The Sound's World Wiki uses a Notability Index to determine whether the user is notable enough to warrant their page. If you have 10 points, you are noteworthy enough to warrant your page. Exceptions may be made for notable people with less than 10 points. You will be grandfathered in if a change to these requirements reduces your notability score.
| Criteria | Score | Notes |
| Be a current or former member with Admin Perms or a Head Moderator | 10 | Does not stack with the other staff criteria. |
| Current or former server Moderator | 7 | Moderators do not automatically gain 10 points, as they are not all notable. Does not stack with the Trainee Moderator criteria. |
| Current or former server Trainee Moderator | 5 | This mainly applies to users promoted through Moderator Applications but didn't make it to the Moderator role. |
| Be a current or former SW Developer | 5 | |
| Level 70+ | 3 | This does not stack with "Be level 50+" |
| Level 50+ | 1 | |
| Former Art Poster or Artist | 3 | These are legacy roles that are unobtainable. |
| Current or former Giveaway Host | 2 | |
| Current or former Event Assistant and host at least 2 events | 2 | |
| Mentioned by Name in a SoundDrout Video | 1 | This doesn't include your name being present in chat, you have to be mentioned by name verbally. |
| Join date in 2019 or earlier | 3 | Does not stack with the either two join date criteria |
| Join date in 2020 or earlier | 2 | Does not stack with “Join date in 2021 or earlier” |
| Join date in 2021 or earlier | 1 | |
| Permanently banned from Sound's World | 4 | This includes things like predatory behavior and reaching 3 bans. Does not stack with "Banned from Sound's World." |
| Banned from Sound's World at any point | 3 | Bans that are not permanent. They don't need to be currently active. |
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Please don't start a page with a header. Instead, begin with a lead section that should be at most 255 characters when possible. The most important part of writing a lead section should be to sum up all of the main points that will be included in the article and not to provide too much specific information.
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When referencing dates on the wiki, use the "Month, Day, Year" format. For example, "December 26, 2004." If the exact day of an event is unknown, or when referencing a month as a whole, like with Staff Day, use the "Month Year" format. For example, "December 2004." Do not use shorthand such as Dec. 2004, 5/26/2004, 26/5/04, or anything else.
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Use SoundDrout's page for an example of proper formatting. Member Pages should be styled in a certain way to ensure consistency across the wiki. Member Pages should be styled with the info box on the top right containing the user's profile picture and "(name)'s Profile Picture" as the caption. The following is the table that will appear on all pages.
| Label | Data |
| Name | The member's full Discord name or display name. This is usually similar to their username. For case sensitivity, use the member's name for the style. |
| Username | The member's full discord username. This is always lowercase. |
| Discord ID | The member's 17-19 digit Discord ID. |
| Aliases | Other names that this member is frequently called, and possible alt accounts. |
| Status | The status of this member within Sound's World. Possible statuses: Staff Member, Member, Bot, Banned. Use Member even if they are no longer in the server. |
| Birth Date | The member's birth date. Use only if known with certainty. |
| Location | The member's real location. Their location is only as specific as their state or country, not their city. For example, stating that a user is from Florida, United States, would be allowed, while Miami, Florida, United States would be too specific and would not be allowed. |
Next, the page's main content must begin with appropriate content about the member. In some cases, this will be all you need. If a user has a long history or specific events worth detailing in greater detail, do so in a different section with its own header. This commonly happens to people with multiple-year histories, like SoundDrout. End each page with a "Trivia" header and appropriate section if the member in question has enough information to warrant this. Uploading photos and linking to them is permitted, but don't flood the page with images. Ensure all images are captioned appropriately.