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The '''Webkinz Guide Wiki''' is an online, public collaboration of information centering around [[Ganz]]' massively multiplayer online pet simulator video game, [[Webkinz]], and its affiliated media. All information contained on this website is provided by the voluntary efforts of individual players and groups working to develop a comprehensive information resource for all [[Webkinz Bears|Guild Wars]] fans to use and enjoy. |
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The Webkinz Guide Wiki is neither owned by nor affiliated with Ganz or the creators of the Webkinz franchise in any way. |
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This website is an open wiki. It allows anyone with access to the Internet to create and alter its articles and content. Please note that articles and information found within this wiki have not necessarily been reviewed by members of the [[Guild Wars]] development team, employees of ArenaNet, or employees of NCsoft. |
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== The wiki makes no guarantee of validity == |
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Although much of the information presented on the Official Guild Wars Wiki will be accurate and up-to-date, ArenaNet and NCsoft cannot guarantee the validity and quality of the information. It should be understood that the content of any article may be modified or changed at any time by any member of the community. It should also be understood that any wiki page has a risk of becoming vandalized or improperly altered by users. |
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| ⚫ | This website is an open wiki. It allows anyone with access to the Internet to create and alter its articles and content. Although much of the information presented here will be accurate and up-to-date, the Webkinz Guide Wiki '''cannot guarantee the validity or quality 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]]. It should also be understood that any wiki page has a risk of becoming vandalized or improperly altered by users. |
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To maintain a sense of community on this user-contributed resource, it is encouraged that any user encountering improper, offensive, or otherwise incorrect information simply take the time to edit the article in question and correct the problem. If any situations arise that warrant further involvement, they should be reported directly to the Official Guild Wars Wiki moderators for review. |
To maintain a sense of community on this user-contributed resource, it is encouraged that any user encountering improper, offensive, or otherwise incorrect information simply take the time to edit the article in question and correct the problem. If any situations arise that warrant further involvement, they should be reported directly to the Official Guild Wars Wiki moderators for review. |
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== No formal peer review == |
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| ⚫ | Our active community of editors uses tools such as the [[Special:RecentChanges]] and [[Special:NewPages]] feeds to monitor new and changing content. However, Wikipedia is not uniformly peer reviewed; while readers may correct errors or engage in casual [[Wikipedia:Peer review|peer review]], they have no legal duty to do so and thus all information read here is without any implied warranty of fitness for any purpose or use whatsoever. Even articles that have been vetted by informal peer review or [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|featured article]] processes may later have been edited inappropriately, just before you view them. |
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While members of the [[Guild Wars]] development team can and do access the Official Guild Wars Wiki, it should be understood that all articles cannot be officially reviewed at all times. Our community of editors use resources such as the [[Special:Recentchanges]] and [[Special:Newpages]] feeds to monitor new and changing content. |
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It should be clearly understood that the Official Guild Wars Wiki is not consistently reviewed by official Guild Wars developers. While all ArenaNet and NCsoft employees may correct errors or engage in casual peer review, they have no legal duty to do so and thus all information read here is without any implied warranty of accuracy for any purpose or use whatsoever. Due to open community access to the Official Guild Wars Wiki, even articles that have been reviewed by official employees of ArenaNet of NCsoft may later have been edited inappropriately, changing their original content. |
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| ⚫ | By using the Official Guild Wars Wiki, you confirm that you understand that the information provided here is being provided freely, and that no kind of agreement or contract is created between you and ArenaNet, between you and the users of this site, or between you and anyone else who is ''in any way connected'' with this project or sister projects subject to your claims against them directly. |
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You are being granted a limited license to copy anything from this site; it does not create or imply any contractual or extracontractual liability on the part of the Official Guild Wars Wiki or any of its agents, members, organizers, or other users. |
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'''None of the contributors, sponsors, administrators, developers, or anyone else connected with the Official Guild Wars Wiki in any way whatsoever can be held responsible for the appearance of any inaccurate or libelous information or for your use of the information contained in or linked from these Web pages.''' |
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==== No User Contracts and a Limited License ==== |
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| ⚫ | By using the Official Guild Wars Wiki, you confirm that you understand that the information provided here is being provided freely, and that no kind of agreement or contract is created between you and ArenaNet, between you and the users of this site, or between you and anyone else who is ''in any way connected'' with this project or sister projects subject to your claims against them directly. |
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Providing content for the Official Guild Wars Wiki should be done voluntarily with no assumptions of content preservation or compensation from ArenaNet of NCsoft. |
Providing content for the Official Guild Wars Wiki should be done voluntarily with no assumptions of content preservation or compensation from ArenaNet of NCsoft. |
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There is '''no agreement or understanding between you and the Official Guild Wars Wiki''' regarding your use or modification of this information beyond the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html GNU Free Documentation License] (GFDL); neither is anyone at ArenaNet or NCsoft responsible if any contributer should change, edit, modify, or remove any information that you have posted on the Official Guild Wars Wiki. |
There is '''no agreement or understanding between you and the Official Guild Wars Wiki''' regarding your use or modification of this information beyond the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html GNU Free Documentation License] (GFDL); neither is anyone at ArenaNet or NCsoft responsible if any contributer should change, edit, modify, or remove any information that you have posted on the Official Guild Wars Wiki. |
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== The wiki contains copyrighted material == |
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==== Trademarks ==== |
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Any of the trademarks, service marks, collective marks, design rights, personality rights, or similar rights that are mentioned, used, or cited in an Official Guild Wars Wiki article are the property of their respective owners. Their use here does not imply that you may use them for any other purpose other than for the same or a similar informational use as contemplated by the original authors of these articles under the GFDL licensing scheme. |
Any of the trademarks, service marks, collective marks, design rights, personality rights, or similar rights that are mentioned, used, or cited in an Official Guild Wars Wiki article are the property of their respective owners. Their use here does not imply that you may use them for any other purpose other than for the same or a similar informational use as contemplated by the original authors of these articles under the GFDL licensing scheme. |
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It should be understood that NCsoft, the interlocking NC logo, the ArenaNet logo, ArenaNet, Arena.net, ''Guild Wars'', ''Guild Wars Prophecies'', ''Guild Wars Factions'', ''Factions'', ''Guild Wars Nightfall'', ''Nightfall'', ''Guild Wars:Eye of the North'', ''Guild Wars Eye of the North'', and all associated logos and designs are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCsoft Corporation. |
It should be understood that NCsoft, the interlocking NC logo, the ArenaNet logo, ArenaNet, Arena.net, ''Guild Wars'', ''Guild Wars Prophecies'', ''Guild Wars Factions'', ''Factions'', ''Guild Wars Nightfall'', ''Nightfall'', ''Guild Wars:Eye of the North'', ''Guild Wars Eye of the North'', and all associated logos and designs are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCsoft Corporation. |
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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. |
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Wikipedia is an online open-content collaborative encyclopedia; that is, a voluntary association of individuals and groups working to develop a common resource of human 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. |
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== No formal peer review == |
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| ⚫ | Our active community of editors uses tools such as the [[Special:RecentChanges]] and [[Special:NewPages]] feeds to monitor new and changing content. However, Wikipedia is not uniformly peer reviewed; while readers may correct errors or engage in casual [[Wikipedia:Peer review|peer review]], they have no legal duty to do so and thus all information read here is without any implied warranty of fitness for any purpose or use whatsoever. Even articles that have been vetted by informal peer review or [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|featured article]] processes may later have been edited inappropriately, just before you view them. |
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{{strong|None of the contributors, sponsors, administrators, or anyone else connected with Wikipedia in any way whatsoever can be responsible for the appearance of any inaccurate or libelous information or for your use of the information contained in or linked from these web pages.}} |
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Please make sure that you understand that the information provided here is being provided freely, and that no kind of agreement or contract is created between you and the owners or users of this site, the owners of the servers upon which it is housed, the individual Wikipedia contributors, any project administrators, sysops, or anyone else who is in {{em|any way connected}} with this project or sister projects subject to your claims against them directly. You are being granted a limited license to copy anything from this site; it does not create or imply any contractual or extracontractual liability on the part of Wikipedia or any of its agents, members, organizers, or other users. |
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== Trademarks == |
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Any of the trademarks, service marks, collective marks, design rights, or similar rights that are mentioned, used, or cited in the articles of the Wikipedia encyclopedia are the property of their respective owners. Their use here does not imply that you may use them for any purpose other than for the same or a similar informational use as contemplated by the original authors of these Wikipedia articles under the CC-BY-SA and GFDL licensing schemes. Unless otherwise stated, Wikipedia and Wikimedia sites are neither endorsed by, nor affiliated with, any of the holders of any such rights, and as such, Wikipedia cannot grant any rights to use any otherwise protected materials. Your use of any such or similar incorporeal property is at your own risk. |
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Publication of information found in Wikipedia may be in violation of the laws of the country or jurisdiction from where you are viewing this information. The Wikipedia database is stored on servers in the United States of America, and is maintained in reference to the protections afforded under local and federal law. Laws in your country or jurisdiction may not protect or allow the same kinds of speech or distribution. Wikipedia does not encourage the violation of any laws, and cannot be responsible for any violations of such laws, should you link to this domain, or use, reproduce, or republish the information contained herein. |
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All information found on the Super Mario Wiki 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. |
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If you need specific advice (for example, medical, legal, financial, or risk management), please seek a professional who is licensed or knowledgeable in that area. |
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The Super Mario Wiki '''does not''' require the collection of personal information from its users. Providing the Super Mario Wiki with your real name and/or email address is '''optional'''. Your IP address will be made public only if you edit without [[MarioWiki: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, the Super Mario Wiki will work with you to remove it. |
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== The wiki contains spoilers == |
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[[w:Wikipedia:General disclaimer]] |
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The Super Mario Wiki maintains the policy of documenting '''all''' information about the ''Mario'' franchise in an "omniscient" point of view. When using the Super Mario Wiki, you '''will''' find that every article contains as complete and thorough information as is possible. '''If you do not wish to have the details of any ''Mario''-related storyline spoiled for you, it would be best if you did not use the Super Mario Wiki until you have finished playing through the storyline.''' |
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Latest revision as of 20:26, 5 April 2023
The Webkinz Guide Wiki is an online, public collaboration of information centering around Ganz' massively multiplayer online pet simulator video game, Webkinz, and its affiliated media. All information contained on this website is provided by the voluntary efforts of individual players and groups working to develop a comprehensive information resource for all Guild Wars fans to use and enjoy.
The Webkinz Guide Wiki is neither owned by nor affiliated with Ganz or the creators of the Webkinz franchise in any way.
The wiki makes no guarantee of validity
This website is an open wiki. It allows anyone with access to the Internet to create and alter its articles and content. Although much of the information presented here will be accurate and up-to-date, the Webkinz Guide Wiki cannot guarantee the validity or quality 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. It should also be understood that any wiki page has a risk of becoming vandalized or improperly altered by users.
To maintain a sense of community on this user-contributed resource, it is encouraged that any user encountering improper, offensive, or otherwise incorrect information simply take the time to edit the article in question and correct the problem. If any situations arise that warrant further involvement, they should be reported directly to the Official Guild Wars Wiki moderators for review.
No formal peer review
Our active community of editors uses tools such as the Special:RecentChanges and Special:NewPages feeds to monitor new and changing content. However, Wikipedia is not uniformly peer reviewed; while readers may correct errors or engage in casual peer review, they have no legal duty to do so and thus all information read here is without any implied warranty of fitness for any purpose or use whatsoever. Even articles that have been vetted by informal peer review or featured article processes may later have been edited inappropriately, just before you view them.
No contract; limited license
By using the Official Guild Wars Wiki, you confirm that you understand that the information provided here is being provided freely, and that no kind of agreement or contract is created between you and ArenaNet, between you and the users of this site, or between you and anyone else who is in any way connected with this project or sister projects subject to your claims against them directly.
You are being granted a limited license to copy anything from this site; it does not create or imply any contractual or extracontractual liability on the part of the Official Guild Wars Wiki or any of its agents, members, organizers, or other users.
Providing content for the Official Guild Wars Wiki should be done voluntarily with no assumptions of content preservation or compensation from ArenaNet of NCsoft.
There is no agreement or understanding between you and the Official Guild Wars Wiki regarding your use or modification of this information beyond the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL); neither is anyone at ArenaNet or NCsoft responsible if any contributer should change, edit, modify, or remove any information that you have posted on the Official Guild Wars Wiki.
The wiki contains copyrighted material
Any of the trademarks, service marks, collective marks, design rights, personality rights, or similar rights that are mentioned, used, or cited in an Official Guild Wars Wiki article are the property of their respective owners. Their use here does not imply that you may use them for any other purpose other than for the same or a similar informational use as contemplated by the original authors of these articles under the GFDL licensing scheme.
Unless otherwise stated, the Official Guild Wars Wiki is neither endorsed nor affiliated with any of the holders of any such rights, and as such ArenaNet and NCsoft cannot grant any rights to use any otherwise protected materials. Your use of any such or similar incorporeal property is at your own risk.
It should be understood that NCsoft, the interlocking NC logo, the ArenaNet logo, ArenaNet, Arena.net, Guild Wars, Guild Wars Prophecies, Guild Wars Factions, Factions, Guild Wars Nightfall, Nightfall, Guild Wars:Eye of the North, Guild Wars Eye of the North, and all associated logos and designs are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCsoft Corporation.
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.
The wiki is not private
All information found on the Super Mario Wiki 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.
The Super Mario Wiki does not require the collection of personal information from its users. Providing the Super Mario Wiki 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, the Super Mario Wiki will work with you to remove it.
The wiki contains spoilers
The Super Mario Wiki maintains the policy of documenting all information about the Mario franchise in an "omniscient" point of view. When using the Super Mario Wiki, you will find that every article contains as complete and thorough information as is possible. If you do not wish to have the details of any Mario-related storyline spoiled for you, it would be best if you did not use the Super Mario Wiki until you have finished playing through the storyline.