04 link: https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-16863980/discussion-assorted-policy-changes
Some events have recently come up that require minor changes to policy. Because of their nature I felt like it was worth putting both in one thread for the sake of less work.
Additional reasons for summary deletion
I propose we add the following reason for summary deletion
Articles which purport or could be reasonably confused as staff, system, or policy pages are not permitted without prior staff approval.
Satire articles are not covered here as they will not confuse users (see contest contest).
See https://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-16862230/fiat-deletion-of-staff-lookalike-pages for an example of what would be deleted
Changes to tech policy on QR codes
Currently all QR codes are banned without staff approval, however they can be used for artistic reasons. A recent article has done so.
As such I proposed we change
Link shorteners and QR codes are not allowed on the SCP Wiki
to
Link shorteners and QR code links are not allowed on the SCP Wiki without prior staff approval. Plain text QR codes (i.e. barcodes not containing a URL or link) are permitted provided they do not contain otherwise rulebreaking content. Alt text containing the text of the QR code is required.
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