The following statement was passed at a SpongeBob Universe staff meeting on October 3, 2012. The SpongeBob Universe Official Statement Summary: The Official Statement outlines several developments intended to help secure and meld together both the SpongeBob Wiki and SpongeBob Community as SpongeBob Universe is built up as an ecosystem. The Official Statement includes such policy proposals that will move into effect a single hierarchy as outlined by Andrew (AMK152) and Dylan (iDylan/tvguy347), approval for strict integration between both the Wiki and the Community, approval for the creation of the SpongeBob Universe founding document and official rules, as well as several other minor policies.