WikiIndex:Editing etiquette: Difference between revisions

'''WikiIndex:Editing etiquette''' — this [[project page]] is a {{tag|Guidelines|guideline}} for being polite and [[Assume good faith|assuming good faith]] when [[edit]]ing here on {{tag|WikiIndex}}.

*Avoid deleting other [[User|people's]] work (unless it is blatant [[spam]]).  If you do ''consider'' that the work is in need of deletion, add the template <code>{{Template|delete}}</code> to the article, along with a brief explanation – the [[Template:Delete|delete template]] allows the use of additional text after a 'pipe' ('''<nowiki>|</nowiki>''') – for example: <tt><nowiki>{{Delete|the site is a blog and forum, rather than a wiki}}</nowiki></tt>.  The delete template will render a banner on the page, auto-[[Special:Categories|categorise]] the article into [[:category:Pages for deletion]]; and will allow a third opinion to consider the issues.

*When deleting pages or removing content from pages, please use an informative [[edit summary]].

*If you must delete, and something you [[Special:Log/delete|deleted]] reappears, do not delete it a second time without first trying to work it out with the other person to reach an acceptable [[consensus]].  In accordance with the [[BRD cycle]], the best way to do this is to use the [[Talk page|discussion]] tab on the article.  If no one responds to your objections within a reasonable timeframe (at least a month here on WikiIndex, longer is perfectly acceptable), then you may assume they accept or at least acquiesce to your arguments, and remove the content again.

*When in doubt, walk away – take a [[Wiki break|wiki vacation]].  What may seem important now is usually less important in an hour, a day, or even a week or so.

::As an example: ''the stuff below is a little wacky.  I'm going to walk away and hope it gets sorted out while I sleep.''

*Seek a [[third opinion]] (3O) – try to step aside and ask for assistance from one of the [[:Category:Active administrators of this wiki|active administrators]], or start a thread at the [[Project:Community portal|community portal]].