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Unlike other pages, '''user pages''' can only be edited by the relevant individual. You can put anything in your profile, within reason (e.g. interests, projects, org memberships, essays / freeform content, contact information).

=== Project pages ===

'''Project pages''' (those with the prefix "VassarWiki") deal with the governance and maintenance of VassarWiki. Some notable project pages include:

* [[VassarWiki:Improvements]]: Suggestions and discussions about improving this project should be held here.

* [[VassarWiki:Guidelines]]: Records of consensus that contributors should attempt to follow are kept here.

* [[VassarWiki:Reports]]: Policy violations should be reported and discussed here.

* [[VassarWiki:Help]]: Reach out with questions here! The page also includes a directory to guides made by other contributors.

All project pages should be listed with [[Template:Consensus]] to indicate whether the page reflects an established consensus, a proposal under consideration, or the position of a specific group or individual.

=== Talk pages ===

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Pages can be assigned to multiple '''categories''', to assist in navigation and organization. Categories are listed at the bottom of a page.

=== ~~Project pages~~ ===

=== Templates ===

'''Templates''' can be

'''~~Project pages~~''' ~~(those with the prefix "VassarWiki") deal with the governance and maintenance of VassarWiki. Some notable project pages include:~~

* [[VassarWiki:Improvements]]: Suggestions and discussions about improving this project

* [[VassarWiki:Guidelines]]: Records of consensus that contributors should attempt to follow

* [[VassarWiki:Reports]]: Policy violations should be reported and discussed here

* [[VassarWiki:Help]]: Page where you can ~~reach out with questions, and list of guides by other contributors~~

~~All project pages should~~ be ~~listed with [[Template:Consensus]] to indicate whether the page reflects an established consensus, a proposal under consideration, or the position of a specific group or individual.~~

== Policies ==

'''Policies''' are foundational principles of the site ~~that~~ should always be followed, established by community consensus.

'''Policies''' are foundational principles of the site. They should always be followed. Policies are established by community consensus.

They should not be confused with [[VassarWiki:Guidelines|guidelines]], which are records of consensus that contributors should ''attempt'' to follow, generally regarding more specific issues.

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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.

== Administration ==

VassarWiki adopts a collective governance model, which means it has no single owner or leader. However, certain technical actions require their access to be limited to a smaller group of contributors. '''Administrators''' are contributors who have been granted the ability to perform certain special actions on VassarWiki, including:

* suspending users for policy violations

* approving prospective contributors who lack a vassar.edu email

* deleting and restoring pages

Administrators are ''not'' given any precedence in content disputes (unless the dispute involves a legal issue).

Anyone can apply to be an administrator. While there are no official requirements, candidates should have a track record of constructive editing. Applications to be an administrator are approved by consensus after community discussion. Administrators who abuse their authority should be [[VassarWiki:Reports|reported]].

== See also ==

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 Unlike other pages, '''user pages''' can only be edited by the relevant individual. You can put anything in your profile, within reason (e.g. interests, projects, org memberships, essays / freeform content, contact information).
+=== Project pages ===
+'''Project pages''' (those with the prefix "VassarWiki") deal with the governance and maintenance of VassarWiki. Some notable project pages include:
+* [[VassarWiki:Improvements]]: Suggestions and discussions about improving this project should be held here.
+* [[VassarWiki:Guidelines]]: Records of consensus that contributors should attempt to follow are kept here.
+* [[VassarWiki:Reports]]: Policy violations should be reported and discussed here.
+* [[VassarWiki:Help]]: Reach out with questions here! The page also includes a directory to guides made by other contributors.
+All project pages should be listed with [[Template:Consensus]] to indicate whether the page reflects an established consensus, a proposal under consideration, or the position of a specific group or individual.
 === Talk pages ===
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 Pages can be assigned to multiple '''categories''', to assist in navigation and organization. Categories are listed at the bottom of a page.
-=== Project pages ===
+=== Templates ===
+'''Templates''' can be
-'''Project pages''' (those with the prefix "VassarWiki") deal with the governance and maintenance of VassarWiki. Some notable project pages include:
-* [[VassarWiki:Improvements]]: Suggestions and discussions about improving this project
-* [[VassarWiki:Guidelines]]: Records of consensus that contributors should attempt to follow
-* [[VassarWiki:Reports]]: Policy violations should be reported and discussed here
-* [[VassarWiki:Help]]: Page where you can reach out with questions, and list of guides by other contributors
-All project pages should be listed with [[Template:Consensus]] to indicate whether the page reflects an established consensus, a proposal under consideration, or the position of a specific group or individual.
 == Policies ==
-'''Policies''' are foundational principles of the site that should always be followed, established by community consensus.
+'''Policies''' are foundational principles of the site. They should always be followed. Policies are established by community consensus.
 They should not be confused with [[VassarWiki:Guidelines|guidelines]], which are records of consensus that contributors should ''attempt'' to follow, generally regarding more specific issues.
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 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.
+== Administration ==
+{{See also|VassarWiki:Adminstrator elections}}
+VassarWiki adopts a collective governance model, which means it has no single owner or leader. However, certain technical actions require their access to be limited to a smaller group of contributors. '''Administrators''' are contributors who have been granted the ability to perform certain special actions on VassarWiki, including:
+* suspending users for policy violations
+* approving prospective contributors who lack a vassar.edu email
+* deleting and restoring pages
+Administrators are ''not'' given any precedence in content disputes (unless the dispute involves a legal issue).
+Anyone can apply to be an administrator. While there are no official requirements, candidates should have a track record of constructive editing. Applications to be an administrator are approved by consensus after community discussion. Administrators who abuse their authority should be [[VassarWiki:Reports|reported]].
 == See also ==