Help:Editing Guide

The Editing Guide is a resource for users who are editing articles on the Dmod Wiki. Our goal is to provide readers with a clear, concise, and factual information regarding Dmod.

If you are looking for a general guide on how to edit any article on MediaWiki, please refer to MediaWiki's official editing guide. This guide should be used in conjunction with the Category Guide.

Good Faith

All edits made on the Dmod Wiki should be made in "good faith," meaning that they are done with the intention to improve or expand upon the wiki. Users are usually given the benefit of the doubt, but if users make edit(s) that are clearly not in good faith, the edit(s) will be reverted. In extreme cases, the user will be blocked for a period of time.

General Guidelines

Formatting

To ensure a consistent appearance of all articles, please keep the following points in mind:

• In NPC, feature, map, etc. articles, the first mention of the article's title should be written in bold. (Example: Noclip is a tool for players to fly...)

Grammar and Spelling

Grammar is very important in articles; it helps establish an understanding between the editors and the readers of an article.

• This wiki is written in American English. This is for ease of editing. Please do not edit pages to change these spellings.
  • If you'd like to verify a spelling, a list of differences between American English and British English at these links: A-M N-Z
• Add commas (,) and periods (.) where needed. Oxford commas should be standard in a list of three or more items. (Ex: Noclip, Camera, and Flashlight)

Article Outlines

NPC Articles

Click here for details about the order, organization, and content of npc articles.

Creating New Content

Article Creation

All registered users have the ability to create an article. We ask that you do not create unnecessary or off-topic articles. You may make personal pages for your user, these are provided by default when you make an account. (Example: Queen Hazard's Page) It is good to check if the article already exists under a different name before creating it. (Example: "Dmod Tutorials" does not need to be made, as "Tutorials" already exists)

• Do not create articles that are closely related to other articles. (Example: Do not create an article entitled "Zombie Attacks," as there is already an article entitled "Zombie" containing that information)
• When new updates are released, some NPCs, features, and maps may not have articles on them. If this is the case, users are allowed to create a page based on NPC, map, or feature.
• Please refer to the Article Outlines when creating new articles.

Category Creation

Every registered user has the ability to make categories. It is good to have an admin's permission before making a category. Be sure to check the Category Guide for all of our already existing categories.

• Do not create categories on fan-made content.
• Generally, a valid category should contain at least five (5) articles.
• Before making a category, ask yourself: "Will the wiki benefit from this, or will it just be extra clutter?".
• Do not create unnecessary or irrelevant categories. (Example: While "Category:Zombies" is an acceptable category, "Category:Zombies with green blood" is not)
• Do not create categories that already exist under a different name, or for sets of characters who are easily found elsewhere. (Example: Features may be easily found in the navigation block, and do not require a category)