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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.

~~All~~ Endurance Coalition Discord ~~members are~~ eligible for an account ~~and may begin the process by asking~~ an account specialist. ~~Non-Discord members ''~~may'' be ~~eligible for an account; email '''[email protected]'''~~. }}

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 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.}}

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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=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. Polite, reasonable, and unobtrusive requests for content to be removed are likely to be honored.}}

{{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 Endurance Coalition attempting to disrupt the wiki through demanding their content's removal. 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. ~~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~~. ~~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~~.}}

{{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 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).}}

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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/>
-All Endurance Coalition Discord members are eligible for an account and may begin the process by asking an account specialist. Non-Discord members ''may'' be eligible for an account; email '''[email protected]'''. }}
+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 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.}}
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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=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=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 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. 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.}}
+{{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 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).}}
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