionally released earlier than intended is however accepted on this wiki
- Unofficial fanon/Fan content
- VALORANT Streamers/Content creators
- Casual/"Fluff" content, even if related to VALORANT
- Articles should be written in fluent American English and from a neutral point of view in a formal tone, representing the content fairly and without bias.
- Any content that is expected to be part of the game but hasn't been released yet must be marked as "Upcoming".
- Content released outside of the worldwide version of VALORANT (e.g. China version-exclusive content) is not allowed on this wiki.
- Content updates mentioned by VALORANT themselves (e.g. via an X post [formerly known as Twitter]) can be added to their update histories and must be labeled with a superscript and in italics with "Upcoming" mentioned until it releases Live. Patch notes related to the content can also be created if explicity mentioned.
- PBE content guidelines:
- Gameplay updates (such as Agents, Maps or Game Modes) can be added to their update histories, but must be labeled with a superscript and in italics with "PBE" mentioned until it releases Live. Patch notes related to the content can also be created, and the patch notes from r/ValorantPBE must be linked until it releases Live.
- Range/Lore and new agent quotes can be added but must be hidden with
<!-- text -->until it releases Live. - Datamine items without being shown in-game such as (but not limited to) new weapon skinline, agent or any cosmetic items are not allowed unless explicitly mentioned by VALORANT themselves.
- Any information relating to VALORANT that comes from a source outside of the game/game files must be referenced. This includes information from VALORANT Support articles or any dev posts released on the official VALORANT website.
- Quoting a sentence or two from third-party media articles about the game when they are the only source for a piece of information is acceptable, but plagiarizm of full paragraphs in wiki sections that can otherwise be written in our own words will not be tolerated.
- Try not to edit a page multiple times in a short amount of time. Check if your edits are right and make use of the "Preview" feature.
- It is recommended to use the edit summary when editing in order to let other editors know more easily what changes you made and why.
- You must provide a reason if your edits remove or replace any content from a page to justify the decision, otherwise your edits may be reverted.
- Do not make any major changes to the design or appearance of any completed articles without consulting the admins first. Such edits to smaller, incomplete pages however may be allowed.
- If you would like to pitch a new design, you can either join the Discord server and share your thoughts there or message an admin on their Message Wall
- If you need to show off your ideas, you can create a sandbox page from your user profile (e.g. User:Stratège304/Sandbox) and put them there instead of editing the existing page.
Vandalism
Vandalism is the action of deliberately destroying/removing the content of the wiki or intentionally adding irrelevant, nonsensical edits to articles, and is strictly forbidden.
When encountering a vandal, the best practice is to revert their edits and contact an administrator as fast as possible to block them in order to prevent any further damage.
Files
- Do not upload duplicate files. If you have a better quality of an already existing file, use the "Replace" feature present on its page.
- Any files taken directly from VALORANT's game files or any other sites and products related to Riot must be marked with a Riot IP notice.
- Files copyrighted to other companies/parties must be marked with a general Fair Use notice instead, but can only be used with the owner's permission or in line with company policy in a way that qualifies as fair use under US copyright law.
- Files should be named appropriately, relating to its contents. Names like "Screenshot 2021-11-05 at 6.00.08 PM.png" are not allowed.
- Please be aware that some types of files have specific naming schemes, including:
- Weapon Skins: "[Collection] [Weapon] [Variant Color].png" e.g. "Ruination Phantom.png", "Ruination Phantom Red-Yellow.png"
- Player Cards: "[Name] Card [Large/Wide/Small].png" e.g. "Ruination Card Large.png", "Ruination Card Wide.png"
- Use of Large/Wide/Small depends on whether the image is the main portrait card art, the landscape thumbnail/banner, or the square avatar/icon, respectively.
- Gunbuddies: "[Name] Buddy.png" e.g. "Ruination Buddy.png"
- Sprays: "[Name] Spray.png" OR "[Name] Spray.gif" e.g. "Ruination Spray.png"
- Voicelines: "[Agent/Map][Quote Trigger][Number].mp3"
- Please make sure quote trigger names are kept consistent with previous agents' VO file names if they have the same trigger.
- Including a number is only necessary for times when a quote trigger has multiple quotes assigned to it e.g. Match Start, Round Start, Barrier Down.
- Please keep the names of cosmetic items and variants to exactly as they appear in game or to their display name taken from VALORANT's files.
Examples of how to name cosmetic files:
Blocks
Disregard for certain rules made to keep the wiki informative and safe or failure to follow them may result in your account getting temporarily or permanently blocked. Blocks are given out at the discretion of the admins. Reasons a user may be blocked include, but are not limited to:
- Hate
- Vandalizm
- Trolling
- Scams/Phishing
- Plagiarizm
- Advertizing/Link baiting
- NSFW content
Remember to also use common sense in regards to what else you would expect to be block-worthy. If in doubt, always ask an admin first.
Temporary block lengths can range anywhere between two weeks to one year, depending on the offense, its severity, and the history of that user. In most cases, we will not issue a permanent block for a first-time offense, with scams/phishing being the only offense from the reasons listed above that incur immediate permanent blocks. We may however also issue permanent blocks for first-time offenses in the most extreme cases we encounter.
Pathway to Content Moderator/Administrator
The wiki is always looking for new editors to help us keep the site maintained and up to date in line with VALORANT's patches. For more active members of our community, you'll have the ability to become a Content Moderator and possibly an Administrator in the future.
You may apply for either of these roles by either contacting an active Administrator on their Message Wall or use our dedicated channels in our Wiki Discord server to inform us of your application. Each roles has set criteria that we expect you to meet in order to be accepted. It is not mandatory for you to meet all the criteria to necessarily gain either position, but doing so will greatly increase your chances of being accepted. We may still accept applications even if you do not meet all the criteria, but in this case you will have to make a very good argument instead as to why we should be considering your application in spite of this.
Content Moderator
Content Moderators gain additional tools to help with their editing. These include rollback, the ability to delete unnecessary content, and the ability to edit protected content and apply protections themselves.
The expected requirements for Content Moderator are:
- 40 constructive edits to the wiki.
- We expect your edits and additions to specifically benefit the wiki's articles.
- We will not simply take your account's edit count as proof of meeting this requirement as this can be inflated by individual file additions and edits made to your personal user page, the quality of your edit history will be reviewed instead.
- History of editing the wiki in a constructive manner for at least 1 month.
Administrator
Administrators help to moderate the site and its users. As well as access to core wiki design pages and tools, admins enforce blocks against those breaking site rules. We also expect our administrators to respond to anyone who has questions about or issues with the website.
The expected requirements for Administrator are:
- History of editing the wiki in a constructive manner for at least 4 months.
- Either be or become a member of the Discord in order to access our Moderator chat channel.
- This is the only criterion that is mandatory in order for you to be accepted.
- We would also like for you to become an admin for the Discord to help keep the server civil and be available to timeout or remove anyone breaking our rules. However, we understand our admins will have higher priorities outside of the wiki and so we do not require you to become a Discord admin in order to become a wiki admin, and we will only ask whether you also want to be a Discord admin after you have been accepted as a wiki admin.
- Consistently active on the site or the Discord.
- No history of breaking rules or bad conduct on the site or the Discord.
Disclaimer
The VALORANT Wiki is not an official VALORANT product. Fandom and the VALORANT Wiki are not affiliated with Riot Games. The VALORANT Wiki is neither endorsed nor sponsored by Riot Games, and doesn't reflect the views or opinions of Riot Games or any Riot employees. Any files used on this wiki that are copyrighted by Riot Games are used in line with Riot's Legal Jibber Jabber policy and in a way that qualifies as fair use under US copyright law.