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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, or you can email web<i></i>master@conser<i></i>vapedia.com giving the name of the Administrator who blocked you, and the date, and it will be forwarded on to them. | 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, or you can email web<i></i>master@conser<i></i>vapedia.com giving the name of the Administrator who blocked you, and the date, and it will be forwarded on to them. | ||
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Revision as of 15:05, June 30, 2007
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.
We recommend that you include this page on your watchlist (click the "Watch" tab above) so that you can be alerted to updates to this page.
- Administrators, also known as sysops, are editors with the ability and authority to enforce Conservapedia's rules and resolve disputes.
- Bureaucrats are Administrators with the additional ability to change user rights.
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.
We also recommend that you read up on Editing Etiquette.
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, or you can email webmaster@conservapedia.com giving the name of the Administrator who blocked you, and the date, and it will be forwarded on to them.
(Note: Using the "Email this user" link only works if you have already enabled your own email on your own account. If you have not done this, and don't otherwise have an administrator's email address, emailing the webmaster is your only option.)
Restrictions
- Moving (renaming) pages
- The ability to move (rename) pages is only available to Administrators. Please ask one if you would like a page moved.
- Creating new "Categories"
- While this is sometimes needed, before undertaking larger projects that will have ramifications for many existing articles, please contact one of the Administrators on their talk page, and inform them of your idea.
- Uploading images
- The ability to upload images has been restricted.
- In addition, all images have been protected from editing, to prevent vandals uploading replacing existing images with offensive images.
- Editing overnight (U.S. time)
- The ability to edit any page is sometimes restricted while it is night-time in the U.S.
The right to upload images and to edit while editing is turned off can be granted to editors with a proven good record. See User rights for more information.
Templates
Conservapedia requires that all templates that you create are properly documented.
- See here for basic instructions for creating templates, and also for how templates are to be documented on Conservapedia.
- See here for instructions on how to use templates, if you are not already familiar with them.