MSPA Wiki:Restricted information

While the purpose of the MS Paint Adventures Wiki is to document MS Paint Adventures, in some situations certain pieces of information may be prohibited, temporarily or permanently depending on the reason why it has been prohibited. As a general rule; if the information isn't from a source that is intended to be public then it probably shouldn't be added to the wiki.

Leaked information
Sometimes Andrew Hussie makes requests for art to use in Flash animations, while Andrew has made a habit of trying to give out as little information as possible in such requests it is possible that the information or the products created could give away details that Hussie does not intend to be known yet. Whether the leak is the result of deliberate action, accident, or of the artist's computer being compromised (something that could even happen to Andrew), out of respect to Hussie and the artists, any such information is prohibited until such time as it appears in-comic.

Official request
Sometimes some information may be known legitimately, but for whatever reason there may be a request to the community to try and prevent its distribution. In such cases we will honor such requests for as long as is appropriate.

For example: When Calliope was revealed, Hussie made a request to the fandom to not distribute the panel depicting her to avoid accidentally spoiling some readers. As part of his request he created a decoy panel depicting Calliope as a troll and requested that people distribute that instead. For a brief period after the reveal, the wiki used the decoy image in place of the actual image on Calliope's page.

Restricted access
Sometimes information will be given to only a limited audience with the intention of being made public later. In such cases the information's publication on the wiki will be restricted or forbidden until it is made public. This is not to be confused with published materials where the material is public even if accessibility is limited.

For example: Updates regarding the Homestuck Adventure Game are only made available to the backers of the game and are not public material, so use of updates regarding the game's development is highly restricted.