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These articles document the official Policy of Grand Theft Wiki. See also Category:Policy

About Grand Theft Wiki

About - Information about Grand Theft Wiki
FAQs - Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the way this wiki works

Rules and guidelines

About Policy - This page outlines what policy is, and the processes behind it
Rules - The rules of Grand Theft Wiki must not be broken on any accounts
Behaviour - Our expectations of users on Grand Theft Wiki
Disputes - How to handle disagreements and arguments on this site
Enforcement - The enforcement of rules, guidance and policy on Grand Theft Wiki

Copyright and Privacy

Licensing - Information regarding use of Copyright/licensed material on or from Grand Theft Wiki
Privacy policy - The use of user's private data held on or by Grand Theft Wiki
Copyright templates - Templates for marking Copyright or Copyleft content and images
Licence Termination - A notice that the licence of content to Wikia has been termianted

Article content

Style Guide - Guidelines for layout and style of articles
Create - How to create an article, and guidelines for page titles etc
Consistency - Making sure content is consistent across the wiki
Canon - What are considered to be "true" descriptions and events in the GTA series
Featured articles - How articles are given "featured" status
Languages - How to read/edit Grand Theft Wiki in languages other than English
Protection - Locking specific pages to prevent them being edited
Speculation - What speculation, extrapolation and educated guessing is permitted
Style Guide - Guidelines for the style of articles
Titles - Article title naming conventions

Staff

Staff - The different levels of staff, who they are, and how to apply
Groups - The different user groups in use on this wiki
List of Rights - The rights afforded to each user group
Promotion - The process for promoting users to becoming staff
Enforcement - The enforcement of rules, guidance and policy on Grand Theft Wiki
Patrolling - The process of checking edits for quality and identifying problems

Vandalism

Cleanup - The process of keeping Grand Theft Wiki's articles clean, correct and consistent
Deletion - Guidelines for the processes behind deleting pages on Grand Theft Wiki
Vandalism - Guidelines for how to deal with vandalism, and what counts (also NSfV)
No Shrines for Vandals - Do not make vandals feel powerful or successful - similar to 'do not feed the trolls'

Rules of Grand Theft Wiki

No vandalism, hacking, spamming, advertising
No pornography or swearing
No discrimination or abuse towards members or other people
Do not post copyright text or images
No sock-puppetry or user impersonation

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-*[[Grand Theft Wiki:Policy|Policy]] - This page outlines what policy is, and the processes behind it
+===About Grand Theft Wiki===
-*[[Grand Theft Wiki:Rules|Rules]] - The rules of Grand Theft Wiki must not be broken on any accounts
-*[[Grand Theft Wiki:Copyrights|Copyrights]] - Guidance on the reproduction of Copyright material
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:About|About]]''' - Information about Grand Theft Wiki
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:FAQs|FAQs]]''' - Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the way this wiki works
+===Rules and guidelines===
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:About Policy|About Policy]]''' - This page outlines what policy is, and the processes behind it
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:Rules|Rules]]''' - The rules of Grand Theft Wiki must not be broken on any accounts
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:Behaviour|Behaviour]]''' - Our expectations of users on Grand Theft Wiki
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki: Disputes| Disputes]]''' - How to handle disagreements and arguments on this site
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki: Enforcement| Enforcement]]''' - The enforcement of rules, guidance and policy on Grand Theft Wiki
+===Copyright and Privacy===
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:Licensing|Licensing]]''' - Information regarding use of Copyright/licensed material on or from Grand Theft Wiki
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:Privacy policy|Privacy policy]]''' - The use of user's private data held on or by Grand Theft Wiki
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:Copyright templates|Copyright templates]]''' - Templates for marking Copyright or Copyleft content and images
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:Licence Termination|Licence Termination]]''' - A notice that the licence of content to Wikia has been termianted
+===Article content===
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:Style Guide|Style Guide]]''' - Guidelines for layout and style of articles
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:Create|Create]]''' - How to create an article, and guidelines for page titles etc
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:Consistency|Consistency]]''' - Making sure content is consistent across the wiki
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:Canon|Canon]]''' - What are considered to be "true" descriptions and events in the [[Grand Theft Auto|GTA]] series
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:Featured|Featured articles]]''' - How articles are given "featured" status
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:Languages|Languages]]''' - How to read/edit Grand Theft Wiki in languages other than English
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:Protection|Protection]]''' - Locking specific pages to prevent them being edited
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:Speculation|Speculation]]''' - What speculation, extrapolation and educated guessing is permitted
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:Style Guide|Style Guide]]''' - Guidelines for the style of articles
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:Titles|Titles]]''' - Article title naming conventions
+===Staff===
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:Staff|Staff]]''' - The different levels of staff, who they are, and how to apply
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:Groups|Groups]]''' - The different user groups in use on this wiki
+*'''[[Special: ListGroupRights|List of Rights]]''' - The rights afforded to each user group
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:Promotion|Promotion]]''' - The process for promoting users to becoming staff
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki: Enforcement|Enforcement]]''' - The enforcement of rules, guidance and policy on Grand Theft Wiki
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:Patrolling|Patrolling]]''' - The process of checking edits for quality and identifying problems
+===Vandalism===
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:Cleanup|Cleanup]]''' - The process of keeping Grand Theft Wiki's articles clean, correct and consistent
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:Deletion|Deletion]]''' - Guidelines for the processes behind deleting pages on Grand Theft Wiki
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:Vandalism|Vandalism]]''' - Guidelines for how to deal with vandalism, and what counts (also [[NSfV]])
+*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:No Shrines for Vandals|No Shrines for Vandals]]''' - Do not make vandals feel powerful or successful - similar to 'do not feed the trolls'
+<!--*'''[[Grand Theft Wiki:Medals|Medals]]''' - Awards given to members for ongoing commitment and outstanding contribution-->
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