Help talk:Editing Rules & Guidelines

Quotations

 * I would say that we should not be quoting at all, even if its from Novaquark. Everything should be summarized. RightBigToe (talk) 02:35, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

Sourcing Information

 * I think that this is not an ideal guideline because once the Alpha opens up and the NDA goes down, players interacting with the game will be a huge source of information. How do we source that is an interesting question, but I feel that we can't ignore direct interaction with game features.  I would also clarify the last remark to say simply that only content that is developed by Novaquark is permitted at this time. RightBigToe (talk) 02:35, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

I think it's important to provide sources when possible. It's a way to keep tracks on old stuffs not implemented or modified, or double-check that the info was well understood by the first contributor. But if there is no source, because it's an ingame observation, it's not a reason to do not publish it because there is no source. John6739

Indeed, I think content coming from the game itself should not need source. Content coming from NQ, should need a source since other people don't know how to verify it otherwise. Other content should not be included, or maybe with a rumored tag.Elildar (talk) 20:32, 27 August 2017 (UTC)

Additional Sections

 * Citation Guidelines
 * Provide a style guide for referencing OR adopt a standard method (Chicago Manual of Style, etc) RightBigToe (talk) 02:35, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

New Rule to go into Effect 11/12/2017 (Sunday)
Based on a semi-private discussion to resolve several recent issues with major changes being made without consultation, a new rule will be enacted on 11/12/2017 barring any opposition posted to this discussion.

''' Rule: Any Major Change Must be Discussed with the Community and/or Prior Editors prior to being Submitted. '''

Definitions:
 * Major Changes
 * Any alterations, additions, or deletions to a page that significantly change the meaning of the page,
 * OR Altering or deleting an entire section of a page.
 * Consulting the Community and/or Prior Editors
 * Talk/Discussion Page (preferred)
 * Posting a new topic into the page's talk/discussion sub-page with an overview of the proposed changes,
 * AND waiting at least 3 days before making the changes in question.
 * OR Discord
 * Mentioning or private messaging the prior editors through Discord,
 * AND discussing the proposed changes,
 * AND coming to an agreement of what those changes should look like.

Clarifications
 * This rule is intended to permit any editor to continue to make minor changes, or any change that is not defined as a major change.
 * This rule is intended to limit the ability of editors making significant changes to another editor's work without consultation or debate.

Violations
 * Violating this rule is considered to be a violation of one's duties as an editor and may result in the following punishments:
 * 1) Warning
 * 2) Consultation
 * 3) Temporary Ban
 * 4) Permanent Ban

RightBigToe (talk) 18:01, 5 November 2017 (UTC)
 * These punishments are intended to be used as follows:
 * A user may be given a punishment more than one time, i.e. a user could be given more than one warning before receiving a consultation.
 * In order at least once per user, i.e. each user gets at least one Warning, Consultation, and Temporary Ban before a Permanent Ban is instituted.
 * At the discretion of the moderators (aka Wiki Guardians) and administrators, i.e. a punishment may not always be warranted for a violation.


 * What do you mean exactly by Consultation as a punishments ? Elildar (talk) 18:35, 5 November 2017 (UTC)
 * What I mean by that is one of the moderators and/or admins sits down the offending user, discusses what happened, why it violates the rule, and how to avoid breaking the rules in the future. RightBigToe (talk) 00:01, 7 November 2017 (UTC)