GSWiki:Policies

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All users are expected to adhere to the policies of the Gemini Station Wiki while editing on the Gemini Station Wiki. If you disagree with any policy, feel free to discuss changes on the discord server.

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.

Community policies

CheckUser - CheckUser is a tool given to trusted editors that allows them to detect the Internet Protocol address of users.
Consensus – Consensus is about how editors work with others. Consensus is the wiki's fundamental model for decision-making.
Criteria for speedy deletion – The speedy deletion policy dictates what should and shouldn't be quickly deleted from this wiki.
Deletion policy – Adhere to the deletion policy. Most deletions fall under the Criteria for speedy deletion
Ownership – Users do not own the pages and files they edit.
Protection policy – Pages should remain fully editable unless there is considerable cause to warrant protection.
Protectsite – Administrators have the option of enabling a site-wide semi- or sysop only protection for up to 12 hours at a time.
Gemini Station Wiki is not... – If an edit doesn't look encyclopaedic, or is harmful to the community, it may not belong on the wiki.

Content policies

Future content – Articles and statements about unreleased content can be added if cited. Speculation is not allowed.
Historical information policy - Content articles should contain a list of updates as well as other relevant historical information.
Images and media policy – The images and media policy describes preferred image source, content, and usage in articles and other pages. It applies to all images equally, regardless of uploader, format, and subject.
Neutral point of view – All Gemini Station Wiki articles should be written from a neutral point of view.
Personal Templates – Customised templates created by users, with the exception of userboxes, should be in the userspace.
Redirecting – A redirect is a page created specifically to take a searcher straight to another article, even without the accurate name. They can be used in a variety of situations to help the users of this wiki.
Spoiler policy – Due to the encyclopaedic nature of The Gemini Station Wiki, it contains information that may spoil some storylines in the game. There are no warnings anywhere else in the wiki, so viewers should read at their own risk.
Template policy - Things to keep in mind when creating a new template for use on multiple pages on the Gemini Station Wiki.
Trivia policy – Be aware of what you put into an article's trivia section. Information must be proven and unsuitable for other parts of the article.
Update page policy – Update pages are direct quotes of official Gemini Station newsposts. If something is not in the newspost, do not include it in the update page.

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.
Don't delete discussions – Don't delete previous discussions. These include user talk pages.
Don't edit userpages – Under normal circumstances, don't edit someone else's userpage.
Don't feed the trolls – Do not antagonise trolls under any circumstances. It may worsen the situation.
User block policy – Blocking is how administrators prevent a user account or IP address from editing the Gemini Station Wiki. Blocked users and IP addresses can read all the articles, but cannot edit any pages other than their own talk page. Blocked users are also prevented from moving pages or uploading files.
User treatment policy – Be nice and don't try to cause unnecessary strife.

Guidelines

Style guide – This style guide has the simple purpose of making the Gemini Station Wiki easy to read by establishing a certain format. One way is often as good as another, but if everyone does things the same way, the articles will be easier to read and use, along with being easier to write and edit. Reading the style guide is important to ensure that each user's edits will be consistent with those of other users.