TenthFleet:Policies and guidelines: Difference between revisions

The Tenth Fleet Wiki has some policies that have been proposed by the {{mp|Administrators}} and generally accepted by the members. Please read through the policies below to familiarize yourself with our common practices and rules. If you have any questions, suggestions, or complaints, please post them on the [[TRMN talk:Policies and guidelines|talk page]].

Remember that above all else, '''the Tenth Fleet Wiki is an encyclopedia'''.  It is a community that is solely devoted to the development of the organization's reference database; it is not a chat room or discussion forum.  The [[mediawikiwiki:Help:Talk pages|talk page]]s are specifically for discussing the writing of articles, and nothing else.

The following are general policies concerning the overall goals and functions of the Tenth Fleet Wiki:

*{{mp|Accounts}} – Who gets an account, what it means, etc.

*{{mp|Bots}} – bots on the Tenth Fleet Wiki

*{{mp|Content policy|Content}} and {{mp|Resource policy|resource}} policies – what we accept, and what we don't accept

*{{mp|Cite your sources}}

*{{mp|Copyrights}} – that unavoidable legalese

*{{mp|Importing content}} – reusing templates and pages from other wikis, done properly

*{{mp|Deletion policy}} – for when deleting pages becomes necessary

*{{mp|Etiquette}} – useful advice for when disagreements arise

*{{mp|File use policy}} – the rules for uploading files

*{{mp|Point of view}} – maintaining the proper POV in articles

*{{mp|Protection policy}}

*{{mp|Your user page}}

*{{mp|Redirect}} – the rules for using redirects

*{{mp|Recommended changes}} – a few changes to the default user preferences the Tenth Fleet Wiki recommends.

'''See also:''' {{mp|Most common faux pas}} for some useful information for newcomers.

*{{mp|Be bold in updating pages}}

*{{mp|Build the web}}

*{{mp|Contribute what you know or are willing to learn about}} (and create stubs responsibly)

*{{mp|Editing guidelines}} - a guide on how to edit articles, and how to style them

*{{mp|Make omissions explicit}}

*{{mp|Strive for community solutions}}

*{{mp|Use common sense}}

*[[mediawikiwiki:Help:What links here|What links here]]

*{{mp|Bans and blocks}}

*{{mp|Be considerate to new members}}

*{{mp|Log in before making drastic changes}}

*{{mp|No personal attacks}} (and move personal debates to email)

*{{mp|Sign your posts on talk pages}}

*{{mp|Username}}

*{{mp|Avoid blanket statements}}

* Use {{mp|category sort keys}} properly

*{{mp|Check your facts}}

*{{mp|Define and describe}} subjects

*{{mp|Establish context}} (instead of presuming too much knowledge)

*{{mp|Explain jargon}}

* Don't {{mp|nitpick}}

* Use {{mp|external links}} properly

*{{mp|Find or fix a stub|Find and fix stubs}}

*{{mp|Inform and entertain}} the readers

*{{mp|Make articles useful for readers}} (and consider the audience in writing)

* Remember that {{mp|perfection is not required}}

* Deal appropriately with {{mp|patent nonsense}}

* Use [[TenthFleet:Template|templates]] when appropriate

* Note {{mp|pages needing attention}}

*{{mp|Always fill summary field}}

*{{mp|Avoid making your articles orphans}}

*{{mp|Balance parts of a page}}

*{{mp|Category tree}} - guidelines on the use and creation of categories

*{{mp|Disambiguation}} - for potential article title conflicts

*{{mp|Don't include copies of primary sources}}

*{{mp|Follow highlighting conventions}}

*{{mp|Manual of Style}}

*{{mp|Naming conventions}} - how to name new articles

*{{mp|Subpages}}

*{{mp|Dealing with vandalism}}

*{{mp|Editing the main page}}

For day-to-day operations on the Tenth Fleet Wiki, enforcement can be handled by the general membership. Simply pointing out each other's mistakes (politely, of course) is generally sufficient.

For problem cases, the [[TenthFleet:Administrators|administrators]] may intervene and enforce a policy, or temporarily lock a page to let things cool down. In extreme and unusual cases, these administrators will step in to ban a user who has proven to be unusually disruptive.

*{{mp|Bans and blocks}}

*{{mp|Protection policy}}