Project:Pluralpedia/Policy

These are the general policies the wiki operates within. This includes everything from how pages are formatted and worded (see also: Project:Style Guide), how categories are implemented, and more! Edits and page creations that are not compatible with a policy are subject to revision.

These policies either ensure that the wiki's principles are upheld, or they were voted on by the community (in the Discord server), and they will be enforced by the admin team. If you feel that a page is violating rules or does not conform to any policies, feel free to flag it with Review.

For further questions, see Project:FAQ.

General Rules
Pages may be adjusted to conform to the wiki style guide, especially in the following aspects: Pages that contain overly verbose or confusing descriptions, that pass judgement on any group of people, or that state opinions as fact, are subject to changes in this manner
 * Inclusive terminology ("headmate" or "system member" as descriptors) outside of direct quotes
 * Neutral language
 * Concise language

Terms may be elaborated on by users in the following manner: Users may not:
 * Adding context
 * Adding distinction or comparisons to other terms
 * Providing examples
 * Providing additional definitions or references
 * Change definitions without permission by the coiner
 * Remove information from the wiki without permission from the coiner or checking with the admin team
 * Add context or nuance to terms in a way that is not clearly attributed to be an addition without the coiner signing off
 * Remove or change coiner information or references without permission and/or checking with the admin team

Coiner wishes are to be respected in regards to: Coiners may not request:
 * Removing additional context/nuance or comparisons to other terms
 * Removing implications about a term's nature (such as origin umbrellas that are attributed by category but are not explicitly stated in the term's definition)
 * Having their terms/flags removed from the wiki or specific pages
 * Having their terms/flags not be added to the wiki or specific pages
 * Altering or adjusting definitions after initial coining while noting that adjustment on the page
 * Being credited under a chosen moniker, as anonymous, or not at all
 * Changes made as per the style guide to be reverted (if you don't want your terms to conform to the wiki, you don't need to have them on the wiki)

Banable offenses include: Banned users may still request for their terms to be removed from the wiki, and have their wishes respected like any other coiner
 * Spreading hate against any group of people or individuals
 * Vandalising pages (adding spam, deleting content, adding mocking content)

Contributors should keep in mind:
 * Always make sure coiner permission is given to add terms; excluded are *common psychiatric terms*, terms from *public published references*, and community terms without a specific known coiner
 * Disagreeing with a definition or term does not entitle you to change pages to your own satisfaction; keep changes (especially on other people's terms) to style guide adjustments, additional context, and correcting false references; if you have concerns about misinformation, contact the admin team

Policies

 * Categorisation should be inclusive (i.e. terms should belong to all categories that apply to them, even nested ones)
 * Categories should have a minimum of 5 (expected) terms, and thematic groups with 10 or more terms should get their own category; everything in between is handled on a case-by-case basis
 * Synonyms, forms, and alternate capitalisations should have redirects
 * Page titles should be capitalised and reflect the most common synonym/form; synonyms and forms should be listed in the term infobox; all forms (*not* misspellings, alternate capitalisation, etc) should be added to the "forms" parameter, alternate headmate/system/function/... forms should be listed under the relevant parameters as well; alternate grammatic forms should have their relevant parameters marked as true
 * Subterms under an umbrella label should be included on the umbrella page if they can be summarised concisely, and should get their own pages if more elaborate; umbrella pages should have an overview of subterms, subterms should refer back to their umbrella term

Several policies are under consideration at the moment.