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{{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. This wiki uses the [[mw:Extension:CheckUser|CheckUser]] tool to view this data natively. This wiki holds IP data for 6 months. This tool is used ~~'''exclusively''' to investigate potential account compromises and is only accessible to~~ bureaucrats. It is worth noting that IP ~~addresses are not exactly private, and are exposed anytime an individual joins~~ any Endurance Coalition controlled environment (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 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. 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).}}

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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~~.~~ ~~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. ~~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]]. 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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 {{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=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. This wiki uses the [[mw:Extension:CheckUser|CheckUser]] tool to view this data natively. This wiki holds IP data for 6 months. This tool is used '''exclusively''' to investigate potential account compromises and is only accessible to bureaucrats.<br/><br/>It is worth noting that IP addresses are not exactly private, and are exposed anytime an individual joins any Endurance Coalition controlled environment (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 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).}}
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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.}}