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'''Policies''' are foundational principles of VassarWiki that contributors should always follow. Like everything on the wiki, they are established by community consensus.

== Build consensus ==

== Build and respect consensus ==

'''Disputes over content should be resolved through consensus-building on the relevant talk page.''' While voting can be utilized, it should not act as a replacement for discussion.

If you disagree with the outcome of a dispute, please respect the community's decision and move on. ~~At the same time, consensus can change; discussions~~ can be reopened if the facts have changed or ~~if sufficient time has passed to shift~~ community opinion.

If you disagree with the outcome of a dispute, please respect the community's decision and move on. A discussion can be reopened if the facts have changed, if novel arguments are presented, or community opinion has shifted.

While a dispute is ongoing, the page in question should remain at the ''status quo ante bellum''.<ref>Latin for "status quo before the conflict"</ref> If waiting for a discussion to play out is especially untenable (e.g. the content presents a legal issue), please [[VassarWiki:Reports|report]] the page and it will be dealt with by an [[VassarWiki:Administrators|administrator]]. Reverting back and forth, known as ''edit warring'', is not tolerated (even if you're right).

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'''It should be clear where content came from.'''

Source content with inline references<ref>Like this one!</ref> whenever possible.<ref group="help">To produce references with the Visual Editor, click the "Cite" button. On the Source Editor, click the book with a ribbon or write the reference content ~~between~~ <nowiki><ref></~~nowiki> and <~~nowiki></~~ref></nowiki~~>.</ref> Acceptable sources include reliable external publications, public statements from groups, or first-hand accounts from community members (including yourself). Citations don't have to be in any citation style, but you should hyperlink to relevant VassarWiki pages or external websites when possible.

Source content with inline references<ref>Like this one!</ref> whenever possible.<ref group="help">To produce references with the Visual Editor, click the "Cite" button. On the Source Editor, click the book with a ribbon or write the reference content within <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code> </ref> Acceptable sources include reliable external publications, public statements from groups, or first-hand accounts from community members (including yourself). Citations don't have to be in any citation style, but you should hyperlink to relevant VassarWiki pages or external websites when possible.

Sign all your messages on talk pages.<ref group="help">The Visual Editor does this for you automatically on talk pages. When in the Source Editor, you can add your signature with four tildes (~).</ref>

Sign all your messages on talk pages.<ref group="help">The Visual Editor does this for you automatically on talk pages. When in the Source Editor, you can add your signature with four tildes (<code>~</code>).</ref>

~~For each contribution you make, write a short edit summary when prompted; this helps readers navigate page histories.~~

For each contribution you make, write a short edit summary when prompted; this helps readers navigate page histories.

== Don't steal ==

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== Don't censor ==

'''VassarWiki is not censored.'''

'''VassarWiki is not censored.''' As a result of this principle, negativity towards any subject is allowed. Like all content, negative content should be sourced and written from a neutral point of view on encyclopedia pages. Information about living people is held to a higher standard than content about other subjects.

As a result of this principle, negativity towards any subject is allowed. Like all content, negative content should be sourced and written from a neutral point of view on encyclopedia pages.

Information about living people is held to a higher standard than content about other subjects.

== Respect privacy ==

'''Respect other people's privacy when including information ~~about them~~.'''

'''Respect other people's privacy when including information.'''

~~The identities~~ of individuals should not be included unless at least one of three criteria are met:

Identifying information of living individuals should not be included unless at least one of three criteria are met:

# the ~~identifying~~ information is unambiguously public and of nontrivial encyclopedic value (e.g. a speaker at Commencement)

# the information is unambiguously public and of nontrivial encyclopedic value (e.g. the name of a speaker at Commencement)

# the individual provides explicit permission for that context (e.g. they contribute the identifying information themself)

# ~~such documentation~~ would ~~have~~ little social consequence (e.g. the individual and their cohort are ~~no longer alive~~)

# the inclusion would result in little social consequence (e.g. the individual and their cohort are dead)

~~Requests~~ for the removal of identifying information must be fulfilled ~~when these criteria do not apply~~.

When none of these criteria apply, requests for the removal of identifying information must be fulfilled.

== Be a good person ==

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 '''Policies''' are foundational principles of VassarWiki that contributors should always follow. Like everything on the wiki, they are established by community consensus.
-== Build consensus ==
+== Build and respect consensus ==
 '''Disputes over content should be resolved through consensus-building on the relevant talk page.''' While voting can be utilized, it should not act as a replacement for discussion.
-If you disagree with the outcome of a dispute, please respect the community's decision and move on. At the same time, consensus can change; discussions can be reopened if the facts have changed or if sufficient time has passed to shift community opinion.
+If you disagree with the outcome of a dispute, please respect the community's decision and move on. A discussion can be reopened if the facts have changed, if novel arguments are presented, or community opinion has shifted.
 While a dispute is ongoing, the page in question should remain at the ''status quo ante bellum''.<ref>Latin for "status quo before the conflict"</ref> If waiting for a discussion to play out is especially untenable (e.g. the content presents a legal issue), please [[VassarWiki:Reports|report]] the page and it will be dealt with by an [[VassarWiki:Administrators|administrator]]. Reverting back and forth, known as ''edit warring'', is not tolerated (even if you're right).
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 '''It should be clear where content came from.'''
-Source content with inline references<ref>Like this one!</ref> whenever possible.<ref group="help">To produce references with the Visual Editor, click the "Cite" button. On the Source Editor, click the book with a ribbon or write the reference content between <nowiki><ref></nowiki> and <nowiki></ref></nowiki>.</ref> Acceptable sources include reliable external publications, public statements from groups, or first-hand accounts from community members (including yourself). Citations don't have to be in any citation style, but you should hyperlink to relevant VassarWiki pages or external websites when possible.
+Source content with inline references<ref>Like this one!</ref> whenever possible.<ref group="help">To produce references with the Visual Editor, click the "Cite" button. On the Source Editor, click the book with a ribbon or write the reference content within <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code> </ref> Acceptable sources include reliable external publications, public statements from groups, or first-hand accounts from community members (including yourself). Citations don't have to be in any citation style, but you should hyperlink to relevant VassarWiki pages or external websites when possible.
-Sign all your messages on talk pages.<ref group="help">The Visual Editor does this for you automatically on talk pages. When in the Source Editor, you can add your signature with four tildes (~).</ref>
+Sign all your messages on talk pages.<ref group="help">The Visual Editor does this for you automatically on talk pages. When in the Source Editor, you can add your signature with four tildes (<code>~</code>).</ref>
-For each contribution you make, write a short edit summary when prompted; this helps readers navigate page histories.
+For each contribution you make, write a short edit summary when prompted; this helps readers navigate page histories.
 == Don't steal ==
 {{See also|VassarWiki:Disclaimer}}
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 == Don't censor ==
-'''VassarWiki is not censored.'''
+'''VassarWiki is not censored.''' As a result of this principle, negativity towards any subject is allowed. Like all content, negative content should be sourced and written from a neutral point of view on encyclopedia pages. Information about living people is held to a higher standard than content about other subjects.
-As a result of this principle, negativity towards any subject is allowed. Like all content, negative content should be sourced and written from a neutral point of view on encyclopedia pages.
-Information about living people is held to a higher standard than content about other subjects.
 == Respect privacy ==
 {{See also|VassarWiki:Privacy policy}}
-'''Respect other people's privacy when including information about them.'''
+'''Respect other people's privacy when including information.'''
-The identities of individuals should not be included unless at least one of three criteria are met:
+Identifying information of living individuals should not be included unless at least one of three criteria are met:
-# the identifying information is unambiguously public and of nontrivial encyclopedic value (e.g. a speaker at Commencement)
+# the information is unambiguously public and of nontrivial encyclopedic value (e.g. the name of a speaker at Commencement)
 # the individual provides explicit permission for that context (e.g. they contribute the identifying information themself)
-# such documentation would have little social consequence (e.g. the individual and their cohort are no longer alive)
+# the inclusion would result in little social consequence (e.g. the individual and their cohort are dead)
-Requests for the removal of identifying information must be fulfilled when these criteria do not apply.
+When none of these criteria apply, requests for the removal of identifying information must be fulfilled.
 == Be a good person ==