Talk:EVElopedia Policies
Keeping this redirect
I am leaving this redirect intact, as it is quite likely linked-to from off-site. --ISD Crystal Carbonide 18:33, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
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Basic revisions needed or requested for Article page
1) Simple grammatical or spelling errors are as follows:
1a) Make sure all headers have a : (colon) at the end to show that the next statements are to be used with the topic and not just clarifying statements that some may overlook.
1b) Within the line, Images may be posted if they are directly relevant to the EVElopedia article and follow the size and filesize restrictions, some users may not distinguish between the size and filesize difference and read them as the same. The line might need to be changed to say size (width x height) and filesize restrictions or another form of the same.
1c) Also, The EVElopedia accepts images up to 5MB and they must be relevant to the article or it will be removed, uses both they and it, showing many items and then just one, you could just as well say, ''The EVElopedia accepts non-copywritten images up to 5MB, they must be also be relevant to the article and EVE Online as a whole, or they will be removed, which will stop people from making an article on poop and posting a relevant image and arguing it is relevant and therefore must stay, and also tackles the issue of copyrights and also un-tangles EVE Online from these issues of copyrights, because they are stated in the Policies and therefore any misuse is of the user and not the wiki or its owners.
1d) The lines here, The purpose of the EVElopedia is to provide a wiki platform for EVE Online players with active accounts to share their knowledge of EVE with other users. Occasionally, there will be conflicts that arise when people voice opinions. Be courteous when disagreeing with others, could be revised to say the same, but in a more correct fashion, like so, The purpose of the EVElopedia is to provide a wiki platform for EVE Online players with active accounts to share their knowledge of the EVE world, EVE events or EVE game structure and gameplay with other users in a moderated but open fashion. Occasionally there will be conflicts that might arise when people voice opinions, but remember to be courteous when disagreeing with others and to always follow the Terms of Service and observe the Policies of EVE Online. and the title changed to "Share your knowledge, but be respectful of others at all times to encompass the whole statement in one sentence/phrase.
1e) The lines, EVElopedia policy strictly prohibits the posting of pornography; discriminatory remarks which are sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive; excessive obscene or vulgar language; edits which discuss or illustrate illegal activity; providing links to sites that contain any of the aforementioned, are a jumble that people may get lost in, we can change them to help and assure compliance, EVElopedia policy strictly prohibits the posting of pornography, or images not directly associated with EVE Online; discriminatory remarks which are sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive or which envoke offensve reactions or suppress the overall atmosphere of the EVElopedia; excessive obscene or vulgar language in any fashion; edits which discuss or illustrate illegal activity of any kind; or by providing links to sites or articles that contain any of the aforementioned.
1f) The section on spamming and vandalism is well written, just append to the end this change, Users who vandalize EVElopedia repeatedly despite warnings to stop will have their EVElopedia editing privileges revoked, as shown in the Banning/Warning Rules below, to change the spelling error or revolked to revoked and to show users the policy for banning/warnings at and on this page at the bottom.
1g) About not posting advertisements, if your going to say you can't post any advertisementsa and the list those tipes, you've just limited yourselves. It would be like going out to eat and the waitress saying you can't have anything on the menu, and then just eliminating some of the selevtions with a marker and allowing the rest. You may just need to re-iterate the main point without limiting it, like such, Advertisements are all prohibited, such as discussing or linking to online auction sites or the sale of in-game goods or services for real money, which are strictly prohibited. This includes these in a list of others, and not excludes the others from within a list as it is now.
1h) Another of the above, about not posting personal information. After that statement, you say not to post information about other people while the topic says not to post any personal information. You're limiting yourselves again, a simple thing to overlook and repeat. Here's what might be a better option for that section, Please respect the in-game privacy of other players and yourself by not posting personal information about yourself or any other players on the EVElopedia, even if you think the information is in a safe place or hidden from view. This is strictly prohibited and will be dealt with swiftly.
1i) Also, The EVElopedia is an informational resource. Whilst you are permitted to submit an article about your corporation or alliance it is to remain factual and neutral, is a better way of stating it and a small correction to spelling with information becoming informational, because it is informational. :)
1j) And last but not least, a spelling correction. Information on the Banning procedere, should be Information on banning procedures, as procedure is the correct spelling. Also, you may want to say that severe problems or breaches of the Policies or the Terms of Service will result in a skipping of the banning/warning procedures and could result in a perm-ban or other merciless punishment.
This list may be incomplete, but what I list should all be correct and changed as you see fit.
Thanks for reading, and I've set up a page with all of these corrections here.