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New page to consolidate the disparate policies within Tenth Fleet Wiki (the various pages which contain the <nowiki>{{policy}}</nowiki>) template.  
New page to consolidate & sort the various policy pages floating around within Tenth Fleet Wiki (the various pages which contain the <nowiki>{{policy}}</nowiki>) template. The sorting/grouping scheme mirrors Wikipedia's key [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Wikipedia_policies_and_guidelines policies and guidelines] found on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines policies and guidelines page].
 
The Policies and Guidelines are displayed here to act as a well-established & time-tested set of defined principles of rules & best practiced to serve as guidance as Tenth Fleet Wiki is establishing their own. Wikipedia's model(s) do not dictate Policy or Guidelines of Tenth Fleet Wiki, but the inclusion of the broad concepts on this pageserve to give establish direction & organization for TFW as it discovers it's own set of Rules and Best Practices, and to illustrate which areas of Policy or Guidelines TFW has not established for itself, yet (so we're not re-inventing the wheel again).
 
 
== Wikipedia's Key Policies and Guidelines ==
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines Wikipedia: Policies and guidelines
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars Wikipedia's Five Pillars]
# Wikipedia is an encyclopedia
# Wikipedia is written from a neutral point of view
# Wikipedia is free content that anyone can use, edit, and distribute
# Wikipedia editors should treat each other with respect and civility
# Wikipedia has no firm rules


== Policy Manual ==
* [[TenthFleet:Manual of Style]]
* [[TenthFleet:Introduction]]
* [[TenthFleet:Introduction]]
* [[TenthFleet:Policies and guidelines]]
* [[TenthFleet:Policies and guidelines]]
* [[TenthFleet:Cite your sources]]
; What constitutes a policy, and what constitutes a guideline?
* [[TenthFleet:Copyrights]]
As per Wikipedia's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_policies_and_guidelines#Terminology terminology], policy and guideline are defined as follows:
 
Policy
* A '''policy''' documents a rule or standard with wide acceptance among Wikipedia editors that all users should normally follow.
 
Guideline
* A '''guideline''' is a set of best practices that are supported by the consensus of Wikipedia editors. Editors should attempt to follow guidelines, though they are best treated with common sense. Occasional exceptions may apply. Naming conventions are considered guidelines.
 
These definitions are the standards used to determine where current and future policies and guidelines find themselves within this document, if they don't already fall within Wikipedia's key [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Wikipedia_policies_and_guidelines policies and guidelines] table.
 
== Basics ==
=== Policies ===
=== Guidelines ===
 
== Content ==
; (As defined by Wikipedia<nowiki>:</nowiki> "defines the scope of the encyclopedia and the material that is suitable for it")
=== Policies ===
=== Guidelines ===
 
== Conduct ==
; (As defined by Wikipedia<nowiki>:</nowiki> "describes how editors can successfully collaborate and what behavior is acceptable")
=== Policies ===
=== Guidelines ===
 
== Deletion ==
; (As defined by Wikipedia<nowiki>:</nowiki> "explains the processes by which pages, revisions, and logs may be deleted")
=== Policies ===
=== Guidelines ===
 
== Enforcement ==
; (As defined by Wikipedia<nowiki>:</nowiki> "explains the various means by which standards may be enforced")
=== Policies ===
=== Guidelines ===
 
== Editing ==
; (As defined by Wikipedia<nowiki>:</nowiki> "documents the various protocols about style and grouping")
* G (Editing) - [[TenthFleet:Find or fix a stub]]
* (Seems related to Stubs) - [[TenthFleet:Recommended changes]]
* (Seems related to Stubs) - [[TenthFleet:Pages needing attention]]
=== Policies ===
=== Guidelines ===
* [[TenthFleet:Editing guidelines|Editing Guidelines]]
* [[TenthFleet:Links to disambiguating pages|Links to disambiguation pages]]
* [[TenthFleet:Explain jargon|Explain jargon]]
* [[TenthFleet:Define and describe|Define and Describe]]
* [[TenthFleet:Make omissions explicit|Make omissions explicit]]
* [[TenthFleet:Make articles useful for readers|Make articles useful for readers]]
==== Style ====
* G (Editing/Style/Manual of Style) - [[TenthFleet:Build the web]]
* G (Akin to "Build the Web";Editing/Style/Manual of Style) - [[TenthFleet:Avoid making your articles orphans]]
* G (Editing/Style/Manual of Style) - [[TenthFleet:Orphan]]
* G (Editing/Style/Manual of Style) - [[TenthFleet:Avoid blanket statements]]
* G (Editing/Style/Manual of Style/???) - [[TenthFleet:Balance parts of a page]]
* G (Editing/Style/Manual of Style) - [[TenthFleet:Nitpick]]
* G (Editing/Style/Manual of Style) - [[TenthFleet:Inform and entertain]]
* G (Editing/Style/Manual of Style) - [[TenthFleet:Contribute what you know or are willing to learn about]]
* G (Editing/Style/Manual of Style) - [[TenthFleet:Don't include copies of primary sources]]
* G (Editing/Style/Manual of Style) - [[TenthFleet:Redirect]]
* G (Editing/Style/Manual of Style) - [[TenthFleet:Subpages]]
* G (Editing/Style/Manual of Style) - [[TenthFleet:Category sort keys]]
* G (Editing/Style/Manual of Style) - [[TenthFleet:External links]]
* G (Editing/Style/Manual of Style) - [[TenthFleet:Follow highlighting conventions]]
* G (Editing/Style/Manual of Style) - [[TenthFleet:Editing the main page]]
==== Classification ====
 
== Project Content ==
; (As defined by Wikipedia<nowiki>:</nowiki> "protocols related to administration")
=== Policies ===
=== Guidelines ===
 
== Tenth Fleet Wiki Policies  ==
; (As defined by Wikipedia<nowiki>:</nowiki> "official policies and statements of the Wikimedia Foundation")
=== Policies ===
 
 
 
== '''To Be Sorted''' ==
* P - [[TenthFleet:Resource policy]]
* P - [[TenthFleet:Always fill summary field]]
* P - [[TenthFleet:Sign your posts on talk pages]]
* P - [[TenthFleet:Log in before making drastic changes]]
* P - [[TenthFleet:Bots]]
* P - [[TenthFleet:Importing content]]
* G - [[TenthFleet:Naming conventions]]
* G - [[TenthFleet:Use common sense]]
* G - [[TenthFleet:Establish context]]
 
 
 
* (Not a Wikipedia policy or guideline; rather, explanatory) - [[TenthFleet:Perfection is not required]]
* (Not a Wikipedia policy or guideline; rather, explanatory) - [[TenthFleet:The Perfect Article]]
* [[TenthFleet:Most common faux pas]]
* [[TenthFleet:Most common faux pas]]
* [[TenthFleet:Always fill summary field]]
 
* [[TenthFleet:Naming conventions]]
== See Also ==
* [[TenthFleet:Disambiguation]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbI1rqRVq7c Wikipedia editing basics: Plagiarism and copyright violation]
* [[TenthFleet:Accounts]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/@wikipedia Wikipedia's Youtube Channel]
* [[TenthFleet:Manual of Style (headings)]]
 
* [[TenthFleet:Manual of Style (lists)]]
 
* [[TenthFleet:Be bold in updating pages]]
 
* [[TenthFleet:Use common sense]]
 
* [[TenthFleet:Check your facts]]
 
* [[TenthFleet:Establish context]]
== Table ==
* [[TenthFleet:Explain jargon]]
 
* [[TenthFleet:Define and describe]]
<br clear="all"><templatestyles src="Awards/styles.css" />
* [[TenthFleet:Make omissions explicit]]
{| class="tf-anav mw-collapsible"
* [[TenthFleet:Make articles useful for readers]]
|-
* [[TenthFleet:Build the web]]
! class="tf-anav-title" colspan=4 | [[TenthFleet:Policy_manual|Tenth Fleet Wiki Key Policies & Guidelines]]
* [[TenthFleet:Avoid making your articles orphans]]
|-
* [[TenthFleet:Avoid blanket statements]]
| class="tf-anav-group" | <span title="Policy">Basics</span>
* [[TenthFleet:Balance parts of a page]]
| class="tf-anav-list" | <span title="Policy">P</span>
* [[TenthFleet:Find or fix a stub]]
| class="tf-anav-list" style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | [[TenthFleet:Accounts|Accounts]] &middot; [[TenthFleet:Username|Username]] &middot; [[TenthFleet:Your user page|Your User page]]
* [[TenthFleet:Perfection is not required]]
|-
* [[TenthFleet:Nitpick]]
| class="tf-anav-group" rowspan=2 | <span title="The scope of Tenth Fleet Wiki, and suitable material for the wiki">Content</span>
* [[TenthFleet:Recommended changes]]
| class="tf-anav-list" | <span title="Policy">P</span>
* [[TenthFleet:Inform and entertain]]
| class="tf-anav-list" style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | [[TenthFleet:Content policy|Content Policy]] &middot; [[TenthFleet:Check your facts|Verifiability]] &middot; [[No original research]] &middot; [[TenthFleet:Point of view|Neutral point of view]] &middot; [[What Tenth Fleet Wiki is not]] &middot; [[Biographies of living persons]] &middot; [[TenthFleet:Copyrights|Copyright]] ([[Copyright violations]]) &middot; [[TenthFleet:File_use_policy|Image use]] &middot; [[Article titles]]
* [[TenthFleet:Contribute what you know or are willing to learn about]]
|-
* [[TenthFleet:Point of view]]
| class="tf-anav-list" | <span title="Guideline">G</span>
* [[TenthFleet:Don't include copies of primary sources]]
| class="tf-anav-list" style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | [[Notability]] &middot; [[Autobiographies]] &middot; [[TenthFleet:Cite your sources|Citing sources]] &middot; [[Reliable sources]] ([[Medicine]]) &middot; [[Do not include copies of lengthy primary sources]] &middot; [[Plagiarism]] &middot; [[Do not create hoaxes]] &middot; [[TenthFleet:Patent nonsense|Patent nonsense]] &middot; [[External links]] &middot; [[Writing articles with large language models]] ([[Removal of AI-generated content]]) &middot; [[LLM-assisted translation]]
* [[TenthFleet:The Perfect Article]]
|-
* [[TenthFleet:Etiquette]]
| class="tf-anav-group" rowspan=2 | <span title="Successful Editor collaboration, and acceptable behavior">Conduct</span>
* [[TenthFleet:No personal attacks]]
| class="tf-anav-list" | <span title="Policy">P</span>
* [[TenthFleet:Be considerate to new members]]
| class="tf-anav-list" style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | [[Civility]] &middot; [[TenthFleet:Strive for community solutions|Consensus]] &middot; [[Harassment]] &middot; [[TenthFleet:Dealing with vandalism|Vandalism]] &middot; [[Ignore all rules]] &middot; [[TenthFleet:No personal attacks|No personal attacks]] &middot; [[Ownership of content]] &middot; [[Edit warring]] &middot; [[Dispute resolution]] &middot; [[Sockpuppetry]] &middot; [[No legal threats]] &middot; [[Child protection]] &middot; [[Paid-contribution disclosure]]
* [[TenthFleet:Sign your posts on talk pages]]
|-
* [[TenthFleet:Strive for community solutions]]
| class="tf-anav-list" | <span title="Guideline">G</span>
* [[TenthFleet:Log in before making drastic changes]]
| class="tf-anav-list" style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | [[Assume good faith]] &middot; [[Conflict of interest]] &middot; [[Disruptive editing]] &middot; [[Do not disrupt Tenth Fleet Wiki to illustrate a point]] &middot; [[TenthFleet:Etiquette|Etiquette]] &middot; [[Gaming the system]] &middot; [[TenthFleet:Be considerate to new members|Please do not bite the newcomers]] &middot; [[Courtesy vanishing]] &middot; [[Responding to threats of harm]] &middot; [[Talk page guidelines Signatures]]
* [[TenthFleet:Dealing with vandalism]]
|-
* [[TenthFleet:Bans and blocks]]
| class="tf-anav-group" | <span title="Explanation of the processes in which pages, revisions, and logs may be deleted">Deletion</span>
* [[TenthFleet:Pages needing attention]]
| class="tf-anav-list" | <span title="Policy">P</span>
* [[TenthFleet:Deletion policy]]
| class="tf-anav-list" style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | [[TenthFleet:Deletion policy|Deletion policy]] &middot; [[Proposed deletion (Biographies)]] &middot; [[Speedy deletion]] &middot; [[Attack page]] &middot; [[Oversight]] &middot; [[Revision deletion]]
* [[TenthFleet:Protection policy]]
|-
* [[TenthFleet:Content policy]]
| class="tf-anav-group" | <span title="Explanation of the various ways TFW's standards are enforced">Enforcement</span>
* [[TenthFleet:Resource policy]]
| class="tf-anav-list" | <span title="Policy">P</span>
* [[TenthFleet:File use policy]]
| class="tf-anav-list" style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | [[TenthFleet:Bans and blocks]] &middot; [[Administrators]] &middot; [[Banning]] &middot; [[Blocking]] &middot; [[TenthFleet:Protection policy|Page protection]]
* [[TenthFleet:Editing guidelines]]
|-
* [[TenthFleet:Bots]]
| class="tf-anav-group" rowspan="4" | <span title="Various protocols regarding style and grouping">Editing</span>
* [[TenthFleet:Patent nonsense]]
| class="tf-anav-list" | <span title="Policy">P</span>
* [[TenthFleet:Username]]
| class="tf-anav-list" style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | [[Editing Policy]]
* [[TenthFleet:Your user page]]
|-
* [[TenthFleet:Redirect]]
| class="tf-anav-list" rowspan="3" | <span title="Guideline">G</span>
* [[TenthFleet:Subpages]]
| class="tf-anav-list" style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | [[Article size]] ([[Summary style]]) &middot; [[TenthFleet:Be bold in updating pages|Be bold]] &middot; [[TenthFleet:Disambiguation|Disambiguation]] &middot; [[Hatnotes]] &middot; [[Broad-concept article]] &middot; [[Understandability]]
* [[TenthFleet:Category sort keys]]
|-
* [[TenthFleet:External links]]
| class="tf-anav-group" | Style
* [[TenthFleet:Follow highlighting conventions]]
| class="tf-anav-list" style="text-align:left;" | [[TenthFleet:Manual_of_Style|Manual of Style Contents]] &middot; [[Accessibility]] &middot; [[Dates and numbers]] &middot; [[TenthFleet:Manual of Style (headings)|Headings]] &middot; [[Images]] &middot; [[Layout]] &middot; [[Lead section]] &middot; [[Linking]] &middot; [[TenthFleet:Manual of Style (lists)|Lists]] &middot; [[TenthFleet:Manual of Style (tables)|Tables]] &middot; [[TenthFleet:Manual of Style (titles)|Titles]]
* [[TenthFleet:Inline templates]]
|-
* [[TenthFleet:Links to disambiguating pages]]
| class="tf-anav-group" | Classification
* [[TenthFleet:Orphan]]
| class="tf-anav-list" style="text-align:left;" | [[Categories, lists, and navigation templates]] &middot; [[Categorization]] &middot; [[Template namespace]] &middot; [[TenthFleet:Inline templates|Inline Templates]]
* [[TenthFleet:Manual of Style (tables)]]
|-
* [[TenthFleet:Manual of Style (titles)]]
| class="tf-anav-group" | <span title="Protocols related to Administration">Project Content</span>
* [[TenthFleet:Editing the main page]]
| class="tf-anav-list" | <span title="Guideline">G</span>
* [[TenthFleet:Privacy policy]]
| class="tf-anav-list" style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | [[Project namespace]] ([[WikiProjects]]) &middot; [[User pages]] ([[User boxes]]) &middot; [[Shortcuts]] &middot; [[TenthFleet:Subpages|Subpages]]
* [[TenthFleet:General disclaimer]]
|-
* [[TenthFleet:GDPR]]
| class="tf-anav-group" | <span title="Official policies and statements of Tenth Fleet Wiki">TFW Policies</span>
* [[TenthFleet:Importing content]]
| class="tf-anav-list" | <span title="Policy">P</span>
| class="tf-anav-list" style="text-align:left;" colspan=2 | [[Universal Code of Conduct]] &middot; [[Terms of Use]] &middot; [[List of policies]] &middot; [[Friendly space policy]] &middot; [[TenthFleet:GDPR|European Union's GDPR]] &middot; [[Licensing and copyright]] &middot; [[TenthFleet:Privacy_policy|Privacy policy]] &middot; [[TenthFleet:General disclaimer|General disclaimer]]
|-
! class="tf-anav-exit" colspan=4 | [[TenthFleet:Policies and guidelines|Policies &amp; Guidelines]] &middot; [[List of all policies and guidelines]] (P: [[List of policies]] G: [[List of guidelines]]) [[Summaries of values and principles]]
|}

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📖 PolicyThis page describes one of the policies and guidelines of the Tenth Fleet Wiki. Please read it to familiarize yourself with our common practices and rules. Questions or suggestions can be raised on the talk page.

New page to consolidate & sort the various policy pages floating around within Tenth Fleet Wiki (the various pages which contain the {{policy}}) template. The sorting/grouping scheme mirrors Wikipedia's key policies and guidelines found on the policies and guidelines page.

The Policies and Guidelines are displayed here to act as a well-established & time-tested set of defined principles of rules & best practiced to serve as guidance as Tenth Fleet Wiki is establishing their own. Wikipedia's model(s) do not dictate Policy or Guidelines of Tenth Fleet Wiki, but the inclusion of the broad concepts on this pageserve to give establish direction & organization for TFW as it discovers it's own set of Rules and Best Practices, and to illustrate which areas of Policy or Guidelines TFW has not established for itself, yet (so we're not re-inventing the wheel again).


Wikipedia's Key Policies and Guidelines

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines Wikipedia: Policies and guidelines Wikipedia's Five Pillars

  1. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia
  2. Wikipedia is written from a neutral point of view
  3. Wikipedia is free content that anyone can use, edit, and distribute
  4. Wikipedia editors should treat each other with respect and civility
  5. Wikipedia has no firm rules
What constitutes a policy, and what constitutes a guideline?

As per Wikipedia's terminology, policy and guideline are defined as follows:

Policy

  • A policy documents a rule or standard with wide acceptance among Wikipedia editors that all users should normally follow.

Guideline

  • A guideline is a set of best practices that are supported by the consensus of Wikipedia editors. Editors should attempt to follow guidelines, though they are best treated with common sense. Occasional exceptions may apply. Naming conventions are considered guidelines.

These definitions are the standards used to determine where current and future policies and guidelines find themselves within this document, if they don't already fall within Wikipedia's key policies and guidelines table.

Basics

Policies

Guidelines

Content

(As defined by Wikipedia: "defines the scope of the encyclopedia and the material that is suitable for it")

Policies

Guidelines

Conduct

(As defined by Wikipedia: "describes how editors can successfully collaborate and what behavior is acceptable")

Policies

Guidelines

Deletion

(As defined by Wikipedia: "explains the processes by which pages, revisions, and logs may be deleted")

Policies

Guidelines

Enforcement

(As defined by Wikipedia: "explains the various means by which standards may be enforced")

Policies

Guidelines

Editing

(As defined by Wikipedia: "documents the various protocols about style and grouping")

Policies

Guidelines

Style

Classification

Project Content

(As defined by Wikipedia: "protocols related to administration")

Policies

Guidelines

Tenth Fleet Wiki Policies

(As defined by Wikipedia: "official policies and statements of the Wikimedia Foundation")

Policies

To Be Sorted


See Also



Table


Tenth Fleet Wiki Key Policies & Guidelines
Basics P Accounts · Username · Your User page
Content P Content Policy · Verifiability · No original research · Neutral point of view · What Tenth Fleet Wiki is not · Biographies of living persons · Copyright (Copyright violations) · Image use · Article titles
G Notability · Autobiographies · Citing sources · Reliable sources (Medicine) · Do not include copies of lengthy primary sources · Plagiarism · Do not create hoaxes · Patent nonsense · External links · Writing articles with large language models (Removal of AI-generated content) · LLM-assisted translation
Conduct P Civility · Consensus · Harassment · Vandalism · Ignore all rules · No personal attacks · Ownership of content · Edit warring · Dispute resolution · Sockpuppetry · No legal threats · Child protection · Paid-contribution disclosure
G Assume good faith · Conflict of interest · Disruptive editing · Do not disrupt Tenth Fleet Wiki to illustrate a point · Etiquette · Gaming the system · Please do not bite the newcomers · Courtesy vanishing · Responding to threats of harm · Talk page guidelines Signatures
Deletion P Deletion policy · Proposed deletion (Biographies) · Speedy deletion · Attack page · Oversight · Revision deletion
Enforcement P TenthFleet:Bans and blocks · Administrators · Banning · Blocking · Page protection
Editing P Editing Policy
G Article size (Summary style) · Be bold · Disambiguation · Hatnotes · Broad-concept article · Understandability
Style Manual of Style Contents · Accessibility · Dates and numbers · Headings · Images · Layout · Lead section · Linking · Lists · Tables · Titles
Classification Categories, lists, and navigation templates · Categorization · Template namespace · Inline Templates
Project Content G Project namespace (WikiProjects) · User pages (User boxes) · Shortcuts · Subpages
TFW Policies P Universal Code of Conduct · Terms of Use · List of policies · Friendly space policy · European Union's GDPR · Licensing and copyright · Privacy policy · General disclaimer
Policies & Guidelines · List of all policies and guidelines (P: List of policies G: List of guidelines) Summaries of values and principles