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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. | ||
[[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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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]]. | 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 | Non-regular editors of the war game wiki are encouraged to seek guidance from an administrator or seasoned contributor before moving pages. | ||
== Warning on edit publication == | == Warning on edit publication == | ||
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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 editor does not want to be publicly accessible, then the information should still be edited out, but then a | 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 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 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. The filter will either warn the editor to exercise caution or disallow the edit entirely. Editors are encouraged to take such warnings seriously. | 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. | ||
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== FAQ == | == FAQ == | ||
=== Why can I mark edits as minor? === | === Why can I mark edits as minor? What does that mean? === | ||
The intended effect of the box that says "This is a minor edit" is to allow those that review page history to differentiate between edits which are negligible, such as fixing spelling, punctuation, or grammar, from edits which actually add, remove, or edit content. This is | The intended effect of the box that says "This is a minor edit" is to allow those that review page history to differentiate between edits which are negligible, such as fixing spelling, punctuation, or grammar, from edits which actually add, remove, or edit content. This is marginally useful on larger wikis, but for the purposes of ''this'' wiki, it is '''irrelevant'''. | ||
It is | It is ultimately immaterial if an editor uses it or not. | ||
=== Should I use | === What is an edit summary? Should I use it? === | ||
An edit summary is a box available near the "Save changes" button that gives editors an opportunity to describe briefly what their edit is doing. This makes it simpler to review page history and see how a page changes over time. This is '''''strongly desired'''''. While this is not enforced strictly, if problems begin to arise out of an editor making strings of edits without summaries making them difficult to review, administrators may contact the editor and mandate their use. | |||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||