The Sims Wiki:Policy/Proposed Policy

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Pending Proposals

Images Policy

Moved from the Comm. Portal talk page

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I have just been editing many images, categorising and licensing them, and I feel that it is time we should introduce an images policy. Some things I feel that could be included in the policy include:

• What action to be taken against users who don't categorise or license their images(I know blocks are a bit harsh, but I can't see another way)
• What action to be taken against users who use generic filenames,
• What to do with unused images(should we delete them, or use them?)
• And if we should or should not have images not related to the sims.

Thoughts? --WH ^(Talk) 02:17, May 14, 2011 (UTC)

My opinions on this are as followed:

• I oppose action being taken against users who don't categorize or license their images, though I support them being given possible warnings if the behaviour continues.
• I believe that no action should be taken against users who upload images with generic filenames, though the user should be notified that their image has been moved.
• I believe that unused images should be added to articles if of good quality and there's an article relating to them. If not, deleted.
• If the photos not related to The Sims series are used on a page then I believe they should be allowed, though if unused they should be deleted. --Bleeh^{(talk) (blog)} 02:24, May 14, 2011 (UTC)

I agree with Bleeh's opinions. —Random Ranaun ^{(Talk to me!)} 01:16, May 16, 2011 (UTC)

Comments Policy

Article Comments have been enabled almost half a month ago, but have been in Blog posts for a long while. So, I think a Comments Policy is long overdue. Here is what I think the basic rules should be:

1. Keep proper language - users won't be able to understand what your comment is about if your comment has terrible spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
2. No inflammatory comments - don't be critical just for the sake of being critical. If you have a problem with the article or blog, carefully explain it in the comment.
3. No profanity - the wiki caters to a general audience.
4. Don't spam - comments that advertise non-wiki websites, or repeated comments that are just nonsense, are considered spam and will be deleted immediately.
5. No irrelevant comments - make sure the comment in question is actually about the article or blog post, comments about anything else will be deleted.
6. Don't flood - if you wish to make a large change to a comment you have written, don't write it in a reply. Simply contact an administrator and tell them what the change is. If you purpose flood the comments, such as writing one word each comment, they will be deleted.

That's all I have so far. Anyone have any additions or suggestions? —Random Ranaun ^{(Talk to me!)} 06:05, May 30, 2011 (UTC)

Concluded Proposals

There are currently no concluded proposals.