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Community Guidelines

PhilipNeustrom — 2010-02-09 00:49:21

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- What's this mean? This means that adding stuff like promotional material (without any other value, e.g. it's not historical, newsworthy or otherwise interesting) and advertising is generally not okay on pages about for-profit businesses. We tend to consider things like product price lists to be promotional in nature, but there are exceptions.	+ What's this mean? This means that adding stuff like promotional material (without any other value, e.g. it's not historical, newsworthy or otherwise interesting) and advertising is generally not okay on pages about for-profit businesses. We tend to consider things like long product price lists to be promotional in nature, but there are exceptions.

Community Guidelines

PhilipNeustrom — 2009-12-13 00:06:35

reworded to get our ideas to align with wording

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- What's this mean? This means that adding stuff like promotional material (without any other value, e.g. it's not historical, newsworthy or otherwise interesting), advertising, and listing of prices is generally not okay on pages about for-profit businesses.	+ What's this mean? This means that adding stuff like promotional material (without any other value, e.g. it's not historical, newsworthy or otherwise interesting) and advertising is generally not okay on pages about for-profit businesses. We tend to consider things like product price lists to be promotional in nature, but there are exceptions.

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WilliamLewis — 2009-12-09 22:44:17

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- If you have questions about this please see our ["/Business promotion questions" page for questions about this]. You can also see some ["/Business promotion IRS" legalise regarding this].	+ If you have questions about this please see our ["/Business promotion questions" page for questions about this]. You can also see some ["/Business promotion IRS" legalese regarding this].

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PhilipNeustrom — 2009-12-09 22:42:25

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PhilipNeustrom — 2009-12-09 22:28:44

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- For-profit businesses are always free to contribute, respond, and help maintain pages about their business on a wiki. These pages are maintained by the community as a whole, and the pages should be written in the voice of the community, not in the voice of the business. Pages about businesses should serve to inform and teach the community as a whole.	+ For-profit businesses are always free to contribute, respond, and help maintain pages about their business on a wiki. These pages are maintained by the community as a whole, and the pages should be written in the voice of the community, not in the voice of the business. Pages about businesses should serve to inform and teach the community as a whole, not promote a particular for-profit business.
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- However, don't use a wiki as a direct vehicle to promote for-profit business. Contributing information that's helpful to the community is fine, however.	+ For-profit businesses
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- What's this mean? This means that adding stuff like promotional material (without any other value, e.g. it's not historical, newsworthy or otherwise interesting), advertising, and listing of prices for products is generally not okay on pages about for-profit businesses.	+ What's this mean? This means that adding stuff like promotional material (without any other value, e.g. it's not historical, newsworthy or otherwise interesting), advertising, and listing of prices is generally not okay on pages about for-profit businesses.

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PhilipNeustrom — 2009-12-09 22:15:31

educational aspect

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- For-profit businesses are always free to contribute, respond, and help maintain pages about their business on a wiki. These pages are maintained by the community as a whole, and the pages should be written in the voice of the community, not in the voice of the business.	+ For-profit businesses are always free to contribute, respond, and help maintain pages about their business on a wiki. These pages are maintained by the community as a whole, and the pages should be written in the voice of the community, not in the voice of the business. Pages about businesses should serve to inform and teach the community as a whole.

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PhilipNeustrom — 2009-12-09 22:09:58

hopefully better worded and conveys same message, link to IRS one

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- ''We just want to make sure that pages aren't direct vehicles for for-profit businesses to promote themselves. In general, anything that is truly educational in nature over-rides this guideline. There is considerable gray area here. If you have questions ["/business promotion questions" please see our FAQ on this guideline]!''	+ For-profit businesses are always free to contribute, respond, and help maintain pages about their business on a wiki. These pages are maintained by the community as a whole, and the pages should be written in the voice of the community, not in the voice of the business.
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- '''Note: we're currently working on a better human-readable explaination of what we mean here. Stay tuned.'''	+ However, don't use a wiki as a direct vehicle to promote for-profit business. Contributing information that's helpful to the community is fine, however.
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- There is to be no promotion of business or anything included in a wiki that is written by a for-profit business that would help promote the business. There may be pages on businesses which may include information such as hours, location and services. However, the pages may not include promotional material, advertising or prices. Each page is open for all in the community to contribute to and a variety of viewpoints, both positive and negative, are expressed by different individuals. Critical, many-sided and open commentary, discussion and opinion regarding local for-profit business community is intended to educate the public and consumers, promote neighborhood cohesion and lessen neighborhood tensions, and combat community deterioration.	+ What's this mean? This means that adding stuff like promotional material (without any other value, e.g. it's not historical, newsworthy or otherwise interesting), advertising, and listing of prices for products is generally not okay on pages about for-profit businesses. + + If you have questions about this please see our ["/Business promotion questions" page for questions about this]. You can also see some ["/Business promotion IRS" legalise regarding this].

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PhilipNeustrom — 2009-12-09 08:00:44

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	+ '''Note: we're currently working on a better human-readable explaination of what we mean here. Stay tuned.''' +

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PhilipNeustrom — 2009-12-09 05:10:31

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PhilipNeustrom — 2009-12-09 05:01:51

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- ''We just want to make sure that pages aren't direct vehicles for for-profit businesses to promote themselves. There is considerable gray area here. If you have questions ["/business promotion questions" please ask]!''	+ ''We just want to make sure that pages aren't direct vehicles for for-profit businesses to promote themselves. In general, anything that is truly educational in nature over-rides this guideline. There is considerable gray area here. If you have questions ["/business promotion questions" please see our FAQ on this guideline]!''

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PhilipNeustrom — 2009-12-09 04:58:47

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- ''We just want to make sure that pages aren't direct vehicles for for-profit businesses to promote themselves. There is considerable gray area here. If you have questions ["/talk" please let us know]!''	+ ''We just want to make sure that pages aren't direct vehicles for for-profit businesses to promote themselves. There is considerable gray area here. If you have questions ["/business promotion questions" please ask]!''

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PhilipNeustrom — 2009-12-09 04:56:09

added a little human-readable blurb

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	+ ''We just want to make sure that pages aren't direct vehicles for for-profit businesses to promote themselves. There is considerable gray area here. If you have questions ["/talk" please let us know]!'' +

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PhilipNeustrom — 2009-12-09 03:44:56

Do not use a wiki as a commercial promotion vehicle

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	+ [[Anchor(PROMOTION)]] + === Do not use a wiki as a commercial promotion vehicle === + + There is to be no promotion of business or anything included in a wiki that is written by a for-profit business that would help promote the business. There may be pages on businesses which may include information such as hours, location and services. However, the pages may not include promotional material, advertising or prices. Each page is open for all in the community to contribute to and a variety of viewpoints, both positive and negative, are expressed by different individuals. Critical, many-sided and open commentary, discussion and opinion regarding local for-profit business community is intended to educate the public and consumers, promote neighborhood cohesion and lessen neighborhood tensions, and combat community deterioration. +

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PhilipNeustrom — 2009-09-30 03:51:08

Revert to version 82.

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	+ We love communities! We love to provide tools to help build and nurture them. In order to provide the best possible home to our communities, we must place some restrictions on what types of wikis we allow here:
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- QUIET STORM WAS STARTED	+ + \|\|<tableborder="0" width="45%" tablewidth="98%" bgcolor="#EEEEEE"> '''Do''' \|\| \|\|<width="45%" bgcolor="#EEEEEE">'''Do Not''' \|\| + \|\|[#EDU Do seek to educate your community about your topic]\|\| \|\|[#CAWAY Create a wiki with no intended community] \|\| + \|\|[#Town Create a wiki for the town, city, village you live in!]\|\| \|\|[#CRC Create a wiki and upload Copyrighted content] \|\| + \|\|[#Hobby Create a wiki about your favorite hobby!]\|\| \|\|[#YOB Create a wiki for commercial gain] \|\| + \|\|[#SFW Search to see if there is already a wiki that covers the topic of the one you are considering starting!]\|\| \|\|[#MEAN Create a wiki for the purpose of being malicious towards a person, place or object] \|\| + \|\|["Donate" Contribute, both content and money!]\|\| \|\|[#ILL Create a wiki to support internationally illegal activity]\|\| + + [[Anchor(EDU)]] + === Do seek to educate your community about your topic === + + Whether it's culture, science, art, or esoterica, your wiki should serve to inform and teach both visitors and editors. + + [[Anchor(Town)]] + === Create a wiki for the town, city, village you live in === + + ..because wouldn't it be great to have a comprehensive guide to everything to do and see in your town? + + [[Anchor(CAWAY)]] + === Do not create a wiki with no intended community === + + We are here to help communities of people collaborate and share knowledge. Creating a wiki for just personal usage, or creating any other wiki with no intended community, is an unwelcome drain on our resources and goals. + + [[Anchor(Hobby)]] + === Create a wiki about your favorite hobby! === + + Together, everyone's knowledge becomes more than the sum of its parts. + + [[Anchor(CRC)]] + === Do not upload copyrighted content without permission === + + Generally, unless you have permission to upload the content, it's a violation of United States copyright law. Since Wiki Spot is hosted in the US, we must adhere to US copyright law. Most Wiki Spot wikis have some ["copyrights"] that are intended to create a free resource for their community. Instead of stealing something else, create something free for everybody! + + [[Anchor(YOB)]] + === Search to see if there is already a wiki that covers the topic of the one you are considering starting! === + + Search around to see if there is already a wiki that covers the topic of the one you are considering starting. Use "search all wikis" to find topical information across all wikis, and use our ["Wiki Directory"] to find specific wikis by topic. When we work together we can get a whole lot more done! + + [[Anchor(YOB)]] + === Do not create a wiki for commercial gain === + + Don't create a wiki to promote your business or product. Wiki Spot isn't here to subsidize your business. + + On the other hand, we are here to provide to all communities; for example, a user group would be more than welcome to create a wiki. There is a fine line here, but exercise your best judgment and don't hesitate to ["/Talk" engage in a discussion with the community] if you're not sure. + + [[Anchor(MEAN)]] + === Do not create a wiki for the purpose of being malicious towards a person, place, or object === + + Mean people suck. + [[Anchor(ILL)]] + === Do not create a wiki to support illegal activity === + + We cannot support communities that exist to support illegal activities such as child pornography, drug smuggling, terrorism, baby eating, etc. + + = What to do if your idea conflicts with these guidelines = + + If you are not sure if your idea meets these guidelines or not, feel free to ["/Talk" ask the community]. We'll let you know whether you can proceed or not, and we're aware that there's a lot of grey area in the world. + + If your idea is in obvious conflict with these guidelines, such as establishing a website for a business, there are still ways we can help. You are welcome to use [wiki:Sycamore], the open-source wiki software that Wiki Spot uses, on a commercial hosting provider. Members of the Wiki Spot and Project Sycamore communities are very likely to assist you in technical aspects of your wiki, as long as you're nice to them. :) + + However, if your wiki is not established in accordance with these guidelines, we reserve the right to suspend your wiki or delete its contents. Still, we will try to work with you to avoid any misunderstandings, and, if possible, get you an export of your wiki.

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eernest.brown — 2009-09-30 03:49:32

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JabberWokky — 2009-08-13 23:51:04

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JabberWokky — 2009-08-13 23:50:11

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JabberWokky — 2009-08-13 23:49:53

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PhilipNeustrom — 2008-09-27 23:41:43

+ export

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- However, if your wiki is not established in accordance with these guidelines, we reserve the right to suspend your wiki or delete its contents. Still, we will try to work with you to avoid any misunderstandings.	+ However, if your wiki is not established in accordance with these guidelines, we reserve the right to suspend your wiki or delete its contents. Still, we will try to work with you to avoid any misunderstandings, and, if possible, get you an export of your wiki.

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BrentLaabs — 2008-09-27 23:35:43

adding consequences, just so people don't try to dick us over

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2007-08-08 13:27:12

simple correction.

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-05-20 01:40:20

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-05-20 01:39:42

as suggested on Talk page, minor wording change

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- We are here to help communities of people collaborate and share knowledge. Creating a wiki for just personal usage (unless you are Paris Hilton), with no intended community, is an unwelcome drain on our resources and goals.	+ We are here to help communities of people collaborate and share knowledge. Creating a wiki for just personal usage, or creating any other wiki with no intended community, is an unwelcome drain on our resources and goals.

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-04-24 09:29:52

linking talk for discussion

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- On the other hand, we are here to provide to all communities; for example, a user group would be more than welcome to create a wiki. There is a fine line here, but exercise your best judgment and don't hesitate to engage in a discussion with the community if you're not sure.	+ On the other hand, we are here to provide to all communities; for example, a user group would be more than welcome to create a wiki. There is a fine line here, but exercise your best judgment and don't hesitate to ["/Talk" engage in a discussion with the community] if you're not sure.
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ArlenAbraham — 2007-04-04 05:53:50

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- We are here to help communities of people collaborate and share knowledge. Creating a wiki for just personal usage, with no intended community, is an unwelcome drain on our resources and goals.	+ We are here to help communities of people collaborate and share knowledge. Creating a wiki for just personal usage (unless you are Paris Hilton), with no intended community, is an unwelcome drain on our resources and goals.

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GrahamFreeman — 2007-04-04 04:40:36

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- If you are not sure if your idea meets these guidelines or not, feel free to ask the community here. We'll let you know whether you can proceed or not, and we're aware that there's a lot of gray area in the world.	+ If you are not sure if your idea meets these guidelines or not, feel free to ["Community Guidelines/Talk" ask the community]. We'll let you know whether you can proceed or not, and we're aware that there's a lot of gray area in the world.

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WilliamLewis — 2007-04-04 04:22:29

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GrahamFreeman — 2007-04-04 04:12:18

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- If your idea is in obvious conflict with these guidelines, such as establishing a website for a business, there are still ways we can help. You are welcome to use [wiki:Sycamore], the open-source wiki software that Wiki Spot uses, on a commercial hosting provider. The communities at Wiki Spot and Project Sycamore are very likely to assist you in technical aspects of your wiki, as long as you're nice to them. :)	+ If your idea is in obvious conflict with these guidelines, such as establishing a website for a business, there are still ways we can help. You are welcome to use [wiki:Sycamore], the open-source wiki software that Wiki Spot uses, on a commercial hosting provider. Members of the Wiki Spot and Project Sycamore communities are very likely to assist you in technical aspects of your wiki, as long as you're nice to them. :)

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GrahamFreeman — 2007-04-04 04:11:47

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- If your idea is in obvious conflict with these guidelines, such as establishing a website for a business, there are still ways we can help. You are welcome to use the free, open-source software which Wiki Spot uses, [wiki:Sycamore] using a hosting provider that allows commercial use. The communities at Wiki Spot and Project Sycamore are very likely to assist you in technical aspects of your wiki, as long as you're nice to them. :)	+ If your idea is in obvious conflict with these guidelines, such as establishing a website for a business, there are still ways we can help. You are welcome to use [wiki:Sycamore], the open-source wiki software that Wiki Spot uses, on a commercial hosting provider. The communities at Wiki Spot and Project Sycamore are very likely to assist you in technical aspects of your wiki, as long as you're nice to them. :)

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GrahamFreeman — 2007-04-04 04:10:17

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- If your idea is in obvious conflict with these guidelines, such as establishing a website for a business, there are still ways we can help. You are welcome to use the free, open-source software which Wiki Spot uses, [wiki:Sycamore], and install it on your own machine. The community here and at Project Sycamore are more than likely going to be able to assist you in technical aspects of your wiki.	+ If your idea is in obvious conflict with these guidelines, such as establishing a website for a business, there are still ways we can help. You are welcome to use the free, open-source software which Wiki Spot uses, [wiki:Sycamore] using a hosting provider that allows commercial use. The communities at Wiki Spot and Project Sycamore are very likely to assist you in technical aspects of your wiki, as long as you're nice to them. :)

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GrahamFreeman — 2007-04-04 03:52:18

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GrahamFreeman — 2007-04-04 03:51:44

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- Though we exist to support communities and the like, we cannot support communities that exist to support illegal activities such as child pornography, drug smuggling, terrorism, etc.	+ We cannot support communities that exist to support illegal activities such as child pornography, drug smuggling, terrorism, etc.

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GrahamFreeman — 2007-04-04 03:51:36

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- Though we exist to support communities and the like, we cannot support communities which exist for the sole purpose of supporting illegal activities such as child pornography, drug smuggling, terrorism, etc.	+ Though we exist to support communities and the like, we cannot support communities that exist to support illegal activities such as child pornography, drug smuggling, terrorism, etc.

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GrahamFreeman — 2007-04-04 03:51:00

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GrahamFreeman — 2007-04-04 03:50:42

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- Though we exist to support communities and the like. We cannot support communities which exist for the sole purpose of supporting illegal activities (such as child pornography, drug smuggling, terrorism, etc.).	+ Though we exist to support communities and the like, we cannot support communities which exist for the sole purpose of supporting illegal activities such as child pornography, drug smuggling, terrorism, etc.

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BrentLaabs — 2007-04-02 08:38:53

what to do: conflicts with guidelines section

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	+ + == What to do if your idea conflicts with these guidelines == + + If you are not sure if your idea meets these guidelines or not, feel free to ask the community here. We'll let you know whether you can proceed or not, and we're aware that there's a lot of gray area in the world. + + If your idea is in obvious conflict with these guidelines, such as establishing a website for a business, there are still ways we can help. You are welcome to use the free, open-source software which Wiki Spot uses, [wiki:Sycamore], and install it on your own machine. The community here and at Project Sycamore are more than likely going to be able to assist you in technical aspects of your wiki.

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-03-29 03:46:01

good, but i think it should be in section @ bottom of page (all things lead 2 it

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BrentLaabs — 2007-03-29 02:24:20

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DavidPoole — 2007-03-28 15:47:21

fixing table?

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	+ [[Anchor(ILL)]] + === Do not create a wiki to support internationally illegal activity === + + Though we exist to support communities and the like. We cannot support communities which exist for the sole purpose of supporting illegal activities (such as child pornography, drug smuggling, terrorism, etc.).

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BrentLaabs — 2007-03-28 03:47:27

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BrentLaabs — 2007-03-28 03:26:51

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GrahamFreeman — 2007-03-28 02:12:59

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- On the other hand, we are here to provide to all communities; a user group would be more than welcome to create a wiki. There is a fine line here, but we think you know what we mean.	+ On the other hand, we are here to provide to all communities; for example, a user group would be more than welcome to create a wiki. There is a fine line here, but exercise your best judgment and don't hesitate to engage in a discussion with the community if you're not sure.

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GrahamFreeman — 2007-03-28 02:12:16

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- Basically, don't create a wiki to promote your business or product, because we aren't here to subsidize your business interests.	+ Don't create a wiki to promote your business or product. Wiki Spot isn't here to subsidize your business.

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BrentLaabs — 2007-03-27 23:06:18

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- Generally, unless you have permission to upload the content, it's a violation of United States copyright law. Since Wiki Spot is hosted in the US, we must adhere to US copyright law. Most Wiki Spot wikis have some copyrights that are intended to create a free resource for their community. Instead of stealing something else, create something free for everybody!	+ Generally, unless you have permission to upload the content, it's a violation of United States copyright law. Since Wiki Spot is hosted in the US, we must adhere to US copyright law. Most Wiki Spot wikis have some ["copyrights"] that are intended to create a free resource for their community. Instead of stealing something else, create something free for everybody!

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-03-27 21:36:22

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- \|\|<tableborder="0" tablebordercolor="gray" align="center" width="48%" tablewidth="100%" bgcolor="#EEEEEE"> '''Do''' \|\| \|\|<align="center" width="48%" bgcolor="#EEEEEE">'''Do Not''' \|\| - \|\|<align="center">[#Town Create a wiki for the town, city, village you live in!] \|\| \|\|<align="center">[#CAWAY Create a wiki for just yourself] \|\| - \|\|<align="center"> [#Hobby Create a wiki about your favorite hobby!] \|\| \|\|<align="center">[#CRC Create a wiki and upload Copyrighted content] \|\| - \|\|<align="center"> [#SFW Search to see if there is already a wiki that covers the topic of the one you are considering starting!] \|\| \|\|<align="center"> [#YOB Create a wiki for commercial gain] \|\| - \|\|<align="center"> Contribute, both content and money! [[br]] [[paypal]]\|\| \|\|<align="center"> [#MEAN Create a wiki for the purpose of being malicious towards a person, place or object] \|\|	+ \|\|<tableborder="0" tablebordercolor="gray" width="45%" tablewidth="100%" bgcolor="#EEEEEE"> '''Do''' \|\| \|\|< width="45%" bgcolor="#EEEEEE">'''Do Not''' \|\| + \|\|[#Town Create a wiki for the town, city, village you live in!] \|\| \|\|[#CAWAY Create a wiki for just yourself] \|\| + \|\|[#Hobby Create a wiki about your favorite hobby!] \|\| \|\|[#CRC Create a wiki and upload Copyrighted content] \|\| + \|\|[#SFW Search to see if there is already a wiki that covers the topic of the one you are considering starting!] \|\| \|\|[#YOB Create a wiki for commercial gain] \|\| + \|\|["Donate" Contribute, both content and money!]\|\| \|\|[#MEAN Create a wiki for the purpose of being malicious towards a person, place or object] \|\|

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-03-27 21:26:59

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- We are here to help communities of people collaborate and share knowledge. Creating a wiki with no intended community, for just personal usage, is a drain on our resources and goals.	+ We are here to help communities of people collaborate and share knowledge. Creating a wiki for just personal usage, with no intended community, is an unwelcome drain on our resources and goals.

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-03-27 21:26:10

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- In order to keep Wiki Spot a positive place there are some things to keep in mind. While each community on Wiki Spot has its own customs and etiquette, some principles are universal to all of Wiki Spot. Keep in mind these are just examples!	+ We love communities! We love to provide tools to help build and nurture them. In order to provide the best possible home to our communities, we must place some restrictions on what types of wikis we allow here:
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- \|\|<align="center">Create a wiki for the town, city, village you live in \|\|<align="center">[#CAWAY Create a wiki for just yourself] \|\| - \|\|<align="center"> Create a wiki about your favorite hobby \|\|<align="center">[#CRC Create a wiki and upload Copyrighted content] \|\| - \|\|<align="center"> [#SFW Search to see if there is already a wiki that covers the topic of the one you are considering starting] \|\|<align="center"> [#YOB Create a wiki for commercial gain] \|\| - \|\|<align="center"> Contribute, both content and money [[br]] [[paypal]] \|\|<align="center"> Create a wiki whose sole purpose is to link to other sites \|\| - \|\|<align="center"> Search before creating a new wiki \|\|<align="center"> [#MEAN Create a wiki for the purpose of being malicious towards a person, place or object] \|\|	+ \|\|<align="center">[#Town Create a wiki for the town, city, village you live in!] \|\|<align="center">[#CAWAY Create a wiki for just yourself] \|\| + \|\|<align="center"> [#Hobby Create a wiki about your favorite hobby!] \|\|<align="center">[#CRC Create a wiki and upload Copyrighted content] \|\| + \|\|<align="center"> [#SFW Search to see if there is already a wiki that covers the topic of the one you are considering starting!] \|\|<align="center"> [#YOB Create a wiki for commercial gain] \|\| + \|\|<align="center"> Contribute, both content and money! [[br]] [[paypal]]\|\|<align="center"> [#MEAN Create a wiki for the purpose of being malicious towards a person, place or object] \|\| + + [[Anchor(Town)]] + === Create a wiki for the town, city, village you live in! === + + ..because wouldn't it be great to have a comprehensive guide to everything to do and see in your town?
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- Unless you have permission to upload the content, it's a violation of United States copyright law. (Since Wiki Spot is hosted in the US, we must adhere to US copyright law.) Most Wiki Spot wikis have some ["copyrights"] that are intended to create a free resource for their community. Instead of stealing something else, create something free for everybody!	+ Generally, unless you have permission to upload the content, it's a violation of United States copyright law. Since Wiki Spot is hosted in the US, we must adhere to US copyright law. Most Wiki Spot wikis have some copyrights that are intended to create a free resource for their community. Instead of stealing something else, create something free for everybody!
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GrahamFreeman — 2007-03-27 21:11:04

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GrahamFreeman — 2007-03-27 21:06:01

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- Unless you have permission to upload the content, it's a violation of United States copyright law. Since Wiki Spot is hosted in the US, we must adhere to US copyright law. Most Wiki Spot wikis have some ["copyrights"] that are intended to create a free resource for their community. Instead of stealing something else, create something free for everybody!	+ Unless you have permission to upload the content, it's a violation of United States copyright law. (Since Wiki Spot is hosted in the US, we must adhere to US copyright law.) Most Wiki Spot wikis have some ["copyrights"] that are intended to create a free resource for their community. Instead of stealing something else, create something free for everybody!

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GrahamFreeman — 2007-03-27 21:05:32

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- Unless you have permission to upload the content, it's a violation of copyright law. Most Wiki Spot wikis have some ["copyrights"] that are intended to create a free resource for their community. Instead of stealing something else, create something free for everybody!	+ Unless you have permission to upload the content, it's a violation of United States copyright law. Since Wiki Spot is hosted in the US, we must adhere to US copyright law. Most Wiki Spot wikis have some ["copyrights"] that are intended to create a free resource for their community. Instead of stealing something else, create something free for everybody!

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GrahamFreeman — 2007-03-27 04:32:42

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- ''write something here''	+ Unless you have permission to upload the content, it's a violation of copyright law. Most Wiki Spot wikis have some ["copyrights"] that are intended to create a free resource for their community. Instead of stealing something else, create something free for everybody!

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-01-29 00:10:44

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- In order to keep wiki spot a positive place there are some things to keep in mind. While each community on Wiki Spot may have its own rules, some rules are universal to all Wiki Spot. In essence, don't do anything illegal (such as violate copyright law) or take advantage of people on this site. Keep in mind these are just examples!	+ In order to keep Wiki Spot a positive place there are some things to keep in mind. While each community on Wiki Spot has its own customs and etiquette, some principles are universal to all of Wiki Spot. Keep in mind these are just examples!

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- In order to keep wiki spot a positive place there are some things to keep in mind. While each community on Wiki Spot may have its own rules, some rules are universal to all Wiki Spot. Keep in mind these are just examples!	+ In order to keep wiki spot a positive place there are some things to keep in mind. While each community on Wiki Spot may have its own rules, some rules are universal to all Wiki Spot. In essence, don't do anything illegal (such as violate copyright law) or take advantage of people on this site. Keep in mind these are just examples!

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	+ === Search to see if there is already a wiki that covers the topic of the one you are considering starting === + + Use "search all wikis" to find topical information across all wikis, and use our ["Wiki Directory"] to find specific wikis by topic. When we work together we can get a whole lot more done! + + [[Anchor(YOB)]]

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-01-25 06:06:33

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- Because mean people suck. Don't ["libel"] (["slander"]) people either. That's illegal.	+ Because mean people suck.

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- We are here to help all communities use wikis. Creating a wiki with no intended community, for just personal usage, is a drain on our resources and goals.	+ We are here to help communities of people collaborate and share knowledge. Creating a wiki with no intended community, for just personal usage, is a drain on our resources and goals.

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- Feel free to create a page about yourself on wiki spot, but wiki spot is not myspace.	+ We are here to help all communities use wikis. Creating a wiki with no intended community, for just personal usage, is a drain on our resources and goals.

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-01-25 05:59:03

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-01-25 05:55:15

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- Everything you upload you are releasing to the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Creative Commons-By license] which requires that you have the ability to release the material. If you don't have that ability, don't upload it.	+ ''write something here''

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-01-25 05:53:53

(quick edit)

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-01-25 05:53:29

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- \|\|<align="center"> Search to see if there is already a wiki[[br]]that covers the topic of the one you are considering starting \|\|<align="center"> [#YOB Create a wiki about your business or product] \|\|	+ \|\|<align="center"> Search to see if there is already a wiki[[br]]that covers the topic of the one you are considering starting \|\|<align="center"> [#YOB Create a wiki for commercial gain] \|\|
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- === Do not create a wiki about your business or product ===
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- Because we aren't here to subsidize your business. On the other hand a user group is more than welcome to create a wiki. There is a fine line here, don't cross it.	+ == Do not create a wiki for commercial gain == + Basically, don't create a wiki about your business or product, because we aren't here to subsidize your business interests. + + On the other hand, we are here to provide to all communities; a user group would be more than welcome to create a wiki. There is a fine line here, but we think you know what we mean. +

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BrentLaabs — 2007-01-22 06:53:47

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- In order to keep wiki spot a positive place there are some things to keep in mind. MORE TEXT	+ In order to keep wiki spot a positive place there are some things to keep in mind. While each community on Wiki Spot may have its own rules, some rules are universal to all Wiki Spot.

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BrentLaabs — 2007-01-22 03:55:14

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- Because mean people suck. Mention ["Libel"] and ["Slander"]?	+ Because mean people suck. Don't ["libel"] (["slander"]) people either. That's illegal.

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JasonAller — 2007-01-22 03:28:05

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- Because mean people suck.	+ Because mean people suck. Mention ["Libel"] and ["Slander"]?

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-01-22 01:57:13

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- \|\|<tableborder="1" tablebordercolor="gray" :> '''Do''' \|\|<:> '''Do Not''' \|\| - \|\|<:> Create a wiki for the town, city, village you live in \|\|<:> [#CAWAY Create a wiki about yourself] \|\| - \|\|<:> Create a wiki about your favorite hobby \|\|<:> [#CRC Create a wiki and upload Copyrighted content] \|\| - \|\|<:> Search to see if there is already a wiki[[br]]that covers the topic of the one you are considering starting \|\|<:> [#YOB Create a wiki about your business or product] \|\| - \|\|<:> Contribute, both content and money [[br]] [[paypal]] \|\|<:> Create a wiki who's sole purpose is to link to other sites \|\| - \|\|<:> Search before creating a new wiki \|\|<:> [#MEAN Create a wiki for the purpose of being malicious towards a person, place or object] \|\|	+ \|\|<tableborder="1" tablebordercolor="gray" align="center"> '''Do''' \|\|<align="center">'''Do Not''' \|\| + \|\|<align="center">Create a wiki for the town, city, village you live in \|\|<align="center">[#CAWAY Create a wiki about yourself] \|\| + \|\|<align="center"> Create a wiki about your favorite hobby \|\|<align="center">[#CRC Create a wiki and upload Copyrighted content] \|\| + \|\|<align="center"> Search to see if there is already a wiki[[br]]that covers the topic of the one you are considering starting \|\|<align="center"> [#YOB Create a wiki about your business or product] \|\| + \|\|<align="center"> Contribute, both content and money [[br]] [[paypal]] \|\|<align="center"> Create a wiki who's sole purpose is to link to other sites \|\| + \|\|<align="center"> Search before creating a new wiki \|\|<align="center"> [#MEAN Create a wiki for the purpose of being malicious towards a person, place or object] \|\|

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JasonAller — 2007-01-22 01:56:15

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-01-22 01:55:11

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JasonAller — 2007-01-22 01:32:59

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JasonAller — 2007-01-22 01:32:15

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	+ In order to keep wiki spot a positive place there are some things to keep in mind. MORE TEXT
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	+ \|\|<tableborder="1":> '''Do''' \|\|<:> '''Do Not''' \|\| + \|\|<:> Create a wiki for the town, city, village you live in \|\|<:> [#CAWAY Create a wiki about yourself] \|\| + \|\|<:> Create a wiki about your favorite hobby \|\|<:> [#CRC Create a wiki and upload Copyrighted content] \|\| + \|\|<:> Search to see if there is already a wiki[[br]]that covers the topic of the one you are considering starting \|\|<:> [#YOB Create a wiki about your business or product] \|\| + \|\|<:> Contribute, both content and money [[br]] [[paypal]] \|\|<:> Create a wiki who's sole purpose is to link to other sites \|\| + \|\|<:> Search before creating a new wiki \|\|<:> [#MEAN Create a wiki for the purpose of being malicious towards a person, place or object] \|\|
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- \|\|<:> '''Do''' \|\|<:> '''Do Not''' \|\| - \|\|<:> Create a wiki for the town, city, village you live in \|\|<:> Create a wiki about yourself \|\| - \|\|<:> Create a wiki about your favorite hobby \|\|<:> Create a wiki and upload Copyrighted content \|\| - \|\|<:> Search to see if there is already a wiki[[br]]that covers the topic of the one you are considering starting \|\|<:> Create a wiki about your business or product \|\| - \|\|<:> Contribute, both content and money [[br]] [[paypal]] \|\|<:> Create a wiki who's sole purpose is to link to other sites \|\| - \|\|<:> Search before creating a new wiki \|\|<:> Create a wiki for the purpose of being malicious towards a person, place or object \|\|	+ Feel free to create a page about yourself on wiki spot, but wiki spot is not myspace. + + [[Anchor(CRC)]] + == Do not upload Copyrighted content == + + Everything you upload you are releasing to the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Creative Commons-By license] which requires that you have the ability to release the material. If you don't have that ability, don't upload it. + + [[Anchor(YOB)]] + == Do not create a wiki about your business or product == + + Because we aren't here to subsidize your business. On the other hand a user group is more than welcome to create a wiki. There is a fine line here, don't cross it. + + [[Anchor(MEAN)]] + == Do not create a wiki for the purpose of being malicious towards a person, place or object == + + Because mean people suck.

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JasonAller — 2007-01-22 01:20:12

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- As it stands, we seem to think that a couple things are bad:
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- * Wikis that do not benefit a community at large (clarify) - * Wikis for individuals ("personal wiki") - * Copyrighted content. In general, things that aren't yours. - - ''Flickr has some easy to read [http://flickr.com/guidelines.gne community guidelines]'' - - Please add your thoughts here!

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JasonAller — 2007-01-22 01:19:45

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- We need to come up with some guidelines for what we believe is acceptable usage of Wiki Spot. Namely, we want to provide wikis to every community, but we need to be clear in what "community" means. This should be readable and understandable by anyone. -
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- \|\| Create a wiki for the town, city, village you live in \|\| Create a wiki about yourself \|\| - \|\| Create a wiki about your favorite hobby \|\| Create a wiki and upload Copyrighted content \|\| - \|\| Search to see if there is already a wiki[[br]]that covers the topic of the one you are considering starting \|\| Create a wiki about your business or product \|\| - \|\| Contribute, both content and money [[br]] [[paypal]] \|\| Create a wiki who's sole purpose is to link to other sites \|\| - \|\| Search before creating a new wiki \|\| Create a wiki for the purpose of being malicious towards a person, place or object \|\| - - ''Links can be very useful. Do you mean some sort of google-bombtastic spam wiki? Is it the commercialization that would bother you about this type of wiki? Should we bar wikis set up for purely commercial gain?'' - - * ''Yes. If there is to be a commercial gain, then they ought to use their own hosting and wiki solution unless, possibly, they offer compensation -- but that could run afoul with non-profit status and taxes. As for businesses trying to capitalize on an already available local wiki, that's what editors are for (and I've already had to deal with that before moving chicowiki over). Granted, they may well stealthily (and IMO, therefore properly) write about themselves. There's no stopping that when done right. -- RyanMikulovsky''	+ \|\|<:> Create a wiki for the town, city, village you live in \|\|<:> Create a wiki about yourself \|\| + \|\|<:> Create a wiki about your favorite hobby \|\|<:> Create a wiki and upload Copyrighted content \|\| + \|\|<:> Search to see if there is already a wiki[[br]]that covers the topic of the one you are considering starting \|\|<:> Create a wiki about your business or product \|\| + \|\|<:> Contribute, both content and money [[br]] [[paypal]] \|\|<:> Create a wiki who's sole purpose is to link to other sites \|\| + \|\|<:> Search before creating a new wiki \|\|<:> Create a wiki for the purpose of being malicious towards a person, place or object \|\|

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RyanMikulovsky — 2007-01-16 05:35:24

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	+ + * ''Yes. If there is to be a commercial gain, then they ought to use their own hosting and wiki solution unless, possibly, they offer compensation -- but that could run afoul with non-profit status and taxes. As for businesses trying to capitalize on an already available local wiki, that's what editors are for (and I've already had to deal with that before moving chicowiki over). Granted, they may well stealthily (and IMO, therefore properly) write about themselves. There's no stopping that when done right. -- RyanMikulovsky''

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RyanMikulovsky — 2007-01-16 05:28:44

added a possible "do not"

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-01-02 02:44:36

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- ''Links can be very useful. Do you mean some sort of google-bombtastic spam wiki? Is it the commercialization that would bother you about this type of wiki?''	+ ''Links can be very useful. Do you mean some sort of google-bombtastic spam wiki? Is it the commercialization that would bother you about this type of wiki? Should we bar wikis set up for purely commercial gain?''

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-01-02 02:43:18

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	+ + ''Links can be very useful. Do you mean some sort of google-bombtastic spam wiki? Is it the commercialization that would bother you about this type of wiki?''

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RyanMikulovsky — 2006-12-31 22:26:41

my "idea" was already in the Do Not column. :-)

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- * Businesses using a community wiki for blatant self-promotion (as opposed to objective yet interesting information provided by individuals with zero bias for monetary gain). -- RyanMikulovsky -

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RyanMikulovsky — 2006-12-31 22:22:37

add suggested guideline

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	+ * Businesses using a community wiki for blatant self-promotion (as opposed to objective yet interesting information provided by individuals with zero bias for monetary gain). -- RyanMikulovsky +

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2006-12-31 21:53:54

+ do's and don'ts

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PhilipNeustrom — 2006-12-31 21:01:08

flickr

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	+ + ''Flickr has some easy to read [http://flickr.com/guidelines.gne community guidelines]''

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JasonAller — 2006-12-31 09:05:38

hmmm good page idea Philip, threw out some ideas...

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	+ + ------ + + \|\|<:> '''Do''' \|\|<:> '''Do Not''' \|\| + \|\| Create a wiki for the town, city, village you live in \|\| Create a wiki about yourself \|\| + \|\| Create a wiki about your favorite hobby \|\| Create a wiki and upload Copyrighted content \|\| + \|\| Search to see if there is already a wiki[[br]]that covers the topic of the one you are considering starting \|\| \|\| + \|\| Contribute, both content and money [[br]] [[paypal]] \|\| \|\|

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PhilipNeustrom — 2006-12-31 02:00:49

your thoughts requested

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	+ We need to come up with some guidelines for what we believe is acceptable usage of Wiki Spot. Namely, we want to provide wikis to every community, but we need to be clear in what "community" means. This should be readable and understandable by anyone. + + As it stands, we seem to think that a couple things are bad: + + * Wikis that do not benefit a community at large (clarify) + * Wikis for individuals ("personal wiki") + * Copyrighted content. In general, things that aren't yours. + + Please add your thoughts here!