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An account consists entirely of a username and password. An editor is unable to request a password reset via email. Editors that forget their credentials are to contact a bureaucrat for assistance. | An account consists entirely of a username and password. An editor is unable to request a password reset via email. Editors that forget their credentials are to contact a bureaucrat for assistance. | ||
Wiki [[Special:Listusers/sysop|'''administrators''']] reserve the right to block accounts (i.e the | Wiki [[Special:Listusers/sysop|'''administrators''']] reserve the right to block accounts (i.e the editor can login but not edit) for any reason. Bureaucrats reserve the right to decline creating an account for any reason. Editors are required to follow the directions of a wiki administrator when it comes to interacting with the wiki. | ||
=== User privacy notice === | === User privacy notice === | ||
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== Creating pages == | == Creating pages == | ||
Creating pages is simple, yet unintuitive. One simply uses the search bar at the top right of any page and makes a search for the page (spelling and character-case matter) they would like to exist. A new page will appear telling the | Creating pages is simple, yet unintuitive. One simply uses the search bar at the top right of any page and makes a search for the page (spelling and character-case matter) they would like to exist. A new page will appear telling the editor the page does not yet exist and ask if they wish to create it. The editor will then click the red text that is the new page name, and then edit normally. Once the first edit to the page is published the page goes live. | ||
== Renaming pages == | == Renaming pages == | ||
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=== Redirects and page name importance === | === Redirects and page name importance === | ||
Something to keep in mind when moving a page is that any links on the wiki which point to it will, by default, break. So if a page titled [[Gummybears]] is moved to [[Gummy bears]] any page with a link to [[Gummybears]] will lead to a now non-existent page. This issue is mitigated by, when using the move tool, ensuring the checkbox for "Leave a redirect behind" is ticked. This then makes [[Gummybears]] automatically redirect a | Something to keep in mind when moving a page is that any links on the wiki which point to it will, by default, break. So if a page titled [[Gummybears]] is moved to [[Gummy bears]] any page with a link to [[Gummybears]] will lead to a now non-existent page. This issue is mitigated by, when using the move tool, ensuring the checkbox for "Leave a redirect behind" is ticked. This then makes [[Gummybears]] automatically redirect a viewer that goes to it to [[Gummy bears|Gummy bears.]] This is generally the acceptable means of handling this issue in 99% of cases. If a situation comes up where this is ''not'' desirable, then every page that links to [[Gummybears]] will need to be manually edited to lead to [[Gummy bears]]. | ||
Non-regular editors of the war game wiki are encouraged to seek guidance from a wiki administrator or seasoned contributor before moving pages. | Non-regular editors of the war game wiki are encouraged to seek guidance from a wiki administrator or seasoned contributor before moving pages. | ||
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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 makes this website incredibly resilient to breakage, but also means that it's difficult to truly delete information. Simply editing the information out and clicking "Save changes" is insufficient. Anyone with an internet connection can check the page's history and still find the information. | 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 makes this website incredibly resilient to breakage, but also means that it's difficult to truly delete information. Simply editing the information out and clicking "Save changes" is insufficient. Anyone with an internet connection can check the page's history and still find the information. | ||
If an edit is published to a page with information that the | If an edit is published to a page with information that the editor does not want to be publicly accessible, then the information should still 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 to avoid the [[wikipedia:Streisand effect|Streisand effect]]'''. For details on how wiki administrators do this, check out [[mediawikiwiki:Help:RevisionDelete|Help:RevisionDelete]]. | ||
Certain automated filters are in place that will detect when particular public information that is likely inappropriate to add has been introduced into an edit | Certain automated filters are in place that will detect when particular public information that is likely inappropriate to add has been introduced into an edit. The filter will either warn the editor to exercise caution or disallow the edit entirely. Editors are encouraged to take such warnings seriously. | ||
== Categories == | == Categories == | ||
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== Permissions == | == Permissions == | ||
While few in number, there are a couple of permissions that are not given to all | While few in number, there are a couple of permissions that are not given to all editors: | ||
* [[Special:Listusers/sysop|'''Administrator''']] — Site moderators. They can delete pages and logs from public visibility, block | * [[Special:Listusers/sysop|'''Administrator''']] — Site moderators. They can delete pages and logs from public visibility, block editors from editing, and protect pages and files so only specific editors can edit them. | ||
* [[Special:Listusers/bureaucrat|'''Bureaucrat''']] — Can assign and revoke permissions, edit | * [[Special:Listusers/bureaucrat|'''Bureaucrat''']] — Can assign and revoke permissions, edit accounts, and create new accounts. | ||
* '''Interface administrator''' — Can edit pages which dictate the look of the website (e.g [[MediaWiki:Editnotice-0-War game rules]], which dictates the message shown to all editors that edit that page) and import pages from other MediaWiki instances to this wiki. | * '''Interface administrator''' — Can edit pages which dictate the look of the website (e.g [[MediaWiki:Editnotice-0-War game rules]], which dictates the message shown to all editors that edit that page) and import pages from other MediaWiki instances to this wiki. | ||
For an exhaustive list of all | For an exhaustive list of all permissions, and what each permission can explicitly do, see [[Special:ListGroupRights]]. | ||
Anyone with an account may request one of the above from a bureaucrat of whom may approve or deny such requests at their discretion. Those with prior history editing Wikimedia projects are considerably more likely to receive such permissions, though the biggest factor is level of editing activity, knowledge of wiki construction, and willingness to learn. | |||
Fleff, due to his nature as the gamemaster and curator of the game this wiki is dedicated too, is entitled to all above permissions at his request. | Fleff, due to his nature as the gamemaster and curator of the game this wiki is dedicated too, is entitled to all above permissions at his request. | ||