User:Yatalu/policy

This is a draft to rewrite the policies into one page. Please do not translate yet, unless someone who doesn't understand them wants to know what's written here. Feel free to write any comments or remarks on my message wall or skype. (btw: is this order good? or should I reorganize?)

General rules

 * Stick to Wikia's Terms of Use
 * Keep swearing, cursing, suggestive and other vulgar language to a minimum
 * Don't spam, don't caps, don't flood
 * Internationalization of pages
 * Content pages are internationalized with MediaWiki pages
 * Category and user pages are internationalized with tabber
 * Blog and forum pages are internationalized with tabview
 * Avoid creating pages without verifying if they are needed

Request policy
The request policy applies to the  (translation) and    (correction) namespaces, especially on Translate:Requests and Correct:Requests.
 * Follow the general rules
 * Follow the instructions as they are written on the top of the request pages
 * Limitations:
 * You can have multiple requests running, but can only create 1/day (two for Brigadiers, no limit for Staff)
 * Maximum number of links per request: 3 (if one requested item is several printed pages: 1)
 * If you are posting sentences or short paragraphs, you can add up to ten
 * For Correct:Requests, correctors need to have babel level ≥ 3 (preferably ≥ 4)
 * When requesting to individual users, please make note that they can decline/refuse, even when they have put themselves as  (green button) in w:Template:WLB.

Review policy
The review policy applies to the page Testimonials, where you can post any comments or remarks of
 * Follow the general rules
 * Anyone can post a review: Brigadiers, Wikians and anons - even if they never edited here before
 * Reviews can be posted anytime: if your request was last year, you can still post now
 * You may write in any language, languages outside those we cover, and even conlanguages included
 * What can you review?
 * What you think of the project: good idea? doomed to fail?
 * General behavior or communication: of people making/responding to/completing requests
 * How requests were handled: speed, quality of the translation
 * Our wiki: structure, translations, any ideas you have
 * Basically anything you can think of!
 * Both if you are posting a negative and positive review, explanation ("why do you think so?") is nice
 * Short posts are nice, long posts are nicer :)
 * Don't forget to sign!

Portal policy

 * Follow the general rules
 * To be able to add yourself as member in a portal, you must
 * Be a Wikian or Brigadier with babel level ≥ 2, OR
 * Be a moderator, rollback, admin, bureaucrat, VSTF, Helper or Staff with babel level = 1
 * To be able to add yourself as moderator in a portal, you must
 * Have translated at least several paragraphs of that language on this wiki or on request, AND
 * Be a moderator, rollback, admin, bureaucrat, VSTF, Helper or Staff with babel level ≥ 2
 * Do not add other people to the portal

Chat policy
The chat policy applies in this wiki's chat. It does not apply in another wiki's chat, nor in any IRC, chatango or other chat room that may carry a WLB-related name.
 * Follow the general rules
 * Avoid posting empty lines, just dots or just emoticons
 * Following languages are allowed:
 * Languages with a moderator/helper present in chat (babel level ≥ 2)
 * Icon-Japanese.png Icon-Swedish.png
 * Languages with 3≤ Brigadiers (babel level ≥ 4) in the WLB - always allowed
 * Icon-English.png Icon-Catalan.png Icon-German.png Icon-Spanish.png Icon-Finnish.png Icon-French.png Icon-Hindi.png Icon-Italian.png Icon-Malay.png Icon-Dutch.png Icon-Polish.png Icon-Russian.png Icon-Tagalog.png Icon-Chinese.png
 * Languages with 5≤ Brigadiers (babel level ≥ 2) in the WLB - always allowed
 * Icon-English.png Icon-Catalan.png Icon-German.png Icon-Spanish.png Icon-French.png Icon-Hindi.png Icon-Italian.png Icon-Malay.png Icon-Dutch.png Icon-Polish.png Icon-Russian.png Icon-Chinese.png
 * Additionally, 2 Brigadiers with level ≥ 2 can make up for 1 Brigadier with level ≥ 4 - always allowed
 * Icon-Portuguese.png
 * Do not advertize: linking wikis is allowed only if it's functional, asked for or topic of conversation
 * External links are allowed, as long as they do not disrupt the chat