Help:Etiquette

This page will help teach you some common courtesy and manners you will find when editing the Chewiki. Please also see our rules.

Preview before saving

When editing a page, don't save as soon as you think you're done. Press the preview button to see how everything will look when it's saved, just in case you might have screwed up some formatting, for instance. You can also look over the article and see if you've missed anything. This way, you can avoid spending five minutes repeatedly saving one small section.

Mark edits as minor

Fixed a link? Some spelling? Maybe added a small note? This is probably a minor edit. Mark it as minor so that users checking the list of recent changes can filter it.

Sign your posts

On talk pages, sign your posts like so: --~~~~. This automatically stamps your username and time of editing on a page. Do not put this on the main page; it is reserved for discussions only. It will help users keep track of who said what.

Be respectful to other editors

Don't go around insulting other editors, even behind their backs. When improving someone else's page, don't make fun of them in your edit summary.

Explain everything

When you edit something, it may not be obvious. If you removed something, not everybody will know why. Write in your edit summary a brief explanation for why you changed something. Was the humour not up to standards? Why was somebody else's edit undone? Your reasons will be visible in the page history for future reference.

Do not undo an edit for one reason

If somebody made major changes to an article and one thing you disliked, don't undo the entire thing. Simply remove the offending part manually so that their information is not lost abruptly. Undoing and reverting edits should be saved for only when it's obvious and small.

Discuss deletions!

If you put a page up for deletion, please leave a notice on the talk page why. We won't delete something just because you don't like it.

Ask for help before doing something major

About to do something that could be potentially controversial? Discuss the idea with other users before doing it. This way you can get support and some ideas. Also view some other pages as examples you can follow, and make sure what you're planning hasn't already been done.

Don't blank pages

If you are a pooper and you blank your own page for whatever reason, it will be undone. Doing so is quite frankly stupid, and it limits the usefulness of this wiki.

Do not spam

If you spam on this wiki repeatedly, you will be blocked. This includes putting gibberish in pages, blanking pages entirely, or advertising.

Don't start edit wars

Discuss! Use the talk page; they exist for a reason. That way you and the other users can settle your difficulties and maybe come up with a compromise instead of undoing other people's edits just because.

Be yourself

Don't pretend to be a generic Internet tough guy. Act on Chewiki as you would in real life. This is meant to be a fun website, so just kick back and enjoy.