Factorio:Wiki rules

Below are the community guidelines for the Official Factorio Wiki. Infringing upon any of these rules will result in either a warning or a temporary/permanent ban, depending on the circumstances. These rules are not final, and are subject to change. Additionally, all admins hold the right to enforce as they see fit, even if the rule they enforce is not specifically enumerated here.

Conduct

1. Be respectful to all editors, and readers. All forms of hate are not tolerated, and will result in a warning and ban.
2. All forms of vandalism and spam are not tolerated, and violators will be banned without question.
3. Wiki talk pages are for discussion of their respective page only. Please keep all discussion of in-game mechanics to the forums or subreddit, the links to which are in the sidebar. An article's talk page is intended for discussion or questions regarding the article's content. It is not a forum for casual discussion. Game suggestions, personal stories, shout-outs, etc. will be removed.
4. Similarly, self/other promotional content is forbidden unless it is for specific examples and educational purposes. Edits made that simply show off or enumerate user creations will be removed.
5. Always remain civil during discussions.
6. Registered users are expected to use a single account for all editing under most circumstances. The use of more than one account by a single individual is known as "sockpuppeting", and is a very high offense. A second account can be used in certain rare circumstances by longtime established, trusted users. Some valid reasons to use a second account may include those below. In those cases, it must be made absolutely clear that the accounts are operated by the same individual.
   1. Technical testing
   2. Bot (automated) accounts
   3. Administrators who want to use non-admin accounts in less secure editing situations.

Editing

1. Do not edit-war. If a user overwrites your change and you disagree, do not edit the page back and forth, discuss it on the talk page of the page in question. In instances of edit warring, the oldest version is preferred until a decision is reached.
2. This ties into the above rule, but assume good faith. If a wiki editor makes a mistake due to human error, the fact that they are new to the community, or any other honest reason, fellow wiki community members must assume good faith. Rather than insulting, berating, or lashing out at the editor, community members should approach situations like these with a helpful and understanding attitude.
3. Refrain from using profanity unless it is used within a direct quotation. Preferably, censor the curse with stars.
4. Refrain from editing other users' user pages, unless it is to remove broken links.
5. While the Wiki can be easily reverted in the event of a mistake, please try to avoid creating work for others.
6. Work in progress pages must be created in the author's userspace, and preferably an admin should be asked before merging into the greater Wiki. All WIP pages made outside the userspace will be moved into the author's space.

See also

• The Wiki's style guide