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Wiki Etiquette
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When editing pages just keep the following rules in mind.

General

  • Be considerate - 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.
  • Make use of Discussion pages and other subpages.
  • 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. It is easy to make mistakes when you hold strong views about the material you are editing.
  • Be careful with signed contributions - don't change their meaning.
  • Be aware of context. Moving material or deleting or moving surrounding material can change meaning.
  • Use links and crossreferences where appropriate.
  • 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.
  • If the page title turns out to be not appropriately chosen, put the suggested change at Page Name Change Requests.


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