AARoads:Policy

Policy
A subpage for the AARoads project

This page provides an overview of the policies governing the AARoads Wiki. These policies have been created by and for the community and establish rules and guidelines all users are to comply with when contributing to the wiki.

Overview of policies

Content policy

Licensing – Article titles – Images – Sourcing – Scope

Conduct policy

Fundamentals of user conduct – Resolving disputes – Account usage – Edit automation

Administration policy

Promotion of administrators – Removal of administrators – Page protection – Blocking – Banning – Suppression

Procedures

• AARoads:Approval voting

Definitions

Standard:

When used in a policy, the text headings of Standard, Guidance, Option, and Support shall be defined as follows:

• Standard—a statement of required, mandatory, or specifically prohibitive practice. All Standard statements are labeled, and the text appears in bold type. The verb "shall" is typically used. The verbs "should" and "may" are not used in Standard statements. Standard statements are sometimes modified by Options.
• Guidance—a statement of recommended, but not mandatory, practice in typical situations, with deviations allowed if editorial judgment or past precedent indicates the deviation to be appropriate. All Guidance statements are labeled, and the text appears in unbold type. The verb "should" is typically used. The verbs "shall" and "may" are not used in Guidance statements. Guidance statements are sometimes modified by Options.
• Option—a statement of practice that is a permissive condition and carries no requirement or recommendation. Option statements sometime contain allowable modifications to a Standard or Guidance statement. All Option statements are labeled, and the text appears in unbold type. The verb "may" is typically used. The verbs "shall" and "should" are not used in Option statements.
• Support—an informational statement, used to explain the purpose of a Standard, Guidance, or Option statement, that does not itself convey any degree of mandate, recommendation, authorization, prohibition, or enforceable condition. Support statements are labeled, and the text appears in italic type. The verbs "shall," "should," and "may" are not used in Support statements.