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# '''The Wiki is not beholden to any outside organization.''' We promise that the Wiki will never prostitute itself for advertising dollars. ATT's intellectual integrity is supremely important to us, and we refuse to involve the wiki in any kind of economic arrangement that gives an outside agency the power to dictate our content. If that means the wiki shuts down from lack of funds rather than give advertisers that kind of power over us, so be it. We can always restart the wiki. We can't regain our integrity.
# '''We promise that the Wiki is and always will remain a non-profit effort.''' From the very beginning, we intend to operate as if we were a non-profit organization. Our [[All The Tropes:Goals|Goals]] will always be to educate and serve our community, and not to make ourselves rich.
# '''We will not censor for politics, prudery or prejudice.''' Period. Censorship is a slippery slope, and we don't want to play that game. That's not to say that there will be no censorship at all -- even a physical commons has time, place, and manner regulations on free speech. We will only censor content that is illegal in the United States or United Kingdom, such as: photos of child pornography, libel, harassment, and hate speech that would incite a crime. The rest of our standards are up to the community. In practice, this means that we are not a site for young schoolchildren, as there will be strong language and discussion of adult themes in the media. (In order to edit, you must legally be able enter into an agreement to grant a copyright license, so there is that.)
# '''We promise to respect creators.''' Without creators, we would not have the wiki. We are happy to have you as members, and we are delighted to engage you in discussions about your (and other creators') works. If creators have concerns that are not mentioned on our [[All The Tropes:FAQ for Creators|FAQ for Creators]], they're always free to [[All The Tropes:Contact Us|Contact Us]] about them.
# '''Bans and page locks are for protecting the wiki, not taking sides.''' Sanctions should never be arbitrary and capricious, and banning users should be a last resort. Temporary locks will be used in most cases; an [[Edit War]] is a sign that editors need a chance to cool down, not an excuse to wave the banhammer +12 indiscriminately. [[All The Tropes:How We Do Bans Around Here|That said, yes, you still can get permanently banned from the wiki. But, unless you're a spammer or a lawbreaker, you ''really'' have to work at it.]] Permanent banning is an extreme sanction, used for only the worst cases and not as a way to ensure that administrators always win arguments. We promise that banning won't become an easy way to dispose of someone an admin doesn't like. If we give a ban, we will try to inform the user why they were banned. Instant bans can happen: if you have some sort of [[Censorware|censorware]] installed, we'll need to protect the wiki from poor software that doesn't understand the [[Scunthorpe Problem]]. Automated attacks, obvious vandals and spammers are also subject to instant bans.
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