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Here at '''EndMyopia Wiki''', we have ''plenty of policies'' for you to immerse yourself in. You're excited, ''right!?'' | Here at '''EndMyopia Wiki''', we have ''plenty of policies'' for you to immerse yourself in. You're excited, ''right!?'' | ||
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====[[Legal:No medical advice]]==== | ====[[Legal:No medical advice]]==== | ||
:'''EndMyopia Wiki does not give medical advice''', and no article should be written in a way that can be construed as medical advice. We see [[myopia]] as a refractive state, but real eye conditions should always be checked out by a licensed medical practicioner. Talking about how myopia affects the risk factors for eye diseases is okay - claiming EndMyopia is in any way a cure for eye disease (which it isn't) will be reverted on sight, regardless of the namespace and how public the writing is intended to be. | :'''EndMyopia Wiki does not give medical advice''', and no article should be written in a way that can be construed as medical advice. We see [[myopia]] as a refractive state, but real eye conditions should always be checked out by a licensed medical practicioner. Talking about how myopia affects the risk factors for eye diseases is okay - claiming EndMyopia is in any way a cure for eye disease (which it isn't) will be reverted on sight, regardless of the namespace and how public the writing is intended to be. | ||
==The copyrighted material policy== | |||
====[[Legal:Copyright]]==== | |||
You can use content from any EM resources, except stuff that's supposed to be kept hidden to encourage people to contribute. You can upload memes and materieal covered under [[Wikipedia:fair use|fair use]] for educational purposes and criticism. Note that all content created remains the copyright property of endmyopia. | |||
'''Please don't copy and paste loads of content from other websites'''. | |||
==Ignoring policy policies== | ==Ignoring policy policies== | ||
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==Article policies== | ==Article policies== | ||
====[[EndMyopia:Be respectful|Be respectful]]==== | |||
:We might all be somewhat annoyed at how the optometry industry has treated our delicate eyeballs. With that said, there should not be frothy hate pieces about the optometry industry found in mainspace articles. This stuff is alienating to new readers, and genuine optometrists who might be willing to consider what we talk about here will totally be put off. | |||
:No articles about specific [[Bates method]] teachers, please. There are too many, and their methods are all relatively the same. We'll also get loads of angry messages, and they'll [[palm]] us to death! :( | |||
:For people promoting things aside from the Bates method, comment on the '''method''' and not the creator. Give a fair and objective analysis of what's good and bad about a given method, no ad hominem attacks. | |||
====[[Endmyopia:Our point of view|Our point of view]]==== | ====[[Endmyopia:Our point of view|Our point of view]]==== | ||
:'''EndMyopia Wiki is written from our point of view.''' | :'''EndMyopia Wiki is written from our point of view.''' | ||
:Articles about things that generally don't work, like [[Ayurveda]] and [[Bates method]], are welcome. These articles should have an objective analysis of what works about them and what doesn't. However, it's easy to see advocates of these methods maliciously trying to edit articles to promote how they think things should be. This is the EndMyopia Wiki, so at the end of the day content promoting other vision improvement methods are much better placed on their own sphere. The wiki is not obligated to have articles promoting other vision improvement methods on it. | :Articles about things that generally don't work, like [[Ayurveda]] and [[Bates method]], are welcome. These articles should have an objective analysis of what works about them and what doesn't. However, it's easy to see advocates of these methods maliciously trying to edit articles to promote how they think things should be. This is the EndMyopia Wiki, so at the end of the day content promoting other vision improvement methods are much better placed on their own sphere. The wiki is not obligated to have articles promoting other vision improvement methods on it. | ||
====[[EndMyopia:Mandatory fun|Mandatory fun]]==== | ====[[EndMyopia:Mandatory fun|Mandatory fun]]==== | ||
:Articles should be written in a light and upbeat tone with somewhat funny jokes. Humour should be genuinely funny and not just stupid. | :Articles should be written in a light and upbeat tone with somewhat funny jokes. Humour should be genuinely funny and not just stupid. | ||
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====[[EndMyopia:Drafts are for chumps|Drafts are for chumps]]==== | ====[[EndMyopia:Drafts are for chumps|Drafts are for chumps]]==== | ||
:Please don't use the 'Draft:' namespace wherever possible. Push articles out into the mainspace, get more eyeballs on the content so everyone can contribute and people can enjoy what you've already written. Everyone wins! | :Please don't use the 'Draft:' namespace wherever possible. Push articles out into the mainspace, get more eyeballs on the content so everyone can contribute and people can enjoy what you've already written. Everyone wins! | ||
====[[EndMyopia:No ownership|No ownership]]==== | |||
:Nobody 'owns' articles. Just because you're the main contributor to an article, you are not immune to [[EM:consensus|consensus]] about how the article should be developed from there. | |||
===Subjects of articles=== | ===Subjects of articles=== | ||
====[[EndMyopia: | ====[[EndMyopia:Not a web host]]==== | ||
: | :We're not a free web host, don't use us to host loads of material irrelevant to vision improvement. | ||
===[[EndMyopia:Writings|Writings]]=== | |||
: | :You can write about what you like in the Writing namespace, it's meant for opinions and not an 'official EndMyopia view' on things. Please no massively negative writings written in bad faith. | ||
==Manual of Style== | ==Manual of Style== | ||
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:People who contribute are here to build a vision improvement encyclopedia. Emphasis on vision improvement, not eye exercises. Don't vandalise the wiki if you have a different opinion about vision improvement, contribute what you can and just remember we're horribly biased :D | :People who contribute are here to build a vision improvement encyclopedia. Emphasis on vision improvement, not eye exercises. Don't vandalise the wiki if you have a different opinion about vision improvement, contribute what you can and just remember we're horribly biased :D | ||
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