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TiMan at 09:56, 22 July 2020

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Mudbill: Restructured a lot of the contents for clarity and flow.

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So you would like to contribute to the Frictional Games wiki? Awesome!<br>Before you get started, please have a glance at the guidelines below so we can ensure quality content for the reader.

== Assume good faith ==

If someone adds something that is incorrect, do not assume they are a vandal. Falsifying a page isn't a very common form of vandalism, and many edits are the result of personal experience. Try to verify it with the person who added it.

== Editing ==

* It is important to keep the page clean and make sure it's not broken after saving an edit. This is why you should use the Show Preview Button when making any changes, to make sure nothing is broken and the results are as epxected.

* Try to not make many individual edits in a row to a single page, it clutters the edit logs.

* This is a wiki where nearly any page can be edited by anyone with an account. Prepare for other users to edit your additions, or possibly remove them. In the case your edits are removed, you should have reasoning for your edits prepared.

== Formatting ==

Using appropriate formatting makes text easier to read by emphasising important words, highlighting particular sections or provide the most useful content quickly.<br>MediaWiki provides a nice set of formatting options, so use them when you see fit. This includes simple things such as paragraphs or bold text, but also hyperlinks, code blocks, tables and images. Read more about how you can use formatting on the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting official MediaWiki website].

== Page Notices ==

* If you are the creator of a page and someone has added a notice to your page (such as marking for deletion or cleanup), you should seek sufficient reasoning from the adder. Don't just remove the notice because you don't like it, because that's not healthy for a wiki.
* If the adder of the notice fails to provide you sufficient reason in a fair amount of time, then you may remove it. If they do give reason, the notice should stay on the page until the issues regarding it have been resolved.

== User Pages ==

* Your user page is basically your own tiny personal website. You can put whatever you want there, but be responsible, inoffensive, and try not to use it as a sandbox.

* Please refrain from editing another user's user page, unless it or the user is causing some problem (e.g. spamming).

== Talk pages ==

Make sure to sign your messages using four tildes ([[User:TiMan|No order without chaos. ]] ([[User talk:TiMan|talk]]) 15:35, 15 July 2020 (CEST)).

== Major changes ==

* Some edits can have drastic effects on the wiki. If you feel changes should be made to something important (like changing the functions of a high-use template), find somewhere to discuss changes, as other editors may have objections. One good place to discuss can be the [[Frictional_Wiki:Discord|Official Discord server]].

* If no one else responds to your message about major changes, wait a while and bump your request again. If still no one responds to your message, consider your changes okay to do.

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	Using appropriate formatting makes text easier to read by emphasising important words, highlighting particular sections or to provide the most useful content quickly. MediaWiki provides a nice set of formatting options, so use them when you see fit. This includes simple things such as paragraphs and bold text, but also hyperlinks, code blocks, tables and images. Read more about how you can use formatting on the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting official MediaWiki website].		Using appropriate formatting makes text easier to read by emphasising important words, highlighting particular sections or to provide the most useful content quickly. MediaWiki provides a nice set of formatting options, so use them when you see fit. This includes simple things such as paragraphs and bold text, but also hyperlinks, code blocks, tables and images. Read more about how you can use formatting on the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting official MediaWiki website].
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−	~~Please use: <pre><pre>Preformatted blocks for code that isn't similar to any language supported by the code block higlighting.</pre></pre>~~
−	~~And <code><code>Code tags for inline code (whenever referencing code fragments outside a code block)</code></code>.~~

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	Using appropriate formatting makes text easier to read by emphasising important words, highlighting particular sections or to provide the most useful content quickly. MediaWiki provides a nice set of formatting options, so use them when you see fit. This includes simple things such as paragraphs and bold text, but also hyperlinks, code blocks, tables and images. Read more about how you can use formatting on the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting official MediaWiki website].		Using appropriate formatting makes text easier to read by emphasising important words, highlighting particular sections or to provide the most useful content quickly. MediaWiki provides a nice set of formatting options, so use them when you see fit. This includes simple things such as paragraphs and bold text, but also hyperlinks, code blocks, tables and images. Read more about how you can use formatting on the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting official MediaWiki website].
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		+	Please use: <pre><pre>Preformatted blocks for code that isn't similar to any language supported by the code block higlighting.</pre></pre>
		+	And <code><code>Code tags for inline code (whenever referencing code fragments outside a code block)</code></code>.

	== User Pages ==		== User Pages ==

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	Some edits can have drastic effects on the wiki. If you feel changes should be made to something important (like changing the functions of a high-use template), find somewhere to discuss changes, as other editors may have objections. One good place to discuss can be the [[Frictional_Wiki:Discord\|Official Discord server]].		Some edits can have drastic effects on the wiki. If you feel changes should be made to something important (like changing the functions of a high-use template), find somewhere to discuss changes, as other editors may have objections. One good place to discuss can be the [[Frictional_Wiki:Discord\|Official Discord server]].
−	If no one responds to your message about major changes, wait a while and bump your request again. If still no one responds to your message, consider your changes okay to do.	+	If no one responds to your message about major changes, wait a while and bump your request again. If still no one responds to your message, consider your changes okay to do
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-So you would like to contribute to the Frictional Games wiki? Awesome!<br>Before you get started, please have a glance at the guidelines below so we can ensure quality content for the reader.
+So you would like to contribute to the Frictional Games wiki? Awesome! Before you get started, have a look at the points below so we can promote quality content for the reader.
 == Assume Good Faith ==
-If someone adds something that is incorrect, do not assume they are a vandal. Falsifying a page isn't a very common form of vandalism, and many edits are the result of personal experience. Try to verify it with the person who added it.
+Because this is a wiki, anyone with an account can edit it. If someone writes something that is incorrect, assume they did so with their best intentions. The wiki content is a constant work in progress and anyone is free to contribute if they feel they can improve it. This implies that earlier content is changed or replaced, but also that the new content may again be changed in the future.
 == Editing ==
-* It is important to keep the page clean and make sure it's not broken after saving an edit. This is why you should use the Show Preview Button when making any changes, to make sure nothing is broken and the results are as epxected.
+* Before you save an edit, use the Show Preview button (if you're using the WikiText editor) to verify that the page looks the way you intend. This is preferred, as making multiple smaller changes in a row clutters the revision history for the page.
-* Try to not make many individual edits in a row to a single page, it clutters the edit logs.
+* If you have your edit changed or removed without a clear reason, use the talk/discussion pages to come to an agreement of why and what to do about it. Don't fight with other users.
-* This is a wiki where nearly any page can be edited by anyone with an account. Prepare for other users to edit your additions, or possibly remove them. In the case your edits are removed, you should have reasoning for your edits prepared.
+* Common sense can override any policy. If you feel like a rule is restricting your ability to improve the wiki, you ''may'' use common sense to ignore the rule. Be prepared to defend this decision.
 == Formatting ==
-Using appropriate formatting makes text easier to read by emphasising important words, highlighting particular sections or provide the most useful content quickly.<br>MediaWiki provides a nice set of formatting options, so use them when you see fit. This includes simple things such as paragraphs or bold text, but also hyperlinks, code blocks, tables and images. Read more about how you can use formatting on the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting official MediaWiki website].
+Using appropriate formatting makes text easier to read by emphasising important words, highlighting particular sections or to provide the most useful content quickly. MediaWiki provides a nice set of formatting options, so use them when you see fit. This includes simple things such as paragraphs and bold text, but also hyperlinks, code blocks, tables and images. Read more about how you can use formatting on the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting official MediaWiki website].
 == User Pages ==
-* Your user page is basically your own tiny personal website. You can put whatever you want there, but be responsible, inoffensive, and try not to use it as a sandbox.
+Your user page is your own tiny, personal space. You can put whatever you want there as long as you use common sense. Be responsible, inoffensive, and avoid using it as a playground.
 == Talk Pages ==
-Make sure to sign your messages using four tildes ([[User:TiMan|No order without chaos. ]] ([[User talk:TiMan|talk]]) 15:35, 15 July 2020 (CEST)).
+Make sure to sign your messages using four tildes. This will add your signature and a timestamp. Example:
 == Major Changes ==
-* Some edits can have drastic effects on the wiki. If you feel changes should be made to something important (like changing the functions of a high-use template), find somewhere to discuss changes, as other editors may have objections. One good place to discuss can be the [[Frictional_Wiki:Discord|Official Discord server]].
+Some edits can have drastic effects on the wiki. If you feel changes should be made to something important (like changing the functions of a high-use template), find somewhere to discuss changes, as other editors may have objections. One good place to discuss can be the [[Frictional_Wiki:Discord|Official Discord server]].
 If no one responds to your message about major changes, wait a while and bump your request again. If still no one responds to your message, consider your changes okay to do.