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''Under no circumstances should non-staff members edit another User page. Doing so could be considered vandalism.''
=== Settlement ===
{{main|Wurmpedia:Settlement}}
''Any editing on a settlement page (or on a redirected page) without consent from the mayor will be considered vandalism.''
=== Lore ===
{{main|Wurmpedia:Lore}}
Any player-made stories and history can be written in this namespace by anyone with a user account. This can include documenting GM-created special events.
''Lore pages are maintained by the author, and should not be edited by non-staff members without permission from the author.''
=== Historical ===
{{main|Wurmpedia:Historical}}
Official Wurm features, servers, etc. that is no longer present in the game. Generally, these pages won't need editing as they are not being updated in Wurm Online any longer; but if an error is found, anyone with an editor account may edit these pages.
=== Guides ===
{{main|Wurmpedia:Guides}}
Unofficial player-made guides may be posted here. Each guide should contain the Guides template at the top of their article which indicates that the pages are created and maintained by the author, as other editors may not edit player guides.
''Guides pages are maintained by the author, and should not be edited by non-staff members without permission from the author.''
=== In-game help ===
{{main|Wurmpedia:Ingame help}}
'''NOTE:''' In-game help pages are no longer being maintained due to a change in the near future to the Wurm client's method to access the Wurmpedia. Any information on these pages is likely outdated.
There are pages linked directly to the context menus within the client and these should be edited with caution. No mark-up should be used as it is not parsed, and content should be kept very minimal and to the point so not to require a user to scroll too much or have to wade through code mixed in with the text. These are not in the main namespace and will be prefixed with a term such as '''Wound:''' or '''Item:''', be aware before saving.
=== Users ===
Anyone may request a [[Wurmpedia:Users|user]] account which will grant access to edit pages in the '''Player''', '''User''', '''Settlement''' and '''SettlementLore''' namespaces. This is the default account level and has no pre-requisites.
=== Editor ===
Players who would like to contribute to the main and in-game help , historical, or guides namespace articles may additionally apply to become an [[Wurmpedia:editor|editor]]. Anyone may become an editor providing they have '''at least 30 days of play time''' and have a good standing in-game and on the forums. Editors are not considered volunteer staff, although of course editing the Wurmpedia is completely voluntary!
=== Assistant ===
[[Wurmpedia:Assistant|Assistants]] will be supporting the Wurmpedia Managers with the day-to-day maintenance and projects surrounding the Wurmpedia. Assistants will be selected from Editors may apply for a Wurmpedia Assistant position after one month of editing, and are hired to the pool of editors volunteer team based on their account standing, contributions to the Wurmpedia and their standing in-game , and on the forumspassion. Assistants gain the ability to move pages and upload images, and are relied upon for more major tasks. They report in to the Wurmpedia Managers.
=== Manager ===
The [[Wurmpedia:Manager|Wurmpedia Manager]] oversees the governance, security, projects and overall content of the Wurmpedia. They are staff roles and report into the Assistant Head Game Masters.
