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Formal policies and guidelines have a notice at the top of their pages, and the prefix "Wikipedia:" or "WP:" before their page name. While there is a policy or guideline for almost every issue imaginable, no one is expected to know all of them! Luckily, there are a handful upon which all others are based.
The separation of mechanism and policy [1] is a design principle in computer science.It states that mechanisms (those parts of a system implementation that control the authorization of operations and the allocation of resources) should not dictate (or overly restrict) the policies according to which decisions are made about which operations to authorize, and which resources to allocate.
Policy is a deliberate system of guidelines to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes. A policy is a statement of intent and is implemented as a procedure or protocol. Policies are generally adopted by a governance body within an organization. Policies can assist in both subjective and objective decision making.
Create a comparison chart: Current, case-by-case approach vs. policy-driven approach. Highlight the benefits in terms of fairness, legal compliance, time savings, and employee satisfaction.
The difference between policies, guidelines, and essays on Wikipedia is obscure. There is no bright line between what the community chooses to call a "policy" or a "guideline" or an "essay" or an "information page". This explanatory essay itself is a supplemental page, which is an even more ambiguous group. [1]
Policy-based management [1] [2] [3] is a technology that can simplify the complex task of managing networks and distributed systems.Under this paradigm, an administrator can manage different aspects of a network or distributed system in a flexible and simplified manner by deploying a set of policies that govern its behaviour.
Proposals for new guideline and policy pages require discussion and a high level of consensus from the entire community for promotion to guideline or policy status. Adding the {{ policy }} template to a page without the required consensus does not mean the page is policy, even if the page summarizes or copies policy.
Introduction to policies and guidelines – a quick introduction to the major policies and guidelines for very new users. Related essays. Simplified rule-set – some basic aspect of Wikipedia norms and practices. Eight rules for editing – if you start out by following these simple rules, the rest should come naturally.