General Category Rules[]
1. Do not create new categories. Do not add categories that are not listed on this page to stories. If you feel a new category should be created, suggest it here.
2. Categories should only be added when they fit the theme or subject matter of a story. For example, do not add a story to Vehicles just because it mentions a car once.
3. All subcategories are mutually exclusive with their respective parent categories. For example, Ghosts is mutually exclusive with Beings.
Admin-only Categories[]
These categories are only to be added by admins.
Blogs and User Pages[]
Blogs are not articles. User pages are not articles. Do not add categories to blogs (other than the default one that is automatically published with each new blog and cannot technically be removed). Do not add categories to user pages.
If you add categories to a blog or a user page, you will be warned, then blocked from editing if the incident repeats itself.
Suggesting New Categories[]
If you feel that a category you have in mind would be a useful addition to this site, leave a message on SpookyScaryGaming's talk page with the name of the category, reason(s) why you feel it should be added, and a general idea/list of pages that would fit the category. Again, we are not a search engine and categories are not keywords.
A suggested new category must be applicable to at least ten stories to be considered for creation.
Wiki Author Categories[]
Users with ten or more stories hosted on the wiki are eligible for their own author category. To have your author category created, make a request for it on an admin's talk page.
Do not create your author category yourself, as all your stories will have to be reviewed for quality before you are granted your category. However, once created, you may add the category to any stories you post on the wiki.
You may add your author category to any of your own stories regardless of specific category exclusions.
Penalties for Violations[]
The following is a list of penalties for violations of these rules (this includes adding nonexistent categories/category creation).
First time: Warning.
Second time: 1 day/violation.
Third time: 1 week/violation.
Fourth time: 1 month/violation.
Fifth time: 3 months/violation.
Sixth time: 1 year/violation.
Seventh time: Permanent ban from editing.