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== EditingWiki Content ==
=== Prohibited Content ===
* '''"Transage" or "transabled" terms:''' These terms do not have an inherent relation to one's gender or attraction, and both have a history of being harmful to people who are marginalized because of their gender/attraction. Our Wiki is open to discussion about what does and doesn't belong here. If you have concerns about a page, bringing it up in the helper chats in our Discord is the best way to open to open a discussion.
=== Allowed Content ===
* Genders, gender alignments, and gender assignment terms
* Orientations and attraction terms
* Terms relating to the above
For example, although an [[Echidean]] relationship could be between two cisgender perisex hetero people, it is allowed here because it is a specific term relating to ''attraction'' and ''relationships''. Another example is [https://pluralpedia.org/w/Gendiegenic gendiegenic] - Our Wiki is about queerness and things associated with it, not plurality on its own, but gendiegenic is a plural term '''directly associated''' with queerness, therefore we want to have a page on it.
These three points should be the main focus of every article.
# '''Clarity - Information should be phrased in ways that it's easy to understand.'''
==== Formatting ====
All articles need to be properly formatted. All pages need to be made following a page guide if one is available.
All articles need to be properly formatted. [[:Category:Guide|The Guide category contains example pages that explain the expected formatting for different varieties of pages.]] One can copy the content of a Guide page and paste it into a new page to begin to make it easier. If you don't have something needed for the page's content at the time of creating a page, adding [[Template:Cleanup]] and specifying what the page needs is acceptable, or adding [[Template:CitationNeeded]]. ▼
Pages don't have to be ''perfect'' at their time of creation, but we generally expect users to follow the page guide. [[:Category:Guide|All page guides can be seen in this category, and a guide exists for each major type of page]]. For example, when making a page on a gender, [[Guide:Gender]] should be used.
▲All articles need to be properly formatted. [[:Category:Guide|The Guide category contains example pages that explain the expected formatting for different varieties of pages.]] One can copy the content of a Guide page and paste it into a new page to begin to make it easier. If you don't have something needed for the page's content at the time of creating a page, adding [[Template:Cleanup]] and specifying what the page needs is acceptable, or adding [[Template:CitationNeeded]].
==== Sourcing ====
'''Articles must have sources.''' Not having sources for coining or definitions is '''not acceptable'''. (Preferably, use a web archiver.) Pages need to have citations, or use the template [[Template:CitationNeeded|CitationNeeded]] to indicate that it needs to have a cited source added.
* ''Related reading: Help:Cite''
▲=== Sourcing ===
===== Unacceptable Sources =====
* '''Entire Wiki pages (LGBTA Wiki, Wikipedia, Mogaipedia, etc)'''
'''As a general rule: If Wikipedia wouldn't allow it as a source, neither would we.''' Users who create pages with unacceptable sources (who don't acknowledge that the page needs a source through adding appropriate templates, like CitationNeeded or CleanUp) may be met with the same treatment as breaking another rule of the Wiki. This includes a polite first warning, blocks from editing if the behavior continues, and potentially longer blocks or banning.
===== Acceptable Sources =====
[https://ezgender.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000031526 A tutorial and masterlist of common sources is here].! This is not a complete list, and users can cite (nearly) any website or published piece of media. In general, you should feel free to make your own judgement on whether or not a site is trustworthy enough to be cited as a source.
Tumblr or Wiki forum links are acceptable sources (for example), but [https://web.archive.org/save web archive] [https://archive.is/ or archive.is] links are ''greatly'' preferred to help preserve content, and we encourage archiving any links you might add to an article, especially original coining posts. If you don't have a link at the time of editing a page, adding [[Template:Cleanup]] and specifying what the page needs is acceptable. Repeatedly creating articles with no sources (and no usage of the templates mentioned previously) may result in temporary bans.
=== Recoining ===
Redefining existing terms with the same name is (generally) '''not acceptable'''. Coining a new term, like for example, a fairly obscure xenogender like [[Gendermelt]], with the same exact name as an already existing term can only cause confusion. Do not edit articles in a way that fundamentally changes the definition of more obscure terms (unless you are the author or do so with their permission). This includes adding other aspects that are not part of the term, deleting information about the definition of the term, or simply changing the definition completely. (If you have concerns about an article's information being inaccurate, you can change this yourself by adding ''sources'' or start a discussion in the comments.)
=== Separation ===
Separating two versions of a term isn't preferable, but is also sometimes necessary to keep information easy to find, accurate, and clear. Choosing to separate two different iterations of an article should be a community decision. Any user who thinks it would be appropriate to do so can start a discussion about this in the comments, and [[Template:Separation]] may be added to the top of the article to help bring attention to that discussion. '''Major reasons a term should get different pages for different definitions:'''
* Context of the second coining implies that coiner had no idea of the original one.
* The second coining shares no relation whatsoever to the first one and is extremely different (such as [[Dreamgender]] and [[Dreamgender (Mcytgender)]], where one is a mutogender and one is a mcytgender).
* A polite first warning explaining what the user did wrong and asking them not to do it again.
* Blocks of a duration of 1 to 7 days for minor violations, if the user has continued to break rules after receiving one or more warnings.
* Blocks of 1 to 4 weeks for more persistent violations and/or serious violations.
* Blocks of 1 or more months for numerous, persistent violations and/or very serious violations.
As of January 2022, creating pages that completely ignore the page guide is instantly subject to a 2 hour block, and starts with this punishment instead of following the usual process. More information about this can be read in the announcement.
'''Permanent blocking is usually reserved for more serious issues:'''
Accounts that are confirmed to be sock puppets can be blocked permanently. Also, it is '''against the rules''' to create a new account to get around an existing ban. Such accounts '''should be blocked permanently, but only if it is known with certainty that the account is used by the same person who used a currently-blocked account.'''
Generally, if a user continues to break rules, they will incur progressively more serious punishments from this list. For minor violations, users might receive many warnings without necessarily being blocked. However, for very serious offenses, administrators can skip directly from a first warning to a long block. This should be done mainly in cases of accounts that seem to have acted only in bad faith and made by bigots to comment bigotry. (An example could be an account that references TERFs in it's username that makes no edits and has no activity beyond commenting transmisogyny on articles.)
Administrators should provide a clear explanation when performing any block. If a block is neither permanent nor for vandalism, the admin should leave a comment on the user's wall explaining why they were blocked. (Template text for this is available to the Staff in their channels in the Discord.)
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== Resources ==
* Newbie Editing Guide
* Wikia's Help Pages: [[w:Help:Profiles|Editing Your Profile]] • [[w:Help:Editing|Using The Editor]] •
* Tutorial Tuesday: Uploading Images
* Guide Pages: Gender • Orientation • Symbol • Gender System • Coric Gender • Hate Group
* Discord
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