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=== Images and media ===
 
=== Images and media ===
 
{{main|Team Fortress Wiki:Licensing images}}
 
{{main|Team Fortress Wiki:Licensing images}}
Images and media on the Team Fortress Wiki must follow these '''licensing guidelines'''.
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Images and media on the Team Fortress Wiki must follow these licensing guidelines.
  
* All images '''must''' have a license template appearing on their file page;
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* All images ''must'' have a license template appearing on their file page;
* The license template used '''must be correct'''; examples of ''incorrect'' licensing:
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* The license template used ''must be correct''; examples of ''incorrect'' licensing:
** claiming fair use justification ({{tl|FairUse}}) on a in-game screenshot image;
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** claiming fair use justification ({{tl|FairUse}}) on an in-game screenshot image;
 
** using a public domain ({{tl|PD}}) license on a copyrighted image;
 
** using a public domain ({{tl|PD}}) license on a copyrighted image;
 
** using a Creative Commons license on a logo image or other trademark.
 
** using a Creative Commons license on a logo image or other trademark.
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* If an edit war breaks out and involved parties refuse to stop;
 
* If an edit war breaks out and involved parties refuse to stop;
 
* If the page is high-risk: this can include templates that are transcluded heavily, or images that are [[:Category:Externally linked files|externally linked]].
 
* If the page is high-risk: this can include templates that are transcluded heavily, or images that are [[:Category:Externally linked files|externally linked]].
* In some cases pages may be protected for other reasons, particularly if a page is receiving high traffic (e.g. the [[Main Page]]).
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* In some cases pages may be protected for other reasons, in particular, if the page is receiving a high amount of regular traffic (e.g. the [[Main Page]]).
  
 
=== Blocks ===
 
=== Blocks ===
{{see also|wikipedia:Wikipedia:Blocking policy|l1=Wikipedia:Blocking policy}}
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* Users are only blocked from editing if they prove to be consistently disruptive to the wiki.
Users are only blocked from editing if they prove to be consistently disruptive to the wiki.
 

Revision as of 21:10, 13 August 2010

This page documents accepted policies and guidelines in use on the Team Fortress Wiki.

Terms of Use

Main article: Team Fortress Wiki:Terms of Use

Content

Unreleased content

  • Generally, images or articles relating to unreleased weapons, items or other game content are not permitted until they are officially released.
  • The main purpose of this is to reduce unverified speculation or other ridiculous conjecture appearing as 'fact' on article pages.
  • You are, however, free to start creating the article in your user space and have it moved back into the article space upon official release.

Images and media

Main article: Team Fortress Wiki:Licensing images

Images and media on the Team Fortress Wiki must follow these licensing guidelines.

  • All images must have a license template appearing on their file page;
  • The license template used must be correct; examples of incorrect licensing:
    • claiming fair use justification ({{FairUse}}) on an in-game screenshot image;
    • using a public domain ({{PD}}) license on a copyrighted image;
    • using a Creative Commons license on a logo image or other trademark.

Editing

See the following links for guidelines on editing.

Other

Elevated privileges

See Help:Group rights.

Deletion

See the above section on unreleased content.

Protection

See also: Wikipedia:Protection policy

Generally most pages are not protected to encourage new edits and additions to content. However, some pages and articles are deliberately locked against editing, mostly for the following reasons:

  • If an edit war breaks out and involved parties refuse to stop;
  • If the page is high-risk: this can include templates that are transcluded heavily, or images that are externally linked.
  • In some cases pages may be protected for other reasons, in particular, if the page is receiving a high amount of regular traffic (e.g. the Main Page).

Blocks

  • Users are only blocked from editing if they prove to be consistently disruptive to the wiki.