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'''Bulbapedia's userspace policy''' is a binding contract on Bulbapedia. By having a Bulbapedia account you are agreeing to follow this policy in your editing. | |||
In a nutshell, it explains that you cannot edit [[Special:Mypage|your userpage]] too often, or include certain prohibited content (listed below). Users who break this rule may find they lose the ability to edit their userpage. | |||
==Background== | |||
Bulbapedia is primarily an informational encyclopedia. In spite of that, our editors each have their own "userspace" where they may add any kind of content they please (within reason). However, in 2008 more editors were using Bulbapedia as a social site like Facebook, rather than editing the Bulbapedia articles. This resulted in a complete lockdown of the userspace: nobody could edit their userpages. | |||
Later that year, the ability to edit the userspace was returned with the condition that users do not edit excessively. Content was also controlled quite strongly: Bulbapedians are encouraged to use the Bulbagarden Forums for most non-pedia topics. These conditions are still in place to this day; breaking them may result in your account being {{bp|blocking policy|blocked}} and the offending pages deleted. | |||
==Warnings== | ==Warnings== | ||
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This is fairly standard. Obviously, no [[wp:Pornography|pornographic]] material is allowed in any form, as this is a website frequented by children. Additionally, none of the following are tolerated on subpages in any way, shape, or form. | This is fairly standard. Obviously, no [[wp:Pornography|pornographic]] material is allowed in any form, as this is a website frequented by children. Additionally, none of the following are tolerated on subpages in any way, shape, or form. | ||
* '''Games''' ( | * '''Games''' (such as "find the picture with the subheader under it") | ||
* '''Missions''' ( | * '''Missions''' (such as "Go through the 'maze' of subpages to reach the end and find the [[Alternate coloration|Shiny]] {{p|Psyduck}}!") | ||
* '''Riddles''' ( | * '''Riddles''' (self-explanatory) | ||
* '''Fan fiction''' (the | * '''Fan fiction''' (this can be submitted [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/forumdisplay.php?f=227 on the Bulbagarden forums]) | ||
* '''Friend pages''' (the [[Bulbagarden]] [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/index.php forums] have their own friend lists) | * '''Friend pages''' (the [[Bulbagarden]] [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/index.php forums] have their own friend lists) | ||
* '''FAQ pages''' ( | * '''FAQ pages''' (self-explanatory) | ||
* '''Pages or templates that spoof the MediaWiki interface''' (for example, fake "new messages" boxes or other system-generated messages are disallowed) | * '''Pages or templates that spoof the MediaWiki interface''' (for example, fake "new messages" boxes or other system-generated messages are disallowed) | ||
* Anything else deemed inappropriate by the {{bp|Editorial board}} will be deleted as well. If you feel your material was taken down unreasonably or in error, contact whoever did it for their reasoning. Contact an administrator if you want to know if something not specified here is allowed or not. | * Anything else deemed inappropriate by the {{bp|Editorial board}} will be deleted as well. If you feel your material was taken down unreasonably or in error, contact whoever did it for their reasoning. Contact an {{bp|administrator}} if you want to know if something not specified here is allowed or not: they are all here to help. | ||
==Other users' pages== | ==Other users' pages== | ||
Userpages are personal pages, and are not to be edited by other users unless prior permisson has been given. Instances in which this is permitted include, but are not limited to, broken links that appear on the [[Special:WantedPages|wanted pages]], duplicate images on the [[a:Main Page|Archives]], uncategorizing a userpage categorized in a category it should clearly not be in, reverting vandalism, etc. Spelling mistakes, however, and other minor things like this that do not affect the overall running of Bulbapedia are to be left untouched. If a change you wish to make to another user's page does not fall under one of the above categories, ask an administrator or that user for permission. Please also note this permission in the edit summary. | |||
==In conclusion== | |||
Bulbapedia is an encyclopedia, not a social networking site. If you want to chronicle every aspect of your life, get a Facebook. If you'd like to help make Bulbapedia the best Pokémon resource on the internet, leave the userspace alone and help out! | |||
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