NetHackWiki:Policy - Revision history

Furey: /* Lack of policy */ replace a wikinfo:xxx link with an archive capture. wikinfo is derelict.

2024-06-21T03:40:27Z

‎Lack of policy: replace a wikinfo:xxx link with an archive capture. wikinfo is derelict.

Ilmari Karonen: rewrite the Wikia policy section to say that Wikia policies no longer bind us but should be followed where they make sense; improvements welcome

2010-12-25T09:35:53Z

rewrite the Wikia policy section to say that Wikia policies no longer bind us but should be followed where they make sense; improvements welcome

Tjr: /* NetHackWiki versus NetHackWiki */ delete unneeded section

2010-12-21T21:40:36Z

‎NetHackWiki versus NetHackWiki: delete unneeded section

Tjr: Text replace - "Wikihack" to "NetHackWiki"

2010-11-11T19:15:32Z

Text replace - "Wikihack" to "NetHackWiki"

Tjr: Text replace - "NethackWiki" to "NetHackWiki"

2010-11-11T18:05:50Z

Text replace - "NethackWiki" to "NetHackWiki"

Tjr: s/Wikihack/NethackWiki/ ; don't use old brand anymore

2010-10-31T21:19:59Z

s/Wikihack/NethackWiki/ ; don't use old brand anymore

Jayt: cleanup

2006-10-02T20:11:30Z

cleanup

Kernigh: Move the Wikihack:Image use policy here, and try to change it to manage the current situation with Wikihack's images.

2006-09-02T21:25:29Z

Move the Wikihack:Image use policy here, and try to change it to manage the current situation with Wikihack's images.

Jayt: /* Main policy */ observe the style guide

2006-06-25T19:17:47Z

‎Main policy: observe the style guide

Jayt: /* Lack of policy */ make sure YANIs are marked as such

2006-06-05T19:31:23Z

‎Lack of policy: make sure YANIs are marked as such

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 ;There is little policy for point of view.
-:You might encounter [[MetaWikipedia:neutral point of view|neutral point of view]], [[Wikinfo:sympathetic point of view|sympathetic point of view]], or something else. As MeatballWiki describes it, "It is critical to understand that [[Meatball:DocumentMode|DocumentMode]] ''emphatically'' does '''not''' always mean [[Meatball:NeutralPointOfView|NeutralPointOfView]]." However, the [[NetHackWiki:Style guide|style guide]] contains some advice on tone.
+:You might encounter [[MetaWikipedia:neutral point of view|neutral point of view]], [https://web.archive.org/web/20120324091035/http://www.wikinfo.org/index.php/Wikinfo:Sympathetic_point_of_view sympathetic point of view], or something else. As MeatballWiki describes it, "It is critical to understand that [[Meatball:DocumentMode|DocumentMode]] ''emphatically'' does '''not''' always mean [[Meatball:NeutralPointOfView|NeutralPointOfView]]." However, the [[NetHackWiki:Style guide|style guide]] contains some advice on tone.
 [[Category:NetHackWiki]]

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 == Policy ==
-; Follow central policies.
+; Follow Wikia policies where applicable.
-: At the [[w:Wikia|Central Wikia]] there are [[w:terms of use|terms of use]] and other policies. No single user owns this wiki, nor any article page; see [[w:Ownership|Ownership]]. Users shall not harass other users. Content that you upload to this wiki must be compatible with the GNU Free Documentation License (see [[w:Wikia copyrights|Wikia copyrights]]), unless it follows the rules on [[Project:Copyrights]].
+: While NetHackWiki was hosted at Wikia, their [[w:Community Central:Policies|central policies]] and [[w:terms of use|terms of use]] applied to us as well. The spirit (of the non-Wikia-specific parts) of those policies should, in general, still be followed, as they mostly describe reasonable rules for behavior on wikis in general. For example, [[w:Ownership|no single user owns this wiki]], nor any article page, [[w:terms of use#User Conduct|users shall not harass other users]], etc.  Of course, local practice and policy can and should override Wikia policies where appropriate.
 ; Generally avoid adding spoilers or content written by someone else.
-: If you ask for the author's permission to add it to NetHackWiki according to our [[Project:copyrights|copyrights]], then yes, you can add it. Otherwise, it is best to assume not. Try to link to other wikis instead of copying from them, and always give credit to any authors outside of NetHackWiki.
+: If you ask for the author's permission to add it to NetHackWiki according to our [[Project:copyrights|copyrights]], then yes, you can add it. Otherwise, it is best to assume not. Try to link to other wikis instead of copying from them, and always give credit to any authors outside of NetHackWiki. Content that you upload to this wiki must be compatible with the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license, unless it fits one of the specific exemptions on [[NetHackWiki:Copyrights]].
 ; The scope of this wiki is NetHack and its variants.

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 ; Tag your images with a license.
 : For NetHack screenshots, the tag is {{tl|NGPL}}; see [[Project:Templates]] for the other tags. If you do not know how to use the tags or cannot find the correct tag, state the license anyway.
 === Lack of policy ===

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 ; The scope of this wiki is NetHack and its variants.
-: ''Main article: [[Wikihack:Scope|Scope]]''
+: ''Main article: [[NetHackWiki:Scope|Scope]]''
-; Observe the advice in the [[Wikihack:style guide|style guide]].
+; Observe the advice in the [[NetHackWiki:style guide|style guide]].
 ; Use discussion and user pages appropriately.
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 : For NetHack screenshots, the tag is {{tl|NGPL}}; see [[Project:Templates]] for the other tags. If you do not know how to use the tags or cannot find the correct tag, state the license anyway.
-=== NetHackWiki versus Wikihack ===
+=== NetHackWiki versus NetHackWiki ===
-Please refer to this wiki as NetHackWiki. "Wikihack" is only the namespace we cannot rename without staff intervention.
+Please refer to this wiki as NetHackWiki. "NetHackWiki" is only the namespace we cannot rename without staff intervention.
 === Lack of policy ===
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 ;There is little policy for point of view.
-:You might encounter [[MetaWikipedia:neutral point of view|neutral point of view]], [[Wikinfo:sympathetic point of view|sympathetic point of view]], or something else. As MeatballWiki describes it, "It is critical to understand that [[Meatball:DocumentMode|DocumentMode]] ''emphatically'' does '''not''' always mean [[Meatball:NeutralPointOfView|NeutralPointOfView]]." However, the [[Wikihack:Style guide|style guide]] contains some advice on tone.
+:You might encounter [[MetaWikipedia:neutral point of view|neutral point of view]], [[Wikinfo:sympathetic point of view|sympathetic point of view]], or something else. As MeatballWiki describes it, "It is critical to understand that [[Meatball:DocumentMode|DocumentMode]] ''emphatically'' does '''not''' always mean [[Meatball:NeutralPointOfView|NeutralPointOfView]]." However, the [[NetHackWiki:Style guide|style guide]] contains some advice on tone.
 [[Category:NetHackWiki]]

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 ; Generally avoid adding spoilers or content written by someone else.
-: If you ask for the author's permission to add it to NethackWiki according to our [[Project:copyrights|copyrights]], then yes, you can add it. Otherwise, it is best to assume not. Try to link to other wikis instead of copying from them, and always give credit to any authors outside of NethackWiki.
+: If you ask for the author's permission to add it to NetHackWiki according to our [[Project:copyrights|copyrights]], then yes, you can add it. Otherwise, it is best to assume not. Try to link to other wikis instead of copying from them, and always give credit to any authors outside of NetHackWiki.
 ; The scope of this wiki is NetHack and its variants.
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 ; You can upload images and screenshots.
-: However, if the images and screenshots will never be linked or used on a NethackWiki page, then do not upload them here. You need to [[Special:Userlogin|log in]] to upload images; then you can use [[Special:Upload|Upload file]] in the toolbox on the left.
+: However, if the images and screenshots will never be linked or used on a NetHackWiki page, then do not upload them here. You need to [[Special:Userlogin|log in]] to upload images; then you can use [[Special:Upload|Upload file]] in the toolbox on the left.
 ; Prefer PNG for screenshots.
@@ Line 29: / Line 29: @@
 : For NetHack screenshots, the tag is {{tl|NGPL}}; see [[Project:Templates]] for the other tags. If you do not know how to use the tags or cannot find the correct tag, state the license anyway.
-=== NethackWiki versus Wikihack ===
+=== NetHackWiki versus Wikihack ===
-Please refer to this wiki as NethackWiki. "Wikihack" is only the namespace we cannot rename without staff intervention.
+Please refer to this wiki as NetHackWiki. "Wikihack" is only the namespace we cannot rename without staff intervention.
 === Lack of policy ===
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 ;There is little policy for point of view.
 :You might encounter [[MetaWikipedia:neutral point of view|neutral point of view]], [[Wikinfo:sympathetic point of view|sympathetic point of view]], or something else. As MeatballWiki describes it, "It is critical to understand that [[Meatball:DocumentMode|DocumentMode]] ''emphatically'' does '''not''' always mean [[Meatball:NeutralPointOfView|NeutralPointOfView]]." However, the [[Wikihack:Style guide|style guide]] contains some advice on tone.
-[[Category:NethackWiki]]
+[[Category:NetHackWiki]]

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 == Policy ==
-; Follow central policies. : At the [[w:Wikia|Central Wikia]] there are [[w:terms of use|terms of use]] and other policies. No single user owns this wiki, nor any article page; see [[w:Ownership|Ownership]]. Users shall not harass other users. Content that you upload to this wiki must be compatible with the GNU Free Documentation License; see [[Project:Copyrights]] and [[w:Wikia copyrights|Wikia copyrights]].
+; Follow central policies.
-; Generally avoid adding spoilers or content written by someone else. : If you ask for the author's permission to add it to Wikihack according to our [[Project:copyrights|copyrights]], then yes, you can add it. Otherwise, it is best to assume not. Try to link to other wikis instead of copying from them, and always give credit to any authors outside of Wikihack.
+; Generally avoid adding spoilers or content written by someone else.
-; The scope of this [[wiki]] is ''[[NetHack]]'' and its variants. : ''See [[Wikihack:Scope]].''
+; The scope of this wiki is NetHack and its variants.
 ; Observe the advice in the [[Wikihack:style guide|style guide]].
-; Use discussion and user pages appropriately. : Discussion pages are for talking in [[Meatball:ThreadMode|ThreadMode]]; user pages belong to a particular user.
+; Use discussion and user pages appropriately.
 === Images ===
-; You can upload images and screenshots. : However, if the images and screenshots will never be linked or used on a Wikihack page, then do not upload them here. You need to [[Special:Userlogin|log in]] to upload images; then you can use [[Special:Upload|Upload file]] in the toolbox on the left.
+; You can upload images and screenshots.
-; Most of [[we|us]] use PNG for screenshots.
+; Prefer PNG for screenshots.
-; Tag your images with a license. : For NetHack screenshots, the tag is {{tl|NGPL}}; see [[Project:Templates]] for the other tags. If you do not know how to use the tags or cannot find the correct tag, state the license anyway.
+; Tag your images with a license.
 === Lack of policy ===
 This wiki might develop other policy, but currently there is no policy in the following areas:
-* ''There is policy for point of view.'' You might encounter [[MetaWikipedia:neutral point of view|neutral point of view]], [[Wikinfo:sympathetic point of view|sympathetic point of view]], or something else. As MeatballWiki describes it, "It is critical to understand that [[Meatball:DocumentMode|DocumentMode]] ''emphatically'' does '''not''' always mean [[Meatball:NeutralPointOfView|NeutralPointOfView]]."
+;There is no restriction on vanity pages, nor [[YANI]] pages.
-* ''There is no restriction on vanity pages, nor [[YANI]] pages.'' Thus, you can create a page about yourself (distinct from your user page), and you can invent new [[object]]s or [[monster]]s and write pages about them, though you must allow other users to edit these pages, and you should make it clear that these are YANIs, not part of [[vanilla]] NetHack.
+:Thus, you can create a page about yourself (distinct from your user page), and you can invent new [[object]]s or [[monster]]s and write pages about them, though you must allow other users to edit these pages, and you should make it clear that these are YANIs, not part of [[vanilla]] NetHack.
 [[Category:Wikihack]]

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 {{community}}
-''This is the current policy that Wikihack editor(s) tend to follow. If you need to change it, please edit the page and be reasonable.''
+''This is our policy page. If you need to change it, please edit the page and be reasonable.''
-=== Main policy ===
+== Policy ==
-; Follow central policies. : At the [[w:Wikia|Central Wikicity]] there are [[w:terms of use|terms of use]] and other policies. No single user owns this wiki, nor any article page; see [[w:Ownership|Ownership]]. Users shall not harass other users. Content that you upload to this wiki must be compatible with the GNU Free Documentation License; see [[Project:Copyrights]] and [[w:Wikia copyrights|Wikia copyrights]].
+; Follow central policies. : At the [[w:Wikia|Central Wikia]] there are [[w:terms of use|terms of use]] and other policies. No single user owns this wiki, nor any article page; see [[w:Ownership|Ownership]]. Users shall not harass other users. Content that you upload to this wiki must be compatible with the GNU Free Documentation License; see [[Project:Copyrights]] and [[w:Wikia copyrights|Wikia copyrights]].
 ; Generally avoid adding spoilers or content written by someone else. : If you ask for the author's permission to add it to Wikihack according to our [[Project:copyrights|copyrights]], then yes, you can add it. Otherwise, it is best to assume not. Try to link to other wikis instead of copying from them, and always give credit to any authors outside of Wikihack.
-; The scope of this [[wiki]] is ''[[NetHack]]'' and its variants. : It would be strange not to mention ''[[Slash'EM]]'' or other related games. Because of the scope, you can expect a page called [[magic]] to be about magic in NetHack; there is no need to disambiguate the page by calling it "magic (NetHack)" or "magic in NetHack".
+; The scope of this [[wiki]] is ''[[NetHack]]'' and its variants. : ''See [[Wikihack:Scope]].''
-; Observe the advice in the [[Wikihack:Style guide|Style Guide]].
+; Observe the advice in the [[Wikihack:style guide|style guide]].
 ; Use discussion and user pages appropriately. : Discussion pages are for talking in [[Meatball:ThreadMode|ThreadMode]]; user pages belong to a particular user.
-; For images, follow the [[Project:image use policy|image use policy]]. : Note that all images must have a license tag such as {{tl|NGPL}} for NetHack screenshots.
+=== Images ===
 === Lack of policy ===