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'''Policies''' are foundational principles of the site that contributors should always follow. Like everything on VassarWiki, they are established by community consensus. | |||
== Build consensus == | |||
Disputes over content should be discussed on the respective talk page and resolved through consensus. While voting can be utilized, it should not act as a replacement for discussion. If a dispute doesn't go your way, please respect the community's decision and move on. | |||
Where there is a dispute and a consensus hasn't yet formed or cannot form, the page should remain at the ''status quo ante bellum'' (the status quo before the conflict). If this is for some reason especially untenable (like in the case of a legal issue), please [[VassarWiki:Reports|report]] the page and it will be dealt with by an [[VassarWiki:About#Governance|administrator]]. Reverting back and forth is known as edit warring, and it is not tolerated (even if you're right). | |||
== Leave a trail == | |||
Please sign all messages on talk pages. The Visual Editor should do this for you automatically on talk pages. When in the Source Editor, you can add your signature with four tildes (~). | |||
To help page histories be navigable, please write a short edit summary for each of your contributions. | |||
To tether the project to reality and help readers find external resources, content should be sourced with in-line citations<ref>Like this one!</ref> whenever possible. You can use reliable external publications, public statements from groups, or firsthand accounts from community members as sources. Citations can be brief, and they don't have to be in any citation style. If possible, hyperlink the sources to the relevant VassarWiki page or external website. | |||
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>. | |||
All content on VassarWiki must be original or in the public domain. If you want to include a resource that is copyrighted, please link to it in an "External links" section. | == Don't steal == | ||
{{See also|VassarWiki:Disclaimer}} | |||
All content on VassarWiki must be original or in the public domain. If you want to include a resource that is copyrighted, please link to it in an "External links" section. By contributing to VassarWiki, you release your contribution under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License]. | |||
== Don't censor others == | |||
VassarWiki is not censored. | VassarWiki is not censored. As a result of this principle, negativity towards any subject is allowed. On encyclopedia pages, negative content should be sourced and written from a neutral point of view. | ||
Information about living people is held to a higher standard than content about other subjects. Please consider other people's privacy when including information about them. | |||
== Conduct == | |||
Please be respectful and civil. Harassment, defamation, and privacy violations are not tolerated. Deliberately nonconstructive edits will be removed, and editors responsible may be permanently or temporarily suspended from editing VassarWiki. | |||
Unless there is clear evidence to the contrary, assume that fellow contributors are here in good faith to improve the project! | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[VassarWiki:Guidelines]], best practices developed by consensus | |||
* [[VassarWiki:Privacy policy]] | |||
== References == | |||
Latest revision as of 04:52, 30 April 2026
Policies are foundational principles of the site that contributors should always follow. Like everything on VassarWiki, they are established by community consensus.
Build consensus
Disputes over content should be discussed on the respective talk page and resolved through consensus. While voting can be utilized, it should not act as a replacement for discussion. If a dispute doesn't go your way, please respect the community's decision and move on.
Where there is a dispute and a consensus hasn't yet formed or cannot form, the page should remain at the status quo ante bellum (the status quo before the conflict). If this is for some reason especially untenable (like in the case of a legal issue), please report the page and it will be dealt with by an administrator. Reverting back and forth is known as edit warring, and it is not tolerated (even if you're right).
Leave a trail
Please sign all messages on talk pages. The Visual Editor should do this for you automatically on talk pages. When in the Source Editor, you can add your signature with four tildes (~).
To help page histories be navigable, please write a short edit summary for each of your contributions.
To tether the project to reality and help readers find external resources, content should be sourced with in-line citations[1] whenever possible. You can use reliable external publications, public statements from groups, or firsthand accounts from community members as sources. Citations can be brief, and they don't have to be in any citation style. If possible, hyperlink the sources to the relevant VassarWiki page or external website.
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 <ref> and </ref>.
Don't steal
All content on VassarWiki must be original or in the public domain. If you want to include a resource that is copyrighted, please link to it in an "External links" section. By contributing to VassarWiki, you release your contribution under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Don't censor others
VassarWiki is not censored. As a result of this principle, negativity towards any subject is allowed. On encyclopedia pages, negative content should be sourced and written from a neutral point of view.
Information about living people is held to a higher standard than content about other subjects. Please consider other people's privacy when including information about them.
Conduct
Please be respectful and civil. Harassment, defamation, and privacy violations are not tolerated. Deliberately nonconstructive edits will be removed, and editors responsible may be permanently or temporarily suspended from editing VassarWiki.
Unless there is clear evidence to the contrary, assume that fellow contributors are here in good faith to improve the project!
See also
- VassarWiki:Guidelines, best practices developed by consensus
- VassarWiki:Privacy policy
References
- ↑ Like this one!