Forum:Changes to rules and policies for 2013/tmp
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| Policies on images and image usage:
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Proposal:
- Stricter copyright enforcement: There is a growing concern (in my opinion, that is) that the site lacks copyright control over the images uploaded to the wiki. "Nuu, copyright sux!" one might say. Legal stuff is srs biz, I'm afraid.
- To start with, I would propose making use of Information template in every file. In addition to this, I would suggest updating the policies (listed on the left column) to reflect this requirement.
- There are two tools that you can use to search for images. The first is through Special:Newfiles, which lists files recently uploaded to the wiki. The other one is Special:Filelist, which lists files according to users.
- Not a repository of images: We seem to have more and more files now. I noticed this activity increasing even more since I updated the Linkbox template (great template, btw. Please use it).
- In addition to the above bullet-point, I would suggest that users/editors should only upload the images only when it is necessary to do so. Sure, having an image readily available in an article would be nice but one should keep in mind that just because we could do so (doing so, as in uploading said file) doesn't mean we should.
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Introducing the "Ultimate, yet amazingly simple guide to editing"
Otherwise known as "Dummies guide to wiki editing" and "User manual"
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Proposal:
- Separation between in-universe and out-universe info: It is a good practice to separate gameplay information from canon information. It is a better practice to drill this practice into every user's brain/head/memory/subconscious (kidding, or am I?). For example, it has been repeated shown that the MA5B has good accuracy in the novels but not so much in actual gameplay. Another example is specifying effective ranges for weapons using "short to medium" or "long" range(s). What constitutes "short to medium" in the canon universe? Let it be drilled into user's brain/head/memory/subconscious (I kid... or am I?) that 343i is not known for consistency and that they love treating gameplay info as canon info (best example, Halo Encyclopaedia).
- Color-specific: working on it!
- Referencing MoS: The MoS must be referred back whenever one uses the Layout guide for reference on editing articles. The best way to ensure new editors to remember this is to provide clear and simple text.
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Will be updated soon
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