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All players who have logged over 300 hours on a character may contribute to Achaea Wiki. Here are a few general things to keep in mind, as well as a guide to editing and creating articles. | |||
*Always adhere to [[:category:policy|the wiki's policies]]. | |||
*If you are totally unfamiliar with wikis, check out http://en.wikipedia.org | |||
*What's a wiki anyway? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki Wiki?] | |||
*Don't know where to start contributing? | |||
** [[Special:Wantedpages]] lists pages that still need to be written. | |||
** [[:Category:Edit needed]] lists pages that need additional content or significant revision. | |||
Articles entered into the Achaea Wiki archives need to have a certain structure and format in order to ensure readability and consistency throughout. Plus, there are just certain ways of formatting the information such that it flows well within the online system used to present it. Furthermore, please ensure that you adhere to our [[:category:policy|policies]] at all times. | Articles entered into the Achaea Wiki archives need to have a certain structure and format in order to ensure readability and consistency throughout. Plus, there are just certain ways of formatting the information such that it flows well within the online system used to present it. Furthermore, please ensure that you adhere to our [[:category:policy|policies]] at all times. | ||
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Articles are generally snippets of information on a specific topic. They may contain sections and subsections if it's a particularly long topic, but it must not be overly broad and contain lots of factual information. Be '''objective''' in all things when authoring a bit of lore. This is a compendium of all the facts related to Achaea, so make sure you remain objective in tone and phrasing. | Articles are generally snippets of information on a specific topic. They may contain sections and subsections if it's a particularly long topic, but it must not be overly broad and contain lots of factual information. Be '''objective''' in all things when authoring a bit of lore. This is a compendium of all the facts related to Achaea, so make sure you remain objective in tone and phrasing. | ||
==Article Naming== | ==Article Naming== | ||