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(follow central policies; set scope to NetHack; merge Wikihack:FAQ; follow Project:image use policy; allow that not all users need to understand all templates and categories)
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''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.''
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''This is our policy page. If you need to change it, please edit the page and be reasonable.''
  
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=== Main policy ===
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== Policy ==
  
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; Follow central policies. : At the [[w:Wikicities|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:Wikicities copyrights|Wikicities copyrights]].
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; Follow Wikia policies where applicable.
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: 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.
  
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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 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.
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; Generally avoid adding spoilers or content written by someone else.
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: 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]].
  
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; 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".
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; The scope of this wiki is NetHack and its variants.
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: ''Main article: [[NetHackWiki:Scope|Scope]]''
  
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; Prefer consistent naming convention. : Name most pages with lowercase letters, like [[scroll of identify]], but use uppercase when necessary, as with [[Amulet of Yendor]]. Redirect acronyms like [[YAFM]] to pages like [[Yet Another Funny Message]]. However, [[identify]], [[scroll of identify]], and [[spellbook of identify]] can be three separate pages.
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; Observe the advice in the [[NetHackWiki:style guide|style guide]].
  
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; Use discussion and user pages appropriately. : Discussion pages are for talking in [[Meatball:ThreadMode|ThreadMode]]; user pages belong to a particular user.
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; Use discussion and user pages appropriately.
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: Discussion pages are for talking in [[Meatball:ThreadMode|ThreadMode]]; user pages belong to a particular user.
  
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; 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.
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=== Images ===
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; You can upload images and screenshots.
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: 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.
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; Prefer PNG for screenshots.
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; Tag your images with a license.
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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.
  
 
=== Lack of policy ===
 
=== Lack of policy ===
  
 
This wiki might develop other policy, but currently there is no policy in the following areas:
 
This wiki might develop other policy, but currently there is no policy in the following areas:
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* ''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]]."
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;There is no restriction on vanity pages, nor [[YANI]] pages.
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* ''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.
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: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.
  
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[[Category:Wikihack]]
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;There is little policy for point of view.
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: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.
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Latest revision as of 09:35, 25 December 2010

NetHackWiki


This is our policy page. If you need to change it, please edit the page and be reasonable.

Policy

Follow Wikia policies where applicable.
While NetHackWiki was hosted at Wikia, their central policies and 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, no single user owns this wiki, nor any article page, 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 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.
Main article: Scope
Observe the advice in the style guide.
Use discussion and user pages appropriately.
Discussion pages are for talking in ThreadMode; user pages belong to a particular user.

Images

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 log in to upload images; then you can use Upload file in the toolbox on the left.
Prefer PNG for screenshots.
Tag your images with a license.
For NetHack screenshots, the tag is {{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

This wiki might develop other policy, but currently there is no policy in the following areas:

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 objects or monsters 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.
There is little policy for point of view.
You might encounter neutral point of view, sympathetic point of view, or something else. As MeatballWiki describes it, "It is critical to understand that DocumentMode emphatically does not always mean NeutralPointOfView." However, the style guide contains some advice on tone.
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