The Talk Page Policy describes rules pertaining to talk pages and other pages on the Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki where discussion and conversation between users may take place.

Talk Pages

The Talk Page of a particular article is used to make proposals for the page itself that may require discussion, in terms for formatting, maintenance and any major changes that require administrators' and/or other editors' attention. This is particularly important to propose major changes to the page itself before making them. All comments deemed not relevant for this general purpose of Talk Pages are subject to deletion.

The Talk page may be used to ask certain questions about the article and/or its content. However, if the addition is deemed something not related to the purpose of the Talk page, a Staff member should post on that user's Message Wall and address their concern.

Proposals and comments within the Talk Page must always be an example of Healthy Discussion, sticking to the general rules of behavior explained in the Vandalism or Blocking policies, or the overall code of conduct detailed in the "No Personal Attacks" rule.

On formal level, talk pages have a particular set of standards:

1. Talk pages should have {{Talkpage|1}} added on the top. Please remember to add it to the top of the page when creating the talk page.
2. DO NOT make the talk page just for the sake of making it. Creation of an empty Talk Page without any actual proposal is an action that will result in a warning. Subsequent infractions may lead to a block.
3. All comments must be accompanied by a signature. Signatures can be easily added by typing ~~~~ at the end of the comment.
4. No regular user may edit another user's comment. Exceptions may be given to typos, and administrators are allowed to edit other user's comments to fix typos, spacing, link changes, or any other tasks required site administration and maintenance. If a Staff member needs to change a link, they should use piped links to keep the original contributor's phrasing intact.
5. Comments should be properly archived by Staff members instead of being simply removed, especially when a talk page grows too long. For general discussion pages, the link to the archive page must be visibly placed at the top of the original page.
6. Sometimes, comments may be removed without being archived, especially when they follow any of these subjects:
   • Requests for additional content to the article. (e.g. When is somebody going to add [insert thing from this movie?])
   • Accidental duplicate posts.
   • Comments erroneously posted on the wrong page.
   • Posts made by regular users to an archived page or archived discussion.
   • Spam, vandalism or test edits.
   • Off-topic posts and replies to such posts.
   • Comments that consist solely of personal attacks, with no content of substance relevant to the topic being discussed.
   • Potentially defamatory comments, regardless of who the subject of the accusation is or whether they can be identified.
   • Posting of private personal information.
7. Retracting an otherwise comment should not be made by removing the comment. The author of a comment that wishes to retract it may instead strike it by placing <s> before the portion to the retracted and </s> after that portion, which will display the comment like this.

• Talk page discussions are considered inactive if seven (7) days have passed since the last reply. An administrator or content moderator may then archive and close these discussions. If a talk page discussion is opened and no replies are posted within seven (7) days, it is subject to be archived and closed.

Proposals are manually archived once they are solved. Archived proposals are not meant to be replied or reopened, unless new information has been published after its end. Administrators reserve the right to alter archived proposals if a verdict has been overturned to denote an update for readers. Personal disagreement with the outcome of the discussion is not a reason to reopen a thread unless the outcome was made by a previous administration prior to June 24, 2024, as those verdicts are eligible to be overturned pending the result of a new discussion.

Given the manual nature of the archiving feature, some discussions that have been finished may still look as active when they are not. Please do check the dates of the messages to assess if the discussion is still ongoing before replying, as discussion whose last message is months old are most likely concluded.

Discussions

Discussions is the intended place to make general questions about articles, the wiki, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the media, fan theories and ideas for future content, whether they are about the entire wiki or a very specific subject. The Discussions Area has its own guidelines published and accessible at its main page.

However, in practice, the Discussions Area tends to be more centered on fan theories and idead for future content. To engage in discussions about articles, the wiki in general, and media, it is recommended that users join the wiki's official Discord server.

Blogs and Sub-Pages

Articles in a wiki are meant to be collaborative efforts, not written by a single person. On the other hand, blogs are meant to be written by a single person, and as such, are personal articles owned by its author. Also, given its status as unofficial articles, they can have things that normally a wiki article cannot have, such as opinions, personal stories, news articles and reviews.

Blogs made to resemble articles with fanon content such as characters or media are NOT allowed. Keep in mind that blogs should not be created just to ask a question, as the Discussions Area serves that purpose.

While the blog feature exists on the wiki, it is recommended that users instead create a User subpage to create their own editing space. Ex. [username]/My Favorite Movies instead of "[username]/Blog:My Favorite Movies".

Message Walls

Message Walls serve as users' personal talk pages. Their main purpose is to communicate personally with a particular user, regarding their opinion about a subject, asking doubts, or giving and/or seeking advice.

Any user can comment on any other user's Message Wall. However, please be respectful. Discussions on message walls are meant to be conversations between the two users. Please exercise judgment before deciding whether it is appropriate to comment on the same thread or not, as entering the conversation may be considered rude.

Don't remove messages from your Message Wall unless it was left by a vandal and/or troll, and/or contains personal, hateful and/or harassing information. General messages should be retained.