Category Rules

These are the site's rules and guidelines in regards to categorizing articles, as well as details on special categories, adding categories, etc. Please read the Guidelines for more information.

 Do not create or use any categories that are not the following...
 * NSFW: Pastas that are not appropriate to view at work, school, or any public places MUST have this category. This includes gore, suggestive themes, vulgar language, violence, etc.
 * Games: Pastas related to game play should be marked with this category.
 * Poetry: This category should be added to any pastas written as a poem.
 * Videos: For pastas with videos in them.
 * Files: For pastas with pictures/screenshots in them.
 * Entities: Any pastas containing entities.
 * Site Based: For site based pastas, of course.
 * Unfinished: Any pastas that are unfinished MUST be marked with this category so that admins can review and manage them.
 * Romance: When there's romance in a pasta, you have a category for it.
 * Mystery: A category for pastas in which usually crime scenes or investigations take place.
 * Paranormal: Pastas containing paranormal events or characters, such as witches, ghosts, zombies, etc should have this category.
 * Sad Endings: For pastas that have sad endings or characters who are sad at the ending of the story.
 * Shock Endings: Usually a plot twist; if the pasta has an unexpectended ending or if it's ending is different than the rest of the story, this category is the perfect description.
 * Glitches/Exploits: A category for pastas containing glitches or exploits.
 * Marked for review: This category must ONLY be used for pastas that are of low quality - multiple spelling/typographical errors, wall of text, misuse of homophones, punctual errors, etc.
 * Marked for deletion: This category must ONLY be used for pastas that are of low quality and cannot be fixed; usually pastas that are considerable for deletion in the future.

It is preferred you do not use subjective or unneeded categories such as the following listed below
 * Dumb
 * Crap
 * Weird
 * Cringe
 * Creepy
 * Boring
 * Stupid
 * Annoying
 * Funny/Hilarious
 * Fiction/Nonfiction


 * Anyone can add Marked for Review.
 * Marked for Review should only be tagged under pages that have multiple spelling/grammatical errors, wall-of-texts, and/or stories that do not meet the Quality Standards.
 * Delete Now should only be tagged under pages that are Trollpastas, have very low quality, are blacklisted subjects, and/or contain numerous clichés that are indefensible/not used properly.

=== Marked for Review ===


 * The Marked for Review category is  not  to be added just because you don't like the pasta.


 * It must have at least enough errors that you can't edit it.


 * If you can fix it, fix it. If you can't, add the category and it will be reviewed by an administrator or RCaDC member.


 * If you are unsure about the quality, whether it is good or bad, add this category and an admin/RCaDC member will check it. Admins can add the category, if they are uncertain if it's worthy or not.


 * You may not remove Marked for Review from your own pasta. Doing so will result in a one-day ban.


 * If it is a trollpasta, or seems to be one but you are unsure, feel free to mark the article for review.


 * You may only remove the M4R category if you are certain that the article is fixed of its errors. If you are unsure, leave the category alone.

Delete Now

 * Only add the category only under these circumstances


 * If the article's quality is poor.


 * If the article is unfinished.


 * If the article is a wall-of-text.


 * If the article is filled with Clichés.
 * If you are certain that the page you are marking is a re-upload of a page.

Other Rules

 * Meta, Admin, and Site Rules are Admin-Only categories. If you are not an admin and you add these, you will receive a warning on your talk-page. If you ignore the warning, it will result in a three-day block.