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{{policyintro|type=guideline|summary=expectations of all users. Conduct rules and regulations are enforced by administrative action}} |
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==User, talk, forum and blog pages== |
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− | * '''User pages/sandboxes''': Pages in the "User" namespace are the property of the user they belong to. Users may edit their own as they see fit, so long as the content aligns with current |
+ | * '''User pages/sandboxes''': Pages in the "User" namespace are the property of the user they belong to. Users may edit their own as they see fit, so long as the content aligns with current policies. Users are not allowed to edit the user pages of others without permission, with the exception of rights holders making routine maintenance edits. |
− | * '''Be Accountable''': |
+ | * '''Be Accountable''': Administrators need easy access to a users' talk page history, therefore users are not allowed to remove comments from user talk pages or to blank them, other than to remove insults/harassment. User talk pages are covered by the edit war policy. Contact an administrator with concerns regarding talk page content and/or removal. Talk pages may be archived after 20 posts or 16kb of talk page content. |
* '''Don't spam''': Comments that are considered spam will be deleted by the staff. Examples of spam include one word posts, meaningless statements such as "Fallout ''x'' rocks/sucks" or random, nonsensical comments. |
* '''Don't spam''': Comments that are considered spam will be deleted by the staff. Examples of spam include one word posts, meaningless statements such as "Fallout ''x'' rocks/sucks" or random, nonsensical comments. |
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* '''Don't flame''': Comments intended to provoke other users (flamebait) or insulting them outright (flaming) will be deleted by the staff and may be grounds for blocking. |
* '''Don't flame''': Comments intended to provoke other users (flamebait) or insulting them outright (flaming) will be deleted by the staff and may be grounds for blocking. |
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==Discussion Boards and Discord conduct== |
==Discussion Boards and Discord conduct== |
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* The [https://fallout.fandom.com/f Discussion Boards] have their own conduct guidelines, overseen by [[Fallout Wiki:Administrators and moderators|Discussion Moderators]]. The policy can be found [[Fallout Wiki:Discussions forum guidelines|here]]. |
* The [https://fallout.fandom.com/f Discussion Boards] have their own conduct guidelines, overseen by [[Fallout Wiki:Administrators and moderators|Discussion Moderators]]. The policy can be found [[Fallout Wiki:Discussions forum guidelines|here]]. |
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* The Fallout Wiki community's chat functionality is hosted on [[Fallout Wiki:Discord|Discord]], information and rules pertaining to it are found [[Fallout Wiki:Discord|here]]. |
* The Fallout Wiki community's chat functionality is hosted on [[Fallout Wiki:Discord|Discord]], information and rules pertaining to it are found [[Fallout Wiki:Discord|here]]. |
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==Use of multiple accounts== |
==Use of multiple accounts== |
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− | * Using multiple accounts on the wiki is |
+ | * Using multiple accounts on the wiki is allowed. All secondary accounts must be identified by placing the {{tl|secondary account}} template in the body of the user page, linking to the primary account. This template cannot be obscured and the bio section cannot be used to declare additional accounts. |
* Bureaucrats may consider requests to have an additional or replacement account. |
* Bureaucrats may consider requests to have an additional or replacement account. |
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− | * Bans from one account |
+ | * Bans from one account carry over to all other accounts and the use of multiple accounts to evade chat bans or site blocks will result in immediate administrative action. |
* Use of multiple accounts to evade chat bans or site blocks will result in immediate administrative action. |
* Use of multiple accounts to evade chat bans or site blocks will result in immediate administrative action. |
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==Blocking== |
==Blocking== |
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− | <section begin="block" />Editors whose contributions are disruptive to the site or who fail to behave appropriately towards other contributors may be blocked. The following are guidelines for general cases. Blocks and their duration are at the discretion of Nukapedia's [[Fallout Wiki:Administrators and moderators|administrators]]. A non-exhaustive list of reasons and suggested durations follow below. Bans from Discord follow an [[Fallout Wiki:Discord|independent policy]] and current moderation log is maintained [[Fallout Wiki:Discord moderation|here]]. |
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− | * Violating [[Fallout Wiki:Policies and guidelines|site policies]] |
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==Plagiarism policy== |
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* [[Fallout Wiki:Article layout guideline]] |
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* [[Fallout Wiki:Templates]] |
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[[Category:Policies and guidelines]] |
[[Category:Policies and guidelines]] |
Revision as of 18:06, 7 June 2022
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For user conduct on Discord, see Fallout Wiki:Discord. |
This page contains Nukapedia's user conduct guideline. It describes expectations of all users. Conduct rules and regulations are enforced by administrative action. | |
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General
- Be bold: If you find something that can be improved, improve it and encourage others to do the same.
- Be polite: It's not only important what you say but also how you say it. Be civil when talking to other people and treat them with respect. This site is built on cooperation.
- Assume good faith: Do your best to assume that other editors are trying to help unless you have evidence to the contrary. Accidents happen, and not everybody has significant experience editing a wiki.
- Do not vandalize: Simply put, do not mess pages up on purpose. Blanking articles or sections, replacing content with nonsense or intentionally adding inaccurate information to articles is considered vandalism.
- Use edit summaries: Edit summaries are there to explain your changes and are mandatory. It helps with getting everybody on the same page and prevents conflicts with other editors when an explanation of changes made is listed.
- Feel free to leave messages on user talk pages: User talk pages are exempt from the rule above as it is their purpose to be edited by others. The general guidelines for talk pages above apply, with the exception that you are allowed to archive your talk page from time to time.
- Plagiarism: Do not copy the content of other sites and authors. If a site allows use of its content, reference it appropriately.
- Do not misuse article talk pages: Article talk pages are for the discussion of their respective topic and not for general conversation. Use Discussion Boards for the latter. Posts that do not pertain to discussion of an article itself may be deleted.
- Custom signatures: Custom signatures which are obtrusive are not allowed. The compounded images must be no larger than 40 pixels in width and 35 pixels in height. Using the "thumb" or "frame" options is not allowed.
Inter-User Conduct
- Comments of others: Editing or removing other user remarks on talk pages is not allowed.
- Sign comments: Add four tildes (~~~~) to the end of all of comments on talk and forum pages. Do not sign mainspace/articles.
- User conflicts: This rule is a simple conflict rule. If there is a user conflict and it is disrupting the wiki, it must be brought to the attention of an admin or bureaucrat if an admin is involved in the conflict.
- Do not edit war: Be ready to discuss your changes with others. If you disagree with another editor, discuss the issue either on user or article talk pages. Repeatedly reverting each other's changes ("edit warring") is bound to escalate the conflict instead of solving it. If you cannot reach a consensus, ask an uninvolved user to mediate. In general, if someone reverts an edit you made, you should not re-add it without reaching a consensus on the article's talk page. Consensus does not have to be reached in cases of disruptive editing.
Edit summaries
Edit summaries are there to explain your changes and are mandatory. It helps with getting everybody on the same page and prevents conflicts with other editors when an explanation of changes made is listed. A summary should not contain gibberish or nonsense. If an edit is likely to be contentious, the summary should not be pointlessly thin, such as "Bad", "Wrong", "Irrelevant", or other language which conveys no real usable information to any other editors visiting the page.
User, talk, forum and blog pages
- User pages/sandboxes: Pages in the "User" namespace are the property of the user they belong to. Users may edit their own as they see fit, so long as the content aligns with current policies. Users are not allowed to edit the user pages of others without permission, with the exception of rights holders making routine maintenance edits.
- Be Accountable: Administrators need easy access to a users' talk page history, therefore users are not allowed to remove comments from user talk pages or to blank them, other than to remove insults/harassment. User talk pages are covered by the edit war policy. Contact an administrator with concerns regarding talk page content and/or removal. Talk pages may be archived after 20 posts or 16kb of talk page content.
- Don't spam: Comments that are considered spam will be deleted by the staff. Examples of spam include one word posts, meaningless statements such as "Fallout x rocks/sucks" or random, nonsensical comments.
- Don't flame: Comments intended to provoke other users (flamebait) or insulting them outright (flaming) will be deleted by the staff and may be grounds for blocking.
- Don't be rude: Excessive rudeness to other posters (whether they are anonymous or not) is not welcome. Such comments will be deleted and may be grounds for blocking.
- Be readable: If your message can't be understood, it will be considered spam. Leetspeek does constitute unreadability.
Discussion Boards and Discord conduct
- The Discussion Boards have their own conduct guidelines, overseen by Discussion Moderators. The policy can be found here.
- The Fallout Wiki community's chat functionality is hosted on Discord, information and rules pertaining to it are found here.
Use of multiple accounts
- Using multiple accounts on the wiki is allowed. All secondary accounts must be identified by placing the
{{secondary account}}
template in the body of the user page, linking to the primary account. This template cannot be obscured and the bio section cannot be used to declare additional accounts. - Bureaucrats may consider requests to have an additional or replacement account.
- Bans from one account carry over to all other accounts and the use of multiple accounts to evade chat bans or site blocks will result in immediate administrative action.
- Use of multiple accounts to evade chat bans or site blocks will result in immediate administrative action.
Blocking
Editors whose contributions are clearly disruptive to the site or who fail to behave appropriately towards other contributors may be blocked. The possible reasons for blocking include (but are not limited to):
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These are just guidelines for usual cases. Blocks and their duration are generally up to the discretion of Nukapedia's administrators.
Plagiarism policy
As a trusted source of information, the wiki's content needs to be unique. The plagiarism policy serves to ensure all work is credited correctly.
Plagiarism policy |
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What is, and what is not, plagiarism? This is not to say you can't be inspired by it; maybe you saw something somewhere else that you thought might improve a page. By all means, feel free to bring that to the wiki, but make sure its your own work and written in your own words, and if you can improve and develop the idea further. Sometimes you may have to use other people's words and work. Here are some (but not all) situations where this is acceptable:
What happens if I break the rules
What happens if I see someone who breaks the rule, or I suspect content has been copied?
Point of contact The PPOC may investigate issues directly or may ask a fellow member of the admin team to handle an issue. If the PPOC hasn't replied to a talk page comment in one week's time, any admin is free to take the lead. |
See also
- Fallout Wiki:Editing guideline
- Fallout Wiki:Content policy
- Fallout Wiki:Article layout guideline
- Fallout Wiki:Templates
Policy vote forum overview | |
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Guideline | User conduct guideline |
Amendment 1 | Comment policy · Vote · 18 January 2011 · 4-3 |
Amendment 2 | Talk page blanking · discussion · Vote · 11 March 2012 · 16-4-1 |
Amendment 3 | Signature image size · Discussion · Vote · 24 January 2013 · 8-3-0 |
Amendment 4 | Multiple accounts · Discussion · Vote · 15 June 2013 · 8-2 |
Amendment 5 | Article talk pages · Discussion · Vote · 15 October 2013 · 8-2-1 |
Amendment 6 | Plagiarism enforcement · Vote · 27 August 2015 · 13-0-0 |
Amendment 7 | Mandatory edit summaries · Vote · 8 October 2021 · 18-10-2 |
Amendment 8 | Editing user and talk pages · Discussion · Vote · 8 April 2022 · 11-0-0 |
Amendment 9 | Multiple accounts and block carryover · Discussion · Vote · 8 April 2022 · 11-0-0 |
Related topics | Administration policy |