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To clarify some of the regulations on this wiki, this policy has been written.  This policy defines one aspect of behavior that has been deemed unacceptable by this community - Impersonation and Identity fraud.

==='''Impersonation'''===
a user shall be guilty impersonation if they improperly sign comments to mislead readers into believing that another user posted them, or that they were posted at a different time. A user shall also be guilty of impersonation and bad faith if the user makes an edit that alters, deletes, strikes, re-words or adds to another user's signed comments. Impersonation includes altering another user's words that the editor finds offensive. Impersonation also includes creating a user account with a name so similar to an existing user's name as to create confusion between the two.  Impersonation also includes an editor making changes to their own signed statements after posting.
::''Exceptions: <br />Any user may strike votes that are improperly formatted or violate existing rules;<br />any user may add an unsigned comment tag to the end of an unsigned comment;<br />any user may remove signed comments from their user pages or affiliated group pages at their discretion;<br />any user may remove blink tags, improper formatting (including color changes and font size changes) from a discussion or public page or their associated talk pages;<br />any user may correct broken links as long as the links are correctly repaired;<br />any user may correct the spelling and grammar of comments left by other users;<br />any user may edit another user's comments to make the formatting consistent to the rest of the page;<br />any user may edit their own statements if it would not change the meaning of that statement or responses to it (if that statement has not yet been replied to, more latitude is given).''

==Voting Section==
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===For===
# I think that this would go a good ways towards keeping the rules clearly defined. --[[User:Kiki Lottaboobs|Kiki Lottaboobs]] 11:59, 27 September 2006 (BST)
# Cuts down on the ''vaugueness'' of moderation. This is very specific, and I should be able to delete crap other people put on my page.. obviously. Things that are self evident unfortunately have to be written down sometimes so people can't claim innocence or ignorance on the matter. Additionally, you can edit someone's screw ups if they cause page breaks and the like.. provided you didn't delete everything they put up, just what was irrelevant. --[[User:MrAushvitz|MrAushvitz]] 01:08, 28 September 2006 (BST)
# Sounds good.--[[User:Labine50|Labine50]] <sup>'''[[Malton Hospitals Group|MHG]]'''</sup><nowiki>|</nowiki><sup>'''[[MalTel]]'''</sup> 15:20, 5 October 2006 (BST)
# I understand the problems with this, but the unwritten laws of the wiki '''need to be written down''' in some form or other so we can point to them. --{{User:Darth Sensitive/Sig}} 21:19, 6 October 2006 (BST)
# I'm with Darth on this one. -- [[User:Alan Watson|Alan Watson]] <sup>[[User_talk:Alan_Watson|T]]·[[Ridleybank Resistance Front|R]][[Philosophe Knights|P]][[Malton Telephone|M]]</sup> 04:30, 10 October 2006 (BST)

===Against===
#'''Stupid''' - case by case basis is better. This removes all latitude a mod has.--{{User:Gage/sig}} 15:31, 27 September 2006 (BST)
#''"Impersonation also includes an editor making changes to their own signed statements after posting."'' If I say something stupid, removing it myself should not count as impersonation. Under the wording of this policy, I couldn't even strike out my own comment. -[[User:Toejam|Toejam]] 19:39, 27 September 2006 (BST)
# Just a terrible idea. Handcuffs moderators and identifies as vandalism at least some things that absolutely aren't. --[[User:Centerfire|Centerfire]] 19:59, 27 September 2006 (BST)
#I would rather see this as a series of revisions to [[UDWiki:Vandalism]] than formed as a blanket policy of its own. It seems to have a number of great clues of which novice users should be made aware but could also be too limiting in practical interpretations. I also just dislike the use of the word ''Law'' in this situation. --{{User:Max Grivas/sig}} 20:06, 27 September 2006 (BST)
#'''No comment''' - {{User:CaptainM/sig}} 00:00, 28 September 2006 (BST)
#..... --[[User:Axe Hack|Axe Hack]] 01:10, 28 September 2006 (BST)
#Is this still a wiki? [[User:Bubbadick|Bubba]] 04:21, 28 September 2006 (BST)
# {{User:Bango Skank/Sig}} 15:02, 28 September 2006 (BST)
#Too little leeway, too easy to be abused if we put it in. --[[User:DavidBeoulve|DavidBeoulve]] 18:18, 28 September 2006 (BST)
#Is such a stringent rule necessary? How many people manipulate others comments anyway? [[User:WhyEnn|WhyEnn]] 07:23, 29 September 2006 (BST)
# Tis red tape gone mad, I tells ye! --[[User:Funt Solo|Funt Solo]] 00:13, 30 September 2006 (BST)
#Somebody get a little regulation-happy here? Sounds like a freaking EULA. --[[User:Qarn Barnok|Qarn Barnok]] 11:40, 1 October 2006 (BST)
# [[User:David Malfisto|David Malfisto]] 15:29, 1 October 2006 (BST)
# Carries all the fun problems of codes of regulations.  To much room for interpretation in some areas, too little in others. --[[User:Rgon|Rgon]] 17:00, 2 October 2006 (BST)
# More exceptions than rules... --[[User:Peter Moran|Peter Moran]] 14:25, 2 October 2006 (PST)
# '''no comment''' --[[User:Assassins guild assassin|ag]] 02:36, 5 October 2006 (BST)
#[[User:TheDictator|TheDictator]] 20:48, 4 October 2006 (MCT)
# I vote against because while this is great at saying WHAT this will do, it doesn't say HOW. A concise explanation of how the distinction will be made could change my vote. --[[User:MorthBabid|MorthBabid]] 19:24, 5 October 2006 (BST)
# This is a F'ing laugh riot. (Especially since this edit would count as impersonation) --{{User:Mia Kristos/sig}} 03:07, 6 October 2006 (BST)
# Eveything has already been said. {{User:Pillsy/Sig}} 11:03, 6 October 2006 (BST)
# I think this would actually hurt wiki. --[[User:Nob666|Nob666]] 21:03, 9 October 2006 (BST)
# Firmly against [[User:Brains|Brains]] 22:53, 9 October 2006 (BST)
# Agreeing with WhyEnn, the precedent or cause for this rule isn't entirely clear to me.  Also, as Toejam pointed out, removing the ability to edit one's own comments just seems bizarrely restrictive.--[[User:The Envoy|The Envoy]] 14:19, 11 October 2006 (BST)
#[[User:Asheets|Asheets]] 19:57, 11 October 2006 (BST)
#'''fap fap fap fap''' --{{User:Thari/sig}} 20:02, 11 October 2006 (BST)
#'''blah blah blah''' people should just read rules...and then we wouldn't need this!--[[User:Mayor Fitting|Mayor Fitting]] 02:41, 12 October 2006 (BST)
:<s>[[User:Bongonesia|Bongonesia]] 02:01, 13 October 2006 (BST)</s>
:<s>So, now I can't change my signature to reflect which of my characters I'm posting as?  WTF? --[[User:Pinata|Pinata]] 15:35, 13 October 2006 (BST)</s>
::Struck invalid votes; made after voting deadline had past. -- [[User:Alan Watson|Alan Watson]] <sup>[[User_talk:Alan_Watson|T]]·[[Ridleybank Resistance Front|R]][[Philosophe Knights|P]][[Malton Telephone|M]]</sup> 18:32, 14 October 2006 (BST)