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'''Policies''' are the foundational principles of the site, established by community consensus. They should not be confused with [[VassarWiki:Guidelines|guidelines]], which are records of consensus regarding more specific issues.
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== Be bold! ==
'''Policies''' are foundational principles of VassarWiki that contributors should always follow. Like everything on the wiki, they are established by community consensus.


Contributions generally do not require prior approval, so be bold! If someone finds an issue with your edit, it can be reverted and discussed on a chat page. Though not required, it's encouraged that you understand VassarWiki policy and any relevant guidelines before editing.  
== 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.  


== Keep a trail ==
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.


All content on encyclopedia pages must be sourced. By sourcing your edits, you help the project be tethered to reality and help readers find resources. Though content on other spaces is not required to be sourced, it is encouraged. Sources fall into three categories, listed in decreasing authority:
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).


# Reliable publications like external newspapers/journals, The Miscellany News, and official Vassar websites
== Leave a trail ==
# Public statements by VSA-recognized student organizations
'''It should be clear where content came from.'''
# Current or past Vassar individuals (including you!)


Please sign all messages on chat pages. When in the source editor, you can add your signature with four tildes (~); the visual editor should do this for you automatically.
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.


To help page histories be navigable, please write a super short edit summary for each of your contributions.
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.
== Don't steal ==
== Don't steal ==
{{See also|VassarWiki:Disclaimer}}
'''All content on VassarWiki must be original or in the public domain.'''


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].
If you want to include a resource that is copyrighted, provide a hyperlink to it. By contributing to VassarWiki, you agree to release your contribution under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License].


== Don't censor information you don't like ==
If another resource (e.g. Wikipedia, Vassar Encyclopedia) provides a comprehensive overview of a subject, link to it rather than mirroring its content.
VassarWiki is not censored. As a result of this principle, negativity towards any subject is allowed. On encyclopedia pages, negative information must be verified by sources of types 1 or 2, and like all other pages, written from a neutral point of view. Content concerning living people is held to a higher standard than content about other subjects.  


== Don't be a jerk ==
== Don't censor ==
'''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.
== Respect privacy ==
{{See also|VassarWiki:Privacy policy}}
'''Respect other people's privacy when including information.'''


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


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


Disputes over content should be discussed on the respective chat 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.  
When none of these criteria apply, requests for the removal of identifying information must be fulfilled.


Where there is a dispute and a consensus hasn't yet formed or cannot form, the page should remain at the ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status%20quo%20ante%20bellum status quo ante bellum]''. If this is for some reason especially untenable, please [[VassarWiki:Reports|report]] the page and it will be dealt with by an administrator. Edit warring (reverting back and forth) is not tolerated (even if you're right).
== Be a good person ==
'''Be respectful and civil on VassarWiki.''' Assume that other editors are here in good faith to improve the project, unless there is clear evidence to the contrary. Harassment, defamation, and privacy violations are not tolerated. Deliberately nonconstructive edits will be quickly removed, and responsible users may be suspended from editing VassarWiki.
 
== See also ==
 
* [[VassarWiki:Guidelines]], best practices developed by consensus
* [[VassarWiki:Privacy policy]]
 
== Notes ==
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=== Help ===
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