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<h4> What NSwiki is not </h4>
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# NSwiki is '''not a personal homepage''' and/or file storage area. [[NSwiki|NSwikians]] have their own personal User pages, but they are used for working on the encyclopedia. If you're looking to make a personal webpage, there are many free homepage providers on the Internet.
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Among other things, [[NSwiki:Administrators|administrators]] can protect pages from editing using the link "Protect this page" in the sidebar. This happens when a page has been the subject of an [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Edit war|edit war]] or is the target of repeated [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:dealing with vandalism|vandalism]]. Admins have no special rights over NSwiki content and [[NSwiki:policy|policy]] states they should not protect pages in which they are personally involved. Admins only edit protected pages when absolutely necessary. An exception is the [[Main Page]] and a few widely used [[NSwiki:Info boxes|templates]], which are permanently protected because they are highly exposed targets. On protected pages, non-administrators see a "view source" link in place of "edit this page", allowing them to see and copy (but not save) the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Glossary|wikitext]].
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# NSwiki is '''not a ''free wiki host'''''. You may not host your own website or blog at NSwiki. If you are interested in using the [[Wikipedia:wiki|wiki]] technology for a collaborative effort on anything other than writing the NationStates encyclopedia, even if it is just a single page, there are many sites (such as [http://www.seedwiki.com/ SeedWiki] or [http://www.riters.com/ Riters.com]) that provide wiki hosting (free or for money). You can even install wiki software on your server.
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# NSwiki is '''not a [[roleplay]] site'''. Historical accounts of roleplay activity belong here. Active roleplaying should be done on the [[forums]].
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# NSwiki is '''not a link repository'''.  If you want to track your forum posts, use the [http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/search.php?s= Forum Search] feature on [[Jolt]]. 
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# NSwiki is not a '''Discussion forum'''.  If you want a regional forum, visit [http://www.proboards.com ProBoards.com] or [http://www.invisionfree.com InvisionFree], where they do that sort of thing. Please try to stay on task (the task here is to create NationStates encyclopedia articles). NSwiki is not a discussion forum or chat room.
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# A vehicle for '''advertising and self-promotion'''. We don't need articles on items just because a contributor is associated with them. Links to your [[roleplay]] storefront are fine, links to your [http://www.ebay.com Ebay] storefront are not.
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More info: '''[[NSwiki:Policy]]'''
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More info: '''[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Protected page|Wikipedia:Protected page]]'''<br />
 
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Revision as of 16:10, 8 January 2005

To serve and to protect

Among other things, administrators can protect pages from editing using the link "Protect this page" in the sidebar. This happens when a page has been the subject of an edit war or is the target of repeated vandalism. Admins have no special rights over NSwiki content and policy states they should not protect pages in which they are personally involved. Admins only edit protected pages when absolutely necessary. An exception is the Main Page and a few widely used templates, which are permanently protected because they are highly exposed targets. On protected pages, non-administrators see a "view source" link in place of "edit this page", allowing them to see and copy (but not save) the wikitext.

More info: Wikipedia:Protected page

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