Terms of Content

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Acceptable Content

Content posted to simwiki.net must meet the following requirements:

  • Family-friendly, acceptable for all ages, no strong language
  • Legal content, no full software links (except free, demos, etc.), no hacks, no keys, no mods ported from current sims to other sims (mods ported from old titles okay)
  • English language posts, non-English off-site links are okay if relevant (use a translator link when possible)
  • Related to simulation software, usually video games, but could be other software like apps, tools, 3d model apps, etc.
  • Links only for downloads, no uploads to simwiki.net for mods, skins, tools, etc.
  • Respect 'private only' forums such as Trackaholics, GTR2 Endurance, F1 Classic, etc; No linking private files from these sites, link their forum thread instead
  • Uploads for displayed content are okay, such as images displayed in the body of a post
  • Optimize uploaded images, ideally JPG under 1MB
  • No large uploads, ideally nothing over 1MB, but certainly nothing over 10MB (use a download link instead)

Style

  • Keep it simple - Prefer a clean, clear, and concise style

Structure

  • Do NOT organize content under URL path conventions, just use simple article names
    • Ex. Do NOT create GTR2/Field of View, just create GTR2 Field of View or Field of View in GTR2 or similar.
  • You can see this policy on Wikipedia where you won't find articles organized under URL conventions
  • Do NOT name an article specific to one sim if its content is generally applicable
    • Ex. A more general Field of View article might be named Flying Field of View rather than GTR2 Field of View