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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.)
Signing contributions
- 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)
- On discussion pages? it is preferable to have your name precede your comment. Article-like pages, which are not subject (anymore) to discussion, can be signed at the bottom.
- 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.
Adding comments
- When contributing to a discussion, put your material at the end, so that the page makes sense when read from top to bottom.
- When you answer a question, put the answer after the question.
- When you add a new item to a list, put it in alphabetical order or in its logical position.
- When you add a new item to a page of miscellany like MetaDiscussion, put it at the top with the date.
Creating WikiNames and pages
- A good Wiki Name is short and descriptive. If the name is logical and easy, many more people will link to it.
- Do not add pages without any reference to them. (See adding pages).
- 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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