User:Bethcottam/sandbox/wiki 8-11


 * 8: Guiding Principles

The Wiki Is Free to All Users

Look for $ indicating that site charges money.

Online databases, usually indexes, with some images

 * This chart gives links to some Utah online databases for these records:

Sources and Delimiters No source documents should be included except a few pages used as examples.

Neutral Point of View The Wiki must be unbiased and strictly factual--no discussions of religion, politics, ethnicity and culture.

Spam-Free Sources should be recommended in the order that the user might want to use them, taking into consideration budgets, time constraints, and speed of response desired.

Etiquette Guidelines ''Three-revert rule. Do not revert any page or any part of a page more than 3 times in 24 hours. Doing so may lead to action being taken against your account by an administrator.''
 * Use etiquette.
 * Assume good faith.
 * Be civilized in discussions.

Do not use profanity or profane slang in any form or language.

Be Bold with caution


 * 1) 9 Policies

*Immediate deletion. Articles, pages, images, categories, etc. may be immediately deleted if they are obscene, offensive, profane, or disruptive. Pages with controversial topics should go through the deletion process.
 * Always work to improve the site
 * Relinquish ownership
 * Your User ID will be visible to all users.
 * Neutral Point of View
 * Link, don't copy.
 * Blocking and Banning.
 * Copyrights. Materials which infringe on copyrights must not be added.


 * 1) 10 Conditions of Use


 * Terms and Conditions: "We may change these conditions from time to time, and we will post a notification on the Wiki when we do. Your continued use of the Wiki following the posting of changes to these conditions means that you accept those changes."

Code of Conduct: "You agree that you will not individually, or as part of any collective effort, submit or post Contributions to the Wiki that could be deemed harmful or offensive to other users, nor will you impersonate another user in order to hide your identity or implicate another in such actions. You agree to do nothing that might disrupt the flow of data to and from the Wiki, impact the service or performance of the Wiki, or circumvent any of the controls or usage rules that we have implemented. You understand that the result of harmful or offensive actions may include revocation of your right to access the Wiki and legal action against you."

Intellectual Property Violation: "If you believe that your copyrighted work has been submitted to the Wiki without authorization in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or that your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please provide the FamilySearch Copyright Agent with the following information:" Notice for Claims of Intellectual Property Violations


 * 1) 11 Manual of Style


 * The FamilySearch Wiki has a prescribed Manual of Style that should be employed in formatting and writing the articles. Wiki Support Missionaries should be familiar with it for patrolling changes and adding content.




 * There are general principles of grammar and writing style designated for the Wiki.
 * Naming - how articles should be named and how they are written.
 * Diacritics and quotation marks


 * Spelling variations of English. Variations of English are acceptable. For example, either colour (British) or color (United States) is acceptable. Each article should use only one variation of English. When editing, use the variation of English already established in the article.


 * Regarding one area of Grammer Style: "Ampersand (&): Do not replace the word “and” with an ampersand (&)."