American Girl Wiki:AG Wiki Rules

These rules aren't fast and hard, and can be changed. We're working on the Good Faith policy and we want to build a community of editors and maintain a database of news and information. But we still have to have some set things.

Fandom's Terms Of Use

Read and abide by the Fandom Terms of Use. These rules govern all of Fandom and if you are ever found in violation of their rules, we will report you immediately.

Just the Facts, Ma'am.

We're here to talk about the facts from the stories, dolls, products and company. We're not here to read essays on how others feel about releases. If you hate Blair's release? That's nice. But you don't get to edit her Wiki page to say you hate her (or that most collectors hate her; avoid weasel words).

Any personal statements things like "Pre-Mattel version of this doll is better" or "this accessory set is plastic garbage" or "where is the quality" or anything like that and we'll have to warn and/or block you. We can discuss controversies in products--it is not expected to be utterly neutral, but you do have to be respectful, professional, and mature.

Drama Deposited at the Door, Please.

We highly suspect some people editing this wiki will not like other people editing the Wiki. In fact, we're sure of it. That being said, please keep drama to yourself. You come here for the edits and to help out. You don't have to like someone to edit.

No Fandom Pages or Fan Links. This is Not A Fandom Hub

No pages/links about or to your Personal Pages and Blogs, your photo-stories, Your Social Media, or your Original Outfits or Dolls on any articles.

This is a factual wiki and while we are a fandom resource, we are not a fandom hub. There's many places for that, and it's not here. We don't allow natter or open chatter on talk pages; see our policies on User-Talk Pages.

We here at the AG Wiki don't want pages about your original-created dolls, your photostories, your social media on main pages, your head canon, your playlists, your AU crossovers, anything you've made for your dolls, custom dolls (even if created officially)) or anything else fan or consumer made. The pages on the modern dolls will never have a "listing" of users' dolls, or people will be scrolling for days. If you would like to list your dolls or have things about you here, please make yourself an editor page by creating an account and list them there. Not to mention that any such vanity content can lead to further consequences e.g. cyberbullying or harassment especially if personal content is divulged.

To sum it up, please leave any vanity stuff elsewhere, or if you must indulge, on user-space/editor pages. It's for your own good, trust us.

Be a Big Kid.

The essence of a Wiki is that stuff will get edited. This means that if you write a whole article on the plot of a book and someone comes and changes some things in it or removes sections that don't fit, don't get mad and don't cry about it. This is a Wiki, which means everyone should feel free to contribute without thinking they will upset someone--and that edits are going to get taken down, deleted, or removed if they're poorly done.

If you don't want your work edited, then editing a wiki is not for you. If you feel that we need to discuss things, that's what the discussion pages are for. Try not to have edit wars.

Also? If your edits get removed, that's part of being a Wiki. Deal, and don't get mad.

No Bigotry.

It shouldn't have to be said, you'd think, but no prejudice and bigotry. No racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, ableism, religious oppression, or any -isms.

No Non-AG dolls or Products

You may discuss the following here: AG Historical/BeForever dolls and characters, the modern line, Girls of the Year, Bitty Baby, Bitty Twins, Hopscotch Hill, Girls of Many Lands, AG Minis, WellieWishers, AG Original Fiction lines. All things that are American Girl produced and/or Licensed.

Therefore, No Off Brand Dolls. This includes but is not limited to: Life of Faith, Magic Attic, Karito Kids, Springfield Collection, Our Generation, My Life As, Maplelea, A Girl for All Time, or even other brands of Gotz dolls. No other types of 18" dolls. We want to focus on AG dolls. A good resource for all types of 18" dolls is Just Magic Dolls or Dollation.

Amelia and Angelina Ballerina are mentioned briefly under Miscellaneous Products, but will not be getting articles outside of that. Götz and other brands are included as discussing licensed products.

No Rumors, Leaks, or Hearsay

We don't want anything that is a rumor or speculated. Old Prototypes of Mia? Yes. Leaked Hints about new GotY? No thank you. We're here for facts and until rumor becomes fact, it's not fact. And if we see anything about some doll coming out representing the 9/11 attacks, we'll probably eat your face.

See more at Rumors, Leaks, and Hearsay.

Write Like an Adult.

We want this Wiki to be a good resource for any and all people who want to learn or educate people about AG. So write like you're writing for an audience to inform them. No netspeak, no gross misspellings, no illegible typing, etc. Try and be as articulate as possible. We don't expect everyone to be a novelist, but we do expect a certain level of grammar and skill. See more at our policy on Article Creation and Editing.

This being said, there's no age limit for editing or usernames that don't violate the Fandom Terms of Use. We do however disallow editing from persons under thirteen or anonymous contributions. As Wikia is hosted in the United States and is therefore subject to U.S. law, COPPA privacy rules for children and minors apply.

Rule Enforcement

Rules and Policies will be clarified as needed, announced in news when large or long changes are implemented (rather than clarified) and apply to all users at the moment of implementation.