FalloutWiki:Conduct Policy

The Conduct Policy provides expectations regarding etiquette and acceptable behavior while engaging on the Independent Fallout Wiki and throughout its hosted sites and community platforms.

Introduction
The Independent Fallout Wiki is a collaborative effort that can only be successful if all members of the community treat others with respect and civility. No community member should ever feel that they are unwelcome. Although disagreements will occur, those discussions should remain constructive.

General

 * Edit summaries: An edit summary should be entered in the field provided below the primary editing box before saving an edit. Describing all changes made are required for all non-minor edits, as it informs other editors of the changes at a glance.
 * Revert/edit warring: An editor must not perform more than one revert on a single page, whether involving the same or different material, without first communicating and reaching a consensus with other involved contributors. A rollback, an edit, or a series of consecutive edits that manually reverse, or undoes other editors' actions, whether in whole or in part, is considered a revert. Moderators will not approve edits that are performed in this manner. Reach out to administrators for assistance if needed.
 * Secondary accounts: Secondary accounts are not allowed.
 * User names: User names must be appropriate and support a positive editing environment. Our policy mirrors that which can be found here. Those that do not will be blocked.
 * User pages: Users have latitude to manage their user space as they see fit, so long as the content adheres to site policies. Users should not edit the pages of others, with the exception of administrators editing in a maintenance capacity. If a user disables their account, their user images and subpages will be deleted.

License

 * Do not copy content from the Independent Fallout Wiki to other sites without attribution. Content on this wiki is not freely available to be copied from one place to another without full attribution. All content on this site is covered by legal copyright dictated by the Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License, or CC BY-SA 3.0. The procedures that must be followed in order to use Independent Fallout Wiki content elsewhere are outlined here. Copying articles either verbatim or paraphrased without attribution is illegal and constitutes copyright infringement.
 * Mainspace articles are not owned by their creators. Individual editors do not own the articles that they submit to the mainspace portion of the site. Other editors will modify, add to, and improve these articles. The creator of an article has no greater control over the article than any other editor on the site, and this understanding upholds the commitment to the wiki's spirit of collaboration.

Conflict resolution

 * Personal attacks are grounds for an immediate block. Do not say something that could be hurtful to someone else. If you can't decide whether something you're about to say counts as a personal attack, don't say it.
 * Who is right and who is wrong is not important. This is a gaming wiki that serves as a hobby, keep it in perspective. In conflicts, keep your cool and slow down. Your input will be considered even if you don't reply right away, and taking a few moments away is always helpful.
 * Stay on task. It's easy to get distracted when a debate is extensive. Focusing on how to improve the site is a good way to defuse an unproductive argument.
 * If you have a serious issue with or concern about any user, don't be afraid to contact an administrator. Administrators are experienced in turning tense situations into productive conversations and can provide a neutral point of view.
 * Conduct policies apply to all IFW platforms, servers, and hosted sites. Report issues to a member of our administration.

Blocks
Blocked users can view pages but cannot contribute to the site. Blocking is done as a last resort to maintain the function of the wiki, in response to violations of site policies. The procedure for this process is as followed.
 * In response to actions in opposition to site policies, administrators will issue a warning on the editor's talk page.
 * If the editor continues to act in the same manner after a warning has been issued, a one week block of the account will be implemented.
 * If disruptive behavior resumes after the temporary block has expired, the account will be indefinitely blocked.

Ask for clarification of expectations if needed. Administrators have full authority to bypass one or more steps at their discretion to block an account and maintain the integrity of the site. Extending blocks across platforms is at the discretion of administration.