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The Commandments and guidelines are deliberately kept brief, and the [[Special:Listusers%26group%3Dsysop|administrators]] have broad discretion to protect pages from editing and block or ban editors for defying the spirit as well as the letter of the Commandments and guidelines. | The Commandments and guidelines are deliberately kept brief, and the [[Special:Listusers%26group%3Dsysop|administrators]] have broad discretion to protect pages from editing and block or ban editors for defying the spirit as well as the letter of the Commandments and guidelines. | ||
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| + | <!-- The guidelines, in brief, as as follows: | ||
| + | * Provide [[Conservapedia:Attribution|attribution]] for opinions. | ||
| + | * You must be [[Conservapedia:Civility|civil]]. | ||
| + | * Articles should be written at a [[Conservapedia:Article level|level]] for mid-to-late teens. | ||
| + | * Use [[Conservapedia:Category tag|Category tags]]. | ||
| + | * [[Conservapedia:How to create a new article|How to create a new article]]. | ||
| + | * [[Conservapedia:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]. | ||
| + | * [[Conservapedia:Deletion Policy|Deletion Policy]]. | ||
| + | * [[Conservapedia:Image upload requests|Image uploads]] (see below). | ||
| + | * Things that can get you [[Conservapedia:Locks and Blocks|blocked]]. | ||
| + | * Conservapedia's [[Conservapedia:Probation|probation]] policy. | ||
| + | * Suggestions on [[Conservapedia:Reliability|Reliability]]. | ||
| + | * Newspapers are not acceptable as [[Conservapedia:Sources|sources]]. | ||
| + | * Suggestions on [[Conservapedia:Teamwork|teamwork]]. | ||
| + | * You can [[Conservapedia:Uploading|upload]]. --> | ||
=== If you get blocked === | === If you get blocked === | ||
Revision as of 14:08, June 3, 2007
NOTE: This is a draft and has not yet been officially endorsed.
This is a general guide to editing on Conservapedia, with particular reference to ways that Conservapedia differs to what editors may be used to on other sites using Wiki software.
Some of these peculiarities are due to Conservapedia being the focus of myriad vandals wanting to undermine or destroy the conservative point of view.
Purpose
Conservapedia is a Wiki-based encyclopedia coming from a conservative point of view, and does not pretend to be neutral, but does strive to be accurate and fair, and allow other points of view. It is also designed to be a useful resource for students and therefore a family-friendly one, which means that some topics will not be allowed.
Rules governing use
The Commandments and guidelines govern your conduct on Conservapedia.
The Commandments and guidelines are deliberately kept brief, and the administrators have broad discretion to protect pages from editing and block or ban editors for defying the spirit as well as the letter of the Commandments and guidelines.
If you get blocked
If you get blocked and believe the action to be unfair, do not create a new account to protest it. Rather, try directly contacting the Administrator who blocked you (usually via the "Email this user" link in the toolbox), or failing that, another Administrator.
Moving pages
The ability to move (rename) pages is only available to Administrators (sysops). Please ask one if you would like a page moved.
Images
All images have been protected from editing, to prevent vandals replacing images with offensive images.
Additionally, the ability to upload images has also been restricted to Administrators by default, but the ability is also made available to editors who have demonstrated that they are not here to vandalise. Only Bureaucrats can grant this ability, so please contact a bureaucrat if you wish to upload an image, or contact a sysop who is aware of your editing and can vouch for you to a bureaucrat.
Templates
Conservapedia requires that all templates that you create are properly documented.