Changes: GTA Wiki:Policy

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This page documents the Official Policy of the GTA Wiki.

It concerns standards that all users should follow.

The following is a list of GTA Wiki Rules and Policies.

Bureaucrats and Administrators may issue blocks in the case of repeated denial of rules and policy. If you're unsure and you have any questions regarding any rule or policy, then please contact a Staff member, as we do our best to help editors.

GTA Wiki Rules

Wikia Terms of Use - users must be 13 years or over to have an account and use Wikia. This is also law under COPPA.
Assume Good Faith - assume that the other editors on the wiki mean well.
Civility - be civil in your dealings with others. No personal attacks, unnecessarily abusive language, patronizing behavior, baiting, etc...
- Disruptive editing - considered closely related to incivility.
Vandalism - is not tolerated (edits designed to harass other editors or degrade article quality).
Image Policy - must be followed by all users and is non-negotiable.
Usernames - must meet our username policy. Deliberately offensive, misleading or otherwise problematic usernames may be blocked at the discretion of any administrator.
Ownership - GTA Wiki is in the public domain and no one editor owns anything. If you post anything here, expect it to be edited mercilessly.
Edit Wars - will result in the warred-over article being locked temporarily.
The GTA Wiki:
- has certain steps on what to do during in a dispute.
- is not censored. Profanity in articles should be done only in an encyclopedic manor. Profanity on talk pages is acceptable so long as it doesn't fall afoul of our civility policy.
Sockpuppetry - (operating multiple accounts) and Meatpuppetry - (using other users solely to advance your view in a dispute) is strictly prohibited and will get you banned.
Multiple accounts are forbidden, with a select few exceptions detailed on the policy page.
No Wikilawyering.
No copying or importing content of any sort - text, images, or otherwise - from the website grandtheftwiki.com to GTA Wikia.
No one operating this wikia - has either Checkuser or Oversight rights. If you need oversight or a checkuser, please go to Wikia Central and follow the instructions there.
No Fanfiction - if you wish to add fanfiction articles then do so on the GTA Fanon Wiki.
No Myth-related content - if you wish to edit about GTA myths, do so on GTA Myths Wiki.

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 *'''[[GTA Wiki:Ownership of Articles|Ownership]]''' - GTA Wiki is in the public domain and no one editor owns anything. If you post anything here, expect it to be edited mercilessly.
 *'''[[GTA Wiki:Edit warring|Edit Wars]]''' - will result in the warred-over article being locked temporarily.
 *'''The GTA Wiki:'''
 ** has certain steps on what to do during in a '''[[GTA Wiki:Disputes|dispute]]'''.
-** is ''not'' censored. Profanity in articles should be done only in an encyclopedic manor. Profanity on talk pages is acceptable so long as it doesn't fall afoul of our civility policy.
+** is '''not''' censored. Profanity in articles should be done only in an encyclopedic manor. Profanity on talk pages is acceptable so long as it doesn't fall afoul of our civility policy.
 *'''[[GTA Wiki:Sock puppetry|Sockpuppetry]]''' - (operating multiple accounts) and '''[[GTA Wiki:Meatpuppetry|Meatpuppetry]]''' - (using other users solely to advance your view in a dispute) is strictly prohibited and will get you banned.
 *'''[[GTA Wiki:Multiple accounts|Multiple accounts]]''' are forbidden, with a select few exceptions detailed on the policy page.