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| * '''[[VassarWiki:Templates|Templates]]''' are pages designed for inclusion in other pages. | | * '''[[VassarWiki:Templates|Templates]]''' are pages designed for inclusion in other pages. |
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| == Policies == | | == Policies and guidelines == |
| | | {{Main article|VassarWiki:Policies|VassarWiki:Guidelines}} |
| '''Policies''' are foundational principles of the site. They should always be followed. Policies are established by community consensus. | | '''Policies''' are foundational principles of the site that should always be followed. Like everything on VassarWiki, they are established by community consensus. |
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| 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. | | 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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| === Build consensus ===
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| 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.
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| 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, 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).
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| === Leave a trail ===
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| {{See also|VassarWiki:References}}
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| 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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| To help page histories be navigable, please write a short edit summary for each of your contributions.
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| 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.
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| === Don't steal ===
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| 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].<ref>See [[VassarWiki:Disclaimer]]</ref>
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| === VassarWiki is not censored ===
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| 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.
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| Information about living people is held to a higher standard than content about other subjects. Please consider other people's privacy.
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| === Conduct ===
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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.
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| Unless there is clear evidence to the contrary, assume that fellow contributors are here in good faith to improve the project.
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| == Administration == | | == Administration == |