Global policies
Global policies
Miraheze has global policies which apply to all users and wikis and others which apply only to certain users. For readability, this page groups them into different categories.
Some policies (namely those in the 'Groups' category) apply specifically only to those who are within that group. Apart from those, all others apply to all users and all wikis on Miraheze and no wiki may be exempted from them.
Certain policies, indicated with 
an icon, are WikiTide Foundation policies. These policies are set by the Board of Directors of the WikiTide Foundation, or by the Director of Technology or Director of Trust and Safety under the Board's authority. They cannot be circumvented or undermined by any wiki or community policy.
General policies[edit | edit source]
Terms of Use – Policy defining terms which all users must agree to before being able to use our services.
Wiki policies[edit | edit source]
While all policies in this page directly or indirectly impact wikis and users and must be abided, the policies in this section are directly targeted towards wikis, unlike others which focus on user conduct, global groups, etc.
- Conservatorship – Creates procedure to take over wikis incapable of enforcing the global policies.
- Content Policy – Outlines what type of wikis Miraheze is not willing to host and what happens when wikis break this policy.
- Copyright Policy – Describes the responsibilities of users and the Foundation under US copyright law.
- Disclosure of Personal Data on Wikis – Restrictions on types of personal data wikis can publish and recommendations for handling takedown requests.
- Dormancy Policy – Defines what a dormant wiki is and lays out what we do with them.
- User permissions policy – Describes the process for wikis to elect administrators and other functionaries.
- Miraheze projects – Defines the list of official Miraheze wikis.
- Requests for Comment Policy – Establishes the rules and procedures for all Requests for Comment.
- Wiki Governance policy – Outlines the basic governance structure of any wiki.
Conduct policies[edit | edit source]
The policies in this section govern user conduct on all wikis and on off-wiki Miraheze platforms along with special guidelines which our volunteers must abide by.
- Global Conduct Policy – Governs user conduct on all Miraheze wikis.
- Global bans – Defines what a global ban is and sets out the procedure that is to be taken regarding having one issued.
- Miraheze Spaces Code of Conduct – Governs user conduct on off-wiki platforms where Miraheze has authority, such as Discord, IRC, and Phorge.
- Trust and Safety Policy – Describes the procedure for carrying out Trust and Safety investigations.
- Volunteer Conduct Policy – Governs volunteer conduct on all wikis and Miraheze platforms.
Account and user data policies[edit | edit source]
- Data Request Process – Policy defining how to request your personal data and how we will process your request.
- No open proxies policy – Prohibits the use of web host connections and open proxies on Miraheze.
- Privacy Policy – Policy defining how Miraheze handles your data.
- User accounts policy – Governs user account usage (sharing and having multiple) and defines what constitutes abuse of multiple accounts.
- Underage User Policy – Miraheze does not serve users under the age of 13.
- Username Policy – Outlines what types of usernames are not acceptable on Miraheze.
Groups[edit | edit source]
The policies in this section govern global user groups and other groups which may not have on-wiki global rights but which wield a degree of authority nonetheless.
- CheckUser Policy – Defines permissible uses of the CheckUser tool.
- Counter Vandalism Team – Policy defining the scope of the Counter Vandalism Team, who is part of it, and what they do.
- Community Directors – Policy defining the process for the community to select members of the WikiTide Foundation Board of Directors.
- Global IP block exemption – A user group that allows certain users to bypass "hard" blocks of certain IP addresses.
- Global Patrollers – Policy defining the role and scope of Global Patrollers.
- Global Administrators – Policy defining the role and scope of Global Administrators.
- Stewards – Policy defining the role and scope of Stewards.