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Wiki pages are a valuable asset to players on the server, along with to yourself. But, it is important to create a wiki page that is informative, follows proper formatting, and looks good. <br>
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==Pages about players==
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===Creating a User Page===
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User pages are great to let people know about you by giving a short biography about yourself. They should be in the format of User:{Your Name Here}. User Pages are to be written in 1st person, contain mostly OOC content, and be relevant to the server.
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===Creating a Player (RP) Page===
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<h2 style="margin:.5em; margin-top:.1em; margin-bottom:.1em; border-bottom:0; font-weight:bold;">KiWiki Help</h2>
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An Player page, similar to a User page, is about you. But, a Player page is focused on RP. They are to be written in 3rd person and contain nothing about your life outside of RP.
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==Creating/Editing an Article==
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===Creating===
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Articles are the filling of of any wiki.But, they should be used in discretion. When making an article, you should ask yourself this question: "Is this topic notable enough that people will want to read about it?" If the answer is yes, then you are ready to continue.
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===Formatting===
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While there is no correct way to make a wiki page, it is suggested that you make an attempt at making it look clean. Other information on formatting can be found [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents/ here]
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<span style="font-size: 140%;">[[Wiki Rules]]</span><br />
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====Headings====
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Rules for the wiki.
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Headings, which are made like this- <nowiki>==article title==</nowiki>- keep your information organized and easy to read. You can make lower-level headings by adding equal signs, like <nowiki>===article title=== or ====article title====</nowiki>.
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====References====
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Referring to other resources can add validity to your article, along with helping people with further resources. Articles are referenced like this: <nowiki><ref>Kiwike.se</ref></nowiki>
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<span style="font-size: 140%;">[[Help:Contents/Browsing|Browsing the Wiki]]</span><br />
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====Links====
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How to help keep the wiki clean while browsing
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Linking can help bring people to other, relevant resources. Links within the wiki or to other wikis are made like this: <nowiki>[[Article title]]</nowiki>, and outside links are referenced like this: <nowiki>[http://Kiwike.se kiwike]</nowiki>
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==Editing==
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Make sure all edits to the wiki are constructive, adding to the integrity of the article. Destructive posts are not acceptable, and may lead to a ban. Also, please no flaming in wiki articles, that is almost guaranteed to lead to a ban.
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<span style="font-size: 140%;">[[Help:Contents/User-Player Pages|User-Player Pages]]</span><br />
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Detailed information on User and Player pages
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<span style="font-size: 140%;">[[Help:Contents/Editing|Editing and formatting]]</span><br />
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How to properly format and write a wiki page
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Revision as of 15:03, 7 March 2012

KiWiki Help

Wiki Rules
Rules for the wiki.

Browsing the Wiki
How to help keep the wiki clean while browsing

User-Player Pages
Detailed information on User and Player pages

Editing and formatting
How to properly format and write a wiki page

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