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To clarify, if you wish to make one userspace edit, you must make two mainspace edits. If you wish to make two userspace edits, you must make three mainspace edits. If you wish to make three userspace edits, it is expected that you make four mainspace edits. You may not make four userspace edits in one day. | To clarify, if you wish to make one userspace edit, you must make two mainspace edits. If you wish to make two userspace edits, you must make three mainspace edits. If you wish to make three userspace edits, it is expected that you make four mainspace edits. You may not make four userspace edits in one day. | ||
Multiple pages in your userspace all count toward your edits. The | Multiple pages in your userspace all count toward your edits. The Leadership Board may offer exclusions from the policy to users who are using their userspace to test a new template or page intended for the mainspace. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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* '''Spoofing the MediaWiki interface''' (fake "new messages" boxes or other system-generated messages are disallowed) | * '''Spoofing the MediaWiki interface''' (fake "new messages" boxes or other system-generated messages are disallowed) | ||
* '''Categories intended for mainspace pages''' (categories such as [[:Category:Pokémon]] are a navigational aid between mainspace pages, and as such should not include userpages; this includes categories added by some templates—make sure to use a non-categorising version) | * '''Categories intended for mainspace pages''' (categories such as [[:Category:Pokémon]] are a navigational aid between mainspace pages, and as such should not include userpages; this includes categories added by some templates—make sure to use a non-categorising version) | ||
* Anything else deemed inappropriate by the {{bp| | * Anything else deemed inappropriate by the {{bp|Leadership 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 a {{bp|staff member}} if you want to know if something not specified here is allowed or not: they are all here to help. | ||
If you see that someone has something snazzy on their userpage (for example, a talk page HP bar, random Pokémon generator or customized party template), then you need to ask their permission before using it on your own userpage. | If you see that someone has something snazzy on their userpage (for example, a talk page HP bar, random Pokémon generator or customized party template), then you need to ask their permission before using it on your own userpage. | ||
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Users at {{bp|administrator}} level or above have the authority to delete any content they feel is breaching the userspace policy. Offenders will generally be given a day or two to "rescue" their content and save it somewhere that isn't on Bulbapedia. | Users at {{bp|administrator}} level or above have the authority to delete any content they feel is breaching the userspace policy. Offenders will generally be given a day or two to "rescue" their content and save it somewhere that isn't on Bulbapedia. | ||
If you wish to have your own content deleted (one or two pages), simply tag the page with {{template|delete}}. If you wish to delete multiple pages (such as a collection of sandbox pages) then contact an active administrator, bureaucrat or | If you wish to have your own content deleted (one or two pages), simply tag the page with {{template|delete}}. If you wish to delete multiple pages (such as a collection of sandbox pages) then contact an active administrator, bureaucrat or Leadership Board member on their talk page. This will reduce edits and save the [[Special:RecentChanges|list of recent changes]] from temporarily being spammed. | ||
==Circumventing the userspace policy== | ==Circumventing the userspace policy== | ||