Gswiki:Policy

General

1. Simutronics has the right to revert or delete any edit it deems objectionable or that is not in Simutronics' best interest.
2. Editors agree that his/her edits and articles becomes the property of Simutronics and GemStone IV.
3. Edit respectfully and civilly. Editors should be familiar with and follow the Style Guide. All edits should be focused on content and/or format of the page and not directed at any editor(s). Any edits which are deemed abusive and made in bad faith will be deleted.
4. Any edits which falsely present the words or actions of a staff member or wiki moderator are expressly prohibited.
5. No advertisements. This includes notices that you are selling any type of item for real money, or characters for any type of currency (real or game currency).
6. All answers to in-game puzzles must be accompanied by a spoiler banner at the top of the relevant page or section or that answer will be deleted.
7. Consider good grammar and punctuation. One purpose of the wiki is to be a useful source for information and poorly written edits can stand in the way of others understanding.
8. No "spamming." "Spamming" is the term used to describe posting the same message or substantially the same message in several places at the same time time. Bots, if used, must be monitored to insure no intentional or accidental spamming of inappropriate pages or messaging. If you are unsure what the proper page would be to add the information you want to contribute, post on the forums or contact a fellow editor.
9. No vulgarity or obscenity in edits. This includes "masked" vulgarity where you substitute symbols for letters (such as $ for S); however, if the word you intended to use is still obvious to all, it is a violation. Sometimes it's hard to determine which words are considered "vulgar." If you wouldn't say it to your grandmother or in a job interview, don't say it here.
10. No third-party outgoing links or informational articles, as Simutronics does not support third party programs. There are very specific exceptions related to User Pages and Lich script pages which will be detailed here.
11. Please keep the Simutronics Terms of Service in mind when adding or editing information.
12. Please keep GemStone IV's policies (which you can read by typing POLICY while logged into GemStone IV) in mind when adding or editing information, or when communicating via the wiki. In particular, please note POLICY 3, which covers abusive and disruptive behaviors.

Lich script pages

Lich pages are allowed publication to the GSWiki and should follow the below policy to ensure clear dissemination of information.

1. All Lich article titles require the use of the namespace Lich: to denote it is an article pertaining to the third party software.
2. The {{3rd-party}} banner template is required on all Lich article pages. This will automatically categorize the article into the third-party software category, so the addition of the category at the bottom of the page will not be necessary.
3. Moderators will moderate articles for vulgarity, harassment, and Terms of Service and policy violations as Simutronics sees fit, but will not monitor for content or content accuracy. Policy violations include items like spamming the creation of multiple unnecessary pages and/or redirects.
4. If violations are found for any of the items specifically listed in #3, the Talk/discussion pages will be used to document the violation, and there will be a 7-day grace period to amend those violations. Failure to do so within the 7 days will result in removal of the violating pages. Repeated violations on one or across multiple pages can result in punitive action for the editor(s), up to and including revocation of editing privileges.

The above policies apply to all pages on the GemStone IV Wiki (GSWiki), including User pages.