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A large part of BS01 Wiki is accounts of members. This, of course, is a known fact. However, certain rules have to be put in place that ensure nobody is in danger of over-flooding voting for CotW, or over-editing an article, or anything else.

1. Make only ONE account. The only exception to this rule is if a family member wants to make an account for themselves. If this should occur, please inform a Staff Member beforehand so that the staff knows what is going on. Please look at Rule 3) for details.
2. If you have family, use separate emails. This will then allow us staff the opportunity to not mistake family for a single user with multiple accounts.
3. If you have family/someone who will be using the same IP, let us know in advance that this other member is a different person, NOT a duplicate account. Many a time people will throw excuses at us, like "this member was just signing on at my house" or "this is my little brother." Unfortunately we have no way to confirm that, so to get around this confusion, we have this rule. Tell us BEFORE someone using your same IP signs up. Otherwise, we have the right to call it a dupe and block that account.
4. Don't give out your passwords. You are responsible for your account, we cannot be held responsible for anyone getting on your account.
5. Don't lose your password (but if you happen to, tell us in advance so that we can reset it). Not only should you keep your password safe, but keep it remembered as well. It's a small pet-peeve that a member makes a dupe account simply because he/she forgets their former one. You should try at all costs to remember your password -- if you can't, write it down somewhere safe; whatever it takes. However, if you truly are just so absent-minded that you forget, contact one the General Managers or Swert and you can ask for your account's password to be resetted.
6. If you're on a shared computer, by all means log out. This is not a rule per say, it's just a friendly suggestion. Siblings have been known to pull pranks on older siblings to get them in trouble, but the owners and staff cannot always just ask ourselves whether or not it's a prank, or a legitimate assault on the Wiki. We take action when we see it. If you have a personal computer, and share it with no one, try to keep it locked or logged out from siblings, so they won't be tempted.
7. Don't take advantage of other users who are siblings. In other words, if your little brother signs in as Jaller001, and you're Takua001, and you voted for Takua in a CotW poll, don't use your little brother's account and also vote for Takua, he has a right to his account, just as you have a right to yours. We ask that ANY offense like this be reported to staff IMMEDIATELY.
8. NEVER create an account who's name is similar to that of a staff member. Failure to comply with this rule will result in an IMMEDIATE ban. The only exceptions to this rule are people who would like to use (for example, no offense to Bionicleman) "Bioniclewoman" or, perhaps "Swertz", which is fine. However, if you begin vandalizing, you'll be banned anyway. This rule goes into effect now.

By following these simple rules and guidelines, you will all feel safer and keep the Wiki safe.