Wurmpedia Guidelines

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Wurmpedia Guidelines

 

The guidelines are in place to help us to bring consistency to the Wurmpedia. Any deliberate disregard, including (but not limited to) vandalism, will be met with an immediate block on the user account. The decision to block an account is never taken lightly, however as with all challenges an appeal may be made to the Wurmpedia Manager via forum PM. For further clarification please contact a WA or see the Wurmpedia editing handbook. 

General Rules (Users/Editors)

1. Please adhere to the Wurm Online rules in all areas of the Wurmpedia. The most up to date rules can be found here: http://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/123123-wurm-rules/

 

2. User/Editor accounts are only able to modify specific namespaces. A namespace is the portion of a page before a colon, and any page without this is considered to be a part of the Main namespace. The current namespaces a user may edit are:

•  Main: The pages you probably think of when you think of the Wurmpedia. All the items, skills, game mechanics pages. 
•  User - This refers to the Wurmpedia account username. Must be edited by the current owner of the account or with authorization of the current owner.
•  Settlement - This refers to villages within Wurm Online. Settlement pages must be edited by the mayor or persons authorized by the mayor.
•  Player - This refers to players in Wurm Online. Must be edited by the current owner of the account or with authorization of the current owner.
•  Lore - This refers to stories related to gameplay. Official game lore is found in the main namespace.
•  Guides - This namespace is for unofficial guides, where you can share your expertise in a specific area that may help other players!

 

3. Users/Editors modifying User, Settlement, Player, Lore or Guides pages should only modify pages that they have created or on authorization of the original author or subject of page.

 

4. You may not create Player or Settlement pages for Wurm Unlimited players and villages.

 

5. You may not create pages that advertise for Wurm Unlimited servers or products and services offered outside of Wurm Online.

 

6. Please do not engage in “edit/revert wars”. If an editor has made a mistake, simply correct the mistake or seek the author out and inform them politely.

• If you find your work corrected and feel it was in error, please seek a Wurmpedia Assistant for clarification. Please do not take it personally or get abusive. 
• Information must be factually accurate and confirmed through playing Wurm Online. If you are unsure about any information, do not post it on any articles.
  • You may not include speculation, general advice, or any other information other than confirmed facts.
  • Do not include dates for when an update affected a mechanic to work in a different way.
• Do not add articles for specific cooking recipes - they are being left out to allow players to explore the new mechanic on their own!
• Wurm Unlimited may not be used to confirm mechanics, but may be used for providing screenshots when needed.
  • When taking screenshots, please follow the guidelines here: https://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/183615-images-needed/
• Please attempt to use clear words and keep information relevant to the page. For example:
  • Do: Clearly describe what a skill does.
  • Do not: Create a table of specific skill gains at each skill level with a specific tool. (This would go great in a guide that you can put on the forums!)
• You may use the discussions page when information may not be clear or confirmed as a means to gather more information.
• You may not change the color scheme or general layout of any Main namespace page without consent of Wurmpedia staff.
• Creation of new templates, major changes to existing pages, or any other large scale change should be brought to Wurmpedia staff before beginning work.
• When in doubt, post in the Wurmpedia forums or ask a Wurmpedia Assistant for help. Please adhere to their guidance.

Disputes & Abuse

1. Any abuse of the Wurmpedia, such as violating the rules mentioned above, falsifying information on the account application, or vandalizing any page will result in the permanent loss of your Wurmpedia account.

 

2.Any use of vulgar language on any page will result in Wurmpedia staff changing the page to remove the vulgarity and may result in loss of account privileges.

a.Disputes over authorization to edit a page will always default to the proven owner of the character, settlement or user account.

 

3. Ownership will be determined as follows:

•  Settlements will default to the current mayor. Should the mayor be unavailable the disputed changes will be reverted.
•  Players will default to the current owner of the player as determined by the Wurm Online GM team. If the current owner is unavailable, the disputed changes will be reverted.
•  Users will default to the email address registered on the Wurmpedia account. Again, if there is no response then the changes will be reverted.

 

4. Repeated involvement in disputes may be seen as abuse.

Edited May 10, 2022 by NeeNee