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This wiki has its own policies, guidlines or rules and doesn't follow those of any other site. The policies of the |
This wiki has its own policies, guidlines or rules and doesn't follow those of any other site. The policies of the {{SITENAME}} are decided by a consensus of its users. The following are guidelines rather than rules. |
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==General guidelines for the |
== General guidelines for the {{SITENAME}} == |
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In no particular order: |
In no particular order: |
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* If you want something added or changed in the wiki, go ahead and do it. |
* If you want something added or changed in the wiki, go ahead and do it. |
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* Be constructive |
* Be constructive – if you don't like something, improve it. |
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* Be polite and friendly, help and encourage others to make constructive use of the wiki. |
* Be polite and friendly, help and encourage others to make constructive use of the wiki. |
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* For readability, try to keep articles concise and to the point, break up long sections of text. |
* For readability, try to keep articles concise and to the point, break up long sections of text. |
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* Try to bring new or original information to the wiki rather than just re-using something already elsewhere on the web. |
* Try to bring new or original information to the wiki rather than just re-using something already elsewhere on the web. |
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* Try to give references for what you write, so that it can be verified. |
* Try to give references for what you write, so that it can be verified. |
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* Don't write about what you're going to do, when you've done whatever the work can speak for itself. |
* Don't write about what you're going to do, when you've done whatever the work can speak for itself. |
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* Try not to link to external sites for more information when you could add the information to the page itself. |
* Try not to link to external sites for more information when you could add the information to the page itself. |
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* Don't just duplicate information from other sites without improving upon it. |
* Don't just duplicate information from other sites without improving upon it. |
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* Don't [[Help:Hotlinking|hotlink]] unless the other site explicitly allows it, even then try to avoid it. |
* Don't [[Help:Hotlinking|hotlink]] unless the other site explicitly allows it, even then try to avoid it. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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*[[Help:Article style]] |
* [[Help:Article style]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:56, 18 January 2020
This wiki has its own policies, guidlines or rules and doesn't follow those of any other site. The policies of the Synth DIY Wiki are decided by a consensus of its users. The following are guidelines rather than rules.
General guidelines for the Synth DIY Wiki
In no particular order:
- If you want something added or changed in the wiki, go ahead and do it.
- Be constructive – if you don't like something, improve it.
- Be polite and friendly, help and encourage others to make constructive use of the wiki.
- For readability, try to keep articles concise and to the point, break up long sections of text.
- Try to bring new or original information to the wiki rather than just re-using something already elsewhere on the web.
- Try to give references for what you write, so that it can be verified.
- Don't write about what you're going to do, when you've done whatever the work can speak for itself.
- Try not to link to external sites for more information when you could add the information to the page itself.
- Don't just duplicate information from other sites without improving upon it.
- Don't hotlink unless the other site explicitly allows it, even then try to avoid it.
- Don't infringe copyright.
Wikipedia's Help:Introduction to policies and guidelines and Simplified Ruleset give more information about the sort of things Policy should cover.