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Wiki Rules
Hi Everyone!

Welcome to Orain! I want to start a thread outlining Wiki Rules.

Obviously, there's going to be some guidelines that each wiki will need to follow, such as:


 * Absolutely no attack wiki's will be tolerated. This includes wiki's created to disparge, attack, humiliate, harass, or otherwise cause harm to an individual, corporation, organization, etc.
 * With that being said, it's obvious that we will not censor wiki's. Personal opinions are allowed, and as such, you're free to have whatever content you wish to have - within reason. Obviously, threats made against others, attacks, etc. won't go unnoticed.
 * Dormancy. At what time will a wiki be considered dormant? How should that be handled? Should there be a timeline? What if someone else wants to revive the wiki? What process should be followed?

This is only a start, but let's start! :) D u s t i *poke* 22:20, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

Terms
I've written drafts for the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy. What does everyone think? Kudu (talk) 14:59, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Suggestions
I don't see too many wiki farms survive longterm without sustainable finances. That usually means ads or deep pockets. Otherwise, the regular staff person or persons burns out over the years. Longevity of my wiki is far more important to me than ads on my wiki. That is because moving a wiki can be a lot of work, and one loses hits when links go bad due to moving.

I really don't think most people with wikis mind ads as long as they don't have to see them when logged in. A wiki farm can be non-profit or semi-profit, and use ads. See wikipedia:WP:Advertisments.

I would like to be able to provide my email address in my preferences so that I can get emails when I lose my password. And more importantly, so that I can get notified of changes to my watched pages. I don't regularly check watchlists on wikis I edit on infrequently. --Timeshifter (talk) 21:35, 7 August 2013 (UTC)