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=== Keep a trail === | === Keep 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 (~). | 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 (~). | ||
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==== References ==== | ==== References ==== | ||
All content on encyclopedia pages must be sourced with in-line references.<ref>Like this one!</ref> While you are not required to source content on other spaces, it is encouraged. | All content on encyclopedia pages must be sourced with in-line references.<ref>Like this one!</ref> While you are not required to source content on other spaces, it is encouraged. | ||
References can be brief | References can be brief, and they don't have to be in any citation style. If possible, link the sources to the relevant VassarWiki page or external website. By sourcing your edits, you help tether the project to reality and help readers find external resources. | ||
Sources fall into three categories, listed in decreasing authority: | Sources fall into three categories, listed in decreasing authority: | ||
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# Current or past Vassar individuals (including you!) | # Current or past Vassar individuals (including you!) | ||
It's super easy to add references! On 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>. | |||
=== Don't steal === | === Don't steal === | ||
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=== VassarWiki is not censored === | === VassarWiki is not censored === | ||
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. | |||
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 be a jerk === | ||