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VRCWiki talk:Conflicts of interest

2025-09-18T21:35:16Z

Usr c1644b5b-3ca4-45b4-97c6-a2a0de70d469: /* COI Policy Review and update */ Reply

== The current COI policy is not very interpretable ==

I have a concern with the current state of the conflicts of interest policy. The documentation on this policy is both lenient and vague, and I feel like this policy needs to be ''VRChat-ified'' and also give examples and what may or may not qualify as a conflict.

For instance:

# "family, friends, clients, employers, or your financial and other relationships" should remain in the article, but we could also make room to make it more relatable, and pertinent to VRChat. Maybe instead change this to: ''"VRChat friends, real friends, development teams that you hold a relationship with; clients, employers, among financial and other relationships"''
# "Some VRChat users may be the only source of information for worlds, avatars, and tools. It is acceptable for those users to contribute this information." opens up a gate for content creators to unconditionally work on their own article. I feel like there should be some, but limited exception to this rule, and would rather have to status quo be something similar to: ''"If there is uncertainty of information, the presence of misinformation, or misrepresentation contained within in article, the primary source may need to be queried for guidance by an editor."'' rather than personally allowing a COI to occur.
# Creation of an article, made directly by the world or avatar's author (or team) should '''never be allowed''', and this would break the ''"Avoid advertising and use neutral language to maintain a neutral point of view (NPOV)."'' statement within the policy. Creation of an article is giving the content a platform to promote itself, and writing NPOV as the primary source will almost always be impossible; this will be biased.
# We should also be linking 'good faith', 'be bold' and 'neutral point of view' policies; I recently added a COI Noticebox, and "See also" heading to this article recently. Let's proofread that too.

Thanks! [[User:Usr 8ee44c1a-f905-4e08-bb61-e1cd34e09fc0|Usr 8ee44c1a-f905-4e08-bb61-e1cd34e09fc0]] ([[User talk:Usr 8ee44c1a-f905-4e08-bb61-e1cd34e09fc0|talk]]) 00:30, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

:I think what's most problematic here is that its a direct copy of [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|Wikipedia's COI]] page. This should've been changed much earlier to apply to VRCWiki better. Other policies also need significant updates as well for similar reasons I'm noticing. [[User:Usr c272d4fe-f1f8-4d77-8008-cad6cb81d6cd|Usr c272d4fe-f1f8-4d77-8008-cad6cb81d6cd]] ([[User talk:Usr c272d4fe-f1f8-4d77-8008-cad6cb81d6cd|talk]]) 00:43, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

The primary source not being able to straight up make a page in the Community: namespace and not being able to edit on it goes against one of the core principles of VRChat. VRChat is driven by user generated content and often the only ones able to talk about this sort of content are the ones who made it.

This applies to any community content, however for worlds and avatars specifically you may only be able to have surface level pages made for the top 0.1% most visited worlds + some stragglers edited from others unaffiliated. We would simply lose out on a lot of valuble contributions, if we put a roadblock for people to share their knowledge here.

I also dislike that having to go through a talk page would mean to be at the mercy of someone else. This would just mean that a few select who would bother to write up the page based on talk page input, have control of what gets added by selecting such requests or ignoring it. I would much rather someone passionate enough to engage with the wiki directly.

Further, a stringent COI policy wont stop anyone somewhat dedicated enough from making the article anyway. Ask a friend to make a barebones page for you to edit, ask a friend to copy paste your edit in, use an alt to make the page. The options are readily available. You would never know it happened. Maybe having people go this route would be better after all, at least then the illusion of the ideal editor remains alive.

Instead of going so hard on COI, focus on ensuring community content submitted follows all proper content guidelines: NPOV, Manual of Style, Notability. That way, you cannot just sidestep some COI gate. Regulating COI, like with the recently added "Biased" noticebox is a good way to signal, that there is no need to cheat the system. It also encourages people to share more. This also means, that the wiki can be more transparent, highlighting that the primary source is the only source and more input is needed. Finally this kind of regulation would make anyone sidestepping COI just to avoid a noticebox look silly to the public. A true transparent approach.

Following this I don't think it is feasible to use this wiki as advertising, with the aforementioned content guidelines in play. Although 1 page out of hundreds still has some impact on how much it is seen I guess. Talking about advertising, having a stringent COI would just mean the top 0.1% most visited worlds benefit here, since those would be the ones most likely to have pages in some form anyway.

VRC Staff has also signaled 2 months ago in our maintainer check-in meeting, that they have no problem with a primary source contributing on the Community side of the wiki, to help expand the wiki. I can see why, given their overall plans for this wiki project mid-term. And of course, since no one owns the page, anyone may edit on it as per usual.

I have also previously shared extensive thoughts on the COI draft [[User_talk:Usr_681ab43c-99d7-4e40-92ba-956d9d8d66e7/sandbox|here]] a while back. [[User:Usr 6909a532-22e9-49f7-81e3-e964fe7dc00a|Usr 6909a532-22e9-49f7-81e3-e964fe7dc00a]] ([[User talk:Usr 6909a532-22e9-49f7-81e3-e964fe7dc00a|talk]]) 01:19, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

:::''"The primary source not being able to straight up make a page in the Community: namespace and not being able to edit on it goes against one of the core principles of VRChat. VRChat is driven by user generated content and often the only ones able to talk about this sort of content are the ones who made it."''
:This is a ''wiki documenting VRChat'' '''not''' ''VRChat itself''. This is an important distinction to make.
:We create articles regarding VRChat's aspects as a platform from an informative and (as much as we can) unbiased perspective. World creators making pages for their own world is directly in violation of bias and puts scrutiny on what can and cannot be trusted on the wiki. Should Wikipedia also allow creators to go willy-nilly creating pages for their own work because in the real world, someone who creates something might be the only one able to make an article about it?
:Worlds as a whole were never supposed to be part of the wiki in the first place. Still, it was decided to be included to recognize culturally relevant worlds, the scope of what is considered "culturally relevant" is difficult to pinpoint directly without it being on a case-by-case basis. However, '''''not every world is notable, and not every world needs a page.''''' We should know this already given other community-based VRChat wiki attempts, it often bloats up the categories list with pages that end up being 1-2 paragraphs long, only explaining what's in the world, and that's it.
:To put it simply, allowing creators to create pages for their own worlds would likely result in many non-notable, redundant, or low-quality pages, leading to unnecessary bloating. This would dilute the wiki's overall quality and would make it more difficult to find relevant information for readers. We should be striving to prioritize content that is culturally or significantly relevant instead of catering to every single creator. ''Quality over quantity.''
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:::''"It also encourages people to share more."''
:Again, while sharing your creations is an important aspect of VRChat, the wiki is ''about'' VRChat, not VRChat itself. People who are not familiar with VRChat will be reading these pages on notable worlds to learn more about them. '''''We are not a repository for sharing and indexing worlds.'''''
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:::''"Further, a stringent COI policy wont stop anyone somewhat dedicated enough from making the article anyway."''
:Suggesting that people will simply bypass and find loopholes in policies does ''NOT'' justify making them less stringent. Policy is not about rules or magically stopping every case scenario, but defining '''''ethical editing boundaries.'''''
: 
:::''"Following this I don't think it is feasible to use this wiki as advertising, with the aforementioned content guidelines in play. Although 1 page out of hundreds still has some impact on how much it is seen I guess."''
:Even if only one page in hundreds of pages could be considered advertising, it sets a precedent. '''Wikis should not act as promotional tools for individual creators,''' they are meant to be an ''informative resource.'' If any creator is allowed to create a page for their worlds, it becomes difficult to draw a line between valuable and informative contributions and self-promotion.
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:'''''To restate:''''' We are a wiki providing ''informative'' resources ''about'' VRChat. Not an index for worlds, not a tool for creators to get their content out there, but to provide informative information regarding VRChat and relevant creations inside VRChat. [[User:Usr c272d4fe-f1f8-4d77-8008-cad6cb81d6cd|Usr c272d4fe-f1f8-4d77-8008-cad6cb81d6cd]] ([[User talk:Usr c272d4fe-f1f8-4d77-8008-cad6cb81d6cd|talk]]) 20:00, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

::Notability guidelines are already in place for both Avatars and Worlds, which do apply of course. I just dont see how we are supposed to document community content on vrchat, by leaving out one of the best and most passionate source for it. Not to mention who else would write about it. Of course you can say that "well it just is not worth writing about", but going by that logic I wonder, how it is that we barely get any world pages made as is.

::Excluding the 1/3 or so of all world pages I authored, that I could meaningfully contribute to and finished up as best as I could, we got:
::* 4 fully featured and finished pages where the creator or those adjacent took part in
::* 8 (actual) stubs. Made by other editors, mostly maintainers. actual stubs as in ones that are not just nearly finished.
::* 6 game world pages, which mostly focus on the gameplay elements, these are the most comprehensive ones so far.
::* The remaining 4 or 5 worlds are very popular worlds in the top 0.1%
::So despite this wiki being open and announced for a while now it seems there are not that many people to have something to say about Worlds. Yet given how nearly all of the top 0.1% of worlds have not even gotten a page, one should assume we would find someone other than those involved with it to write about them. Or maybe, I guess we just dont need World and Avatar pages after all.
::I am not to say that we have to accommodate creators coming in sharing information about their worlds, but it would most certainly benefit the wiki, if they can abide by the content guidelines. All I want is to provide a way for everyone to contribute, so the community namespace can properly consolidate information that is currently scattered all over the place.
::I would also like to add, that I do think the Community: Namespace is a repository for information of sorts, by the community. This includes worlds, that is if they have more value added than what is in their world description in VRC that is.
::The reason i brought up the classic "ask a friend to paste in my edit" thing is just to outline that this is a real scenario that can and likely already played out on here. It is a reality that simply cannot be moderated or policed away and that we are better off regulating it in a way, where it is visible to the public if only 1 person took part in the page. I guess you could even filter out such pages from the category pages while it has such a noticebox, should that being there count as "advertising". We would also be rewarding people who like to go against the guidelines, if we start blocking good faith edits of the primary source. [[User:Usr 6909a532-22e9-49f7-81e3-e964fe7dc00a|Usr 6909a532-22e9-49f7-81e3-e964fe7dc00a]] ([[User talk:Usr 6909a532-22e9-49f7-81e3-e964fe7dc00a|talk]]) 21:49, 13 September 2024 (UTC)
:::Did you read my reply fully? I responded to various points you made regarding all these issues. Why are you repeating the same thing without anything new or addressing the statements made? [[User:Usr c272d4fe-f1f8-4d77-8008-cad6cb81d6cd|Usr c272d4fe-f1f8-4d77-8008-cad6cb81d6cd]] ([[User talk:Usr c272d4fe-f1f8-4d77-8008-cad6cb81d6cd|talk]]) 22:16, 13 September 2024 (UTC)
::::I dont believe I repeated myself, but I can see that the way I wrote my reply it may not have looked like a reply to the new points you have brought up in your reply. I have reformatted some key points you made along with quotes from my reply to it, so that it is easier to correlate what i replied to where. And also to be able to better compare it to my initial reply to this topic. If something still feels off, please let me know though.
:::::::"This is a wiki documenting VRChat not VRChat itself. This is an important distinction to make."
:::::::"We should know this already given other community-based VRChat wiki attempts, it often bloats up the categories list with pages that end up being 1-2 paragraphs long, only explaining what's in the world, and that's it."
::::I stated in the first 2 paragraphs, that documenting is not playing out as planned. I also expressed my opionion that counters yours, that I do indeed believe "(...)the Community: Namespace is a repository for information of sorts, by the community" and that the "(...)community namespace can properly consolidate information that is currently scattered all over the place.". Further in regards to empty pages being made, I do believe that if that more quality ocntributions "(...) would most certainly benefit the wiki, if they can abide by the content guidelines."
:::::::"However, not every world is notable, and not every world needs a page"
::::I stated in my reply: "Notability guidelines are already in place for both Avatars and Worlds, which do apply of course."
:::::::"Suggesting that people will simply bypass and find loopholes in policies does NOT justify making them less stringent."
::::I stated in my reply on the last paragraph, that i wanted to "(...)outline that this is a real scenario that can and likely already played out on here. It is a reality that simply cannot be moderated or policed away." Not to disagree with your sentiment, but so reality is taken into account.
:::::::"Wikis should not act as promotional tools for individual creators, they are meant to be an informative resource."
::::I suggested: "...we are better off regulating it in a way, where it is visible to the public if only 1 person took part in the page. I guess you could even filter out such pages from the category pages while it has such a noticebox". In my initial reply I also said: "Regulating COI, like with the recently added "Biased" noticebox is a good way to signal, that there is no need to cheat the system"
::::Overall my believe is also that the content added should be informative/neutral and that this can be accomplished when the "(...)focus (is) on ensuring community content submitted follows all proper content guidelines: NPOV, Manual of Style, Notability."
::::I hope this makes my reply more clear as to where i specifically replied to the points you made. [[User:Usr 6909a532-22e9-49f7-81e3-e964fe7dc00a|Usr 6909a532-22e9-49f7-81e3-e964fe7dc00a]] ([[User talk:Usr 6909a532-22e9-49f7-81e3-e964fe7dc00a|talk]]) 22:39, 13 September 2024 (UTC)
:::::Just want to echo some sentiments expressed here.
:::::- We shouldn't be punishing and/or restricting some of the most knowledgeable and passionate sources of information
:::::- No matter what you do, there MAY be some small amount of people who will advertise/self-promote. You can try and write overly complex policies that as a practical matter - nobody's ever going to read (I want to contribute knowledge not read pages and pages of guidelines - keep it simple !!) OR you can write a very simple and clear policy that just states "don't self promote". Just write a policy that addresses the actual issue.
:::::These policies aren't really pro-active, in an everyday sense they are usually reactive. It's something to point to when a page is removed or moderated or whatever. So rather than say "oh this person kinda knows that guy who worked on the world and it crossed this complicated threshold for COI (even though the page itself is fine)" just say "we don't want self promotion". Clear, simple, concise.
:::::Just an example of the kind of approach I'd rather see. [[User:Usr 4ff4eeb3-c824-406a-86f3-1252d585b4ca|Usr 4ff4eeb3-c824-406a-86f3-1252d585b4ca]] ([[User talk:Usr 4ff4eeb3-c824-406a-86f3-1252d585b4ca|talk]]) 19:55, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
::::::I think there's a big misunderstanding of what policies are for. As stated previously, it's not going to magically stop everyone who breaks the policy. It's to lay the groundwork for ''ethical editing.'' To consider it reactive is very reductionary and fails in understanding why we have policies in the first place, fullstop.
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::::::::"We shouldn't be punishing and/or restricting some of the most knowledgeable and passionate sources of information"
::::::The idea of this being "punishment" is an overreaction, creators would still have input regarding their own creations, however we don't want people to simply create pages willy-nilly for all their creations. That's the issue at hand here. Nobody is being punished for having the most knowledge, it's about being ethical and making sure the wiki is a place people can trust to get '''objective''' information from.
::::::Please consider the wiki's goals, it's not a place for creators, it's a place for readers to learn information about specific topics, which is what is meant by '''''Not every world needs a page.''''' Does the three-hundredth and twelve cozy world with a pool table, markers, and mirror wall ''really'' need a page? '''''Would this benefit readers?''''' Sure, I could ''theoretically'' make a page for my own world [https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_8b09cb1e-8628-4be1-81cc-0a3c6a747be0 Somewhere Here], I could talk about how my plans for it were to be a Spookality 2021 entry I never finished, the reasons why, the inspiration behind each room, the small little details behind everything. And all of that would absolutely be excellent information for an article. But... excuse my tone, why the ''hell'' would I do that? Why would I as a creator restrict myself to the wiki's style guide when... I could just as easily make a post about it on my Bsky, or Tumblr, or anywhere else where I have significantly more freedom? Then if I really wanted that to be on the wiki, I could easily just ask, "hey would someone like to make a page about this?" or in the case if already had one, just ask for the information to be added, using the post I made as a citation so people know it came from me.
::::::This feels like such a nothing-burger to argue for. ''in my opinion'', there is no real reason for a world creator to create a page for their own creation. Unless they're seeking to advertise it through the wiki. Or use it as trophy points to say: "Hey look my creation is on the ''official'' wiki!" Because every point I've seen in this thread so far against COI, hasn't been very convincing, or by those who have violated COI previously and would benefit from it's removal/reduction, which would ironically be a direct COI in itself if you want to be meta about this. [[User:Usr c272d4fe-f1f8-4d77-8008-cad6cb81d6cd|Usr c272d4fe-f1f8-4d77-8008-cad6cb81d6cd]] ([[User talk:Usr c272d4fe-f1f8-4d77-8008-cad6cb81d6cd|talk]]) 20:21, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
:::::::I will stick to the quoting style to avoid confusion.
::::::::::"however we don't want people to simply create pages willy-nilly for all their creations"
::::::::::"Not every world needs a page"
::::::::::"Would this benefit readers?"
:::::::I dont know if everyone thinks that, but I do agree with you here, not every world necessarily needs a page. There should be value added when making one. To make a page of mirror world #100 that has just used existing assets seems pointless. However as soon as something unique was added, that could be described and be informative for the reader.
::::::::::"Sure, I could theoretically make a page for my own world"
::::::::::"But... excuse my tone, why the hell would I do that?"
:::::::So that when someone visits your world and would like to read up more about it, they can do so and learn a bit more about its design decisions, technicals and such. How often have you been to a world, where you were wondering how something specific was done. Think "what shader did they use?" "what did they use to do this udon thing?" "how was it optimized even though it uses real time light". I did and I sometimes even ask the creator for such specifics, but it would be much better to have on the wiki (and/or somewhere in the world in the first place...)
:::::::And to continue:
::::::::::" I could just as easily make a post about it on my Bsky, or Tumblr, or anywhere else"
:::::::That is kind of how it is right now, all these small parts of information are scattered all over the web on different places. There is no place where you find proper consolidation of information regarding VRChat, its always a jungle of githubs, discords, twitters, videos, other websites and so on to go through to.
:::::::The Community: Namespace is also supposed to help consolidate all this information, which is why it is a bit more loose to begin with. And while I hope guides and such get ported over to the wiki, even having lists like [https://github.com/madjin/awesome-vrchat Jin's] would help in this endeavor. The Worlds and Avatars are just the cherry on top.
:::::::Regarding your point on someone having a COI in the COI discussion, then you could also argue that anyone who is for a strict COI and has a very popular world, has a COI too. Since they can utilize their community, just as you described, to make the page instead. While others cannot, which assuming the wiki is meant for advertising means they would have less worlds clogging up their "adspace". I know this paragraph is very much hyperbole, but just to counter that all is relative.
:::::::Where you see "no real reason for a world creator to create a page for their own creation" I see plenty. Of course all this is given, that the world/avatar creator actually wants to go through the process of making a proper page to begin with. We should just ensure, that they can in some form. [[User:Usr 6909a532-22e9-49f7-81e3-e964fe7dc00a|Usr 6909a532-22e9-49f7-81e3-e964fe7dc00a]] ([[User talk:Usr 6909a532-22e9-49f7-81e3-e964fe7dc00a|talk]]) 21:01, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

== Why was the COI Policy changed without a prior draft? ==

I understand we had plenty of discussion regarding the COI policy, however just now the policy was changed without a draft for it being discussed beforehand.

Given this is such a big policy change I question who agreed to this change. Because I do not agree, as you can read why on the other thread titled "The current COI policy is not very interpretable" here.

A voice meeting, that not every maintainer can participate in does not constitute to a consensus and this COI policy remains flawed for the Community Namespace. [[User:Usr 6909a532-22e9-49f7-81e3-e964fe7dc00a|Usr 6909a532-22e9-49f7-81e3-e964fe7dc00a]] ([[User talk:Usr 6909a532-22e9-49f7-81e3-e964fe7dc00a|talk]]) 20:01, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

:I agree to the new policy. [[User:Usr c272d4fe-f1f8-4d77-8008-cad6cb81d6cd|Usr c272d4fe-f1f8-4d77-8008-cad6cb81d6cd]] ([[User talk:Usr c272d4fe-f1f8-4d77-8008-cad6cb81d6cd|talk]]) 20:18, 8 October 2024 (UTC)
:I agree to the new policy, albeit with much rewording and proofreading. [[User:Usr 578aa632-439b-4c41-9266-776323ba9ad2|Usr 578aa632-439b-4c41-9266-776323ba9ad2]] ([[User talk:Usr 578aa632-439b-4c41-9266-776323ba9ad2|talk]]) 20:20, 8 October 2024 (UTC)
::This, it accurately explains the COI as it has been enforced the past few months. Makes it clear to users what is and isn't COI, and explains why what is and isn't allowed.
::All it needs really is extra proofreading and editing to make it more wiki-like in tone. [[User:Usr c272d4fe-f1f8-4d77-8008-cad6cb81d6cd|Usr c272d4fe-f1f8-4d77-8008-cad6cb81d6cd]] ([[User talk:Usr c272d4fe-f1f8-4d77-8008-cad6cb81d6cd|talk]]) 20:27, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

== COI Policy Review and update ==

This new discussion will be for a review of the COI and potetional improvements, I create this discussion to inform others I will be reviewing and writting a discussion for those to involve themselfs once I have suggested my review/improvements and we can work together to effectivly come to a soild COI policy

please give me a day or 2, this is alot of reading. [[User:Usr 1a5319fb-f3a7-4ee9-8ed3-83c96116b509|Usr 1a5319fb-f3a7-4ee9-8ed3-83c96116b509]] ([[User talk:Usr 1a5319fb-f3a7-4ee9-8ed3-83c96116b509|talk]]) 21:04, 18 August 2025 (UTC)

:I've had around a month to think and propous newer ideas or thoughts explicitly towards CoI, As it turns out the simplest answer is offen the easiest to explain.
:In my view for the longevity of the wiki, I belive its best to '''Completly remove CoI''' aslong as all users '''respect the guidelines''' and keeps the neutral point of view towards the page.
:The point of conflict of intrest is to de-attach creators from their projects, When a page is created they should be '''naturally following an informative manor to write the page in neutrality''', Which makes the conflict of intrest policy '''nulled''' as they are not writting for themselfs, '''They write for everyone else reading.'''
:I belive the wiki maintainers have enough authority and observation to watch pages that are created or modified to notice this, CoI is slowly self-destructing the wiki preventing from genuine creative content being place into the wiki.
:Take the example of this change "18-09-2025 - 00:25 DAG-XR deleted page Community:Project Aincrad" It was removed for CoI violation yet the page was there for '''over 3 months''' giving the public a way to see a cool world within vrchat, '''The page itself was high quaility''', Its '''Very likly''' the maintainer(s) ''''''stalked'''''' the user to determine who created the page to futher push an unfair deletion thanks to this unfair CoI policy.
:My personal view on this CoI Problem which has clearly persisted over sevreal talk pages and months:
:Its been talked over '''sevreal times''' how the CoI is destroying the wiki, yet the maintainers persist that it stays, Why are the maintainers the only voice who wishes this to stay and it does? It seems like a personal tactic to keep the wiki under their authority making themselfs to have and Keep all edits under their own name and have nobody elses involvment yet this is supposit to be a '''project involving the public of VRChat players''', Yet its constantly shut down by maintainers telling everyone they are wrong because they are higher then others in the matter, persistence in their actions being morally correct because They want this space, not the public [[User:Usr 1a5319fb-f3a7-4ee9-8ed3-83c96116b509|Usr 1a5319fb-f3a7-4ee9-8ed3-83c96116b509]] ([[User talk:Usr 1a5319fb-f3a7-4ee9-8ed3-83c96116b509|talk]]) 20:33, 18 September 2025 (UTC)
::I'd also Love to note, The page that was deleted was served a delete notice, According to the policy tupper suggested to implement was given ONE WEEK before deletion would occur, The page was deleted TWO DAYS after the notice, which is not only unfair, it doesn't even give the original creator or Anyone else the chance to edit the page.
::I myself saw this notice and was going to go out of my way and update that page myself, But the maintainers striked it away before even giving it a chance.
::Please restore that page so I can atleast rewrite it myself. [[User:Usr 1a5319fb-f3a7-4ee9-8ed3-83c96116b509|Usr 1a5319fb-f3a7-4ee9-8ed3-83c96116b509]] ([[User talk:Usr 1a5319fb-f3a7-4ee9-8ed3-83c96116b509|talk]]) 20:49, 18 September 2025 (UTC)
:::Chloe, I appreciate the time and energy you’ve put into sharing your perspective on the COI policy. It’s clear you care about the wiki and its future.
:::That said, I need to be very direct here: the Conflict of Interest policy is staying. The Wiki Organizers and Maintainers have been given both the mission and the authority by VRChat to guide the wiki, set policy, and enforce it. While policies can evolve, removing or radically changing COI would require broad agreement across all three Organizers, more than a dozen Maintainers, and the VRChat team itself. That level of consensus is extraordinarily difficult to achieve, and it’s not something we see happening.
:::What concerns me most is not disagreement over policy, but the repeated accusations and hostility toward maintainers. These are volunteers putting in their time to keep the project healthy. Accusing them of bad faith or harassment crosses the line. This is not productive, and it undermines the respectful environment we expect in all wiki discussions.
:::With kindness but firmness, consider this your last reminder:
:::* The COI policy will remain in place, with possible refinements happening only through constructive discussion.
:::* Authority over how the wiki is run lies with the Organizers and Maintainers, with oversight from VRChat staff.
:::* Continued personal attacks or disruptive behavior will not be tolerated.
:::You’re welcome to keep contributing to policy discussions if you keep it respectful and constructive. But if the tone and accusations continue, further action ''will'' be taken.
:::The wiki is here to serve the VRChat community, and that requires structure, civility, and respect for the people who maintain it. Please take this seriously. [[User:Usr c1644b5b-3ca4-45b4-97c6-a2a0de70d469|Usr c1644b5b-3ca4-45b4-97c6-a2a0de70d469]] ([[User talk:Usr c1644b5b-3ca4-45b4-97c6-a2a0de70d469|talk]]) 21:35, 18 September 2025 (UTC)

Community:CyanTrigger

2025-05-28T16:10:29Z

Usr c1644b5b-3ca4-45b4-97c6-a2a0de70d469: Update license

{{Infobox/Asset
|name=Cyan Trigger
|image=[[File:CyanTrigger.png]]
|author=cyanlaser
|github=CyanLaser/CyanTrigger
|booth=3194594
|license=Proprietary (closed source, free-to-use)|vpm=https://cyanlaser.github.io/CyanTrigger}}

'''CyanTrigger''' is a [[Udon]] compiler, with a focus on in-scene editing. The interface for CyanTrigger resembles legacy [[SDK2]] VRC Trigger interfaces, but has more functionality. CyanTrigger has access to most of Udon, and remained fully compatible with [[UdonGraph]] and [[UdonSharp]] up to [[VRChat SDK]] version 3.8.1.<ref>https://creators.vrchat.com/releases/release-3-8-1/</ref>

CyanTrigger has been updated to work with VRChat SDK 3.8.1, but does not work with new features such as [https://creators.vrchat.com/worlds/udon/networking/events/#sending-events-with-parameters Events with Parameters].

== Maintenance Mode ==
On October 11, 2024, CyanTrigger's author stated that while they will continue to maintain CyanTrigger to ensure compatibility with Udon 1, they do not plan to update it for future functionality, such as feature, major upgrades, or breaking updates to Udon (like "Soba").<ref>https://x.com/CyanLaser/status/1844769943344312745</ref>

As such, creators using or considering using CyanTrigger should exercise caution, and ensure that they have a way to migrate out of CyanTrigger if required. Ideally, creators should not rely upon it for production or long-running projects.

== See also ==

* [[VRChat SDK]]
* [[Udon]]

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Assets]]
[[Category:Assets available via GitHub]]

Community:CyanTrigger

2025-05-28T16:06:59Z

Usr c1644b5b-3ca4-45b4-97c6-a2a0de70d469: Attempting to describe the current state of CT

{{Infobox/Asset
|name=Cyan Trigger
|image=[[File:CyanTrigger.png]]
|author=cyanlaser
|github=CyanLaser/CyanTrigger
|booth=3194594
|vpm=https://cyanlaser.github.io/CyanTrigger}}

'''CyanTrigger''' is a [[Udon]] compiler, with a focus on in-scene editing. The interface for CyanTrigger resembles legacy [[SDK2]] VRC Trigger interfaces, but has more functionality. CyanTrigger has access to most of Udon, and remained fully compatible with [[UdonGraph]] and [[UdonSharp]] up to [[VRChat SDK]] version 3.8.1.<ref>https://creators.vrchat.com/releases/release-3-8-1/</ref>

CyanTrigger has been updated to work with VRChat SDK 3.8.1, but does not work with new features such as [https://creators.vrchat.com/worlds/udon/networking/events/#sending-events-with-parameters Events with Parameters].

== Maintenance Mode ==
On October 11, 2024, CyanTrigger's author stated that while they will continue to maintain CyanTrigger to ensure compatibility with Udon 1, they do not plan to update it for future functionality, such as feature, major upgrades, or breaking updates to Udon (like "Soba").<ref>https://x.com/CyanLaser/status/1844769943344312745</ref>

As such, creators using or considering using CyanTrigger should exercise caution, and ensure that they have a way to migrate out of CyanTrigger if required. Ideally, creators should not rely upon it for production or long-running projects.

== See also ==

* [[VRChat SDK]]
* [[Udon]]

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Assets]]
[[Category:Assets available via GitHub]]

VRC+

2025-04-02T20:18:55Z

Usr c1644b5b-3ca4-45b4-97c6-a2a0de70d469: Removed Beta tag under the camera section as both features are now in Live.

{{Noticebox/Official}}
[[File:{{#setmainimage:VRC+ Logo.png}}|thumb|The VRC+ logo.]]
'''VRC+''' is a subscription service that provides users with additional features and benefits to enhance their VRChat experience. Purchasing VRC+ directly supports VRChat's development. VRC+ was officially released on [https://medium.com/vrchat/vrchat-plus-is-now-live-c8efdf796f2d December 3rd, 2020].

== Features ==
VRC+ offers various features that enhance the user experience:

=== Custom user icons ===
[[File:VRChat Plus Icons.webp|thumb|200x200px|Icons can be displayed on a user's nameplate if they are subscribed to VRC+.]]
Supporters can customize their nameplate with a custom user icon. Take a picture in VRChat or upload an image on the VRChat website.

===Increased avatar slots===
Supporters unlock more avatar slots and avatar lists.
{| class="wikitable"
!
! Free
!VRC+
|-
!Avatar slots
|50
|300
|-
!Avatar lists
|1
|6
|}

===Gallery===
''See also [[Special:MyLanguage/Gallery|Gallery]] for more detailed information.''

Supporters unlock the ability to use the Gallery, which allows them to capture photos using the [[Camera]], in addition to uploading images in the form of Icons, Photos, Emojis, and Stickers. Images uploaded to the Gallery must be less than 10MB, larger than 64×64 pixels, and smaller than 2048×2048 pixels. Custom emoji must be smaller than 1024×1024 pixels.
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Media
|-
!Icons
| 64
|-
!Photos
|64
|-
!Emojis
| 9
|-
!Stickers
| 9
|-
!Prints
|64
|}

====Icons====
Icons are circular images that can be equipped for both profiles and groups. When equipped to your profile, the icon is displayed on your nameplate, in the Here tab, at the top of the Quick Menu, and on your profile, replacing the free icon of the first 3 characters of your username.

====Photos ====
Photos are rectangular images that can be equipped for profiles and groups and attached to notifications sent to other users. When added to your profile, the photo is displayed alongside your username in Friend Locations and on your profile, replacing the thumbnail of the avatar you currently have equipped. The photo acts as the group's banner when added to a group. Photos can be attached to invites, invite requests, and replies. VRC+ users can take and attach new photos using the camera without saving them to the Gallery.
=====Prints=====
{{Thumb|{{YouTube|BCv8S-1wZpE}}|}}
Prints are photos users can take within VRChat and spawn as an object in-world for other users to share and save. Prints carry metadata of: who took the photo, where, and when a photo was taken. They can also have custom messages written on them. Prints have the same appearance as real-world [[Wikipedia:Instant_film|instant films]]. All prints will always upload in 1080p resolution.

Users can "collect" prints by saving them to their user [[Gallery]].

====Emoji====

Up to nine custom emoji can be uploaded and used in the Gallery, providing unique expressions and reactions. Animated emoji are also supported.
====Stickers====
[[File:StickerActionMenu.webp|alt=Action Menu with five options: "Back," "Show Stickers" (eye icon), "Default" (stickers of VRRat and VRCat), "Custom" (several generic stickers).|thumb|253x253px|Stickers in the [[Action Menu]].]]
Stickers can be uploaded similarly to how custom emojis are. Stickers are placeable images that any user can see, only one can be placed at a time. When a user leaves an instance, their stickers will disappear. Users can hide a sticker by selecting it, blocking a user will also hide their stickers.

==== Sharing====
[[File:SharingPedestal.webp|thumb|248x248px|A sharing pedestal with a palette]]
Sharing enables a VRC+ user to share custom emojis, stickers, pictures, and UI color schemes with other users. This allows a user to place a Sharing Pedestal in a world that other users can interact with. When a user leaves an instance, their pedestal will disappear. Sharing pedestals can be hidden by selecting it, blocking a user will also hide their pedestal.

=== Groups===
Supporters unlock the ability to create and join more [[Special:MyLanguage/groups|groups]]. A VRC+ subscription is not required to retain ownership of a group once it has been created.
{| class="wikitable"
!
!Free
!VRC+
|-
! Joined groups
|100
|200
|-
! Group creation
|0
|5
|}

===UI decorations===
Supporters can customize UI elements to their liking, including the UI theme colors and selecting background designs for the [[Special:MyLanguage/Quick Menu|Quick Menu]] and [[Special:MyLanguage/Main Menu|Main Menu]].
{| class="wikitable"
!
!Free
!VRC+
|-
!Backgrounds designs
|4
|37
|-
!UI themes
|0
|20
|}

These are the background designs VRC+ offers:
<gallery mode="packed" heights="70">
File:UI - Filigree.png|Filigree
File:UI - Bit Mountain.png|Bit Mountain
File:UI - Approach.png|Approach
File:UI - Planet Fall.png|Planet Fall
File:UI - Jungle.png|Jungle
File:UI - Light Streams.png|Light Streams
File:UI - Koi.png|Koi
File:UI - Moonlight.png|Moonlight
File:UI - Machine.png|Machine
File:UI - Topology.png|Topology
File:Ui - Circuit.png|Circuit
File:UI - Kawaii Cupcakes.png|Kawaii Cupcakes
File:UI - Bokeh.png|Bokeh
File:UI - Hologram.png|Hologram
File:UI - Flow.png|Flow
File:UI - Jelly.png|Jelly
File:UI - Cheese.png|Cheese
File:UI - Alchemy.png|Alchemy
File:UI - Sunset Mountain.png|Sunset Mountain
File:UI - Magic Rocks.png|Magic Rocks
File:UI - City Stillness.png|City Stillness
File:UI - Music.png|Music
File:UI - Wolf Running.png|Wolf Running
File:UI - Dragon Smoke.png|Dragon Smoke
File:UI - Night Rain.png|Night Rain
File:UI - Butterfly ZERO.png|Butterfly ZERO
File:UI - I am Speed.png|I am Speed
File:UI - Ronin.png|Ronin
File:UI - Abduction.png|Abduction
File:UI - Cat Dream.png|Cat Dream
File:UI - Virtual Waves.png|Virtual Waves
File:UI - Bolt and Snail.png|Bolt and Snail
File:UI - Escape.png|Escape
</gallery>

You also get 5 default UI themes to choose from:
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="5" |Name
|-
|Default
|Carbon
|Nebula
|Embers
|Grass
|}

===Trust boost===
Supporters receive an increase in their [[Special:MyLanguage/Trust Rank|Trust Rank]]. This boost can elevate a user's trust rank to the next level. The minimum [[Special:MyLanguage/Trust Rank|Trust Rank]] received is User, which is particularly beneficial for newcomers who want to start content creation immediately.
If already a User or Known rank, the trust boost is unlikely to have an immediate effect. For those with a Trusted rank, the boost will have no effect.

===Age Verification===
[[Special:MyLanguage/Age Verification|Age Verification]] is a feature accessible to VRC+ subscribers with a [[VRChat account]], allowing users to verify their age. This grants a special badge that can be displayed on their profile, as well as access or host to age restricted [[Groups|Group]] instances for users 18 and over.

===Camera===
An active VRChat Plus subscription adds two major features related to the camera.

====Camera Dolly====
[[Special:MyLanguage/Camera Dolly|Camera Dolly]] is an VRC+ exclusive camera system aimed towards power users. This feature allows users to create and play animations for the VRChat [[Special:MyLanguage/Camera|camera]].

====Camera Drone====
[[Special:MyLanguage/Camera Drone|Camera Drone]] is an VRC+ exclusive camera feature. This feature allows users to spawn and fly around a fully-functional drone.

=== Other features===
[[File:Icon_VRC_Plus_Icon.png|right|120x120px|thumb|The "Supporter" badge, displayed on a subscriber's profile]]
Additional features include:

*'''VRC+ Supporter [[Special:MyLanguage/Badges|Badge]]''' - Being an active supporter of VRC+ will grant a user a "Supporter" badge, as long as their subscription is active. This special badge can be found on your user profile on the platform, and on the VRChat website.
*'''VRC+ Tenure Badge''' - Being an active supporter of VRC+ will grant a user a "VRC+ Subscriber" badge, as long as their subscription is active, this badge shows the user's cumulative duration of them being subscribed to VRC+.
*'''VRCat on Quick Menu''' - Clickable VRCat on top of Quick Menu that makes sounds and displays different prompts.

Features that were available to supporters, but are no longer available to new supporters:

*'''Early Supporter Badge'''
*'''VRChat for Android Mobile Early Access'''

== Purchasing==
[[File:VRChat Plus Banner.png|right|frame]]
VRC+ can only be purchased in-client through the VRC+ tab at the bottom right of the [[Quick Menu]], and [[Main Menu]].

===Tiers and pricing===
VRC+ comes in two tiers: VRC+ Monthly, and VRC+ Yearly.
{| class="wikitable"
!Tier
!Price in USD
|-
|Monthly
|$9.99/month
|-
|Yearly
|$99.99/yearly
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>''Pricing in Europe may include Value-Added Tax (VAT)''<ref>[https://hello.vrchat.com/blog/euro-price-vat-change European Pricing Update for VRChat Plus/Credits]</ref>

===Technical information===

VRC+ is available on Steam, the Meta Quest Store and Android.

====Using VRC+ on different platforms====
Your VRC+ benefits are linked to your VRChat account and any platform-specific account it’s merged with. You can purchase VRC+ on Steam even if you primarily use another platform, like Oculus PC, by merging your Oculus PC account into your VRChat account.

====Custom user icons====
Active supporters can upload images to their account on the VRChat website and select one as an icon next to their nameplate. This can be accessed by clicking the Icons button on the sidebar in the VRChat Home interface. You can also upload pictures taken in VRChat via the User Icon interface.

====Subscription issues====
For issues with VRC+ features, contact VRChat Support. Subscription payments are processed through platform partners (Steam or Oculus), so contact their support services for payment issues. Refunds for subscriptions are not permitted by the platforms, and VRChat does not offer refunds after purchase.

====Subscription renewal and lapse ====
When a VRC+ subscription lapses:
*Your user icon will be cleared, but uploaded icons will be saved.
*You will lose access to VRC+ favorite avatar rows but retain access to the first 25 avatars. Data for additional rows is stored for future access.
*Early Supporter statuses or badges and Trust gained from the VRC+ Trust boost are retained.
*Other VRC+ features will be disabled, with data saved for future access if the subscription is restarted.

====Canceling VRC+ subscription====
'''Steam:'''
1. Visit the Steam Account Details page.
2. Click “Manage Subscriptions.”
3. Cancel or renew subscriptions as needed.

For more details, see the [https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/726E-E811-168F-0D9E Steam Support article on recurring subscriptions].

'''Meta Quest Store:'''
1. In your Meta Quest headset, select “Your Account” in the Store left sidebar.
2. Select “Subscriptions,” then “VRChat,” and finally “Cancel Subscription.”

== Gifting VRC+ ==
[[File:How to Gift VRChat Plus.png|right|frame]]
You can also gift other users VRC+. If you send a gift to a user who already has VRC+, it will extend the time on their active subscription.

To gift a user with VRC+, you can click on them if they are in the same instance as you, and click '''Gift VRChat+'''. You can also search for a user in either the '''Search''' tab, or '''Social''' tab, and also click '''Gift VRChat+''' when on their profile.

===Gift drop===
You can visually gift several users in an instance simultaneously, by using a gift drop. If there are more VRC+ gifts within the drop, than there are users in the instance, some users may get more than one month of VRC+.

When dropping gifts, you can choose to either distribute them equally among users in the instance, or to prioritize dropping to the closest users. The user dropping the gift is then prompted to select a location in the instance where the gift will be dropped.

Drops can have a discount up to 50%.

==== Quantity and pricing for gift drops====
Users can purchase a bundle of VRC+ subscriptions to drop. Each bundle contains a quantity, equal to one month of VRC+. For example, purchasing the '10' bundle, will drop a total of ten, one-month subscriptions to users in the instance.

Purchasing the bundle of 5 saves 5% of the regular cost; bundle of 10 saves 10%, bundle of 20 saves 25%, bundle of 50 saves 35%, and the bundle of 100 subscriptions saves 50%.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Qt.
!Price in USD
|-
|1
|$9.99
|-
|2
|$19.99
|-
| 3
|$29.99
|-
|5
|$47.99
|-
|10
|$89.99
|-
|20
| $149.99
|-
|50
|$324.99
|-
|100
|$499.99
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>''Pricing in Europe may include Value-Added Tax (VAT)''

==Trivia==

*VRChat has changed the name of VRC+ twice. The previous names were VRChat Plus & VRChat+.

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Features]]