RO Wiki: Policies and Guidelines

This is a proposed addition to iRO Wiki Policies
Please see the talk page to discuss the proposal

Policy refers to the set of rules and regulations adopted by the iRO Wiki community that govern wiki content. Policy is enforceable and binding on all users and content of the iRO Wiki. Wiki Moderators are tasked with the enforcement of Policy.

Guidelines refers to the set of suggested and recommended practices adopted by the iRO Wiki community that affect wiki content. Unlike Policy, Guidelines are not enforceable and the repeated violation of them does not warrant punishment, though it is advised that they are followed nonetheless.

New Policies and Guidelines

New policies and guidenlines may be proposed by including Template:Proposed Policy or Template:Proposed Guideline to the header of the article. The community shall discuss the proposal on its talk page if there are any ambiguities or problems raised. While the new policy remains a proposal, it may be edited by anyone so long as the edit does not violate other policies (such as IROWiki:Vandalism).

Ultimately, the community will vote on whether or not to adopt the policy. All users may vote. If sockpuppetry is suspected to be a problem, an administrator shall confirm if the suspected sockpuppets are in fact different people. The voting period shall last one week.

When the votes are talied, if more than two-thirds support the policy, it becomes policy. If less than two-thirds support the policy, the proposal may be dropped or tabled for more discussion at the choice of the person who proposed it.

If there is some dispute as to whether a given proposal should be a policy or a guideline, a vote may be taken on this matter as well. This voting period shall be one week but shall require only simple majority to be accepted.

Changing Policies and Guidelines

A proposed change to any existing policy, including this one, requires taking a vote and two-thirds majority to be accepted. As with new policies, the voting period shall be one week.

Note that minor edits, ones which do not in any discernable way affect the integrity or content of the policy, may be made at will without a voting process. Such edits include spelling or grammar corrections or other edits which do not actually change the content of the policy.