Editors' Manual

The policies and guidelines described in this page apply only to users who edit the Wiki. All users are expected to follow Fandom's Terms of Use.

If you see others violating the spirit of these rules on the Wiki, you should bring their attention to the way their behaviour is perceived and undo disruptions. If you were referred to this page by another editor for actions you've done in good faith, don't take it personal and remember to *help the Community* before you respond to them.

## Conduct Policy

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Policies are principles meant to set boundaries on the acceptable forms of behaviour on the Wiki. While each policy comes with a short expalnation, they are not meant to be taken as an exhaustive list of acceptable or unacceptable behaviours.

### Be civil

* *Critique content.* Keep discussions relevant to the Wiki's mission of presenting information about Oxygen Not Included. Avoid personal attacks directed at people. Comments about a person's identity, affiliations or interests are not critique of content.

* *Be direct.* You should communicate in such a way that others are able to engage with it. State your opinion plainly, avoid snideness, swearing or otherwise colorful language. Describe the reasons behind your edits on the Talk page – especially if they conflict with another editor's edits – instead of engaging in edit wars.

* *Be reasonable.* The information on the Wiki is a result of back-and-forth discussion between the editors. You should be open to this process and to changing your opinion. You should offer your reasons with patience, and hear others' with empathy. Assume others are acting in good faith.

### Respect the Wiki

* *Delete carefully.* Think hard before removing content from a page, and show your work on the talk page!

* *Help the Community.* Your contributions should be to the benefit of everyone, not just a few and especially not just you. They should be relevant to the Wiki's mission. You should *be reasonable* facing critique of your content. If you find you are stepping on toes everywhere you go, you should stop moving and ask for help.

## Contribution Guidelines

Guidelines should be followed with common sense. Exceptions may apply occasionally.

* Unless you are writing in a Guide page, remain unbiased, and present information in a neutral manner.

* Avoid linking to external information, such as videos or forum posts in the main content of articles. Instead, understand the source and phrase it in your own words.

* It is preferable to have no content, than inaccurate content. Avoid speculation and verify your facts in-game. Check the game version you are using and use Template:Version to let others know as well.

* When updating an article, note game behaviour changes in the `== History ==` section.

* Avoid duplicating links to the same page close to each other.

* While some pages have a small section for tips, more elaborate strategies and guides should be created as a subpage of Guide. Compare Guide/Oxygen and Oxygen.

* Use singular *they* instead of *he/she* or similar. It's not only easier to read, it's also correct, since some Duplicants are non-binary!

This guide does not aim to explicitly define all style-choices on the Wiki. When adding content look for similar elements on the Wiki, and strive for consistency!

### File upload and use of copyrighted material

Any and all gamefiles, screenshots, and videos of *Template:Gamename*, and any images and videos from Template:Publisher's Website, their youtube, twitch, twitter or other social media sites are owned by Template:Publisher, who hold the copyright of *Template:Gamename*. All trademarks and registered trademarks present in the image are proprietary to Template:Publisher. For more information, see the copyright notice.
The use of images to illustrate articles concerning the subject of the images in question is believed to qualify as **fair use** under United States copyright law, as such display does not significantly impede the right of the copyright holder to sell the copyrighted material.

That being said, upon File Upload any contributor has the option to declare the copyright of the file in question. Most files fall under fair use.

#### Examples

Building Transit Tube Access.pngThis image is from the game files belonging to Template:Publisher, and used under fair use.Oil Biome.pngThis is a screenshot from the game, belonging to Template:Publisher, and used under fair use.BridgeLoop.gifThis is gif/video from the game, belonging to Template:Publisher, and used under fair use.Food-graph.pngThis image does not use any game files and the copyright would have belonged to it's creator, but upon hosting it on the wiki, they placed it into the public domain.
### Color Guide

To assist with that we have dynamic colors that change depending on the Skin. While a lot can, and should, be done by assigning classes and solve theme dependent coloring with css. (Simply ask on the Template:Discord in the #wiki-collab channel), for small things use following variables for colors:

```
color:rgb(var(--theme-accent-color--rgb))
```
 or
```
color:rgba(var(--theme-accent-color--rgb),0.9)
```
color:var(--theme-accent-color);
```

```
background:var(--theme-page-background-color--secondary);
```

```
border:1px solid var(--theme-page-text-color);
```