Star Trek Timelines:Policies
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All users are expected to adhere to the policies of the Star Trek Timelines while editing on the Star Trek Timelines. If you disagree with any policy, feel free to discuss changes on the policies talk page
Policies have wide acceptance among editors and describe standards that all users should normally follow. All policy pages can be found at Category:Policies.
Guidelines are sets of best practices that are supported by consensus. Editors should attempt to follow guidelines, though they are best treated with common sense, and occasional exceptions may apply. Guideline pages can be found in Category:Guidelines.
Community policies
- AutoWikiBrowser – AWB edits should be done on a separate account under a bot flag.
- Bots – Bots (automated scripts for editing the wiki) must be approved by the community and follow certain guidelines.
- Copyrights – Except where otherwise specified, the text on the Star Trek Timelines is licensed under the Creative Commons Zero (Public Domain)
- Deletion policy – Adhere to the deletion policy.
- Ownership – Users do not own the pages and files they edit.
- Protection policy – Pages should remain fully editable unless there is considerable cause to warrant protection.
User policies
- Don't delete discussions – Don't delete previous discussions. These include user talk pages.
- Don't edit userpages – Under normal circumstances, don't edit someone else's userpage.
- User block policy – Blocking is how administrators prevent a user account or IP address from editing the Star Trek Timelines. Blocked users and IP addresses can read all the articles, but cannot edit any pages other than their own talk page. Blocked users are also prevented from moving pages or uploading files.
Guidelines
- Style guide – This style guide has the simple purpose of making the Star Trek Timelines Wiki easy to read by establishing a certain format. One way is often as good as another, but if everyone does things the same way, the articles will be easier to read and use, along with being easier to write and edit. Reading the style guide is important to ensure that each user's edits will be consistent with those of other users.