Guidelines for Use of the Wiki
From Wiki
(Difference between revisions)
| Revision as of 13:59, 13 August 2008 Littlegreenlibrarian (Talk | contribs) ← Previous diff |
Revision as of 14:17, 13 August 2008 Littlegreenlibrarian (Talk | contribs) Next diff → |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| - | Editors please follow these guidelines: | + | ''We borrowed, (and slightly edited for our own use) this section from [[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Main_Page Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki]]. since we can't say it better. Again, thanks Library Success!'' |
| - | *Feel free to add sections, pages, or edit content already in the wiki. It's also fine to add links to external websites. | + | #'''"JMRL Reads" is a collaborative project.''' In posting content here, you are tacitly agreeing to let other people edit it. So let them. Avoid [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_war edit wars.] |
| - | + | #'''Use discussion pages :''' for commentary and opinions, and to broach controversial issues likely to provoke disagreement. | |
| - | *Observe copyright. Do '''NOT''' use the work of others, unless you have permission, and give attribution. | + | #'''Personal attacks will be deleted.''' Do not use this space as a platform to bash a person, group or product. |
| - | + | #'''Vandalism will be deleted.''' Vandalism is any addition, deletion, or change to content made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of this wiki. | |
| - | *Specifically, about blurbs and annotations for books you're recommending: Write your own! Don't take material from amazon.com, Wikipedia, or other sites. If administrators find stuff like that it will be deleted. | + | #'''Don't use this to advertise your product.''' Advertisements will be deleted. |
| - | + | #'''Don't infringe on copyrights.''' Any material that is found to be copyright protected from another site or work will be deleted. | |
| - | *If you're an author, do '''NOT''' promote your own books on the wiki. Anything like this that is discovered will be deleted and such users blocked. | + | #'''Explain why you deleted something.''' Of you delete someone else's content, please explain why in the discussion page for the entry. |
| - | + | #'''About blurbs and annotations for books you're recommending: Write your own! Even though it's tempting, do not borrow from amazon.com, wikipedia, or other sites like them. Like it says in 6. | |
| - | *Be respectful of other wiki users. Verbal abuse or inappropriate content will be deleted and users entering such content may be blocked. | + | |
Revision as of 14:17, 13 August 2008
We borrowed, (and slightly edited for our own use) this section from [Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki]. since we can't say it better. Again, thanks Library Success!
- "JMRL Reads" is a collaborative project. In posting content here, you are tacitly agreeing to let other people edit it. So let them. Avoid edit wars.
- Use discussion pages : for commentary and opinions, and to broach controversial issues likely to provoke disagreement.
- Personal attacks will be deleted. Do not use this space as a platform to bash a person, group or product.
- Vandalism will be deleted. Vandalism is any addition, deletion, or change to content made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of this wiki.
- Don't use this to advertise your product. Advertisements will be deleted.
- Don't infringe on copyrights. Any material that is found to be copyright protected from another site or work will be deleted.
- Explain why you deleted something. Of you delete someone else's content, please explain why in the discussion page for the entry.
- About blurbs and annotations for books you're recommending: Write your own! Even though it's tempting, do not borrow from amazon.com, wikipedia, or other sites like them. Like it says in 6.
