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-This is an open edit wiki. You don't need an account in order to make edits here. But we appreciate if you get your own account and edit under your (real) name.
+'''WikiIndex:Terms of Service''' — this [[WikiIndex]] wiki is an [[:Category:OpenEdit|open edit]] wiki; meaning you don't need a [[user]] account in order to make edits here.  However, we ''do'' appreciate if you [[Special:RequestAccount|get your own account]] and edit, ideally under your [[WikiIndex:RealNames|real name]], or by using a pseudonym if you prefer.
-After we approve your account, you can also upload images. The images are owned by their copyright holder.
+After we [[Special:ConfirmAccounts|approve your account]], you will then also be able to [[Special:Upload|upload]] images.  Any off-site [[:Category:WikiLogo|wiki logos]] uploaded here are still owned by their respective copyright holder, but are used here on WikiIndex under '[[WikiIndex:Fair Use|fair use]]'.
-And the written content is provided under the [[Attribution-Share Alike 3.0.]] licence.
+All written content here on {{tag|WikiIndex}} is made available under the [[:Category:Wiki Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license]].[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/] [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode]  When editing here on WikiIndex, we ask of you one very important thing – you are promising us that you wrote it yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource.  Furthermore, please '''do not submit copyrighted work without permission!'''  If you do have the copyright holders permission, please include a link to support that permission.
-[[TheWikiWay]] is an elegant way of being.
+Above all else, please try to become part of our community, and please respect our other members here on WikiIndex.  Afterall, [[TheWikiWay]] is an elegant way of being.
+Finally, whilst we welcome external links which support wikis or wiki related subjects, we do not tollerate [[spam]] – it will be immediately deleted.  And do NOT submit any illegal material, again it will be immediately deleted, additionally, your account (along with any [[IP address]] you use) will be permanently blocked.
+The WikiIndex community thank you for your interest in our site, we welcome your contributions, and hope you enjoy becoming a valuable addition to our community.  Enjoy!  :-)
+[[Category:FAQ|Terms of Service]]