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{{summ|User pages are a good way to tell people about your interests and goals in editing this wiki. Generally, you can do what you want with your user page.  But you don't "own" your user page, it's not private, and [[admin]] can and do place some limits upon what you can do with it.}}
{{summ|User pages are a good way to tell people about your interests and goals in editing this wiki. Generally, you can do what you want with your user page.  But you don't "own" your user page, it's not private, and [[admin]] can and do place some limits upon what you can do with it.}}
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'''User pages''' are those pages that are in [[namespace]] 2.
Put simply, the page that starts with '''User:''' and ends with your name is your '''user page'''.  For example, '''TimeLadyKatie''''s user page is [[User:TimeLadyKatie]].  


Tardis Data Core users who work exclusively on their fan fiction, and do not wish to contribute significantly to any articles, are ''strongly encouraged'' to use the [[W:c:doctorwhofanon:Main Page|Doctor Who Fanon Wiki]] or [[W:c:dwexpanded:Main Page|Doctor Who Expanded]] rather than posting their work in their profile and subpages. Tardis Data Core users who work exclusively on user page content unrelated to the Tardis Data Core should, likewise, find somewhere else to host their webpages.
Put in precise technical language, user pages are all the pages found in [[namespace]] 2. This means they are not just the base page, but all [[mw:subpages|subpages]], as well.  So [[User:Rob T Firefly|Rob T Firefly]]'s user pages are:


Thus, we discourage users from working primarily on user pages. All users and their user pages must comply with the following rules:
*[[User:Rob T Firefly]]
*[[User:Rob T Firefly/monobook.css]]
*[[User:Rob T Firefly/sandbox]]
*[[User:Rob T Firefly/wikia.css]]
*[[User:Rob T Firefly/sig]]


== Rules for user page use ==
User pages are [[T:USER GOOD|a good way to tell people about your editing skills and interests]], but you should [[T:SAFE USER|limit the personal information]] you convey on them. Some things [[T:USER BAD|flatly aren't allowed]] on them.
User pages in violation of the following policies will be edited or deleted in order to comply with these policies. Users repeatedly in violation of these rules may be blocked in accordance with our [[Tardis:Vandalism policy|Vandalism policy]].  


* User page fan fiction should be restricted to '''either''' the main user page '''or''' subpage(s). Users who wish to devote a considerable amount of their user page or subpages to fan fiction are encouraged to use the [[W:c:doctorwhofanon:Main Page|Doctor Who Fanon Wiki]].
We also strongly discourage users from working '''primarily''' on their user pages.  If we find that you are spending most of your time at Tardis editing your user page(s), we'll ask you to start editing the rest of the wiki. If you don't, we may, in extreme cases, prevent you from editing here further. That's because [[T:NOT HOST|this wiki is not your free web host]].  


* User pages must comply with [[Tardis:User image policy]].
[[T:NO FANFIC|Neither is Tardis a place for fan fiction.]] If you want a place to keep your ''Doctor Who'' fan fiction here at Wikia, we recommend you go to the '''[[w:c:doctorwhofanon|Doctor Who Fanon Wiki]]'''.


* User pages and images within must be "safe for work": no content which is unsuitable for a family audience or would be likely to disturb or offend other users. Any illegal or inappropriate content or links to such material is forbidden.
* User subpages unrelated to ''Doctor Who'' or Tardis Data Core are not allowed.
:* This specifically includes weblogs, guestbooks, and social networking more suited to sites such as [[Wikipedia:MySpace|MySpace]] or [[Wikipedia:Facebook|Facebook]].
:* Likewise, a guestbook section or a weblog should not be put on a user's main page, these should be contained on a user's talk page if required.
* User pages must not be put in categories which would cause them to be mistaken for "real" articles.
* Secondary accounts set up primarily in order to have a second user page are discouraged, additionally, users with a second user account forfeit voting rights to that second account.
:* If a user wishes to change his or her name, their old pages must be either moved to subpages of the new user name's page, or deleted. The original user page may be kept, if content is restricted to a note redirecting the reader to the new user name. (After an amount of time this may be deleted)
* Excessive use of galleries within user pages is discouraged, as images within user pages are 'counted' in the image's page links section and may throw off page use statistics.
* Remember, '''Your user page is not your primary contribution to this wiki.'''
== User categories ==
Users ''may'' create categories to hold pages relevant to them. For instance, it may be more convenient for some to put all their user page subpages into a category. However, these user pages need to follow certain guidelines.
# All user categories must be named in the format: [[:Category:User:Username]], as in [[:Category:User:Bigredrabbit]]. The word "user:", including the colon, are '''not optional'''.
# All user categories must themselves be '''only''' categorized in [[:category:users]]
If you do not follow these guidelines, your category will be '''automatically deleted''' by routine bot maintenance of [[Special:UnusedCategories]].
== See also ==
* [[Tardis:User image policy|User image policy]]
* [[Template:Userbox]] - Useful template for creating individual ID boxes for use on user pages.


[[Category:Policies|User page]]
[[Category:Policies|User page]]

Revision as of 01:55, 3 February 2014

User pages are a good way to tell people about your interests and goals in editing this wiki. Generally, you can do what you want with your user page. But you don't "own" your user page, it's not private, and admin can and do place some limits upon what you can do with it.
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Put simply, the page that starts with User: and ends with your name is your user page. For example, TimeLadyKatie's user page is User:TimeLadyKatie.

Put in precise technical language, user pages are all the pages found in namespace 2. This means they are not just the base page, but all subpages, as well. So Rob T Firefly's user pages are:

User pages are a good way to tell people about your editing skills and interests, but you should limit the personal information you convey on them. Some things flatly aren't allowed on them.

We also strongly discourage users from working primarily on their user pages. If we find that you are spending most of your time at Tardis editing your user page(s), we'll ask you to start editing the rest of the wiki. If you don't, we may, in extreme cases, prevent you from editing here further. That's because this wiki is not your free web host.

Neither is Tardis a place for fan fiction. If you want a place to keep your Doctor Who fan fiction here at Wikia, we recommend you go to the Doctor Who Fanon Wiki.

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