VistApedia:Policies and Guidelines

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OpenVistA Wiki has some policies that have been proposed by the administrators and generally accepted by the members. Please read through the policies below to familiarize yourself with our common practices and rules. If you have any questions, suggestions, or complaints, please post them on the talk page.

General Policies

Remember that above all else, OpenVistA Wiki is an information source about OpenVistA. It is a community that is solely devoted to the development of the OpenVistA database; it is not a chat room or discussion forum. The talk pages are specifically for discussing the writing of articles, and nothing else.

The following are general policies concerning the overall goals and functions of OpenVistA Wiki:

See also: Most common OpenVistA Wiki faux pas for some useful information for newcomers.

Enforcement

For day-to-day operations on OpenVistA Wiki, enforcement can be handled by the general membership. Simply pointing out each other's mistakes (politely, of course) is generally sufficient.

For problem cases, the administrators may intervene and enforce a policy, or temporarily lock a page to let things cool down.

In extreme and unusual cases, the project founders, will step in to ban a user who has proven to be unusually disruptive.

See also: Bans and blocks, Protection policy

Specific Guidelines

General Guidelines

Behavior Guidelines

Content Guidelines

Style Guidelines

Miscellaneous