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Hello! You have likely been sent this page by a [[Special:Listusers/bureaucrat|'''bureaucrat''']] either before or after receiving an account. It is '''highly advised you read the cards below'''. The information relates to your privacy and how you interact with this wiki.
Hello! You have likely been sent this page by an [[Help:Permissions#Account specialist|'''account specialist''']] or [[Help:Permissions#Bureaucrat|'''bureaucrat''']] either before or after receiving an account. It is '''highly advised you read the cards below'''. The information relates to your privacy and how you interact with this wiki.


If you were recently given an account, '''before doing anything''', change your password. This is done by going to [[Special:Preferences]] and clicking the "Change password" button.
If you were recently given an account, '''before doing anything''', change your password. This is done by going to [[Special:Preferences]] and clicking the "Change password" button.
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{{InfoCard|heading=A user account is required to edit|content=Editing is restricted to people with accounts for ease of site moderation.<br/><br/>
{{InfoCard|heading=A user account is required to edit|content=Editing is restricted to people with accounts for ease of site moderation.<br/><br/>


All Endurance Coalition Discord members are eligible for an account and may begin the process by asking a bureaucrat. Non-Discord members ''may'' be eligible for an account if approved by a bureaucrat and Fleff. }}
Any person that is in the Endurance Coalition Discord for a period of one (1) month or longer is eligible for an account. If interested, contact an account specialist. The limit on time may be waived at the discretion of Endurance Coalition leadership.}}


{{InfoCard|heading=Account recovery requires a bureaucrat|content=If any editor loses access to their account, a bureaucrat will need to help with recovery. Email account recovery is not possible.}}
{{InfoCard|heading=Account recovery requires a bureaucrat or account specialist|content=If any editor loses access to their account, an account specialist or bureaucrat will need to help with recovery. Email account recovery is not possible.}}


{{InfoCard|heading=Certain permissions are not available to all editors|content=While few in number, there are a couple of permissions that are not given to all editors:
{{InfoCard|heading=Certain permissions are not available to all editors|content=While few in number, there are a couple of permissions that are not given to all editors. The list of such permissions is available at [[Help:Permissions]]. If you attempt to perform a function on this wiki and get some kind of rejection, it is likely the case one of the permissions listed there is needed to continue. A bureaucrat may be contacted for any permission, though they may grant or revoke at their sole discretion.}}
 
* [[Special:Listusers/sysop|'''Administrator''']] — Can delete pages/files/logs, block editors from editing, and protect pages/files so only specific editors can edit them.
* '''Bureaucrat''' — Can assign and revoke permissions, edit accounts, and create new accounts.
* '''Interface administrator''' — Can edit pages which dictate the look of the website and import pages from other MediaWiki instances.
* '''Edit filter manager''' — Can edit/create/delete filters at [[Special:AbuseFilter]] and view private filters.
 
Exhaustive list of permissions available at [[Special:ListGroupRights]]. Any editor with an account can request any permission by speaking with a bureaucrat. Bureaucrats reserve the right to accept and deny requests at will. History editing other wikis (especially Wikimedia sites), knowledge of the war game, consistent editing on this wiki, and willingness to learn are factors which influence the granting of permission requests.
 
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{{InfoCard|heading=Editors retain copyright ownership of their edits|content=This is not standard practice, as many wikis make all edits released under a free license. This is done due to the rules of the war game not being released under such a license.}}
{{InfoCard|heading=All edits are released under a free license|content=When you make edits, they are automatically released under the [[Project:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License|Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License]]. This means your edits can be used by anyone, including commercially, so long as attribution in the form of a link/URL to the relevant wiki page is provided by the person doing so. You will ''not'', given this release, have the right to ask that any content you make be removed from this wiki.}}
{{InfoCard|heading=Editors grant this website a permanent, irrevocable license to retain and display their edits|content=Once an edit is published, the editor may not demand it's removal. They give this website the permanent and irrevocable license to retain and display it. This is done to avoid an editor who may have a falling out with the game or the Endurance Coalition attempting to disrupt the wiki through demanding their content's removal.<br/><br/> Polite, reasonable, and unobtrusive requests for content to be removed are likely to be honored.}}
{{InfoCard|heading=Your IP address is logged|content=The software which runs this wiki logs your IP address to it's database every time you login to your account or make an edit. This wiki uses the [[mw:Extension:CheckUser|CheckUser]] tool to view this data natively. This wiki holds IP data for 6 months. This tool may be used for any reasonable purpose by bureaucrats. Your IP data may also be viewed manually for any reasonable purpose by members of the Endurance Coalition with [[wikipedia:Superuser|root privileges]] on the hardware hosting this website.<br/><br/>It is worth noting that this wiki is not unique in it's ability to expose your IP address; joining any Endurance Coalition controlled environment also does so (e.g Arma server, Mordhau server).}}
{{InfoCard|heading=Your IP address is logged|content=The software which runs this wiki logs your IP address to it's database every time you login to your account. Some wikis use a particular tool to allow native viewing of this data. This wiki purposefully does not install this tool to respect the privacy of all editors. However, any person in the Endurance Coalition with access to the database of this wiki can still find this information.<br/><br/>Editors with a [https://www.privacyguides.org/en/basics/threat-modeling/ '''threat model'''] that does not tolerate this are encouraged to use a VPN. This website does not block their use in any way.}}


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{{InfoCard|heading=Removing information is not simple|content=Every edit, the content of the edit, who made the edit, and when the edit was made is publicly logged. Every version of a page after every edit is similarly logged. This means that simply editing out information and saving changes will not actually get rid of it. Anyone can view the page history and see the content anyway. Thus, the accidental publication of personal or inappropriate information cannot be addressed by an editor in isolation.<br/><br/>To properly address this, the information is still to be edited out, but then a wiki administrator must be notified so they can delete the edit from the public archives. '''This notification should be done privately, such as via Discord DM, to avoid the [[wikipedia:Streisand effect|Streisand effect]]'''. Certain automated filters are in place that will detect when information that is likely inappropriate to add has been introduced. The filter will either warn the editor to exercise caution or disallow the edit entirely.<br/><br/>A consequence of this system is that the relevant administrator will be viewing the information as they delete it. Deleted information is also not removed from the database; only from the public archives. Administrators can review deleted pages/logs/files. This is sometimes necessary for site administration. Editors should keep this in mind as they edit.}}
{{InfoCard|heading=Removing information is not simple|content=Every edit, including its content, author, and timestamp is publicly logged, along with every version of the page before and after said edit. This means simply editing out information won't truly remove it: it remains visible in the page history. To properly address sensitive or inappropriate content, it must first be edited out, and then a wiki administrator/bureaucrat must be privately notified (via Discord DM) to delete the edit from the public archives. Private notification avoids the [[wikipedia:Streisand effect|Streisand effect]].<br/><br/>Editors should be aware that administrators can still view deleted information; it's only removed from ''public'' access, not the underlying database. This is sometimes necessary for site administration.}}
 


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