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All users are expected to adhere to the '''policies''' of the Elite Dangerous Wiki while editing on the wiki. If you disagree with any policy, feel free to discuss the
'''Policies''' have wide acceptance among editors and describe standards that all users should normally follow. All policy pages can be found at [[:Category:Policies]].
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== Community policies ==
*'''[[Elite Dangerous Wiki:Bots|Bots]]''' – Bots (automated scripts for editing the wiki) must be approved by the community and follow certain guidelines.
*'''[[Elite Dangerous Wiki:Frontier's ToS|Frontier's ToS]]''' –
*'''[[Elite Dangerous Wiki:Cheating|Cheating]]''' – Users may not post content related to cheats or hacks.
*'''[[Elite Dangerous Wiki:Naming and Shaming|Naming and Shaming]]''' – Users are not allowed to name and shame other people.
*'''[[Project:User Conduct Rules|User Conduct Rules]]''' – Conduct, established discussion safeguards and local blocking rules.
*'''[[Project:Administrators|Administrators]]''' – Administrative responsibilities and local contacts.
== Content policies ==
*'''[[Elite Dangerous Wiki:Dispute|Dispute]]''' –
*'''[[Elite Dangerous Wiki:Future content|Future content]]''' –
*'''[[Elite Dangerous Wiki:Player groups|Player groups]]''' –
*'''[[Project:Neutral point of view|Neutral point of view]]''' – Describe game subjects impartially and distinguish lore, opinion and evidence.
*'''[[Project:Verifiability|Verifiability]]''' and '''[[Project:Reliable sources|Reliable sources]]''' – Identify sources and the limits of gameplay observations.
*'''[[Project:No original research|No original research]]''' – Do not present invented lore or unsupported theories as fact. Reproducible gameplay testing is permitted.
*'''[[Project:Copyrights|Copyrights]]''' and '''[[Project:Image use policy|Image use policy]]''' – Preserve applicable rights, credits and file descriptions.
*'''[[Project:Biographies of living persons|Biographies of living persons]]''' – Handle real people and private information with care.
== User policies ==
*'''[[Elite Dangerous Wiki:Assume good faith|Assume good faith]]''' – Unless there is conclusive evidence to the contrary, always assume that an editor's actions were an attempt to improve the wiki.
*'''[[Elite Dangerous Wiki:User treatment policy|User treatment policy]]''' – Be nice and don't try to cause unnecessary strife.
== Administrative procedures ==
*[[Project:Deletion policy|Deletion policy]], [[Project:Candidates for speedy deletion|speedy deletion]] and [[Project:Deletion review|review and restoration]].
*[[Project:Protection policy|Page protection]] and [[Project:Requests for page protection|protection requests]].
*[[Project:Requests for permissions|Permission requests]], [[Project:Administrator elections|administrator appointments]] and [[Project:Bureaucrat elections|bureaucrat appointments]].
*[[Project:Consensus|Consensus]] and [[Project:Dispute|dispute resolution]].
== Guidelines ==
*'''[[Elite Dangerous Wiki:Spelling|Spelling]]''' –
*[[Project:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]], [[Project:Article titles|article titles]], [[Project:Citing sources|citations]] and [[Project:External links|external links]].
*[[Project:Merging|Merging]], [[Project:Splitting|splitting]], [[Project:Requested moves|page moves]] and [[Project:Categorization|categories]].
*[[Project:Responsible tagging|Maintenance notices]], [[Project:Template documentation|template documentation]] and [[Project:Talk page guidelines|talk pages]].
See [[Project:Editorial guidance|the editorial guidance directory]] for the complete set of supporting pages. [[Project:Policies and guidelines]] explains their status and how to propose changes.
== Essays ==
*'''[[Elite Dangerous Wiki:Profanity|Profanity]]''' –
[[Category:Policies|*]]
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