User:Fredddie/Policies

Content

Article titles

Articles should have a recognizable and standardized title.

Using images

Images should have a clear copyright that allows us to use them. Fair-use images are allowed, but keep their use to a minimum.

Verifiability

Articles should cite sources wherever possible.

Scope

Keep within the scope of the project.

Conduct

Golden Rule

Treat others how you want to be treated. Do not be that guy or gal.

Civil discussions

If you have a disagreement, talk it out and be respectful when you do.

Wiki editing

• Do not be afraid to make a mistake. Anything edit you make can be undone. Nobody is winning a Pulitzer today, so don't take it personally if it happens.
• Do not hound someone for making a mistake. Nobody is perfect. Make it a teaching moment instead.
• Do not harass your colleagues. We're all roadgeeks here.
• Do not get into edit wars. Talk it out instead.
• Do not be a vandal. Just no.

Bot policy

Automated and/or semi-automated tools may be welcomed so long as the person controlling the tool declares their use and takes care to ensure the tools are being used intelligently and do not drain site resources.

Sockpuppetry

Do not create multiple accounts without good reason.

Exceptions include:

• Accounts for use on non-secure, public computers, e.g. User:Example and User:Example (public)
• Bot accounts, e.g. User:ExampleBot

Deletion

Speedy deletions

• Nonsense pages
• Pages out of scope
• Attack pages
• Legal issues

Deletion process

Oversighting and revision deletion

• Doxxing
• Pedophilia and indecent behavior

Enforcement

Administrators

Admins have the tools to enforce policies.

Blocking policy

Disruptive editors can be blocked for short, long, or indefinite periods of time.

Banning policy

Extremely disruptive editors may be permanently banned.

Page protection

Pages may be protected against vandalism or during contentious disputes. Admins shall not use page protection as a means to promote one side of a dispute versus another.

Legal

Copyright violations

• Copyrighted materials must have a content license compatible with the AARoads Wiki.
• Do not plagiarize sources. Content that violates copyright can and will be removed.
• In some instances, the entire page may be deleted.

Libel

Libelous content will be removed and the relevant edits suppressed.

Do not make legal threats

Instead, have a reasonable discussion. Those who make legal threats will be banned.

Fair-Use content

See also: U.S. Copyright Office Fair Use Index

In limited instances, it may be permissible to use non-free content if no free equivalent exists.

Reuse of content

Contributions to the AARoads Wiki are considered to be released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license (CC-BY-SA 4.0). This means if you use content from the AARoads Wiki, you must credit the authors.

Miscellaneous

Ignore all rules

"If a rule prevents you from improving or maintaining [this site], ignore it."

Password strength

It is a good idea to maintain a strong password, especially those editors with advanced permissions.