Here at ProleWiki, we're not very big on official rules. Rules lead to people looking for loopholes. We prefer general guidelines and rely on people's good sense, or our staff (if people are short of good sense), to determine when someone has crossed the line. These guidelines are the Prolewiki Customs.
General
- You can do it! We can't stress this enough. We expect editors to do their best and worth with each other, even when they are uncomfortable writing. This includes forum posts, edit reasons, discussion pages, and comrade pages. Our culture strives to work together, even when we would rather not be.
- If you happen to be suspended from editing, it's very likely not permanent. Don't think of it as a punishment. Many times, people who are suspended see it as a castigation and complain that they didn't even get a warning, but that's not what a suspension is — it's simply a way for the staff to get your attention so that we can discuss what you did wrong. The edit ban simply prevents you from doing more damage in your ignorance. Once we're satisfied that you learned what you did wrong and you won't do it again (or cleared up a misunderstanding on our end, which does happen sometimes), we'll release your suspension. We're not looking for groveling — just politeness and a willingness to learn.
- Our primary purpose here is to catalog marxist theory, and current/past history from a materialist perspective. We earnestly wish to have fun while doing so, and we encourage breezy, colloquial language and straightforwardness whenever possible. We're also okay with things existing just for fun. Our essay section was created for this purpose. Keep the fun where it belongs, and everything will operate smoothly.
Editing the wiki proper
- This hardly bears saying, but any kind of page vandalism isn't allowed, even if it's only a joke.
- Edit Wars aren't allowed either, even if you know you're right. There are several venues for you to discuss a contentious edit, such as the discussion page, by messaging the other Comrade, or by bringing the issue to Ask The Comrades.
- Edit Reasons are strongly encouraged. We're not psychic, and what's obvious to you may not be obvious to everyone. Please let us know what you're doing. It's particularly important to leave an edit reason if you're deleting content.
- When it comes to American vs. British spelling, whichever one gets there first wins. Please don't "correct" American or British spelling on any page you see.
- We encourage people who spot minor problems to just fix it themselves. If you see a bad example, bad formatting, an index a page really should be on, a related page that isn't mentioned, or some other small problem with any page, please feel free to fix it directly.