Listed below are a series of rules that we have put in place here at the Fortnite Wiki to make sure that all users behave professionally and treat others with respect. This wiki is dedicated to the discussion and data-basing of everything Fortnite, and the rules below make sure that everyone has an equal opportunity to do good for the site.
Breaking rules can result in different punishments depending on the severity. Following these rules will allow the site to be properly maintained and make sure everyone here gets along. Repeat offenses may ramp up the longevity or severity of your punishment, so make sure to follow them and learn from your mistakes.
By extension of these rules, you must also be mindful of Fandom's Terms of Use.
How You Can Help
Notices | Description |
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Editing Tips & Guidelines | We have a Editing Tips & Guidelines page that we strongly recommend editors and staff to read. |
Contact Fandom | If you have found a problem that our Fortnite Wiki Staff can't help with, contact Fandom Staff. |
Contact our Wiki Representative | Surafbrov (Fandom Staff) |
Rule Breakers | If you come across a user who is breaking a rule please report it to a member of staff.
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Level 1 Offenses
These are a list of offences that may result in punishment, but are not as severe as some of our other rules. These rules are lenient and can be subjective in cases. Feel free to discuss these rules with staff, but arguing with them may result in further punishment.
All violations below are for singular offences and will result in a Level 2 or 3 Offense if repeated. Many rules are also exclusive to the Wiki or Discussions, and can be identified by Exceptions.
Rule Violation | Description | Exceptions | Example | Max Punishment |
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Unacceptable Media | Posting or uploading media that is not created by Epic Games or Low Quality media. |
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Posting an Item Shop review video, or posting the real world version of a weapon to add to a page. | Warning |
Self Promotions | Promoting your own content. |
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Linking your own YouTube channel on a cosmetic to show your review of it. | Warning |
Necropost | Replying to an Archived section of discussions older than three weeks. |
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Replying to a user reply which was made 25 days ago. | Warning |
Grinding Edits | Making minute or unimportant edits to pages to increase edit count. |
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Adding periods to sentences and randomly capitalising words. | Warning |
Thread was Locked or Deleted | If your thread needs to be locked or deleted for any reason, it may result in a punishment. |
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User broke another more severe rule, or has repeatedly had posts removed or locked. | Escalation to Higher Level offence. |
Off-Topic Threads/Comments | Posts must remain on the Topic of Fortnite. |
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User posts about a different unrelated video game or their personal life. | Warning or Thread Locked or Removed |
Polls | Polls should not be repetitive or Off Topic |
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User makes a post about two factions in game and which is better. | Warning or Thread Locked or Removed |
Level 2 Offenses
These are a list of offences that will result in punishment, and are more severe than Level 1 rules. These rules are less lenient.
All violations below are for singular offences and will result in a Level 3 Offense if repeated. Many rules are also exclusive to the Wiki or Discussions, and can be identified by Exceptions.
If the Offense is committed by a user which has made no other edits or Discussion posts, the ban will be more severe.
If the Max Punishment dictates severe or not severe, any time can be put in place if the staff sees fit between the two lengths.
Rule Violation | Description | Exceptions | Example | Max Punishment |
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Gibberish | Adding content to Wiki articles which are incomprehensible or have no merit. The offence scales greatly with severity. |
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Adding a series of random letters to a page, or adding trivia with very poor english. | Infinite Ban if severe. 3 Months if not. |
False Information | Adding content to Wiki articles or Discussions posts which is intended to mislead users. |
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Saying that an Outfit was in the item shop when it was a known Battle Pass skin. | Warning |
Edit Warring | Repeatedly undoing another user's edits on a page. This will apply to the user who is decided by staff. |
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Undoing a user's edit when they are speculating about the game's Lore. | Infinite Ban if severe, 7 day if not. |
Weapon Trivia | Violating the Weapon Trivia guidelines. |
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Adding that a weapon is not based on a generic weapon, but a niche indistinguishable version of it. | Warning |
Inappropriate behavior or harassment | Harassing other users by swearing, spamming or being aggressive. |
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Telling a user to kill themselves. | Infinite Ban if severe, 7 day if not. |
Level 3 Offenses
These are a list of offences that will result in punishment, and are more severe than other rules. These rules are not lenient.
All violations below are for singular offences and will result in severe punishment or a permanent ban if repeated. Many rules are also exclusive to the Wiki or Discussions, and can be identified by Exceptions.
If the Offense is committed by a user which has made no other edits or Discussion posts, the ban will be more severe.
If the Max Punishment dictates severe or not severe, any time can be put in place if the staff sees fit between the two lengths.
Rule Violation | Description | Exceptions | Example | Max Punishment |
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Removing Mass Content | Erasing entire paragraphs of content without good reason. |
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Deleting an entire table from a list of items. | Infinite Ban if severe. 3 Months if not. |
Pornography | Discussion or images of adult content. |
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Posting an NSFW image. | Infinite Ban in a majority of cases. |
Impersonation and Alternate accounts | Creating multiple accounts to impersonate another user, or evade a ban. |
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Making an account with a similar name and profile picture to a staff member.
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Infinite Ban of alternate account.
Up to Infinite Ban for main account. |
Age Requirement | Users must be 13 or over to use FANDOM. |
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User is 12 years old, or tells others they are under 13. | Infinite Ban in all cases. |
Fortnite EULA-breaking | Breaking Fortnite's EULA rules. |
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Promoting free Fortnite currency, gifting, gift cards, etc | Infinite Ban in all cases. |