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Wiki Etiquette
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When editing pages just keep the following rules in mind:
General
- Be nice - don't be rude or offensive.
- Write in a way that is easy to understand and avoid local slang or phrases. Many of those who will read your text may not have English as their first language.
- Don't delete other people's contributions (unless you know what you are doing).
- Don't use too many acronyms.
- Avoid the "click here" phrase. Don't say: "More info about shape can be found here" but use "More info about shape can be found at Basic Live Shapes". I'd suggest avoiding it for external links as well.
- You may use SL Conventions as guidelines.
- A conscientious writer spends time to reduce the readers' efforts instead of avoiding writer's work.
- No marketing speech, SL is not an infomercial. See: Advertising on SL
About Comments
- You are free to contribute anonymously, but it is preferred that you sign your comments with your name (or handle). It is common to prepend the signature with '--' like this: "-- [Arno Hollosi], 1dan" (While you're at it, you are free to create your own wikipage and tell us about yourself. If you prefer you may put your rank on your homepage)
- Jonathan Cano: I've said it a few times before in other places and I'll reiterate it: I would like to recommend that folks place their name before text they write (like this passage) rather than sign at the end. This way if a passage is long you don't have to jump to the end (or wait until you get to the end) to see who is talking. This is how plays are typeset because it makes sense when there is lots of dialog.
- Morten Pahle: I think that this depends on the context. On some pages, where there is an obvious discussion going on and you add your opinion/arguments, I agree with you. On other pages, which are less 'discussive' and more 'descriptive', I think that the initial creator of the page, at least, should just leave his name at the bottom and not start the page with it.
- If you are commenting on / writing about game-related aspects, please leave your rank as well. This serves as a good guide for later readers.
Creating WikiNames
- A good Wiki Name is short and descriptive. If the name is logical and easy, many more people will link to it.
- Although you can take a whole sentence and crunch it up to make a Wiki Name, it is better style to constrain it to at most 5 words.
- Instead, try to make Wiki Names like you would make chapter titles in a book.
Refactoring Pages
Refactoring is the process where you sum up a page, shortening it, making it more accessible. Anyone who feels up to it may go ahead, but we suggest that you leave it up to frequent (experienced) visitors.
- Be objective - both pros and cons have to be represented correctly.
- Be careful with signed contributions - don't change their meaning.
- Give credit where credit is due. However, see Stating Authors.
- Use 3rd person or plural instead 1st person singular in your summary.
- Please also take a look at the Difficulty. If it's "Advanced" and you're a beginner, be cautious about changing something you don't understand.
- See Wiki Master Edit for more information.
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