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 But if there is no source, because it's an ingame observation, it's not a reason to do not publish it because there is no source.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

• 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.