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Inkipedia editors are expected to contribute content to mainspace articles. Inkipedia should not be used as a social platform or a fanon-driven sandbox: this content does not fall within the [[Inkipedia:Policy/Scope|scope of Inkipedia]]. In accordance with that expectation, Inkipedia's '''user content policy''' establishes the following limits: Inkipedia users may have no more than 5 personal (non-draft) user subpages, and 7 personal user images. All pages and files exceeding the limit will be deleted at administration's discretion after at least one warning of exceeding limits.

== Pages ==
A '''user page''' is a page in the User: namespace belonging to an Inkipedia user. They can be used for a variety of things, such as sharing more information about the user. Some '''user subpages''' may be created as well, for things such as page drafts, sandboxes/experimentation with features, fan discussion, or maintenance tasks. 

Inkipedia users are permitted up to '''five''' user subpages, excluding page drafts, site maintenance, signature pages, and "Inkipedia:" namespace projects/activities that utilize userpages (such as [[Inkipedia:Inkfest]]). The excluded types of pages do not count towards the limit of five, so users may have as many of those pages as desired.

== Files ==
A '''user file''' is a personal [[Help:Files|file]] belonging to a user for the purpose of being used on their userpage or a related userspace page. Examples include images of personal Inklings/Octolings, stats, gear, or fanart.

What constitutes a user file is purpose. Some files [[Special:upload|upload]]ed may be used on a namespace draft page—these are not user files as their end goal is to be integrated into a mainspace or wiki policy page. User files specifically are intended to remain in User: namespaces.

A user may also have images to use for their signature. These files, given their unique usage, will also not be considered as a user file, although their amount should be kept minimal.

A user may have up to '''seven''' personal user images.

== Examples ==
;What qualifies a user image compared to a community image?
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User files ''are limited'' and are likely to only be used by one person. Here is a gallery of some user images:
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PJ GT's Locker.jpg
Kjhf slate.png
Trig Demonstration Example File.png
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A community image ''does not count towards the limit'' because they are either likely to be used on multiple pages or are officially sponsored by Inkipedia. Examples include:
*[[Inkipedia:Policy/Signatures|Signature images]]
*[[:Category:User boxes|User Boxes]]
*[[Inkipedia:Inkfest|Inkfests]]
*[[Inkipedia:Logo Contest 2022|Logo Contest (2022)]]
*[[Inkipedia:Inkling of the Month|Inkling of the Month]]
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Hot vs cold coffee inkfest fanart.png|Inkfest
Inkipedia Logo Contest 2022 - Princewave - Logo Proposal 1.png|Logo contest submission
GuyPerfect Inkling2 0.png|Inkling of the Month
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If you are wondering if a file counts as a user image, consider where it may be used. If it's exclusive to your user page or a subpage, it is a user image. If the file is going to be used somewhere else, whether as a page draft or on multiple people's user pages, it is likely a community image.

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