User:Metroidking/Sandbox

User Group Rights

Users: Users are allowed to edit unprotected pages and upload files.

Autoconfirmed: Autoconfirmed users are allowed to edit semi-protected pages and are also allowed to move pages. Users become autoconfirmed user for 30 days and have made 200 edits.

Bots:Bots are computer controlled account that do things such as adding the welcome message.

Administrator (Sysop): Administrators are allowed to block users, protect pages, and delete pages.

Bureaucrat: Bureaucrats are in charge of the wiki. They have the same rights as administrators, and they are also capable of change the rights of any user.

Merging

Merging integrates one article's text into that of another article. This is usually done This can only be done manually, and it does not transfer a page's history.

Merging can be done with portions of an article that do not belong on their original page, or with the complete article. In the case of a complete article, a redirect should be created to the correct page.

Before merging, place {{merge}} on the page and discussion your reasons on its talk page.

Image Standards

Images must have a certain degree of quality or may be deleted as specified under the file deletion policy.

• Screenshots must be cropped so the blacks edges around it are removed.
• Images should have a lower cased extension (.png instead of .PNG), if an image is uploaded with a capitalized extension, it can easily be fixed by moving the image.
• Images must be properly licensed, using one of the file source templates
• If the image is in need of improvement, the proper maintenance and action templates must be placed on the page.

Image Deletion Policy

Images may be deleted if for multiple reasons:

• Copyright Infringement: If the image violates a copyright, it may be deleted.
• Uploader's Request: If a user has uploaded a personal image, that user may request the image be deleted.
• Inappropriate Content: If the image has pornographic content, the image will be immediately deleted and the uploader will be blocked.
• Duplicate Image:If the image is a duplicate of another, the image of lower quality may be deleted.
• Low Quality:If the image is of low quality, it may be deleted.