Len'en Wiki:Simplified ruleset

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Here's a summarised ruleset to help you get started with Wiki editing. See here for more comprehensive guidelines and here for the policies.

  1. BE BOLD! in updating pages. Go ahead, it's a wiki! Encourage others, including those who disagree with you.
  2. Respect copyright. Len'en Wiki uses a Creative Commons license. Everything you contribute must be compatible with that licence.
  3. Be civil to other users at all times.
  4. When in doubt, take it to the talk page. We have all the time in the world. Mutual respect is the guiding behavioural principle of this wiki and, although everyone knows that their writing may be edited mercilessly, it is easier to accept changes if the reasons for them are understood. If you discuss changes on the article's talk (or discussion) page before you make them, you should reach consensus faster and happier.
  5. Decent edit summaries and clear and transparent explanations are universally appreciated. Other editors need to understand your process, and it also helps you yourself to understand what you did after a long leave of absence from an article. Please state what you changed and why. If the explanation is too long, add more on the discussion page.
  6. Assume good faith; in other words, try to consider that the person on the other end of the discussion is a thinking, rational being who is trying to positively contribute to the project — unless, and only unless, you have firm, solid, and objective proof to the contrary. Merely disagreeing with you is no such proof.
  7. Particularly, don't revert good faith edits. Reverting is too powerful sometimes. Don't succumb to the temptation, unless you're reverting very obvious vandalism (like "LALALALAL*&*@#@THIS_SUX0RZ", or someone changing "1+2=3" to "1+2=17"). If you really can't stand something, revert once, with an edit summary something like "(rv) I disagree strongly, I'll explain why in talk." and immediately take it to talk.
  8. No personal attacks. Don't write that user such and so is an idiot, or insult them. Instead, explain what they did wrong, why it is wrong, and how to fix it. If possible, fix it yourself (but see above).
  9. Be graceful: Be liberal in what you accept, be conservative in what you do. Try to accommodate other people's quirks the best you can, but try to be as polite, solid, and straightforward as possible yourself.
  10. Sign your posts on talk pages using ~~~~, which gets replaced by your username and timestamp when you hit Save. But don't sign on mainspace articles.
  11. Use the preview button; it helps prevents edit conflicts and mistakes.
  12. Ask for help; if you're struggling with something, then another user could help you with it.
  13. Use gender-neutral words; Try and make sure that you use "they" rather than words such as "he" or "she" when referring to Len'en characters.
  14. Unofficial material; fandom content should not be mentioned on most of the pages, but rather elsewhere.
  15. Make references. Noting where you've got the information you've written would help.
  16. Ignore all rules. If you believe certain rules discourage you from improving or maintaining the wiki's quality, ignore them.

It's important to have fun... but try to make sure those around you have fun too!

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