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==Content criteria==
 
==Content criteria==
 
* All content should relate to the ''Fallout'' series of games, its setting or the [[SPECIAL]] character system.
 
* All content should relate to the ''Fallout'' series of games, its setting or the [[SPECIAL]] character system.
* All content needs to be accurate. The Vault aims to provide reliable information. In particular, adding speculation and own inventions (fan fiction) to articles should be avoided.
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* All content needs to be accurate. Fallout Wiki aims to provide reliable information. In particular, adding speculation and own inventions (fan fiction, fan art etc.) to articles should be avoided.
 
* All content needs to be verifiable. Other editors need to be able to check and verify it.
 
* All content needs to be verifiable. Other editors need to be able to check and verify it.
* All content needs to be informative. The addition of information which is only of interest to the writer or to other editors (as opposed to readers) should not be included in articles.
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* All content needs to be informative. Information which is only of interest to the writer or to other editors (as opposed to readers) should not be included in articles.
* All content needs to be objective. Opinions and "my favourite"-style passages should not be added to articles.
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* All content needs to be objective. Opinions, gameplay strategy, and "my favorite"-style passages should not be added to articles. Accordingly, guides may only be posted as subpages of one's user page or as a blog.
 
* All content needs to relate to the games as delivered by the developers; user modifications are not covered by this wiki.
 
* All content needs to relate to the games as delivered by the developers; user modifications are not covered by this wiki.
* All content needs to abide by copyright regulations. Generally, content from other sites should not be copied unless permission has been granted.
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* All content needs to abide by copyright regulations. Generally, content from other sites should not be copied unless permission has been granted. For example, do not upload magazine scans or add illegally obtained information, so as to avoid potential legal problems.
   
 
==Criteria for specific content==
 
==Criteria for specific content==
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In the case where the following rules conflict with the general polices, the more specific rule supersedes the general one.
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===Notable loot===
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{{See|Fallout_Wiki:Notable loot policy|t1=Notable loot policy}}
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===Behind the scenes===
 
===Behind the scenes===
* "Behind the scenes" information in the form of cultural references is acceptable page content only when there are direct visual correlations or corresponding names.
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* "Behind the scenes" information in the form of cultural references is acceptable page content only when there are obvious direct visual or textual correlations, in the event there is no developer confirmation.
   
 
===Bugs===
 
===Bugs===
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{{See|Fallout Wiki:Bug policy|t1=Bug policy}}
* Only bugs which readers are likely to be interested in should be documented, i.e. bugs which have serious consequences, bugs which can be exploited to the player's advantage or bugs that most players are likely to encounter during normal gameplay. Not every little oddity needs to be mentioned.
 
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* Bugs encountered in a game should only be added to articles after they have been confirmed by other editors. This is to avoid cluttering the articles with one-time-glitches. To this end, post the bug on the article's talk page first and try to get confirmation.
 
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===Similarities to real-world weapons===
* For multi-platform games, make sure to add which platform the bug was encountered on.
 
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*Similarities between in-game weapons and real-world weapons are not to be included in articles, with the following two exceptions:
* Exploits relating to an article should be mentioned briefly but only be explained in detail on dedicated exploit pages (like [[Fallout 3 exploits]], for example).
 
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**If there is a sourced quote from a game developer stating which real-world weapon the in-game weapon is based on.
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**If the in-game weapon shares the exact name of the real-world weapon.
   
 
==Spoiler policy==
 
==Spoiler policy==
 
* In general, the whole wiki is considered a [[wikipedia:Spoiler (media)|spoiler]] and specific spoilers should not be marked as such in articles.
 
* In general, the whole wiki is considered a [[wikipedia:Spoiler (media)|spoiler]] and specific spoilers should not be marked as such in articles.
* The only exception to this rule is information relating to upcoming games or add-ons, i.e. games or add-ons which have not been released yet but are to be released in the future. This content should be marked as a spoiler.
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* The only exception to this rule is information relating to upcoming games or add-ons, i.e. games or add-ons which have not been released yet but are to be released in the future. This information should be marked as a spoiler with the {{tl|upcoming}} template.
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
* [[The Vault:About]]
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* [[Project:About|Fallout Wiki:About]]
* [[The Vault:Editing guideline]]
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* [[Project:Editing guideline|Fallout Wiki:Editing guideline]]
   
 
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Content criteria

  • All content should relate to the Fallout series of games, its setting or the SPECIAL character system.
  • All content needs to be accurate. Fallout Wiki aims to provide reliable information. In particular, adding speculation and own inventions (fan fiction, fan art etc.) to articles should be avoided.
  • All content needs to be verifiable. Other editors need to be able to check and verify it.
  • All content needs to be informative. Information which is only of interest to the writer or to other editors (as opposed to readers) should not be included in articles.
  • All content needs to be objective. Opinions, gameplay strategy, and "my favorite"-style passages should not be added to articles. Accordingly, guides may only be posted as subpages of one's user page or as a blog.
  • All content needs to relate to the games as delivered by the developers; user modifications are not covered by this wiki.
  • All content needs to abide by copyright regulations. Generally, content from other sites should not be copied unless permission has been granted. For example, do not upload magazine scans or add illegally obtained information, so as to avoid potential legal problems.

Criteria for specific content

In the case where the following rules conflict with the general polices, the more specific rule supersedes the general one.

Notable loot

Behind the scenes

  • "Behind the scenes" information in the form of cultural references is acceptable page content only when there are obvious direct visual or textual correlations, in the event there is no developer confirmation.

Bugs

Similarities to real-world weapons

  • Similarities between in-game weapons and real-world weapons are not to be included in articles, with the following two exceptions:
    • If there is a sourced quote from a game developer stating which real-world weapon the in-game weapon is based on.
    • If the in-game weapon shares the exact name of the real-world weapon.

Spoiler policy

  • In general, the whole wiki is considered a spoiler and specific spoilers should not be marked as such in articles.
  • The only exception to this rule is information relating to upcoming games or add-ons, i.e. games or add-ons which have not been released yet but are to be released in the future. This information should be marked as a spoiler with the {{upcoming}} template.

See also