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The following policies and guidelines are important to the NeoDex, and the sooner editors understand and use them, the better. Editors seen breaking these guidelines will be warned and quite possibly banned from editing the NeoDex for a certain time period. | |||
==NeoDex is an encyclopedia== | |||
As an [[Wikipedia:encyclopedia|encyclopedia]], the NeoDex seeks to collect and share information about everything dealing with [[Neopets (website)|Neopets]]. It's goals go no further. The NeoDex is not... | |||
*A dumping ground for random or unsourced information | |||
*A message board, personal blog or advertiser | |||
*A bureaucracy or democracy | |||
Material which does not fit its goal must be moved to another project or removed altogether. | |||
==Avoid bias== | |||
Articles should be written from a [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view|neutral point of view]], representing all views on a subject, factually and objectively, in an order which is agreeable to a common consensus. | |||
:''This is a [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Foundation_issues Foundation issue] which applies to all Wiki projects.'' | |||
==Don't infringe copyrights== | |||
NeoDex is a free encyclopedia licensed under the terms of the [[Wikipedia:GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Free Documentation License]]. Submitting work which [[Wikipedia:Copyright infringement|infringes copyright]]s threatens our objective to build a truly free encyclopedia anyone can redistribute, and could lead to legal problems. | |||
:''This is a [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Foundation_issues Foundation issue] which applies to all Wiki projects.'' | |||
==Respect other editors== | |||
NeoDex editors come from many different countries and cultures, and have widely different views. Treating others with respect is key to collaborating effectively in building an encyclopedia. | |||
==External links== | |||
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Civility|Wikipedia Policy - ''Civility'']] | |||
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Copyrights|Wikipedia Policy - ''Copyrights'']] | |||
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not|Wikipedia Policy - ''What Wikipedia is not'']] | |||
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Etiquette|Wikipedia Guideline - ''Etiquette'']] | |||
*[[Wikipedia:Dispute resolution|Wikipedia - ''Dispute resolution'']] | |||
[[Category:PPT]] | |||
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The following policies and guidelines are important to the NeoDex, and the sooner editors understand and use them, the better. Editors seen breaking these guidelines will be warned and quite possibly banned from editing the NeoDex for a certain time period.
NeoDex is an encyclopedia
As an encyclopedia, the NeoDex seeks to collect and share information about everything dealing with Neopets. It's goals go no further. The NeoDex is not...
- A dumping ground for random or unsourced information
- A message board, personal blog or advertiser
- A bureaucracy or democracy
Material which does not fit its goal must be moved to another project or removed altogether.
Avoid bias
Articles should be written from a neutral point of view, representing all views on a subject, factually and objectively, in an order which is agreeable to a common consensus.
- This is a Foundation issue which applies to all Wiki projects.
Don't infringe copyrights
NeoDex is a free encyclopedia licensed under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. Submitting work which infringes copyrights threatens our objective to build a truly free encyclopedia anyone can redistribute, and could lead to legal problems.
- This is a Foundation issue which applies to all Wiki projects.
Respect other editors
NeoDex editors come from many different countries and cultures, and have widely different views. Treating others with respect is key to collaborating effectively in building an encyclopedia.