DareNET Wiki:User page - Revision history

Admin at 09:30, 21 February 2009

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-	~~'''This document is a work-in-progress and does not necessarily at this stage represent the agreed upon policies of this wiki'''.~~	+	Your wiki username is the same as your DareNET (NickServ) username. Please keep in mind that wiki usernames are case sensitive. Take note of how your username is cased the first time you login. If your username is "Foo", then:
-		+
-	Your wiki username ~~does not have to be~~ the same as your ~~IRC nickname; however, that is preferable~~. ~~Remember,~~ wiki usernames are case sensitive. If your ~~user name~~ is "Foo", then:	+

	* Your wiki username will be ''Foo'' (note uppercasing)		* Your wiki username will be ''Foo'' (note uppercasing)
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	* Your '''user space '''is the collection of all the above		* Your '''user space '''is the collection of all the above

-	The rest of this article is based heavily on [[~~WikiPedia:Wikipedia~~:User page\|Wikipedia:User page]].	+	The rest of this article is based heavily on [[wikipedia:User page\|Wikipedia:User page]].

	==What can I have on my user page?==		==What can I have on my user page?==
-	A good start is to add a little information about yourself, possibly including contact information (email, channels you can be found in, etc.), a photograph, your real name, your location, information about your areas of expertise and interest, likes and dislikes, other homepages, and so forth. Obviously, this will depend on how comfortable you are with respect to privacy, but at a minimum you could give some information about your involvement with DareNET, which channels you frequent and so on.

-	~~You should feel free to use your user page~~ to ~~document any personal projects you're involved in~~, ~~whether they are DareNET-related or not~~. ~~You~~ can use ~~it to list "to do" information~~, ~~work in progress~~, ~~reminders~~, ~~useful links~~, and so forth. ~~It's also good for experimenting~~ with ~~markup (~~a ~~personal [[~~DareNET ~~Wiki:Sandbox\|sandbox]])~~.	+	A good start is to add a little information about yourself, possibly including contact information (e.g. e-mail, channels you can be found in, nicknames you commonly use, etc.), a photograph, information about your areas of expertise and interest, likes and dislikes, other homepages and so forth. Obviously, this will depend on how comfortable you are with respect to privacy, but at a minimum we encourage you to give some information about your involvement with DareNET, which channels you frequent and so on.

-	~~Another~~ use is to ~~let people know about your activities and opinions about~~ DareNET~~, IRC, the Internet,~~ or ~~pretty much anything~~. ~~So you might include current plans~~, ~~a journal of recent activites~~, and ~~your opinions on the direction of various DareNET projects or how DareNET policies should be changed~~. ~~If you won~~'~~t be around DareNET~~ for a ~~while, drop a note on your user page to that effect~~.	+	You should feel free to use your user page to document any personal projects you're involved in, whether they are DareNET related or not. You can use it to list "to do" information, work in progress, reminders, useful links and so forth. It's also good for experimenting with markup ( a personal [[DareNET Wiki:Sandbox\|sandbox]]).

-	~~For "flavour"~~, you might ~~like to add a favourite quote~~, ~~some~~ of ~~your favourite articles or images~~, ~~or something like that. In the unlikely event that~~ your ~~editing privileges~~ on DareNET ~~Wiki are revoked~~, a ~~notice of this may be placed~~ on your user page.	+	Another use is to let people know about your activities and opinions about DareNET, IRC, the Internet or pretty much anything. So, you might include current plans, a journal of recent activities, and your opinions on the direction of various DareNET projects or how DareNET policies should be changed. If you won't be around DareNET for awhile, drop a note on your user page to that effect.

-	If you ~~want~~ to ~~[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Guide_to_the_CC_dual-license dual-license]~~ your ~~contributions under an additional license~~ or ~~declare them all [[WikiPedia:public domain\|public domain]]~~, ~~put~~ a notice to this ~~effect~~ on your user page.	+	For "flavor", you might like to add a favorite quote, some of your favorite articles or images, or something like that. In the unlikely event that your editing privileges on DareNET Wiki are revoked, a notice of this may be placed on your user page.

-	In general, avoid substantially editing another's ~~user~~ page without their permission, but feel free to correct typos and other mistakes. However, some users are fine with their user pages being edited, and may even have a note to that effect. Alternatively, if users ask you not to edit their user pages, it is probably best to respect their requests.	+	If you want to provide your contributions under an additional license or declare them all [[wikipedia:public domain\|public domain]], then you may want to put a notice to this effect on your user page.
		+
		+	In general, avoid substantially editing another user's page without their permission, but feel free to correct typos and other mistakes. However, some users are fine with their user pages being edited, and may even have a note to that effect. Alternatively, if users ask you not to edit their user pages, it is probably best to respect their requests.

	==What can I have on my user talk page?==		==What can I have on my user talk page?==
-	Your user talk page is for other users to discuss matters related to DareNET with you. As your user talk page approaches 32K, you may delete, archive, or summarise old discussion, as you feel appropriate. Please avoid deleting discussion merely because it is critical of your actions - doing so will only make people repeat the same criticism, and will make you seem like you are ignoring criticism.

-	In general, your ~~contributions~~ to your user talk page should be in response to other people's comments - avoid stuff that would be better placed on your user page.	+	Your user talk page is for other users to discuss matters related to DareNET with you. As your user talk page approaches 32k, you may delete, archive or summarize old discussions, as you feel appropriate. Please avoid deleting discussions merely because it is critical of your actions -- doing so will only make people repeat the same criticism, and will make you seem like you are ignoring criticism.
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		+	In general, your contribitions to your user talk page should be in response to other people's comments. Try to avoid stuff that would be better placed on your user page.

	==What about user subpages?==		==What about user subpages?==
-	~~If you need more pages, you can create [[WikiPedia:Wikipedia:subpages\|subpages]]. More or less, you can have anything here that you might have on your user or user talk page.~~

-	~~Examples~~:	+	If you need more pages, you can create [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:subpages\|subpages]]. More or less, you can have anything here that you might have on your user or user talk page. Some examples:

	* a work in progress, until it is ready to be released		* a work in progress, until it is ready to be released
	* archives of user talk:		* archives of user talk:
-	* tests; for testing a [~~http~~:~~//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/~~template template], make it a separate subpage.	+	* tests; for testing a [[mediawikiwiki:template\|template]], make it a separate subpage.

	==What should I avoid?==		==What should I avoid?==
-	Generally, you should avoid any substantial content that is unrelated to DareNET. We are trying to build a community of our users and so, especially on user pages, we will be lenient and allow most content about yourself and your interests and activities.	+
		+	Generally, you should avoid any substantial content that is unrelated to DareNET or IRC. We are trying to build a community of our users and so, especially on user pages, we will be lenient and allow most content about yourself and your interests and activities.

	Also, if you are a valued contributor to this site then the community will be more lenient still, but please don't take advantage of this to host substantial content that would be better on a personal web site.		Also, if you are a valued contributor to this site then the community will be more lenient still, but please don't take advantage of this to host substantial content that would be better on a personal web site.
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	* Hosting of large quantities of non-DareNET content that adversely affects our ability to host other, more appropriate content		* Hosting of large quantities of non-DareNET content that adversely affects our ability to host other, more appropriate content

-	Be aware that, at present, user page and talk page contributions must be licensed under the GFDL, just as articles are. Therefore, avoid putting anything on your user page (or anywhere in DareNET Wiki) that you would not be happy distributing under the GFDL.	+	Be aware that, at present, user page and talk page contributions must be licensed under the GFDL, just as articles are. Therefore, avoid putting anything on your user page (or anywhere on the DareNET Wiki) that you would not be happy distributing under the GFDL.
		+
		+	==Removal==

-	~~===Removal===~~
	If the community lets you know that they'd rather you deleted some or other content from your user space, you should probably do so, at least for now - such content is only permitted with the consent of the community. After you've been here for a year or so, and written lots of great articles, the community may be more inclined to let you get away with it. Alternatively, you could move the content to another site, and link to it.		If the community lets you know that they'd rather you deleted some or other content from your user space, you should probably do so, at least for now - such content is only permitted with the consent of the community. After you've been here for a year or so, and written lots of great articles, the community may be more inclined to let you get away with it. Alternatively, you could move the content to another site, and link to it.

	If you do not co-operate, we will eventually simply remove inappropriate content, either by editing the page (if only part of it is inappropriate), or by redirecting it to your main user page (if it is entirely inappropriate).		If you do not co-operate, we will eventually simply remove inappropriate content, either by editing the page (if only part of it is inappropriate), or by redirecting it to your main user page (if it is entirely inappropriate).

-	In excessive cases, your user subpage may be deleted, following a listing on [[DareNET Wiki:votes for deletion\|votes for deletion]], subject to [[DareNET Wiki:deletion policy\|deletion policy]]. Please do not recreate content deleted in this way: doing so is grounds for immediate re-deletion (see [[DareNET Wiki:candidates for speedy deletion\|candidates for speedy deletion]]).Instead, please respect our judgement about what is and is not appropriate.	+	In excessive cases, your user subpage may be deleted, following a listing on [[DareNET Wiki:votes for deletion\|votes for deletion]], subject to [[DareNET Wiki:deletion policy\|deletion policy]]. Please do not recreate content deleted in this way: doing so is grounds for immediate re-deletion (see [[DareNET Wiki:candidates for speedy deletion\|candidates for speedy deletion]]). Instead, please respect our judgement about what is and is not appropriate.

	==How do I delete my user subpages?==		==How do I delete my user subpages?==
-	If you don't want the hassle below, just replace your user subpage with a [[~~WikiPedia~~:Wikipedia:Redirect\|redirect]] to your user page. This is normally sufficient for most people's needs.	+
		+	If you don't want to go through the hassle of what's listed below, just replace your user subpage with a [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Redirect\|redirect]] to your user page. This is normally sufficient for most people's needs.

	Unless you are a sysop, it is not possible to delete your own subpages, so they must be listed on [[DareNET Wiki:Speedy deletions\|Speedy deletions]]. If you are a sysop, it is recommended that you also list your pages there so they can be deleted by another sysop.		Unless you are a sysop, it is not possible to delete your own subpages, so they must be listed on [[DareNET Wiki:Speedy deletions\|Speedy deletions]]. If you are a sysop, it is recommended that you also list your pages there so they can be deleted by another sysop.
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	==How do I delete my user and user talk pages?==		==How do I delete my user and user talk pages?==
		+
	Where there is no significant abuse, and no administrative need to retain the personal information, you can request that your own user page or talk page be deleted. Most frequently, this occurs when a longterm contributor decides to leave.		Where there is no significant abuse, and no administrative need to retain the personal information, you can request that your own user page or talk page be deleted. Most frequently, this occurs when a longterm contributor decides to leave.

-	The user page should be listed on [[DareNET Wiki:votes for deletion\|votes for deletion]], along with the reason you need the page deleted, so the community can agree that there has been no disruptive behavior meriting the retention of that personal information. If that is agreed, the page(s) may be deleted in order to eliminate general public distribution of the history containing the information. If the deletion occurs immediately, others may request undeletion if they feel there was in fact a need to retain the page. This discussion should take place on [[DareNET Wiki:votes for deletion\|votes for deletion]] for a period not exceeding seven days following the deletion of the user and user talk page.	+	The user page should be listed on [[DareNET Wiki:votes for deletion\|votes for deletion]], along with the reason you need the page deleted, so the community can agree that there has been no disruptive behavior meriting the retention of that personal information. If that is agreed, the page(s) may be deleted in order to eliminate general public distribution of the history containing the information. If the deletion occurs immediately, others may request undeletion if they feel there was in fact a need to retain the page. This discussion should take place on [[DareNET Wiki:votes for deletion\|votes for deletion]] for a period not exceeding seven days following the deletion of the user and user talk page.

	Sysops have the technical capability to do this themselves but must still use [[DareNET Wiki:votes for deletion\|votes for deletion]], not use that technical capability.		Sysops have the technical capability to do this themselves but must still use [[DareNET Wiki:votes for deletion\|votes for deletion]], not use that technical capability.

	[[Category:Wiki Policy]]		[[Category:Wiki Policy]]

Secretagent at 04:47, 30 March 2008

2008-03-30T04:47:09Z

Admin at 07:57, 18 November 2007

2007-11-18T07:57:23Z

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	Sysops have the technical capability to do this themselves but must still use [[ChatX Wiki:votes for deletion\|votes for deletion]], not use that technical capability.		Sysops have the technical capability to do this themselves but must still use [[ChatX Wiki:votes for deletion\|votes for deletion]], not use that technical capability.

-	[[Category:Policy]]	+	[[Category:Wiki Policy]]

Admin at 10:00, 13 November 2007

2007-11-13T10:00:22Z

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	Sysops have the technical capability to do this themselves but must still use [[ChatX Wiki:votes for deletion\|votes for deletion]], not use that technical capability.		Sysops have the technical capability to do this themselves but must still use [[ChatX Wiki:votes for deletion\|votes for deletion]], not use that technical capability.

-	~~[[Category:Documentation]]~~ [[Category:Policy]]	+	[[Category:Policy]]

Admin: /* What can I have on my user page? */

2007-08-06T03:40:13Z

What can I have on my user page?

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	A good start is to add a little information about yourself, possibly including contact information (email, channels you can be found in, etc.), a photograph, your real name, your location, information about your areas of expertise and interest, likes and dislikes, other homepages, and so forth. Obviously, this will depend on how comfortable you are with respect to privacy, but at a minimum you could give some information about your involvement with ChatX, which channels you frequent and so on.		A good start is to add a little information about yourself, possibly including contact information (email, channels you can be found in, etc.), a photograph, your real name, your location, information about your areas of expertise and interest, likes and dislikes, other homepages, and so forth. Obviously, this will depend on how comfortable you are with respect to privacy, but at a minimum you could give some information about your involvement with ChatX, which channels you frequent and so on.

-	You should feel free to use your user page to document any personal projects you're involved in, whether they are ChatX-related or not. You can use it to list "to do" information, work in progress, reminders, useful links, and so forth. It's also good for experimenting with markup (a personal [[ChatX Wiki:~~sandbox~~\|sandbox]]).	+	You should feel free to use your user page to document any personal projects you're involved in, whether they are ChatX-related or not. You can use it to list "to do" information, work in progress, reminders, useful links, and so forth. It's also good for experimenting with markup (a personal [[ChatX Wiki:Sandbox\|sandbox]]).

	Another use is to let people know about your activities and opinions about ChatX, IRC, the Internet, or pretty much anything. So you might include current plans, a journal of recent activites, and your opinions on the direction of various ChatX projects or how ChatX policies should be changed. If you won't be around ChatX for a while, drop a note on your user page to that effect.		Another use is to let people know about your activities and opinions about ChatX, IRC, the Internet, or pretty much anything. So you might include current plans, a journal of recent activites, and your opinions on the direction of various ChatX projects or how ChatX policies should be changed. If you won't be around ChatX for a while, drop a note on your user page to that effect.

Admin: /* What can I have on my user talk page? */

2007-08-05T21:00:14Z

What can I have on my user talk page?

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	==What can I have on my user talk page?==		==What can I have on my user talk page?==
-	Your user talk page is for other users to discuss matters related to ~~Blitzed~~ with you. As your user talk page approaches 32K, you may delete, archive, or summarise old discussion, as you feel appropriate. Please avoid deleting discussion merely because it is critical of your actions - doing so will only make people repeat the same criticism, and will make you seem like you are ignoring criticism.	+	Your user talk page is for other users to discuss matters related to ChatX with you. As your user talk page approaches 32K, you may delete, archive, or summarise old discussion, as you feel appropriate. Please avoid deleting discussion merely because it is critical of your actions - doing so will only make people repeat the same criticism, and will make you seem like you are ignoring criticism.

	In general, your contributions to your user talk page should be in response to other people's comments - avoid stuff that would be better placed on your user page.		In general, your contributions to your user talk page should be in response to other people's comments - avoid stuff that would be better placed on your user page.

Admin: New page: '''This document is a work-in-progress and does not necessarily at this stage represent the agreed upon policies of this wiki'''. Your wiki username does not have to be the same as your I...

2007-08-05T20:59:55Z

New page: '''This document is a work-in-progress and does not necessarily at this stage represent the agreed upon policies of this wiki'''. Your wiki username does not have to be the same as your I...

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'''This document is a work-in-progress and does not necessarily at this stage represent the agreed upon policies of this wiki'''.

Your wiki username does not have to be the same as your IRC nickname; however, that is preferable. Remember, wiki usernames are case sensitive. If your user name is "Foo", then:

* Your wiki username will be ''Foo'' (note uppercasing)
* Your '''user page''' is the page at [[User:Foo]]
* Your '''user talk page''' is the page at [[User talk:Foo]]
* Your '''user subpages''', are pages of the form [[User:Foo/bar]] or [[User talk:Foo/bar]]
* Your '''user space '''is the collection of all the above

The rest of this article is based heavily on [[WikiPedia:Wikipedia:User page|Wikipedia:User page]].

==What can I have on my user page?==
A good start is to add a little information about yourself, possibly including contact information (email, channels you can be found in, etc.), a photograph, your real name, your location, information about your areas of expertise and interest, likes and dislikes, other homepages, and so forth. Obviously, this will depend on how comfortable you are with respect to privacy, but at a minimum you could give some information about your involvement with ChatX, which channels you frequent and so on.

You should feel free to use your user page to document any personal projects you're involved in, whether they are ChatX-related or not. You can use it to list "to do" information, work in progress, reminders, useful links, and so forth. It's also good for experimenting with markup (a personal [[ChatX Wiki:sandbox|sandbox]]).

Another use is to let people know about your activities and opinions about ChatX, IRC, the Internet, or pretty much anything. So you might include current plans, a journal of recent activites, and your opinions on the direction of various ChatX projects or how ChatX policies should be changed. If you won't be around ChatX for a while, drop a note on your user page to that effect.

For "flavour", you might like to add a favourite quote, some of your favourite articles or images, or something like that. In the unlikely event that your editing privileges on ChatX Wiki are revoked, a notice of this may be placed on your user page.

If you want to [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Guide_to_the_CC_dual-license dual-license] your contributions under an additional license or declare them all [[WikiPedia:public domain|public domain]], put a notice to this effect on your user page.

In general, avoid substantially editing another's user page without their permission, but feel free to correct typos and other mistakes. However, some users are fine with their user pages being edited, and may even have a note to that effect. Alternatively, if users ask you not to edit their user pages, it is probably best to respect their requests.

==What can I have on my user talk page?==
Your user talk page is for other users to discuss matters related to Blitzed with you. As your user talk page approaches 32K, you may delete, archive, or summarise old discussion, as you feel appropriate. Please avoid deleting discussion merely because it is critical of your actions - doing so will only make people repeat the same criticism, and will make you seem like you are ignoring criticism.

In general, your contributions to your user talk page should be in response to other people's comments - avoid stuff that would be better placed on your user page.

==What about user subpages?==
If you need more pages, you can create [[WikiPedia:Wikipedia:subpages|subpages]]. More or less, you can have anything here that you might have on your user or user talk page.

Examples:

* a work in progress, until it is ready to be released
* archives of user talk:
* tests; for testing a [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/template template], make it a separate subpage.

==What should I avoid?==
Generally, you should avoid any substantial content that is unrelated to ChatX. We are trying to build a community of our users and so, especially on user pages, we will be lenient and allow most content about yourself and your interests and activities.

Also, if you are a valued contributor to this site then the community will be more lenient still, but please don't take advantage of this to host substantial content that would be better on a personal web site.

Some things are completely out of line in your user space (as indeed they are anywhere):

* Use of ChatX Wiki as a personal file store
* Use of ChatX Wiki as a source of "free" bandwidth
* Personal attacks
* Hosting of large quantities of non-ChatX content that adversely affects our ability to host other, more appropriate content

Be aware that, at present, user page and talk page contributions must be licensed under the GFDL, just as articles are. Therefore, avoid putting anything on your user page (or anywhere in ChatX Wiki) that you would not be happy distributing under the GFDL.

===Removal===
If the community lets you know that they'd rather you deleted some or other content from your user space, you should probably do so, at least for now - such content is only permitted with the consent of the community. After you've been here for a year or so, and written lots of great articles, the community may be more inclined to let you get away with it. Alternatively, you could move the content to another site, and link to it.

If you do not co-operate, we will eventually simply remove inappropriate content, either by editing the page (if only part of it is inappropriate), or by redirecting it to your main user page (if it is entirely inappropriate).

In excessive cases, your user subpage may be deleted, following a listing on [[ChatX Wiki:votes for deletion|votes for deletion]], subject to [[ChatX Wiki:deletion policy|deletion policy]]. Please do not recreate content deleted in this way: doing so is grounds for immediate re-deletion (see [[ChatX Wiki:candidates for speedy deletion|candidates for speedy deletion]]).Instead, please respect our judgement about what is and is not appropriate.

==How do I delete my user subpages?==
If you don't want the hassle below, just replace your user subpage with a [[WikiPedia:Wikipedia:Redirect|redirect]] to your user page. This is normally sufficient for most people's needs.

Unless you are a sysop, it is not possible to delete your own subpages, so they must be listed on [[ChatX Wiki:Speedy deletions|Speedy deletions]]. If you are a sysop, it is recommended that you also list your pages there so they can be deleted by another sysop.

Only post subpages from your own personal page, and only if you have a genuine reason for requesting a personal subpage of yours be deleted, please list it on [[ChatX Wiki:Speedy deletions|Speedy deletions]].

==How do I delete my user and user talk pages?==
Where there is no significant abuse, and no administrative need to retain the personal information, you can request that your own user page or talk page be deleted. Most frequently, this occurs when a longterm contributor decides to leave.

The user page should be listed on [[ChatX Wiki:votes for deletion|votes for deletion]], along with the reason you need the page deleted, so the community can agree that there has been no disruptive behavior meriting the retention of that personal information. If that is agreed, the page(s) may be deleted in order to eliminate general public distribution of the history containing the information. If the deletion occurs immediately, others may request undeletion if they feel there was in fact a need to retain the page. This discussion should take place on [[ChatX Wiki:votes for deletion|votes for deletion]] for a period not exceeding seven days following the deletion of the user and user talk page.

Sysops have the technical capability to do this themselves but must still use [[ChatX Wiki:votes for deletion|votes for deletion]], not use that technical capability.

[[Category:Documentation]] [[Category:Policy]]

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	==What can I have on my user page?==		==What can I have on my user page?==
-	A good start is to add a little information about yourself, possibly including contact information (email, channels you can be found in, etc.), a photograph, your real name, your location, information about your areas of expertise and interest, likes and dislikes, other homepages, and so forth. Obviously, this will depend on how comfortable you are with respect to privacy, but at a minimum you could give some information about your involvement with ~~ChatX~~, which channels you frequent and so on.	+	A good start is to add a little information about yourself, possibly including contact information (email, channels you can be found in, etc.), a photograph, your real name, your location, information about your areas of expertise and interest, likes and dislikes, other homepages, and so forth. Obviously, this will depend on how comfortable you are with respect to privacy, but at a minimum you could give some information about your involvement with DareNET, which channels you frequent and so on.

-	You should feel free to use your user page to document any personal projects you're involved in, whether they are ~~ChatX~~-related or not. You can use it to list "to do" information, work in progress, reminders, useful links, and so forth. It's also good for experimenting with markup (a personal [[~~ChatX~~ Wiki:Sandbox\|sandbox]]).	+	You should feel free to use your user page to document any personal projects you're involved in, whether they are DareNET-related or not. You can use it to list "to do" information, work in progress, reminders, useful links, and so forth. It's also good for experimenting with markup (a personal [[DareNET Wiki:Sandbox\|sandbox]]).

-	Another use is to let people know about your activities and opinions about ~~ChatX~~, IRC, the Internet, or pretty much anything. So you might include current plans, a journal of recent activites, and your opinions on the direction of various ~~ChatX~~ projects or how ~~ChatX~~ policies should be changed. If you won't be around ~~ChatX~~ for a while, drop a note on your user page to that effect.	+	Another use is to let people know about your activities and opinions about DareNET, IRC, the Internet, or pretty much anything. So you might include current plans, a journal of recent activites, and your opinions on the direction of various DareNET projects or how DareNET policies should be changed. If you won't be around DareNET for a while, drop a note on your user page to that effect.

-	For "flavour", you might like to add a favourite quote, some of your favourite articles or images, or something like that. In the unlikely event that your editing privileges on ~~ChatX~~ Wiki are revoked, a notice of this may be placed on your user page.	+	For "flavour", you might like to add a favourite quote, some of your favourite articles or images, or something like that. In the unlikely event that your editing privileges on DareNET Wiki are revoked, a notice of this may be placed on your user page.

	If you want to [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Guide_to_the_CC_dual-license dual-license] your contributions under an additional license or declare them all [[WikiPedia:public domain\|public domain]], put a notice to this effect on your user page.		If you want to [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Guide_to_the_CC_dual-license dual-license] your contributions under an additional license or declare them all [[WikiPedia:public domain\|public domain]], put a notice to this effect on your user page.
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	==What can I have on my user talk page?==		==What can I have on my user talk page?==
-	Your user talk page is for other users to discuss matters related to ~~ChatX~~ with you. As your user talk page approaches 32K, you may delete, archive, or summarise old discussion, as you feel appropriate. Please avoid deleting discussion merely because it is critical of your actions - doing so will only make people repeat the same criticism, and will make you seem like you are ignoring criticism.	+	Your user talk page is for other users to discuss matters related to DareNET with you. As your user talk page approaches 32K, you may delete, archive, or summarise old discussion, as you feel appropriate. Please avoid deleting discussion merely because it is critical of your actions - doing so will only make people repeat the same criticism, and will make you seem like you are ignoring criticism.

	In general, your contributions to your user talk page should be in response to other people's comments - avoid stuff that would be better placed on your user page.		In general, your contributions to your user talk page should be in response to other people's comments - avoid stuff that would be better placed on your user page.
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	==What should I avoid?==		==What should I avoid?==
-	Generally, you should avoid any substantial content that is unrelated to ~~ChatX~~. We are trying to build a community of our users and so, especially on user pages, we will be lenient and allow most content about yourself and your interests and activities.	+	Generally, you should avoid any substantial content that is unrelated to DareNET. We are trying to build a community of our users and so, especially on user pages, we will be lenient and allow most content about yourself and your interests and activities.

	Also, if you are a valued contributor to this site then the community will be more lenient still, but please don't take advantage of this to host substantial content that would be better on a personal web site.		Also, if you are a valued contributor to this site then the community will be more lenient still, but please don't take advantage of this to host substantial content that would be better on a personal web site.
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	Some things are completely out of line in your user space (as indeed they are anywhere):		Some things are completely out of line in your user space (as indeed they are anywhere):

-	* Use of ~~ChatX~~ Wiki as a personal file store	+	* Use of DareNET Wiki as a personal file store
-	* Use of ~~ChatX~~ Wiki as a source of "free" bandwidth	+	* Use of DareNET Wiki as a source of "free" bandwidth
	* Personal attacks		* Personal attacks
-	* Hosting of large quantities of non-~~ChatX~~ content that adversely affects our ability to host other, more appropriate content	+	* Hosting of large quantities of non-DareNET content that adversely affects our ability to host other, more appropriate content

-	Be aware that, at present, user page and talk page contributions must be licensed under the GFDL, just as articles are. Therefore, avoid putting anything on your user page (or anywhere in ~~ChatX~~ Wiki) that you would not be happy distributing under the GFDL.	+	Be aware that, at present, user page and talk page contributions must be licensed under the GFDL, just as articles are. Therefore, avoid putting anything on your user page (or anywhere in DareNET Wiki) that you would not be happy distributing under the GFDL.

	===Removal===		===Removal===
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	If you do not co-operate, we will eventually simply remove inappropriate content, either by editing the page (if only part of it is inappropriate), or by redirecting it to your main user page (if it is entirely inappropriate).		If you do not co-operate, we will eventually simply remove inappropriate content, either by editing the page (if only part of it is inappropriate), or by redirecting it to your main user page (if it is entirely inappropriate).

-	In excessive cases, your user subpage may be deleted, following a listing on [[~~ChatX~~ Wiki:votes for deletion\|votes for deletion]], subject to [[~~ChatX~~ Wiki:deletion policy\|deletion policy]]. Please do not recreate content deleted in this way: doing so is grounds for immediate re-deletion (see [[~~ChatX~~ Wiki:candidates for speedy deletion\|candidates for speedy deletion]]).Instead, please respect our judgement about what is and is not appropriate.	+	In excessive cases, your user subpage may be deleted, following a listing on [[DareNET Wiki:votes for deletion\|votes for deletion]], subject to [[DareNET Wiki:deletion policy\|deletion policy]]. Please do not recreate content deleted in this way: doing so is grounds for immediate re-deletion (see [[DareNET Wiki:candidates for speedy deletion\|candidates for speedy deletion]]).Instead, please respect our judgement about what is and is not appropriate.

	==How do I delete my user subpages?==		==How do I delete my user subpages?==
	If you don't want the hassle below, just replace your user subpage with a [[WikiPedia:Wikipedia:Redirect\|redirect]] to your user page. This is normally sufficient for most people's needs.		If you don't want the hassle below, just replace your user subpage with a [[WikiPedia:Wikipedia:Redirect\|redirect]] to your user page. This is normally sufficient for most people's needs.

-	Unless you are a sysop, it is not possible to delete your own subpages, so they must be listed on [[~~ChatX~~ Wiki:Speedy deletions\|Speedy deletions]]. If you are a sysop, it is recommended that you also list your pages there so they can be deleted by another sysop.	+	Unless you are a sysop, it is not possible to delete your own subpages, so they must be listed on [[DareNET Wiki:Speedy deletions\|Speedy deletions]]. If you are a sysop, it is recommended that you also list your pages there so they can be deleted by another sysop.

-	Only post subpages from your own personal page, and only if you have a genuine reason for requesting a personal subpage of yours be deleted, please list it on [[~~ChatX~~ Wiki:Speedy deletions\|Speedy deletions]].	+	Only post subpages from your own personal page, and only if you have a genuine reason for requesting a personal subpage of yours be deleted, please list it on [[DareNET Wiki:Speedy deletions\|Speedy deletions]].

	==How do I delete my user and user talk pages?==		==How do I delete my user and user talk pages?==
	Where there is no significant abuse, and no administrative need to retain the personal information, you can request that your own user page or talk page be deleted. Most frequently, this occurs when a longterm contributor decides to leave.		Where there is no significant abuse, and no administrative need to retain the personal information, you can request that your own user page or talk page be deleted. Most frequently, this occurs when a longterm contributor decides to leave.

-	The user page should be listed on [[~~ChatX~~ Wiki:votes for deletion\|votes for deletion]], along with the reason you need the page deleted, so the community can agree that there has been no disruptive behavior meriting the retention of that personal information. If that is agreed, the page(s) may be deleted in order to eliminate general public distribution of the history containing the information. If the deletion occurs immediately, others may request undeletion if they feel there was in fact a need to retain the page. This discussion should take place on [[~~ChatX~~ Wiki:votes for deletion\|votes for deletion]] for a period not exceeding seven days following the deletion of the user and user talk page.	+	The user page should be listed on [[DareNET Wiki:votes for deletion\|votes for deletion]], along with the reason you need the page deleted, so the community can agree that there has been no disruptive behavior meriting the retention of that personal information. If that is agreed, the page(s) may be deleted in order to eliminate general public distribution of the history containing the information. If the deletion occurs immediately, others may request undeletion if they feel there was in fact a need to retain the page. This discussion should take place on [[DareNET Wiki:votes for deletion\|votes for deletion]] for a period not exceeding seven days following the deletion of the user and user talk page.

-	Sysops have the technical capability to do this themselves but must still use [[~~ChatX~~ Wiki:votes for deletion\|votes for deletion]], not use that technical capability.	+	Sysops have the technical capability to do this themselves but must still use [[DareNET Wiki:votes for deletion\|votes for deletion]], not use that technical capability.

	[[Category:Wiki Policy]]		[[Category:Wiki Policy]]