Content and Behavior Guidelines

The Revelation Wiki is designed to be a repository of documentation, notes, and best practices for the Revelation community, for current and legacy Revelation software. Users who are given the ability to update existing, or create new, Revelation Wiki pages (“contributors”) are expected to do so in a good faith effort to improve the Revelation Wiki for all its users. Please feel free to correct inaccuracies, or add new documentation that may be missing, using the Revelation Wiki style guide as much as possible (which will continue to evolve over time).

Contributors should be familiar with, and follow, the guidelines shown below when creating or changing pages in the Revelation Wiki.

Please Note: Although the Revelation Wiki is a collaborative endeavor, the decision as to what content is acceptable is ultimately made by Revelation Software. Revelation Software is the final judge and arbiter and may remove contributions which, and contributors who, consistently or flagrantly break the guidelines.

(originally from Wikipedia.org)

Avoid writing or editing an article about yourself, other than to correct unambiguous errors of fact.

External links should be kept minimal, meritable, and directly relevant to the article. The Revelation Wiki is not an advertising opportunity.

Images must be relevant to the article that they appear in, properly referenced, and large enough to reveal relevant details without overwhelming the text.

Non-free content—including all copyrighted content—can only be used in specific cases, and must be employed judiciously. Its usage must be considered fair use under US copyright law, and comply with the non-free content criteria policy.

Duplicating the work of others without proper attribution is unethical and can bring the project into disrepute. Give credit where it's due.

Do not deliberately add hoaxes, incorrect information, or unverifiable content to articles.

A work that is in the public domain in its home country can sometimes be under copyright in the United States, and so can not be used on the Revelation Wiki, which is subject to US law.

Spam is the inappropriate addition of links or information to the Revelation Wiki, with the purpose of promoting an outside organization, individual or idea. This content is not allowed.

Rudeness or insensitivity, whether intentional or not, can distract from and interfere with our work. Dispute resolution mechanisms are available when civil, reasoned discussion breaks down, and ultimately Revelation Software can decide the outcome of a dispute.

Consensus among equals is our only tool for resolving content disputes, and our main tool for resolving all other disputes.

The first step to resolving any dispute is to talk to those who disagree with you.

If someone challenges your edits, discuss it with them and seek a compromise, or seek dispute resolution. Do not start fights over competing views and versions. Reverting any part of any single page more than three times in twenty-four hours, or even once if long-term edit-warring is apparent, can result in a block on your account.

Improve pages wherever you can, and don't worry about leaving them imperfect. It is advisable to explain major changes.

Do not stop other editors from enjoying the Revelation Wiki by making threats, nitpicking good-faith edits to different articles, repeated annoying and unwanted contacts, repeated personal attacks or posting personal information.

Do not make personal attacks anywhere in the Revelation Wiki. Comment on the content, not on the editor. Personal attacks damage the community and deter editors.

Pages that you create and edit belong to the community. Others can and often do mercilessly edit "your" material.

Do not use multiple accounts to create the illusion of greater support for an issue, to mislead others, or to circumvent a block. Do not ask your friends to create accounts to support you or anyone.

Vandalism is any addition, deletion, or change to content made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the Wiki. It is inappropriate behavior for an online documentation repository.

Unless there is strong evidence to the contrary, assume that people who work on the project are trying to help it, not hurt it.

Do not use Wikipedia to promote yourself, your website, your mixtape, or your organization.

Participants with a pattern of edits that has the effect of disrupting progress toward improving an article or the fundamental project of building an encyclopedia may be blocked or banned indefinitely.

State your point. However, do not spam the Revelation Wiki, disingenuously nominate articles for deletion, push rules to their limits, or otherwise create work for other people just to prove your point.

Editors have different views, perspectives, and backgrounds, sometimes varying widely. Treating others with respect is key to collaborating effectively in building an encyclopedia.

Many new contributors lack knowledge about Revelation Wiki policies. Nevertheless, always understand that new contributors are prospective "members" and are therefore our most valuable resource.

Playing games with policies and guidelines in order to avoid the spirit of consensus, or thwart the intent and spirit of policy, is strictly forbidden.

Links that contain privacy violations or malicious harassment should be avoided. Links in articles are a matter for sound editorial judgement.