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This page is devoted to all official Wiki policies. Official policies are determined by community consensus, and differ from guidelines, which are not official and which develop over time.

Types of Policies[edit source]

Policies have been broken up by type, and can be found on the following pages:

General policies

These rules govern user conduct and behavior on The Sims Wiki. All users must follow these policies.

Participation policies

These rules govern how users may participate in debates, votes and measures to gain consensus. All users wishing to participate in wiki governance must follow these policies.

Creation policies

These rules govern the creation of specialty pages or fiction/fanon pages on The Sims Wiki. All users wishing to create these pages must follow these policies.

File and image policy

These rules apply to files (images, videos, audio files, etc) uploaded to The Sims Wiki, including copyright, file name, and content issues. All users uploading files to The Sims Wiki must follow this policy.

Unreleased games policy

These rules apply to information about games that have not been announced (i.e. rumored games), or games that have been announced but have not been released yet. Users editing articles about unreleased games, or articles with information relevant to unreleased games, must follow this policy.

Notability policy

These rules apply to the types of content related to The Sims series that are and aren't allowed to be written about on The Sims Wiki. All users wishing to create pages must follow these policies.

Alternate and multiple account (AMA) Policy

These rules apply to the ownership and use of alternate accounts or multiple accounts (collectively, AMAs) to edit The Sims Wiki. This policy also defines "sockpuppetry" and prohibits the use of sockpuppet accounts on The Sims Wiki. All users must follow this policy.

Changes to Policies[edit source]

Amendment[edit source]

Any active user may propose a change to currently-existing policy.
- Policy amendment proposals should be made in the community discussions forum
- A policy amendment is considered adopted if a sufficient consensus is gathered - simple majority support does not constitute consensus.
Administrators and Bureaucrats may make immediate changes to currently-existing policy as needed.
- Any user has the right to call for discussion on a changed policy, if the change was made by an administrator or bureaucrat without prior consensus.
- Policy amendments will remain in effect during the discussion and consensus period, unless multiple users request that the amendments be suspended.
Any user may edit a policy page for the purposes of fixing errors/typos, updating links to renamed/moved pages, or making other minor changes so long as these changes do not affect the meaning of the policy.
- Correcting minor issues does not require community consensus.
- Alternately, a user may edit a policy's talk page to suggest revisions. Any user may choose to act upon these recommended revisions, so long as the revisions do not affect the meaning of the policy.

Creation[edit source]

New policies may be proposed by any active user.
Policy proposals should be made in the community discussions forum. Proposed policies go through a similar community discussion and consensus process as policy amendments.
Once a policy has been consented to by the community, it takes effect immediately unless the proposal or subsequent consensus calls for a grace period or a certain length of time before the policy takes effect.
All new policies must obtain community consensus before they become official policy - Administrators and Bureaucrats may not add new policies without consent.

Enforcement[edit source]

Administrators and Bureaucrats are responsible for enforcing all official policies.
If a user believes that another user has violated a policy, they may warn the user and/or contact an administrator.
If a user believes that a policy should not be enforced, they may request that the policy be amended or else removed completely. This request should be made on the community discussions forum, and must receive community consensus.
Administrators failing to properly enforce policies may risk loss of administrator rights.

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-==General Rules==
+This page is devoted to all official Wiki policies. Official policies are determined by community consensus, and differ from [[The Sims Wiki:Guidelines|guidelines]], which are not official and which develop over time.
+==Types of Policies==
-These are the general rules of the Sims Wiki. If these rules are broken, warnings and/or bans will be given out, as specified.
+Policies have been broken up by type, and can be found on the following pages:
+*;[[The Sims Wiki:Policy/General Policies|General policies]]
-<ol><li>Vandalism of any kind is prohibited.
+These rules govern user conduct and behavior on The Sims Wiki. '''''All users''' must follow these policies.''
-::* A minor violation can be characterized as a small change of wording. This will result in an unannounced warning.
-::* Blanking the page or removing a significant amount of it will result in a block time of one (1) day.
-::* Inserting profane words into a page will result in a block time of three (3) days.
-::* Vandalism of the Main page or any of its templates is an automatic three (3) day block time.
+*;[[The Sims Wiki:Policy/Participation Policies|Participation policies]]
-<li>Inappropriate words, such as cuss words and other profanity, are strictly forbidden on articles, userpages, usernames, and discussion pages. This wiki caters to a general audience!
+These rules govern how users may participate in debates, votes and measures to gain consensus. '''''All users''' wishing to participate in wiki governance must follow these policies.''
-::* If an inappropriate word is used it will result in a block time of one (1) day.
-::* If an inappropriate word is used in a username, the user will be blocked indefinitely.
+*;[[The Sims Wiki:Policy/Creation Policies|Creation policies]]
-<li>If a page is created on a topic already covered with different spelling it is up for immediate deletion or a <nowiki>#REDIRECT</nowiki>. Also if a page is created with Vandalism it is also up for immediate deletion.
+These rules govern the creation of specialty pages or fiction/fanon pages on The Sims Wiki. '''''All users''' wishing to create these pages must follow these policies.''
-::* If the title of the page contains vandalism, the user who made the page will receive a block time of three (3) days.
-::* If a page is created with vandalism, the user who made the page will receive a block time of three (3) days.
+*;[[The Sims Wiki:Image and file policy|File and image policy]]
-<li>Any empty page created after this policy takes effect will be deleted. Pages created before that point may and should be flagged by users using the 'Report a Problem' feature, and the page will be logged as 'To be deleted'. If, after one month, the page does not have at least three facts on it (in complete sentences!), it will be deleted.
+These rules apply to files (images, videos, audio files, etc) uploaded to The Sims Wiki, including copyright, file name, and content issues. '''''All users''' uploading files to The Sims Wiki must follow this policy.''
+*;[[The Sims Wiki:Unreleased games policy|Unreleased games policy]]
-<li>Blocks will escalate in severity if multiple offenses are committed.
+These rules apply to information about games that have not been announced (i.e. rumored games), or games that have been announced but have not been released yet. '''''Users editing articles about unreleased games''', or articles with information relevant to unreleased games, must follow this policy.''
-</li></ol>
+*;[[The Sims Wiki:Notability policy|Notability policy]]
-General Admins like Wikia admins, janitors, and helpers may use discretion when blocking a user, as that user may or may not  be doing cross-wiki vandalism.
+These rules apply to the types of content related to The Sims series that are and aren't allowed to be written about on The Sims Wiki. '''''All users''' wishing to create pages must follow these policies.''
+*;[[The Sims Wiki:Alternate and multiple account policy|Alternate and multiple account (AMA) Policy]]
-''This Rules Policy has taken effect as of 28 March 2008.''
+These rules apply to the ownership and use of alternate accounts or multiple accounts (collectively, AMAs) to edit The Sims Wiki. This policy also defines [[TSW:SOCK|"sockpuppetry"]] and prohibits the use of sockpuppet accounts on The Sims Wiki. '''''All users''' must follow this policy.''
+==Changes to Policies==
-== Player stories ==
+===Amendment===
-The Sims Wiki policy on [[Player stories]].
+<ol><li>Any active user may propose a change to currently-existing policy.
+:*Policy amendment proposals should be made in the [[Forum:Community discussions|community discussions forum]]
+:*A policy amendment is considered adopted if a sufficient consensus is gathered - simple majority support does not constitute consensus.
+<li>Administrators and Bureaucrats may make immediate changes to currently-existing policy as needed.
+:*Any user has the right to call for discussion on a changed policy, if the change was made by an administrator or bureaucrat without prior consensus.
+:*Policy amendments will remain in effect during the discussion and consensus period, unless multiple users request that the amendments be suspended.
+<li>Any user may edit a policy page for the purposes of fixing errors/typos, updating links to renamed/moved pages, or making other minor changes so long as these changes do not affect the meaning of the policy.
+:*Correcting minor issues does not require community consensus.
+:*Alternately, a user may edit a policy's talk page to suggest revisions. Any user may choose to act upon these recommended revisions, so long as the revisions do not affect the meaning of the policy.
+</ol>
+===Creation===
-# No CAS player stories should exist in the main namespace of the wiki except for articles designated for player stories. If a CAS page has been created it should be moved to the user namespace, i.e. prefixed with "User:<username>". Users can write stories can be written in their blog, on a user page or at [[Create-A-Sim/Player stories]].
+*New policies may be proposed by any active user.
-# Player stories for pre-made characters and neighborhoods are to be placed on a subpage of the main article. A link should be provided, usually in an infobox.
+*Policy proposals should be made in the [[Forum:Community discussions|community discussions forum]]. Proposed policies go through a similar community discussion and consensus process as policy amendments.
-# Writers should provide their signature (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>) after their stories.
+*Once a policy has been consented to by the community, it takes effect immediately unless the proposal or subsequent consensus calls for a grace period or a certain length of time before the policy takes effect.
-# Numerical ages are considered player stories as they are presumptive of information that is not cited and should not be included in Sim articles or infoboxes.
+*All new policies must obtain community consensus before they become official policy - Administrators and Bureaucrats may not add new policies without consent.
+===Enforcement===
-''This Player Stories Policy has taken effect as of 27 October 2008.''
+*Administrators and Bureaucrats are responsible for enforcing all official policies.
+*If a user believes that another user has violated a policy, they may [[The Sims Wiki:Warning|warn the user]] and/or [[The Sims Wiki:Administrators' noticeboard|contact an administrator]].
+*If a user believes that a policy should not be enforced, they may request that the policy be amended or else removed completely. This request should be made on the community discussions forum, and must receive community consensus.
+*Administrators failing to properly enforce policies may risk loss of administrator rights.
+==See Also==
-== User Created Contests ==
+=== The Sims Wiki/Wikia ===
+* [[Wikia:Wikia:Terms of use|Wikia Terms of Use]]
-The Sims Wiki policy on [[The Sims Wiki:User Created Contests|User Created Contests]].
+* [[The Sims Wiki:Wikia community guidelines|Wikia Community Guidelines]]
+* [[The Sims Wiki:Simplified ruleset|Simplified Rules]]
+* [[The Sims Wiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]
+* [[The Sims Wiki:Templates|Templates]]
+* [[The Sims Wiki:Guidelines|Guidelines]]
+* [[The Sims Wiki:5 pillars|5 Pillars]]
+* [[The Sims Wiki:Assume good faith|Assume Good Faith]]
+* [[The Sims Wiki:Spoilers|Spoiler Rules]]
+* [[The Sims Wiki:What The Sims Wiki is not|What The Sims Wiki is not]]
+=== Wikipedia ===
-#For administrative purposes, the creator of a contest must be a registered user.
-''This User Created Contests Policy has taken effect as of 20 July 2010.''
-==Voting Procedures==
-Voting begins after a discussion has taken place and an adequate amount of time has passed so all views can be taken into account. A voting period last 2 weeks after the first vote is made, this would usually be the person creating the vote. All Voters and Voting Topics should follow the following format in order to maintain neatness.
-:<nowiki>==Voting Topic==</nowiki>
-:<nowiki>Small Description</nowiki>
-:<nowiki>===Agree===</nowiki>
-:<nowiki># Vote</nowiki>
-:<nowiki>*Comment</nowiki>
-:<nowiki>**Another Comment</nowiki>
-:<nowiki>===Neutral===</nowiki>
-:<nowiki># Vote</nowiki>
-:<nowiki>*Comment</nowiki>
-:<nowiki>**Another Comment</nowiki>
-:<nowiki>===Disagree===</nowiki>
-:<nowiki># Vote</nowiki>
-:<nowiki>*Comment</nowiki>
-:<nowiki>**Another Comment</nowiki>
-:<nowiki>==Comments==</nowiki>
-:<nowiki>:Comment ~~~~</nowiki>
-It should be noted that anyone is allowed to comment, but not everyone is allowed to vote.
-''This Voting Procedure is in effect as of 12 March 2008.''
-==Voting Requirements==
-Anyone who wants to vote must meet these requirements:
-# Must be a Registered Member (Anonymous or IP Votes will not be counted)
-# Must have at least 1 edit in the Sims Wiki
-# Votes must be signed correctly with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>
-# Banned user's votes will not be counted.
-''These Voting Requirements are in effect as of 12 March 2008.''
-== Related articles ==
-* [[Wikia:Wikia:Terms of use|Wikia Terms of Use]]
 * [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Vandalism|Vandalism]]
 * [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Do not insult the vandals|Do not insult the vandals]]
 * [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:No personal attacks|No personal attacks]]
 * [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Sock puppetry|Sock puppetry]]
-* [[The Sims Wiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]
-* [[The Sims Wiki:Templates|Templates]]
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