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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.

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

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")

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

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: "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

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

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
Content	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
Conduct	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

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+; (As defined by Wikipedia<nowiki>:</nowiki> "defines the scope of the encyclopedia and the material that is suitable for it")
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 == Conduct ==
+; (As defined by Wikipedia<nowiki>:</nowiki> "describes how editors can successfully collaborate and what behavior is acceptable")
 === Policies ===
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 == 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]]
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 == Project Content ==
+; (As defined by Wikipedia<nowiki>:</nowiki> "protocols related to administration")
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+; (As defined by Wikipedia<nowiki>:</nowiki> "official policies and statements of the Wikimedia Foundation")
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 ! class="tf-anav-title" colspan=4 | [[TenthFleet:Policy_manual|Tenth Fleet Wiki Key Policies & Guidelines]]
 |-
-| class="tf-anav-group" | Basics
+| class="tf-anav-group" | <span title="Policy">Basics</span>
-| class="tf-anav-list" | P
+| class="tf-anav-list" | <span title="Policy">P</span>
 | 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]]
 |-
-| class="tf-anav-group" rowspan=2 | Content
+| class="tf-anav-group" rowspan=2 | <span title="The scope of Tenth Fleet Wiki, and suitable material for the wiki">Content</span>
-| class="tf-anav-list" | P
+| class="tf-anav-list" | <span title="Policy">P</span>
 | 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]]
 |-
-| class="tf-anav-list" | G
+| class="tf-anav-list" | <span title="Guideline">G</span>
 | 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]]
 |-
-| class="tf-anav-group" rowspan=2 | Conduct
+| class="tf-anav-group" rowspan=2 | <span title="Successful Editor collaboration, and acceptable behavior">Conduct</span>
-| class="tf-anav-list" | P
+| class="tf-anav-list" | <span title="Policy">P</span>
 | 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]]
 |-
-| class="tf-anav-list" | G
+| class="tf-anav-list" | <span title="Guideline">G</span>
 | 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]]
 |-
-| class="tf-anav-group" | Deletion
+| class="tf-anav-group" | <span title="Explanation of the processes in which pages, revisions, and logs may be deleted">Deletion</span>
-| class="tf-anav-list" | P
+| class="tf-anav-list" | <span title="Policy">P</span>
-| 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]]
+| 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]]
 |-
-| class="tf-anav-group" | Enforcement
+| class="tf-anav-group" | <span title="Explanation of the various ways TFW's standards are enforced">Enforcement</span>
-| class="tf-anav-list" | P
+| class="tf-anav-list" | <span title="Policy">P</span>
 | 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]]
 |-
-| class="tf-anav-group" rowspan="4" | Editing
+| class="tf-anav-group" rowspan="4" | <span title="Various protocols regarding style and grouping">Editing</span>
-| class="tf-anav-list" | P
+| class="tf-anav-list" | <span title="Policy">P</span>
 | class="tf-anav-list" style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | [[Editing Policy]]
 |-
-| class="tf-anav-list" rowspan="3" | G
+| class="tf-anav-list" rowspan="3" | <span title="Guideline">G</span>
 | 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]]
 |-
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 | class="tf-anav-list" style="text-align:left;" | [[Categories, lists, and navigation templates]] &middot; [[Categorization]] &middot; [[Template namespace]] &middot; [[TenthFleet:Inline templates|Inline Templates]]
 |-
-| class="tf-anav-group" | Project Content
+| class="tf-anav-group" | <span title="Protocols related to Administration">Project Content</span>
-| class="tf-anav-list" | G
+| class="tf-anav-list" | <span title="Guideline">G</span>
 | class="tf-anav-list" style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | [[Project namespace]] ([[WikiProjects]]) &middot; [[User pages]] ([[User boxes]]) &middot; [[Shortcuts]] &middot; [[TenthFleet:Subpages|Subpages]]
 |-
-| class="tf-anav-group" | TFW Policies
+| class="tf-anav-group" | <span title="Official policies and statements of Tenth Fleet Wiki">TFW Policies</span>
-| class="tf-anav-list" | P
+| 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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Contents

Basics

Policies

Guidelines

Content

Policies

Guidelines

Conduct

Policies

Guidelines

Deletion

Policies

Guidelines

Enforcement

Policies

Guidelines

Editing

Policies

Guidelines

Style

Classification

Project Content

Policies

Guidelines

Tenth Fleet Wiki Policies

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See Also

Table

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Policies

Guidelines

Content

Policies

Guidelines

Conduct

Policies

Guidelines

Deletion

Policies

Guidelines

Enforcement

Policies

Guidelines

Editing

Policies

Guidelines

Style

Classification

Project Content

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Guidelines

Tenth Fleet Wiki Policies

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