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'''SmashWiki''' is neither owned by nor affiliated with [[Nintendo]] or the creators of the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series in any way. | |||
== SmashWiki makes no guarantee of validity == | |||
SmashWiki is an online open-content collaborative encyclopedia, that is, a voluntary association of individuals and groups working to develop a common resource of knowledge. The structure of the project allows anyone with an Internet connection to alter its content. Please be advised that nothing found here has necessarily been reviewed by people with the expertise required to provide you with complete, accurate, or reliable information. | |||
That is not to say that you will not find valuable and accurate information on SmashWiki; much of the time, you will. However, '''SmashWiki cannot guarantee the validity of the information found here.''' The content of any given article may have recently been changed, vandalized, or altered by someone whose opinion does not correspond with the state of knowledge in the relevant area. Note that most other encyclopedias and reference works also have [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Non-Wikipedia disclaimers|similar disclaimers]]. | |||
== SmashWiki contains copyrighted material == | |||
{{Main|SmashWiki:Copyrights}} | |||
Materials used by SmashWiki are copyrighted by Nintendo and third parties that have a direct relationship with the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. SmashWiki asserts that its use of any copyrighted material constitutes as [[wikipedia:Fair use|fair use]] under United States copyright law. The text of SmashWiki is licensed under the [[wikipedia:Creative Commons|Creative Commons]] [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported] license, and in some cases, the [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html GNU Free Documentation License] (unversioned, with no invariant sections, front-cover texts, or back-cover texts). | |||
[[Category:SmashWiki | By editing the wiki, you agree to license any text you add under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license. This text may be redistributed or adapted by the general public for any use as long as it is released under a similar license and the contributing authors are attributed. Our authors must agree to be credited through either a list of contributors or a link back to the original article, keeping in mind that the wiki logs all contributions. | ||
== SmashWiki is not private == | |||
{{Main|SmashWiki:Privacy policy}} | |||
All information found on SmashWiki is public, including anything you add to an article or on a user page about yourself. In essence, you are '''publishing''' all information that you add when posting to the site. | |||
SmashWiki '''does not''' require the collection of personal information from its users. Providing SmashWiki with your real name and/or email address is '''optional'''. Your IP address will be made public only if you edit without [[SmashWiki:Why create an account?|logging in]] for the sake of attributing those edits. Create an account or do not edit if you do not want your IP address to be made public. If you post personally-identifiable information (e.g. name, location, birthday) and you wish to have it removed, SmashWiki will work with you to remove it. | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:25, September 16, 2024
SmashWiki is neither owned by nor affiliated with Nintendo or the creators of the Super Smash Bros. series in any way.
SmashWiki makes no guarantee of validity
SmashWiki is an online open-content collaborative encyclopedia, that is, a voluntary association of individuals and groups working to develop a common resource of knowledge. The structure of the project allows anyone with an Internet connection to alter its content. Please be advised that nothing found here has necessarily been reviewed by people with the expertise required to provide you with complete, accurate, or reliable information.
That is not to say that you will not find valuable and accurate information on SmashWiki; much of the time, you will. However, SmashWiki cannot guarantee the validity of the information found here. The content of any given article may have recently been changed, vandalized, or altered by someone whose opinion does not correspond with the state of knowledge in the relevant area. Note that most other encyclopedias and reference works also have similar disclaimers.
SmashWiki contains copyrighted material
Materials used by SmashWiki are copyrighted by Nintendo and third parties that have a direct relationship with the Super Smash Bros. series. SmashWiki asserts that its use of any copyrighted material constitutes as fair use under United States copyright law. The text of SmashWiki is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license, and in some cases, the GNU Free Documentation License (unversioned, with no invariant sections, front-cover texts, or back-cover texts).
By editing the wiki, you agree to license any text you add under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license. This text may be redistributed or adapted by the general public for any use as long as it is released under a similar license and the contributing authors are attributed. Our authors must agree to be credited through either a list of contributors or a link back to the original article, keeping in mind that the wiki logs all contributions.
SmashWiki is not private
All information found on SmashWiki is public, including anything you add to an article or on a user page about yourself. In essence, you are publishing all information that you add when posting to the site.
SmashWiki does not require the collection of personal information from its users. Providing SmashWiki with your real name and/or email address is optional. Your IP address will be made public only if you edit without logging in for the sake of attributing those edits. Create an account or do not edit if you do not want your IP address to be made public. If you post personally-identifiable information (e.g. name, location, birthday) and you wish to have it removed, SmashWiki will work with you to remove it.
