Encycloware:Community Guidelines

Rules subject to change, as highlighted in rm1. This is especially important on the period of early development.

Please use the codename as [Community Guidelines version]-[Rule number] and the reason why you catch someone to break the rules.

v2.00, 07.01.22, last updated to reflect separate softwares.

Social rules
r1.1: Be civil to other users. Don't be aggressive. Always assume good faith, unless you have a very good reason and/or evidence to do otherwise - don't bite the newcomers.

The prohibited action are included but not limited to:

Starting a convo, a drama, the conflict or the full-front internet war with other users for little to no reason. Take the conflicts outside of Encycloware.

Being rude to other users.

Targeting users based of age, nationality, ethnics, sex, religion, country region of origin, race, disabilities and sickness.

r1.2: Any unoriginal content should be properly accredited to the original source. Don't copy content from other sites without providing at least a source URL.

r1.3: '''Grammar socialism should be non-destructive." Language fixes are encouraged to be happen so, but the destructive edits and distortion of meaning are prohibited. Contact the administration if you believe your version are worthy and the better fix of grammar.

Page creation and contribution
r2.1: Keep things real. To prove the software that has it's own page is real, the page must have the following profs


 * If we're covering the contemporary software, the link to the official website or webpage must be present.
 * If the legacy and historical software is about to be covered, link to web.archive.org snapshot or the reliable source.

r2.2: Put some effort into new articles. Write at least a single paragraph about the software, including Template:Infobox app‎‎

r2.3: Must-need categories. Categories should include but not limit by:


 * Year pf origin (applies only to software's main page)
 * Year of first release (applies only to software's main page)
 * Version's year
 * Country of origin (applies only to software's main page)
 * License (Trialware, Open-Source, Commercial, etc.)

r2.4: Try to include images. Splash screens, main menu, main page and about box should be fine enough.

Talk pages
r3.1: Prefix new talk page threads with a section heading.

r3.2: Don't edit or remove comments without the author's prior permission.

r3.3: Sign your comments on talk pages.

Software types
r4.0: In general, please, include the type of the software you're covering to.

Operating systems
r4.1.1: Operating system components are separate. We believe Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Paint deserves their own separate pages. But if these software are bundled with the operating system, you can include their names and short description of how it is integrated to be a part of such operating system.

r4.1.2: Pre-release versions. If any way possible, highlight the fact of the selected operating system versions being the pre-release.

r4.1.3: v2.00-r2.1 applies here; no fakes. If caught being a false Windows version or the non-existent OS or their versions, the page would be deleted, and you may be redirected to OS Mockups Wiki (Fandom), or Windows Never Released Wiki.

Miscellaneous
r4.2.1: v2.00-r4.0 applies here.

r4.2.2: Version details needed. The software pages should be split to separate version pages as we have an example listed below. This guideline apply if 2 or more versions are available:


 * GIMP
 * GIMP version 1
 * GIMP version 2
 * GIMP 2.0
 * GIMP 2.2
 * GIMP 2.4
 * GIMP 2.6
 * GIMP 2.8
 * GIMP 2.9
 * GIMP 2.10
 * GIMP 2.10.30

Miscellaneous
rm1: Rules are subject to changed By editing on Encycloware, you acknowledge that you have read our Community Guidelines.