Thread:Josephyr/@comment-36.37.130.191-20150816082946/@comment-26009167-20150816101348

Hey there! Welcome to Wikia, and specifically Community Central! I, and plenty of other users, hope you have a fun time here. I'm not Josephyr but I can definitely help you with those questions.

I hope that this message being so long won't bother you - I enjoy going into detail. You should be able to get the gist of each response by skimming over it though.


 * What are wiki stars?
 * I believe you are refering to Wikia Stars? If you are, then it may be easier to quote the blog that introduced them: "Wikia Stars is a group of selected community members from across the world who have demonstrated exceptional leadership in creating and collaborating within their individual communities. They are often admins or bureaucrats, are experts in their passion and positively contribute to the Wikia community to help other users."

- Cshannon


 * What are admins?
 * I would believe you are talking about local admins - those are the ones that manage a wiki and enforce the rules, like moderators do on the forums of other sites. See Help:Administrators' how-to guide for more info on what they can do.


 * In general, if you wish to become an admin on a community, you'll want to be respectful (as you already seem to be) and active on a community - though each wiki may have different guidelines or requirements to becoming an admin! :)


 * Since you asked about admins, I feel you might find interest in Help:User rights, which lists and describes each of the user rights that a user can have.


 * What should I do to avoid being blocked?
 * On any sane wiki, this is a simple question to answer: Common sense! In general, most wikis have rules that are easy to follow even if you have never read them, although some may be slightly different. For example, while some wikis may not mind a curse word here or there, Community Central's rules ask that you don't curse or swear.


 * That's only local blocks though! Local blocks, as a reminder, are a block from one particular wiki on Wikia. Global blocks are different, blocking an account from editing on the entire site - these are generally in response to violations of Wikia's Terms of Use. Hopefully you never get caught in either! But should it end up that you are caught in one of them, there is the option of requesting an appeal - see Help:I have been blocked for the recommended instructions on how to do so.

Don't be afraid to ask more questions should you have any. Oh, and a tidbit: Don't be afraid to socialize a bit here on Community Central as you might on another wiki here on Wikia. There's no rule against it, and I doubt there ever will be. :)

(By the way, if you enjoy Wikia enough, I recommend you create an account. It's simple, free, and easy and you'll get tons of benefits. :) See Help:Create an account for more information.)