Changes: GTA Wiki:Policy

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This page documents the Official Policy of the GTA Wiki.

It concerns standards that all users should follow.

The following is a list of Policies applied on the GTA Wiki.

Bureaucrats and Administrators may issue Blocks in the case of repeated denial of Policies. If you're unsure and you have any questions regarding any policy, then please contact a Staff member, as we do our best to help editors.

GTA Wiki Policies

The GTA Wiki:
- Has certain steps on what to do during a dispute.
- Is not censored. Profanity in articles should be done only in an encyclopedic manor.
Wikia Terms of Use: Users must be at least 13 years old or over to have an account and use Wikia.
Assume Good Faith: Assume that the other editors on the Wiki mean well.
Civility: Be civil in your dealings with others. No personal attacks, unnecessarily abusive language, patronizing behavior, baiting, etc.
- Disruptive editing: Considered closely related to incivility.
Vandalism: Is not tolerated (edits designed to harass other editors or degrade an article's quality).
- NSfV: States that vandals and spammers should not have monuments to their "success".
Edit Wars: Will result in the warred-over article being locked temporarily.
Image Policy: Must be followed by all users and is non-negotiable.
Usernames: Deliberately offensive, misleading or otherwise problematic usernames may be blocked at the discretion of any administrator.
Ownership: The GTA Wiki is a public domain, and no editor owns anything. If you post anything here, expect it to be edited mercilessly.
Multiple accounts: Are forbidden, with a select few exceptions.
- Sockpuppetry and Meatpuppetry: Are strictly prohibited and will get you Blocked.
Wikilawyering: Is forbidden.
Manual of Style: Editors are expected to follow GTA Wiki:Manual of Style while editing.
No Copying or Importing from Grand Theft Wiki: Content of any sort (texts, images) from the website grandtheftwiki.com to the GTA Wikia, by their request.
No one operating the GTA Wiki: Has either Checkuser or Oversight rights. If you need those rights, please visit Wikia Central and follow the instructions there.
No Fan fiction: If you wish to add Fan fiction articles, do so on the GTA Fanon Wiki.
No Myth-related content
No Leaked Information: If information about an unreleased game was released through illegal means, it may not be posted on the wiki.

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+{{Policy}}<br/>
-The following is a list of '''GTA Wiki''' '''Rules and Policies'''.  All users on GTA Wiki are expected to follow these.
+'''The following is a list of Policies applied on the GTA Wiki.'''
-All users in good standing may enforce the rules. Bureaucrats and Administrators may issue blocks in the case of repeated denial of the rules.
+Bureaucrats and Administrators may issue [[GTA Wiki:Blocking Policy|Blocks]] in the case of repeated denial of '''Policies'''. If you're unsure and you have any questions regarding any policy, then please contact a [[GTA Wiki:Staff|Staff member]], as we do our best to help editors.
+==GTA Wiki Policies==
-:::'''This page is under construction'''
+*'''The GTA Wiki:'''
+**Has certain steps on what to do during a '''[[GTA Wiki:Disputes|dispute]]'''.
+**Is '''not''' censored. Profanity in articles should be done only in an encyclopedic manor.
+*'''[[w:c:www:Terms_of_Use|Wikia Terms of Use]]:''' Users must be at least 13 years old or over to have an account and use Wikia.
+*'''[[GTA Wiki:Assume Good Faith|Assume Good Faith]]:''' Assume that the other editors on the Wiki mean well.
+*'''[[GTA Wiki:Civility|Civility]]:''' Be civil in your dealings with others. No personal attacks, unnecessarily abusive language, patronizing behavior, baiting, etc.
+**'''[[GTA_Wiki:Disruptive_editing|Disruptive editing]]:''' Considered closely related to incivility.
+*'''[[GTA Wiki:Vandalism|Vandalism]]:''' Is not tolerated (edits designed to harass other editors or degrade an article's quality).
+**'''[[GTA Wiki:No Shrines for Vandals|NSfV]]:''' States that vandals and spammers should not have monuments to their "success".
+*'''[[GTA Wiki:Edit warring|Edit Wars]]:''' Will result in the warred-over article being locked temporarily.
+*'''[[GTA Wiki:Image Policy|Image Policy]]:''' Must be followed by all users and is non-negotiable.
+*'''[[GTA Wiki:Username policy|Usernames]]:''' Deliberately offensive, misleading or otherwise problematic usernames may be blocked at the discretion of any administrator.
+*'''[[GTA Wiki:Ownership of Articles|Ownership]]:''' The GTA Wiki is a public domain, and no editor owns anything. If you post anything here, expect it to be edited mercilessly.
+*'''[[GTA Wiki:Multiple accounts|Multiple accounts]]:''' Are forbidden, with a select few exceptions.
+**'''[[GTA Wiki:Sock puppetry|Sockpuppetry]] and [[GTA Wiki:Meatpuppetry|Meatpuppetry]]:''' Are strictly prohibited and will get you Blocked.
+*'''[[GTA Wiki:Wikilawyering|Wikilawyering]]:''' Is forbidden.
+*'''Manual of Style''': Editors are expected to follow '''[[GTA Wiki:Manual of Style]]''' while editing.
+*'''No Copying or Importing from Grand Theft Wiki:''' Content of any sort (texts, images) from the website '''<nowiki>grandtheftwiki.com</nowiki>''' to the '''GTA Wikia''', by their request.
+*'''No one operating the GTA Wiki:''' Has either [[wikipedia:WP:CHECK|Checkuser]] or [[wikipedia:WP:OVERSIGHT|Oversight]] rights. If you need those rights, please visit [[community:Main Page|Wikia Central]] and follow the instructions there.
+*'''No Fan fiction:''' If you wish to add Fan fiction articles, do so on the [[w:c:gtafanon|GTA Fanon Wiki]].
+*'''No Myth-related content'''
+*'''No Leaked Information:''' If information about an unreleased game was released through ''illegal'' means, it may not be posted on the wiki.
+[[Category:Policy]]
-==GTA Wiki Rules==
-*'''Assume Good Faith''' - assume that the other editors on the wiki mean well
-*'''Civility''' - be civil in your dealings with others. No personal attacks, unnecessarily abusive language, patronizing behavior, baiting, etc...
-*'''Vandalism''' (edits designed to harass other editors or degrade article quality) is not tolerated.
-* Deliberately offensive, misleading or otherwise problematic usernames may be blocked at the discretion of any sysop.
-*'''Ownership''': GTA Wiki is in the public domain and no one editor owns anything.  If you post anything here, expect it to be edited mercilessly.
-*'''Edit Wars''' will result in the warred-over article being locked temporarily.
-*'''GTA Wiki''' is ''not'' censored. Profanity in articles should be done only in an encyclopedic manor.
-*'''Sockpuppetry''' (operating multiple accounts) and '''Meatpuppetry''' (using other users soley to advance your view in a dispute) is strictly prohibited and will get you banned.
-*No one operating this wikia has either [[wikipedia:WP:CHECK|Checkuser]] or [[wikipedia:WP:OVERSIGHT|Oversight]] rights. If you need oversight or a checkuser, please go to Wikia Central and follow the instructions there.