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:''See also: [[ | :''See also: [[Linguifex:Policy]]'' | ||
This is the '''General policy''' of the Conlang Wiki which details the general and conduct guidelines of this wiki. All policies are cross-referencing and may be referred to in discussion. | This is the '''General policy''' of the Conlang Wiki which details the general and conduct guidelines of this wiki. All policies are cross-referencing and may be referred to in discussion. | ||
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<li>No ownership of articles</li> | <li>No ownership of articles</li> | ||
*Although you retain some rights | *Although you retain some rights to the pages you create and edit, they effectively belong to the community. Others can and often do mercilessly edit "your" material. | ||
*You do however have the "spiritual" right to your own language or article, and if you want other people to rafrain from editing it, signal it clearly. Thus, any editing falls under the [[Conlang:Policy#Conduct|conduct]] guidelines. | *You do however have the "spiritual" right to your own language or article, and if you want other people to rafrain from editing it, signal it clearly. Thus, any editing falls under the [[Conlang:Policy#Conduct|conduct]] guidelines. | ||
*You also maintain the rights to your language according to [[Linguifex:Copyrights]]. | |||
<li>Always edit in [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Assume good faith|good faith]].</li> | <li>Always edit in [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Assume good faith|good faith]].</li> | ||
:*All your contribution to this wiki and other users' pages should always be made in good faith. | :*All your contribution to this wiki and other users' pages should always be made in good faith. | ||
:*Do not vandalise or insult other users' articles | :*Do not vandalise or insult other users' articles. | ||
<li>General</li> | <li>General</li> | ||
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<li>No edit warring</li> | <li>No edit warring</li> | ||
*If someone challenges your edits, discuss it with them and [[ | *If someone challenges your edits, discuss it with them and [[Linguifex:General policy#Conduct|seek a compromise]], or seek dispute resolution. Do not start fights over competing views and versions. Reverting any part of any single page repeatedly, or even once if long-term edit-warring is apparent, can result in a block on your account. | ||
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**Contact the administrators if a matter cannot be solved by means of consensus. | **Contact the administrators if a matter cannot be solved by means of consensus. | ||
<li> | <li>Constructiveness</li> | ||
*Be constructive in the critique of languages or articles to promote a good community and to not discourage others from editing. Everyones help is valued and appriciated. | *Be constructive in the critique of languages or articles to promote a good community and to not discourage others from editing. Everyones help is valued and appriciated. | ||
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*:There is no official dialect or accent of the English language explicitly established, thus any dialect may be used on all articles. | *:There is no official dialect or accent of the English language explicitly established, thus any dialect may be used on all articles. | ||
:It is therefore desireable if the editors by common sense restrict the usage of words that might be unintelligible for other users. | :It is therefore desireable if the editors by common sense restrict the usage of words that might be unintelligible for other users. | ||
:Please note, however, that the currently prevalent orthographical variant on this wiki is the British non-Oxford spelling. | :Please note, however, that the currently prevalent orthographical variant on this wiki is the British non-Oxford spelling and variations. | ||
<li>In accordance with conduct, a respectful and fair language is demanded.</li> | <li>In accordance with conduct, a respectful and fair language is demanded.</li> | ||
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==[[File:Deletion.png|75px]] Deletion== | ==[[File:Deletion.png|75px]] Deletion== | ||
:''See also: [[ | :''See also: [[Linguifex:Deletion policy]]'' | ||
This is a synopsis of the '''deletion policy's''' guidelines, with appropriate prefixes for referencing. | This is a synopsis of the '''deletion policy's''' guidelines, with appropriate prefixes for referencing. | ||
Reasons for deletion include, but are not limited to, the following (subject to the condition that improvement or deletion of an offending section, if practical, is preferable to deletion of an entire page): | Reasons for deletion include, but are not limited to, the following (subject to the condition that improvement or deletion of an offending section, if practical, is preferable to deletion of an entire page): | ||
: '''G:12; F:6'''. Copyright violations not in accordance with the [ | : '''G:12; F:6'''. Copyright violations not in accordance with the [[Linguifex:Copyrights]] | ||
: '''G:3'''. Vandalism, including inflammatory redirects, pages that exist only to disparage their subject, patent nonsense, or gibberish. | : '''G:3'''. Vandalism, including inflammatory redirects, pages that exist only to disparage their subject, patent nonsense, or gibberish. | ||
: '''G:11'''. Advertising or other spam without relevant content (but not an article about an advertising-related subject). | : '''G:11'''. Advertising or other spam without relevant content (but not an article about an advertising-related subject). | ||
: '''G:8'''. Inactivity of a personal constructed language. Revertion of deletions shall be petetioned to the [[ | : '''G:8'''. Inactivity of a personal constructed language. Revertion of deletions shall be petetioned to the [[Linguifex:Administrators|administrators]]. | ||
: '''T:1'''. Redundant or otherwise useless templates. | : '''T:1'''. Redundant or otherwise useless templates. | ||
: '''C:1'''. Categories representing overcategorisation. | : '''C:1'''. Categories representing overcategorisation. | ||
: '''F:1;2;6'''. Files or images that are unused, obsolete, or violate the Non-free policy. | : '''F:1;2;6'''. Files or images that are unused, obsolete, or violate the Non-free policy. | ||
*Any other use of the article, template, project, or user namespace that is contrary to the established separate policy for that [[ | *Any other use of the article, template, project, or user namespace that is contrary to the established separate policy for that [[Linguifex:Organisation|namespace]]. | ||
*Any other content not suitable for a wiki. | *Any other content not suitable for a wiki. | ||
[[Category:Meta]][[Category:Policy]] | [[Category:Meta]][[Category:Policy]] | ||