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Editing Help:Etiquette
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− | This page will help teach you some common courtesy and manners you will find when editing the Chewiki. Please also see our [[Help:Rules|rules]] | + | This page will help teach you some common courtesy and manners you will find when editing the Chewiki. Please also see our [[Help:Rules|rules]]. |
==Preview before saving== | ==Preview before saving== | ||
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==Sign your posts== | ==Sign your posts== | ||
− | On talk pages, sign your posts like so: <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>. This automatically stamps your username and time of editing on a page. Do not put this | + | On talk pages, sign your posts like so: <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>. 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== | ==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. | 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. | ||
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==Explain everything== | ==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 | + | 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. |
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==Do not undo an edit just for one reason== | ==Do not undo an edit just 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 | + | 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!== | ==Discuss deletions!== | ||
− | If you put a page up for deletion, please leave a notice on the talk page | + | 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== | ==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 | + | 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== | ==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 | + | 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== | ==Do not spam== | ||
− | If you spam on this wiki repeatedly, you '''will''' be blocked. This includes putting gibberish | + | If you spam on this wiki repeatedly, you '''will''' be blocked. This includes putting gibberish in pages, blanking pages entirely, or advertising. |
==Don't vandalize other people's user pages== | ==Don't vandalize other people's user pages== | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
− | ==Use good | + | ==Use good humour== |
− | When you're adding | + | When you're adding humour, we demand ''quality''. Do your jokes involve rape, homosexuality, bodily functions, or possible racist/sexist remarks? If so, don't add them. Those are bottom-of-the-barrel jokes and we will not accept them. Write intelligent or fun, witty humour. We don't need stuff you'd find on ''[[Family Guy]]''. |
==Don't ignore criticism== | ==Don't ignore criticism== | ||
If a user has posted on your talk page requesting for you to stop doing something (such as plugging yourself, making stupid pages, or writing in non-English languages), then respect that and follow. If you ignore and continue your ways, you will be blocked. | If a user has posted on your talk page requesting for you to stop doing something (such as plugging yourself, making stupid pages, or writing in non-English languages), then respect that and follow. If you ignore and continue your ways, you will be blocked. | ||
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==Be yourself== | ==Be yourself== | ||
− | Don't pretend to be a generic Internet tough guy. Act on | + | 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. |
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