PvXwiki:Policy

PvXwiki Policy

This article is designed to act as a portal to the various other policy pages. It also describes the method of adding and changing PvXwiki policy. Current Well Established Policies Administrative Policies PvXwiki:Administrators: Administrators are not all-powerful beings. They have limited powers just like any other user. This policy outlines those powers. PvXwiki:Build Masters: The policy detailing what Build Masters are and what they're expected to do. PvXwiki:Evaluating Administrators Describes the evaluation of administrators upon promotion, and re-evaluation of admins at any time. PvXwiki:Requests for adminship: The process by which future administrators are nominated, voted upon, and selected. PvXwiki:Requests for Build Master Status: The process by which Build Master Status candidates are nominated, voted upon, and selected. Content Policies PvXwiki:Article Ownership: This policy details the process whereby editing this wiki, users release their contributions under the CC NC-SA 2.5 License. PvXwiki:Article retention: PvXwiki was never intended to serve as a GuildWars Database such as GuildWiki. Rather, PvX was created for a single purpose: retaining Build Articles. PvXwiki:Editing User and Talk Pages: Deals with who may edit user pages (and how they may edit them), as well as the proper manner to edit and archive talk pages. GuildWiki:Image use policy: Rules that must be followed when uploading files to the wiki. PvXwiki:Redirect: Governs when to and when not to use redirects. Build-Specific Policies PvXwiki:Build Deletion: Details the two primary reasons for which builds are deleted: because they are inferior or because they are unfavored. PvXwiki:Editing Builds: Distinguishes when a build should be edited, by whom it can be edited, and what should be edited, in order to allow for the dynamic nature both of a wiki and of real vetting. Also provides links to style guidelines that relate both to build creation and build formatting and details the manner in which builds should be named. PvXwiki:Real Vetting: How to vote on builds. This is one of the most important policies on the site and the one a user should familiarize himself with the most. Conflict Policies PvXwiki:Build Masters/Appeals: How to mediate disputes concerning a Build Master's actions. PvXwiki:Disruption: Malicious acts against the wiki will generally be dealt with according to this policy. PvXwiki:Mediation and Arbitration: How to deal with fights that break out on a wiki and how an administrator should intervene. GuildWiki:No personal attacks: Play nice with other users. If someone kicks sand in your eyes, this policy informs you on how to properly tackle the problem. GuildWiki:Only revert once: Don't revert another user's revert to any article. Guidelines Policy Guidelines There exist on PvXwiki a series of policy guidelines that are more advisory in nature than policies. While they are not binding in the same manner as policies, users should nevertheless strive to follow them where appropriate. A list of policy guidelines may be found here. Style Guidelines In addition to policy guidelines, there are also a set of guidelines that govern how articles on the Wiki should be formatted. Users, both new and old, are encouraged to read these style guides to ensure a high quality of articles in the Wiki. A list of style guidelines may be found here. Proposed Policies Proposing a New Policy In order to create a new policy proposal, users should follow these three simple steps: Create a new article, in the PvXwiki namespace, describing the new policy. Add the new article to the list below. Affix {{proposed policy}} to the new article. Current Proposed Policies The following policies are either incomplete or require greater discussion. PvXwiki:Portals PvXwiki:PvP Build Renewal PvXwiki:Criteria for Speedy Deletion PvXwiki:Biased Voting PvXwiki:Resurrection Skills PvXwiki:Team Builds PvXwiki:BM Vetting PvXwiki:BM Testing PvXwiki:Build Archival PvXwiki:Build Documentation PvXwiki:Constructive Criticism Only PvXwiki:STFU Revisiting Policies Proposing Revisions In order to propose a revised policy, users should follow these three simple steps Add a new sub-article to the policy including the entire policy with all necessary changes. Add a message to the talk page of the policy article advertising the proposed change. Add the new proposal to the list below. Policies Currently Being Revisited None at this time. Failed Proposals A list of all failed proposals may be found here.