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Both. The entry is brought up here for publicity and is removed, and the user is noticed about it, so they would know there's such a rule in case they don't already.
Also note that cutting anything on the wiki without a reason (at least citing some policy) isn't allowed.
Edited by Amonimus TroperWall / WikiMagic CleanupYeah, I figured that cutting without a reason wasn't allowed.
When you say "here", where on the website is that?
My AO3 profile. Let sleeping cats lie and be cute and calming.Ah, gotcha. So this is a bit of a holler, I suppose? Thank you for the help.
I was concerned that doing that would, like, hang them out to dry, so to speak, and I don't want to make somebody feel targeted. But knowing the procedure for this is good.
My AO3 profile. Let sleeping cats lie and be cute and calming.Well, there was a recent argument that while Ask The Tropers is where reports go, we should "avoid making people uncomfortable even if they're breaking rules", so it'd be better practice instead of using names to link to when the entries were added in edit history and also PM the person that there's an open discussion about them.
TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup

I was told to come here for this question, so I hope it's not a dumb one:
How is the breaking of the "No Self-Recommendations" rule handled in Fanfic Recommendations? Like, if somebody posts a fanfic rec of their own fic, is the entry in question just cut with a provided reason for the entry being cut, or does the user in question also get a warning?
I figure that it's probably just the former, or maybe even cut without having to provide a reason(?) because a self-recommend isn't a big deal in comparison to active policy violations, but I figure that it's better to ask anyway. I just want to know if I can just go ahead and cut such an entry or if there's more of a procedure to it.
Edited by MagmaTeaMerry