Elite Dangerous Wiki:Policies

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 proposed wording on the affected policy's talk page. Ask a local administrator for help when a decision or administrative action is needed.

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.

Essays are the opinion or advice of an editor or group of editors, for which widespread consensus has not been established. They do not speak for the entire community and may be created and written without approval. Essays that the author does not want others to edit, or that are found to contradict widespread consensus, belong in the user namespace. Essays are listed in Category:Essays.

Community policies

• Bots – Bots (automated scripts for editing the wiki) must be approved by the community and follow certain guidelines.
• Frontier's ToS – Game-related restrictions, including cheating and account trading, are described here. This independent wiki does not administer Frontier accounts.
• Cheating – Users may not post content related to cheats or hacks.
• Naming and Shaming – Users are not allowed to name and shame other people.

• User Conduct Rules – Conduct, established discussion safeguards and local blocking rules.
• Administrators – Administrative responsibilities and local contacts.

Content policies

• Dispute – Discuss contested wording and evidence on the article talk page. Avoid edit warring; unrelated improvements can continue.
• Future content – Separate official announcements, provisional game-file findings and player speculation. Cite the evidence and label its status.
• Player groups – Squadron articles must meet the local impact and sourcing requirements, and must not serve as recruitment advertisements.

• Neutral point of view – Describe game subjects impartially and distinguish lore, opinion and evidence.
• Verifiability and Reliable sources – Identify sources and the limits of gameplay observations.
• No original research – Do not present invented lore or unsupported theories as fact. Reproducible gameplay testing is permitted.
• Copyrights and Image use policy – Preserve applicable rights, credits and file descriptions.
• Biographies of living persons – Handle real people and private information with care.

User policies

• 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.
• User treatment policy – Be nice and don't try to cause unnecessary strife.

Administrative procedures

• Deletion policy, speedy deletion and review and restoration.
• Page protection and protection requests.
• Permission requests, administrator appointments and bureaucrat appointments.
• Consensus and dispute resolution.

Guidelines

• Spelling – Prefer British English, preserve official names and quotations, and avoid disputes over spelling variants.

• Manual of Style, article titles, citations and external links.
• Merging, splitting, page moves and categories.
• Maintenance notices, template documentation and talk pages.

See the editorial guidance directory for the complete set of supporting pages. Project:Policies and guidelines explains their status and how to propose changes.

Essays

• Profanity – Advice about language in talk-page discussions; it does not permit harassment or personal attacks.