No, there are no "written" rules or policies, as we are trying hard not to become a site driven by a multitude of guidelines and regulations. This is a community, where folks collaborate on questions and answers. It's about cooperation, communication and tolerance. Courtesy should be a given.
Although Supervisors may have and indeed show diverse convictions, characters and ways of doing things, they should always keep in mind the common goal: creating and maintaining a quality permanent information resource. To enter into a bitter conflict with another Supervisor or to disrespect his or her work in any way is something that should never happen. We're all human and we will all make mistakes from time to time. We're also learning and sharing a project that is in constant expansion, and new challenges will always appear. Below are some recommendations from WikiAnswers Supervisors to help new supervisors to understand the ins and outs of effectively communicating with other supervisors. They are not meant to replace the official WikiAnswers Terms of Use or other WikiAnswers guidelines as presented in our detailed Help Center.
Here are some things to keep in mind along the way: * Before reverting a Supervisor's contribution, contact him or her and explain your concerns. Supervisors do not typically vandalize or spam the site, therefore reverting is probably not justified.
* Contact a Supervisor if you think he or she blocked a contributor without proper justification. Always let the Supervisor imposing a block know in advance if you plan to release a block or to request its release, and provide a clear and polite explanation for your reasons.
* Never speak negatively to contributors about other Supervisors or entice them to go against their work. Always talk to other Supervisors if you believe that they are behaving inappropriately.
* Try always to avoid airing differences with other supervisors at the Q&A, discussion pages, message boards and at the Supers Forum, as that may induce others to get involved turning matters more complex.
* Be polite and friendly when communicating with other Supervisors, especially when leaving posts on their public message boards. It may be a good idea, when disagreeing with other supervisor, to contact him or her as privately as possible at first, it shows courtesy and also allows to someone that made an error of judgment, to solve it without much exposure. When a disagreement arises, try to arrive at an understanding or at least find common ground. Should this fail, you can request the assistance of an experienced Supervisor or Community Assistant who both trust.
It basically boils down to this: treat others the way you would like to be treated. WikiAnswers contributors come in all shapes and sizes. Be respectful of your differences and appreciate that we are all here for similar purposes.
For the ins and outs of the do's and don'ts regarding the way you should relate to other users on WikiAnswers, see the information in the Help Center via the Related Link.
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"WikiAnswers rules" in French is "Réponses Wiki règles."
Please view the link below for the complete list of the rules of WikiAnswers. The same link can be found at the bottom of each WikiAnswers page; it is labeled "Terms of Use."
How about trying to follow the rules? You only get banned if you violate the rules.
Wikianswers isn't mean, it only becomes mean to you if you break the rules.
No. Chatting is not against the rules of WikiAnswers.
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Wikipedia is a different company; I do not know their site rules. WikiAnswers is now displayed under one name: Answers.com The site rules are in the Help Center. If you break the rules, your account can be blocked.
There are a set of rules called the 'Community Guidelines' that everyone should be aware of on WikiAnswers. View the Related Link below for the Community Guidelines.
the rules are in the top bar search for rules and you will see it under terms and conditions.
An ID is an unregistered WikiAnswers user, and is a guest contributor to WikiAnswers. Any guest is allowed to ask or answer questions, and it is just part of the rules.
You don't. If it is against the rules of the hotel, you can get in trouble for doing that. And WikiAnswers will not give you advice on how to break rules.