HammerWiki:Policy

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Eventually, this page will serve as a repository for HammerWiki policies, to help contributors and observers alike understand what goes on, and what goes into the wiki. Policies are not set in stone and can be changed after a consensus is reached - and discussed on their respective talk pages.

As well as that, special exceptions to a policy can be made if a consensus is reached (including that of an administrator). It is adivsable not to follow policies to the letter every single time if this interferes with making HammerWiki better, and to always use common sense.

For now, if you're new to wikiing or just completely lost, referring to the policies on GuildWiki and Guild Wars Wiki will get you far. We're likely to adopt some of those policies.

[edit] Official accepted policies

Currently, we have only a few HammerWiki-specifically formulated policies, they are the standard users and administrators should follow. Please note all policy pages are in the "HammerWiki:" namespace. For example HammerWiki:No guild pages.

• Original content

Policy espousing original (primarily user-created) content.

• No guild pages

Policy restricting the creation of guild-specific pages on HammerWiki.

• No personal attacks

Policy against personal attacks, favouring discussion about the topic, not the other users.

• Redirect pages

Policy regarding redirect articles.

[edit] Proposed policies

The following policies have been proposed for HammerWiki. Discuss the proposals on their respective talk pages, if a conclusion is reached; the proposed policy will become official and should be moved to the section above.

• Article rating

Provides a framework for rating articles according to quality and usefulness.

• Article retention

Which articles are retained and which ones not. Replaces No guild pages and Original content.

• Deletion policy

Policy regarding tagging articles and images for deletion and the deletion procedures followed by sysops.

• Image use

Policy regarding the use of images.

• Requests for adminship

To allow editors to nominate and vote for new administrators.

• Signature policy/Sign your comments

Policy regarding the use and modification of signatures.

• User page policy

Policy regarding content of user pages.