Gamification Wiki:DNP policy

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Policy status and phases

Category policy
Copyright policy
Deletion policy
– Speedy deletion
DNP policy
Editing policy
– Disruptive editing policy
External links
Images policy

Naming policy
Neutrality policy
Personal articles
Stub policy
Three revert rule
User naming
Vandalism policy
Voting policy
See also: guidelines, administrators

DNP stands for Do Not Post. Things on this list should not be posted anywhere on the Gamification Wiki. Some of them are specifically banned and will get you banned if you persist in posting them.

Contents

Copyrighted content

Copyrighted content which is in blatant violation of fair use is not permitted to be posted.

Off-topic content

Do not post content that has no connection with Gamification or Game Design whatsoever. This is considered wikisquatting. Off-topic content can be deleted by any Gamification Wiki contributor, and whole pages that are off-topic are candidates for speedy deletion. Persisting in posting such content may get you labeled as a vandal and/or banned.

The Gamification Wiki is not Wikipedia. Do not create articles to define things that have no connection with Gamification.

Defamatory or false content

Articles and/or talk pages that are nothing but personal defamation not only violates the neutral-point-of-view policy, but are also illegal in many countries. Defamatory content can be deleted by any Gamification Wiki contributor, and whole pages that are nothing but defamation are candidates for speedy deletion.

Note that a modicum of common sense has to be applied to this policy. While isolated cases of "I think you are being a jerk right now, because <well-formulated and objective reasons>..." as a response in a talk page is not exactly good wikiquette, it is not defamation. A whole barrage of why a person has to be an idiot is defamation.

  • When tagging a defamatory page {{speedydelete}}, you may want to remove pieces of the text pointing to specific people while the page is awaiting deletion. It is a judgment call. This goes especially for real-world contact information like phone numbers, real-world addresses, etc.
  • Please add a line below the {{speedydelete}} tag indicating that the page is strictly defamation and that is the reason why it is being deleted. Alternatively, use {{speedydelete|<reason for deletion>}}.

Attempting to mislead others by submitting content which is blatantly false and which is not subject to interpretation is also not acceptable. When in doubt, and if you can, you should cite it.

Persisting in posting either defamatory or false content may end up with you labeled as a vandal and/or banned.

Discrimination

The Gamification Wiki is a wiki for everyone. We do not tolerate discrimination based upon social status, age, sex, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, etc.

Nonsense

Pages which don't make any sense or are "non-content" may be candidates for deletion. Non-content includes empty or virtually empty pages (or stubs with absolutely no content, as discussed in the stub policy), slang terms, and forum memes if they do not reach outside the scope of one small group of people who are using it or are aware of it.

Other prohibitions enforced by this policy

In addition to the above rules, the following are restricted (see Help:Prohibited content):

  • Pornography, adult or mature content
  • Violent content
  • Excessive profanity
  • Gambling or casino-related content
  • Illicit drugs and drug paraphernalia content
  • Any other content that is illegal, promotes illegal activity or infringes on the legal rights of others

Violations

Content which qualifies as DNP should be edited out, or if the entire page is DNP content, tagged for speedy deletion. If you cannot edit out the content, you should tag the page with {{Violation}}.

Users who persist in posting DNP content may have action taken against them per the vandalism policy.