Operation Harsh Doorstop Wiki:OHD Wiki is not...

The OHD Wiki is many things. This page lists what the **OHD Wiki is not**.

## Content

### ...a crystal ball

The OHD Wiki cannot predict the future, nor is it a place to theorize certain things. Articles are not the place for speculation of any kind. Any future content should be confirmed by an official source before being used in main space articles, and theories/overall speculation should be left out altogether.

### ...a general gaming news site

Although the OHD Wiki may have news blogs on recent developments in the *OHD* franchise, we are by no means a place where we report on all forms of news in gaming. We are not IGN or GameSpot; those sites exist for the purpose of providing general gaming news, but the OHD Wiki is here to document everything *OHD*, and thus, only *OHD*-related news will be provided.

### ...a site for anything not on OHD

*OHD* is set in multiple time periods, as we all know. Just because many of our articles are about weapons and other objects from World War I, World War II, the Cold War and the modern era *does not* mean that other things should be written about here.

This doesn't have to just apply to topics about the time periods, though. Any pages, or content within pages, that aren't related to *OHD* will be removed.

It should be noted however this part of the policy only applies to mainspace articles. Non-OHD discussion is allowed within the chat room, as well as on user created blogs (within reason).

### ...always correct

While editors strive to present clear and accurate information, sometimes an article may contain information that is inconsistent or incorrect. Mistakes are usually fixed by editors, but occasionally an error might not be identified or fixed. It is important to assume good faith and help the wiki by amending mistakes to improve the accuracy and quality of articles. Where possible, include references that verify facts and use article discussion pages to clarify edit conflicts.

### ...fanon

There are two things in most fictional universes: canon and fanon.

Canon is official stuff, like the AK47 being used, Risala being set in Fallujah and the PMC being at war with the Insurgents.

Fanon can be two things. It can be fan fiction (fan[ficti]on), and it can be unofficial, but most of the time widely accepted facts. **Mods** are included as "fanon", as they are not directly available for vanilla use officially outside of... being a mod.

OHD Wiki may unintentionally contain fanon, but we attempt to keep it off.

### ...a strategy guide

The OHD Wiki is not a place where individual and opinionated strategies may be incorporated into mainspace articles. Users should refrain from putting any instructions, opinions, or views that instruct users to do things mainspace articles. Our function is not to describe to the player how to gain the most from a playstyle, as it is entirely up to the player to make those decisions. Suggestions that are unbiased and backed up with in game facts however **are** acceptable.

### ...an advertising site

The wiki is not a form of advertising, it is an encyclopedia, not a social media, or file sharing site. Anything related to advertisement will be removed. Ads on the site are not maintained by us, but the company that operates all wikis under the fandom.com domain, Fandom.

### ...tech support

While the Wiki has information on the game, it does not have the needed information to troubleshoot any issues users may have. It may still be possible to ask users about issues in case they have had similar issues, but at our core we don't have the needed tools or expertise to adequately help those that require technical assistance.

## Community

### ...a place of employment

The wiki is maintained for free solely by community volunteers that do this mainly as a hobby. The OHD Wiki is not a business and does **not** hire people to do any activity on the wiki, whether to edit articles or moderate other users, nor do we participate in contracts or sponsorships relating to other businesses to edit for them. The wiki is entirely independent of every company and group except for Fandom, including companies or groups affiliated with the topic the wiki is about. Users who are affiliated with another company or group are barred from operating under the banner of their respective affiliation, and any users found operating on behalf of another corporation or group will be scrutinized for their legitimacy of edits, to protect the independent integrity of the wiki.

### ...a battlefield

Forums and other community discussions are not the place to hold personal grudges, conflicts, or even prejudice. Battling it out with another user or a group of users is not only not acceptable, but neither of you will win. Solve any disputes with civility, and avoid letting them take center stage for everyone else to bear witness.

### ...a blog

Simple. The OHD Wiki is not a blog. We may have blogs as a *part* of this website, but this is an encyclopedia about all things *OHD*.

### ...a democracy

Rather than follow a majority rules system, the OHD Wiki goes by community consensus.

### ...a clan

Though it's quite possible that multiple members of the OHD Wiki may be in the same clan, we are not a clan.

### ...a dictatorship

The OHD Wiki is not ruled by one person without question.

### ...an oligarchy

The OHD Wiki is not ruled by a select group of people without question.

### ...a republic

We do not vote on a single user to be the leader of us for a set amount of time.

### ...official

This site is 100% fan-maintained. Everyone here is just fans. No one here (barring the rare) works for any of the *OHD* developers.

### ...other wikis

While the OHD Wiki is part of the Fandom network, we are not any other wiki. As such, anything that other wikis do is not important or relevant to us.
Just because another wiki has/doesn't have something cannot be the sole reasoning as to why we should/should not have it.
It is also not the place to dispute bans of other Wikis. Even if users are editors on other Wikis, they should be spoken to on the Wiki in question.

### ...Wikipedia

Even though the format of this site and Wikipedia is similar, and the basis that it is an encyclopedia that anyone can edit, OHD Wiki is not Wikipedia. It is not even owned by the Wikimedia Foundation. OHD Wiki is owned by Fandom.

### ...discussions

The Wiki does not affiliate itself with the OHD Wiki Discussions page. Anything done there is not affiliated with us.

## Afternote

Do not use this policy as a filibuster in forums. Entire ideas need not be shot down just because another wiki was used as an example.