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Unlike other pages, profiles 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). No sourcing is required—the individual is the authority on their own page.

=== ~~Chat~~ pages ===

=== Talk pages ===

Every page has a corresponding ~~chat~~ page, where you can resolve disputes about page content or otherwise talk freely.

Every page has a corresponding talk page, where you can resolve disputes about page content or otherwise talk freely.

=== Categories ===

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=== Build consensus ===

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.

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, 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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=== Keep a trail ===

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

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

# Reliable publications like external newspapers/journals, ''The Miscellany News'', and official Vassar websites

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# 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.

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

To help page histories be navigable, please write a super short edit summary for each of your contributions.

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 Unlike other pages, profiles 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). No sourcing is required—the individual is the authority on their own page.
-=== Chat pages ===
+=== Talk pages ===
-Every page has a corresponding chat page, where you can resolve disputes about page content or otherwise talk freely.
+Every page has a corresponding talk page, where you can resolve disputes about page content or otherwise talk freely.
 === Categories ===
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 === Build consensus ===
-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.
+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, 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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 === Keep a trail ===
-All content on encyclopedia pages must be sourced. Though content on other spaces is not required to be sourced, it is encouraged. By sourcing your edits, you help the project be tethered to reality and help readers find resources. Sources fall into three categories, listed in decreasing authority:
+All content on encyclopedia pages must be sourced. While you are not required to source content on other spaces, it is encouraged. By sourcing your edits, you help the project be tethered to reality and help readers find resources. Sources fall into three categories, listed in decreasing authority:
 # Reliable publications like external newspapers/journals, ''The Miscellany News'', and official Vassar websites
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 # 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.
+Please sign all messages on talk pages. When in the source editor, you can add your signature with four tildes (~); the visual editor should do this for you automatically.
 To help page histories be navigable, please write a super short edit summary for each of your contributions.