The Antwiki Code

("Really, they're more like guidelines …. ")

The following principles guide Antwiki and its content.

• Information must be:
  • Accurate
  • Useful
  • Unambiguous

• Information is provided by ant experts (normally those with a peer-reviewed publication record). This information appears on the Main webpages.

• Comments are provided by ant enthusiasts (normally those with a special interest in ants). This information appears on the Discussion pages.

• Any information can be included in Antwiki as long as it is accurate, useful and unambiguous. This includes all aspects of ant biology from A to Z and 0 to 9.

• The use of non-restrictive Creative Commons licenses is encouraged but not required. Copyright protected information can be included if done so with the permission of the copyright owner.

• There are an absolute minimum number of signs saying "Don't do that!" A few exceptions:
  • Only validly described species get Species Home Pages.
  • Species Home Pages must have an Antwiki-compliant Taxobox and Category set.
  • Species Home Pages should use Antwiki-compliant headings where possible with non-compliant headings added only when necessary.

• While consistency of presentation is desirable, it is not an Antwiki goal.

• Contributions made to Antwiki belong to the global community. All content may be edited by other Antwiki editors.

• Antwiki is owned by everyone that contributes content.