Content Policy

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Revision as of 00:41, 26 November 2007

The Content Policy is what can and cannot go into an article on Ben 10verse Pedia. As I come up with new ideas for what appropriate content would be I will be adding it to this page.

Writing A Article

These are some policies on how articles should be written.

• Articles should be written in the third person in past tense.
• When listing information and someone has been replaced by someone else in the plot, the person who was chronologically first should be listed first.
• Current should never be used in an article. (Articles are meant to be read not by people up to date with the latest episode, but by anyone who is up to any point of the series, and should still hold true after the series has moved forwards an arc and current is no longer current.)

Adding New Info

Adding Incorrect Information

Do Not add incorrect information on purpose. It has no purpose. If you wish to add information that you have created please see the Fanon Pedia

Rewriting Issue

Now why I would prefer for everything to be rewritten into your own words, this can get rather difficult; Kevin is an example of page that needs to be rewritten but due to all of the information it would be difficult to be. So if you copy and paste information that is okay. But if you do have the time and will to rewrite the page into your own words please do so. But if not add the page into the Need To Rewrite category. You can do this by adding:

• [[Category:Need To Rewrite]]

at the bottom of a page.

Spelling/Grammar

This is a online encyclopedia. It should read like an encyclopedia, not like your diary.

• Check your spelling and grammar. Don't use internet slang (ex. "How r u?" or "c u 2nite"). If you're not 100% sure about the way a word is spelled, type it into Google or Dictionary.com. If you know that you're not the strongest speller, compose your edits in a word processor or web browser which has spell-checking (Firefox 2 and derivatives such as Lolifox, and Opera when ASpell is installed all work).
• Don't use "smileys" or "emoticons" in articles.
• Don't "reply" to content others have posted. If you think a particular point warrants discussion, post on the article's Discussion page. If you're 100% sure that something should be changed and don't think a discussion is necessary, just change it. Dialogue goes only on articles' Discussion pages.

Use the Minor Edit Button

If you're making a minor edit (e.g. fixing a spelling error or tweaking formatting), try to remember to check the "This is a minor edit" button below the Summary box before saving the page. Again, this will make things easier for the rest of us.

Use the Edit Summary

When editing pages, try to fill in the "Summary" box above the Save/Preview buttons before saving, and make sure that you fill it in with something useful describing the edit you made and, if it's not obvious, why. For example, "fixed spelling error" are all acceptable. Saying "made some changes" or just filling in the name of the page is not helpful, because it's information that we already have. Making your Summaries accurate and useful makes it vastly easier for the rest of us to keep track of Recent Changes and keeps everybody happy.

Don't sign your edits

All contributions are appreciated, but if every user left their mark on every contribution they made, the wiki would be nothing but signatures. If you've made an edit that you're particularly proud of, the correct place to take credit is on your own user page.

Do sign your Talk posts

If you make a post on a discussion page or in the forum, please sign it. This is as easy as typing ~~~~ at the end of your post. If you don't have a user account, you could also sign it with your name or nickname so everybody can tell who's who when reading long conversations.

Removing Info

The only reason why you should remove information is that if it is incorrect and you have proof of its incorrectness. If this is the case please add the reason to the talk page of the appropriate article, which you have removed information to.