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Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Accepted sources

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==Lexicanum permitted material==
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|Information related to Warhammer 40k
|yesYes, see below for details
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|Information related to Battlefleet Gothic
|yesYes
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|Information related to videogames on Warhammer 40K (exExample.: Dawn of War)|depends Depends on the information. Background relevant information yes, tactics and stuff for playing the game , no
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|Information related to Warhammer fantasy
|noNo, please use the [http://whfb.lexicanum.com/ fantasy lexicanum]
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|Any information written in a language different from englishEnglish|noNo, only english English in here. Please use the proper localized lexicanum Lexicanum web site if present. informations contained in other language official GW publications: yes, with the right country-specific tag
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|Names of characters taken from novels
|yesYes
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|Names of places/planets taken from novels
|yesYes
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|Names of characters taken from rule books
|yesYes
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|Names of places/planets taken from rule books
|yesYes
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|Summary of novels/books/manuals content with your own words
|yesYes
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|Spoilers on how a book/novel ends
|yes Yes if they have a "spoiler" flag.
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|Copy/paste of novels/books/manuals content
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|Images taken from novels/books/manuals
|yes Yes if they have proper copyright disclaimer and if are not full scan of the novels/books/manuals. And if they are cropped to the relevant section of the picture. Other image rules regarding formating and such apply.
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|Full scans of novels/books/manuals
|noNo
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|Codexes Codices background information (story, names, places, ...)|yesYes
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|Army Organization intended as list of troops/units.
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|Armies special weapons and equipment (ex.: Shuriken Pistol, Shokk Attakk Gun, Quickening Psychic power,..)
|yes Yes , obviously without explaining their in-game effects but strictly describing how they work background wise
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|Codexes Codices special rules (like bonuses and tabletop mechanics: Chaos Rhino can take Daemonic possession)|noNo
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|Codexes Codices unit costs (like Example.: Obliterators: 75 points)|noNo
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|Your own invented armies/chapters/characters
|noNo, those can be only mentioned in your personal pages. Only if you are a regular contributor and not excessively.
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|Images of your own painted minitures
|noNo, those can be only mentioned in your personal pages. Only if you are a regular contributor and not excessively.
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|Drawings made by you of GW characters, places, vehicles, battles.
|noNo, those can be only mentioned in your personal pages. Only if you are a regular contributor and not excessively.
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|Official images of GW blisters, sprues
|yes Yes when available. If no official pictures are available we might permit privately taken pictures.
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|Official images of GW painted miniatures
|yes Yes if those are not full scans of a manual. And if they are cropped to the relevant section of the picture. Other image rules regarding formating and such apply. Also note that we normally prefer single miniature pictures instead of group pictures.
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|Detailed information on miniatures, like year of production, designer, material, rarity, packaging, ...
|yesYes
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|White Dwarf summary information, like table of contents and interesting articles
|yes Yes (as long as it's not a copy and paste of the ''article'' in question but a summary.)
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|White Dwarf full articles, or big portions of articles
|noNo
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|White Dwarf images and front cover
|yes Yes if they have proper copyright disclaimer and if are not full scan of the magazine
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|Information that belongs to previous editions of the warhammer universe (codexescodices, miniatures, names, places,...)|yes Yes if those are properly tagged with the edition
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|Portals dedicated to a specific area (minitures Miniatures portal, necron Necron portal, ...)|only Only after sysop Sysop approval to avoid confusion and chaos
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|Prices of GW material/miniatures current or past
|yesYes, but it should contain also country of origin and date of the price, like: 3 pounds, June 1990, UK.
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|Advertizing Advertising for selling your own armies/miniatures/...|noNo
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