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==No medical advice - a policy with legal considerations==
==No medical advice - a policy with legal considerations==
====[[WikiMeow:No medical advice|No medical advice]]====
====[[EndMyopia:No medical advice|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.


==Ignoring policy policies==
==Ignoring policy policies==
====[[WikiMeow:Ignore all rules|Ignore all rules]]====
====[[EndMyopia:Ignore all rules|Ignore all rules]]====
:If you see a way that can be done better through ignoring a rule, go for it. Policies are written for a reason, so this is not a blank check to start doing whatever you want. However, first and foremost the message is that '''you can contribute without knowing all the rules at first'''. Don't be surprised if your edits get reverted if you violate some of the more important rules.
:If you see a way that can be done better through ignoring a rule, go for it. Policies are written for a reason, so this is not a blank check to start doing whatever you want. However, first and foremost the message is that '''you can contribute without knowing all the rules at first'''. Don't be surprised if your edits get reverted if you violate some of the more important rules.
====[[WikiMeow:Write the rules yourself|Write the rules yourself]]====
====[[EndMyopia:Write the rules yourself|Write the rules yourself]]====
:Please '''do not be afraid''' to edit policy articles to clarify how policies should work for the rest of the site. You can also create your own policies. The edits that are kept and the edits that are dropped will depend on community consensus. Feel free to add funny images to policy articles as well.
:Please '''do not be afraid''' to edit policy articles to clarify how policies should work for the rest of the site. You can also create your own policies. The edits that are kept and the edits that are dropped will depend on community consensus. Feel free to add funny images to policy articles as well.


==Article policies==
==Article policies==
====[[WikiMeow:No optometry bashing|No optometry bashing]]====
====[[EndMyopia:No optometry bashing|No optometry bashing]]====
: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.
: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.


====[[WikiMeow:No unicorn farming|No unicorn farming]]====
====[[EndMyopia:No unicorn farming|No unicorn farming]]====
: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.


====[[WikiMeow:Mandatory fun|Mandatory fun]]====
====[[EndMyopia:Mandatory fun|Mandatory fun]]====
:Articles should be written in a naturally light and upbeat tone with somewhat funny jokes. Humour should be genuinely funny and not just stupid.
:Articles should be written in a naturally light and upbeat tone with somewhat funny jokes. Humour should be genuinely funny and not just stupid.


====[[WikiMeow:Optometry degrees optional|Optometry degrees optional]]====
====[[EndMyopia:Optometry degrees optional|Optometry degrees optional]]====
:Readers shouldn't be reading the 'How to Start' article, and halfway through the article they are bombarded with a ridiculously complicated cross-referenced analysis of axial elongation diagrams and statistics with P-values. ''No.'' Technical content is more than welcome on EndMyopia Wiki, but articles designed for normal people should be kept that way - and technical content should be segmented in their own area for readers who are up for it.
:Readers shouldn't be reading the 'How to Start' article, and halfway through the article they are bombarded with a ridiculously complicated cross-referenced analysis of axial elongation diagrams and statistics with P-values. ''No.'' Technical content is more than welcome on EndMyopia Wiki, but articles designed for normal people should be kept that way - and technical content should be segmented in their own area for readers who are up for it.


:Citations to clinical studies, on the other hand, are encouraged all over the wiki. These look similar to how they look on Wikipedia.
:Citations to clinical studies, on the other hand, are encouraged all over the wiki. These look similar to how they look on Wikipedia.


====[[WikiMeow: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!


===Subjects of articles===
===Subjects of articles===
====[[WikiMeow:No bates teachers|No bates teachers]]====
====[[EndMyopia:No bates teachers|No bates teachers]]====
: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! :(
: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! :(


====[[WikiMeow:Content not creator|Content not creator]]====
====[[EndMyopia:Content not creator|Content not creator]]====
: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.
: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.


==Copyright policy==
==Copyright policy==
In a nutshell, you are '''fine to use copyrighted material on the wiki, as long as [[WikiMeow:common sense|common sense]] is applied'''.
In a nutshell, you are '''fine to use copyrighted material on the wiki, as long as [[EndMyopia:common sense|common sense]] is applied'''.


Freely upload internet memes. Upload content that is considered [[Wikipedia:fair use|fair use]] for educational purposes.
Freely upload internet memes. Upload content that is considered [[Wikipedia:fair use|fair use]] for educational purposes.


Please '''DO NOT''' copy and paste entire copyrighted websites and articles. See [[WikiMeow:Copyrights|Copyrights]] for more information.
Please '''DO NOT''' copy and paste entire copyrighted websites and articles. See [[EndMyopia:Copyrights|Copyrights]] for more information.


==Admin policies==
==Admin policies==
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Administrators have the technical ability to perform the following actions:
Administrators have the technical ability to perform the following actions:
* Grant editing permission to the wiki [[{{ns:4}}:Editing permission policy|requested by user accounts]]
* Grant editing permission to the wiki [[{{ns:4}}:Editing permission policy|requested by user accounts]]
* [[WikiMeow:Blocking policy|Block]] and unblock user accounts and IP addresses from editing
* [[EndMyopia:Blocking policy|Block]] and unblock user accounts and IP addresses from editing
* Apply, modify, and remove [[{{ns:4}}:Protection policy|page protection]] on a particular page to restrict or allow editing, moving, or creation
* Apply, modify, and remove [[{{ns:4}}:Protection policy|page protection]] on a particular page to restrict or allow editing, moving, or creation
* [[WikiMeow:Deletion policy|Delete]] pages
* [[EndMyopia:Deletion policy|Delete]] pages
* [[WikiMeow:Viewing and restoring deleted pages|View and restore deleted pages]]
* [[EndMyopia:Viewing and restoring deleted pages|View and restore deleted pages]]
* [[WikiMeow:RevDel|Restrict and restore public visibility]] of information in individual logs and page revisions.
* [[EndMyopia:RevDel|Restrict and restore public visibility]] of information in individual logs and page revisions.
* Edit fully protected pages
* Edit fully protected pages
* Override the [[MediaWiki:Titleblacklist|title blacklist]]
* Override the [[MediaWiki:Titleblacklist|title blacklist]]
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For more information:
For more information:
*[[WikiMeow:Editing permission policy]]
*[[EndMyopia:Editing permission policy]]
*[[WikiMeow:Blocking policy]]
*[[EndMyopia:Blocking policy]]
*[[WikiMeow:Deletion policy]]
*[[EndMyopia:Deletion policy]]
*[[WikiMeow:Revision deletion policy]]
*[[EndMyopia:Revision deletion policy]]


==User access groups==
==User access groups==
See [[WikiMeow:User access groups|User access groups]] for information on permissions.
See [[EndMyopia:User access groups|User access groups]] for information on permissions.

Revision as of 17:25, 21 May 2020

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Here at EndMyopia Wiki, we have plenty of policies for you to immerse yourself in. You're excited, right!?

No medical advice - a policy with legal considerations

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.

Ignoring policy policies

Ignore all rules

If you see a way that can be done better through ignoring a rule, go for it. Policies are written for a reason, so this is not a blank check to start doing whatever you want. However, first and foremost the message is that you can contribute without knowing all the rules at first. Don't be surprised if your edits get reverted if you violate some of the more important rules.

Write the rules yourself

Please do not be afraid to edit policy articles to clarify how policies should work for the rest of the site. You can also create your own policies. The edits that are kept and the edits that are dropped will depend on community consensus. Feel free to add funny images to policy articles as well.

Article policies

No optometry bashing

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 unicorn farming

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.

Mandatory fun

Articles should be written in a naturally light and upbeat tone with somewhat funny jokes. Humour should be genuinely funny and not just stupid.

Optometry degrees optional

Readers shouldn't be reading the 'How to Start' article, and halfway through the article they are bombarded with a ridiculously complicated cross-referenced analysis of axial elongation diagrams and statistics with P-values. No. Technical content is more than welcome on EndMyopia Wiki, but articles designed for normal people should be kept that way - and technical content should be segmented in their own area for readers who are up for it.
Citations to clinical studies, on the other hand, are encouraged all over the wiki. These look similar to how they look on Wikipedia.

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!

Subjects of articles

No bates teachers

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! :(

Content not creator

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.

Copyright policy

In a nutshell, you are fine to use copyrighted material on the wiki, as long as common sense is applied.

Freely upload internet memes. Upload content that is considered fair use for educational purposes.

Please DO NOT copy and paste entire copyrighted websites and articles. See Copyrights for more information.

Admin policies

Adminship is handed out like free candy here in the majority of cases. People with vague trust generally get admin tools, this is to prevent any silly bureaucracy from setting in, to encourage editors, and to have fastest access to respond to issues that need the tools.

Admins do not automatically win in content disputes, and adminship does not imply authority. It's just a set of tools.

Administrators have the technical ability to perform the following actions:

For more information:

User access groups

See User access groups for information on permissions.