Template:Guidelines List
| Type of guideline | start order | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| General (Article) |
Guiding Principles |
Free, Verifiable, Neutral, Spam free, Code of Conduct, and Be BOLD |
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| General (Article) |
Consensus |
Defined as: first, general agreement, and second, group solidarity of belief |
2 |
| General (Article) |
Manual of Style |
A set of standards for the design and writing of wiki articles |
3 |
| General (Article) |
Transforming a Style Idea to a Manual of Style Guideline |
Procedure to try to transform your idea into a site-wide guideline |
4 |
| Behavioral guideline |
Assume good faith |
Be civil and follow dispute resolution processes, rather than attacking contributors or edit warring with them |
5 |
| Behavioral guideline |
Etiquette Guidelines |
Principles of etiquette or "Wikiquette", on how to work with others on the Wiki |
6 |
| Behavioral guideline |
Be kind to newcomers |
Most newcomers are not familiar with the policies or guiding principles so respectfully instruct them |
7 |
| Behavioral guideline |
Digital Coups |
Don’t try to win an edit war by bringing in allies or by enlisting friends to create the illusion of support. |
8 |
| Behavioral (Article) |
Tips to avoid disputes |
To prevent an edit war, both contributors should use civilized discussion |
9 |
| Behavioral (Article) |
Talk to each other |
The negotiation process will remain transparent by recording the entire conversation on the article "talk" page |
10 |
| Behavioral (Article) |
Contributor assistance |
Contributor assistance can be sought by listing a dispute through an edit to this site |
11 |
| Behavioral (Article) |
Mediation Requests |
If you are experiencing an editing conflict, you can submit the issue here so that it will be mediated |
12 |
| Content guideline |
Proper Content |
Just because you can publish something widely doesn’t mean you should if it is not relevant |
13 |
| Content guideline |
Proven techniques |
When sharing research information avoid unproven techniques. If you have not tried it then do not share it |
14 |
| Content guideline |
Source Citation Formats |
The first contributor to add a reference to an article sets the style for that article. |
15 |
| Content guideline |
Link, don’t copy |
It is far better to add a brief quote or summary and then link to the public domain source material |
16 |
| Content guideline |
Biographies |
Biographies of individuals, whether living or deceased, are not allowed (except as an short example) |
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| Content guideline |
Syllabuses |
An article that covers a syllabus should remain as given, a new article can be created with the latest information |
18 |
| Content (Article) |
Accuracy and collaboration |
Wiki content authoring isn’t about command and control; it’s about the merit of ideas. We are smarter than me |
19 |
| Organizational (Proposal) |
Categorization |
Proposal: The categories used should reflect where users are most likely to look if they can't remember the article name |
20 |
| Organizational guideline |
Category deletion |
Categories that do not follow naming conventions can be immediately renamed and deleted after moving articles |
21 |
| Organizational guideline |
Disambiguation |
Process of resolving conflicts when a single term can be associated with more than one topic |
22 |
| Editing guideline |
Signatures |
Talk pages should be signed to aid discussions: articles should not be signed because they are shared work |
23 |
| Editing guideline |
User ID |
It is best to choose a neutral, non-controversial name. No obscene or profane names are allowed. |
24 |
| Editing guideline |
Talk page guidelines |
A space for editors to discuss improvements to articles and other pages using courtesy and consideration |
25 |
| Editing guideline |
Three-revert rule |
Do not revert any page or any part of a page more than 3 times in 24 hours or involvement by an administrator may result |
26 |
| Editing guideline |
User page |
Your user page is not a personal website and should only be used for Wiki related content |
27 |
| Style Guideline |
Article or page size |
Article size should be determined by readability and organization (100K byte maximum per Wikipedia) |
28 |
| Style Guideline |
Naming conventions |
Best practices in naming articles, categories, images, files, and templates for this Wiki. |
29 |
| Style (Proposal) |
Naming Conventions for Geographic Names |
Proposed policy provides that article names should be chosen for the general reader, not for specialists |
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| Category |
Category:Style guidelines |
Category listing |
31 |
| Template |
Template:Policies and guidelines |
Template of policies and guidelines |
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