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General admins like Wikia Staff, VSTF, and Helpers may use discretion when blocking a user, as that user may or may not be doing cross-wiki vandalism. |
General admins like Wikia Staff, VSTF, and Helpers may use discretion when blocking a user, as that user may or may not be doing cross-wiki vandalism. |
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<li>Users must adhere to the [[TSW:AMA|Alternate and Multiple Account Policy (AMAP)]]. Additionally, [[TSW:SOCK|Sockpuppetry]] is prohibited: |
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<li>{{Anchor|Sock puppetry}}[[wikipedia:wikipedia:Sock puppetry|Sock puppetry]] is prohibited: |
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::*The general rule is one editor, one account; [[The Sims Wiki:Bot|bots]] are an exception, but bot ownership must be clearly stated on the bot userpage. |
::*The general rule is one editor, one account; [[The Sims Wiki:Bot|bots]] are an exception, but bot ownership must be clearly stated on the bot userpage. |
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::*Do not use multiple accounts to mislead, deceive, or disrupt; to create the illusion of greater support for a position; to stir up controversy; or to circumvent a block. |
::*Do not use multiple accounts to mislead, deceive, or disrupt; to create the illusion of greater support for a position; to stir up controversy; or to circumvent a block. |
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::*Do not ask friends or family to create accounts to support you. |
::*Do not ask friends or family to create accounts to support you. |
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::*Exemptions to this rule may exist - see [[The Sims Wiki:Alternate and multiple account policy#Legitimate_uses_of_alternate_or_multiple_accounts|this page]] for a list of possible exemptions |
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::*Exemptions to this rule may be granted so long as only one registered account is used to access and edit the wiki at any one time, and as long as it is clearly stated on the account userpages that the accounts are linked. Please contact an [[The Sims Wiki:Administrators|administrator]] for further conditions regarding this rule. |
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::*Violation of the AMAP may result in [[The Sims Wiki:Alternate and multiple account policy#Penalties|penalties]], up to or including on-wiki [[The Sims Wiki:Blocking|blocks]]. |
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Please review the AMAP for more information on these rules. |
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<li>{{Anchor|Edit war}}{{WP|Wikipedia:Edit warring|'''Edit warring'''}} is prohibited. An edit war occurs when two or more users within a short window of time make multiple edits or reverts to a page, with the result of those edits being that the same or similar information is repeatedly removed and re-added. The following are exemptions to this policy: |
<li>{{Anchor|Edit war}}{{WP|Wikipedia:Edit warring|'''Edit warring'''}} is prohibited. An edit war occurs when two or more users within a short window of time make multiple edits or reverts to a page, with the result of those edits being that the same or similar information is repeatedly removed and re-added. The following are exemptions to this policy: |
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