Help:Editing
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This site is a wiki, meaning anyone can create1 and edit almost any page and improve articles immediately. This site is powered by MediaWiki, useful information found on pages like Help on MediaWiki and Wikipedia Help:Editing usually applies here too.
Contents
Editing articles
Content style and policies
- Language & Style: Use explicit (1) language, avoid vulgar or crude expressions.
- Admin User:Hmoeller encourages content over accuracy. if you think you are not skilled enough in wiki markup to add to or create a page, just put your information in there anyway2. Principles such as Verifiability and No original research on Wikipedia Core content policies do not apply here.
Adding references
-
<ref>syntax does not work because Cite Extension is not installed on this site. - Use
{{ref}}(template info) and{{note}}(template info) templates.
Sorting into category / management
- Use game info card to add to Hgame and [engine] categories. See Help:Gamepages.
- Use company info card to add to Game Company category. See Help:Companypages.
- Use
{{cleanup}}(template info) to add to Category:Pages marked for cleanup - Use
{{stub}}(template info) to add to Category:Stubs - Use
{{delete}}(template info) to add to Category:Candidates for deletion
Adding date
{{#dateformat:YYYY-MM-DD}} ensures the result date follows ISO 8601 standard is formatted accordingly. For better readability, specify a format for unregistered and annonymous users.
Example:
Instead of writing 25 December 2014 write:
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
{{#dateformat:2014-12-25}}
|
2014-12-25 |
{{#dateformat:2014-12-25|dmy}}
|
25 December 2014 |
{{#dateformat:2014-12-25|mdy}}
|
December 25, 2014 |
{{#dateformat:2014-12-25|ymd}}
|
2014 December 25 |
{{#dateformat:2014-12-25|ISO 8601}}
|
2014-12-25 |
Policies and conventions
Useful special pages
- Special:Upload
- Category:Active_Talk_Pages. Also chat on Anime-sharing.com thread
- Category:Pages marked for cleanup
- Category:Stubs
- Category:Candidates for deletion
- Special:WantedPages
- All special pages
