Guidelines

Latest revision as of 12:13, 1 November 2022

The Dogcraft Wiki's goal is to be the definitive source of information for everything about the Dogcraft Minecraft Server, Discord, Website and fan community of ReNDoG. The Wiki should be able to serve as a point of reference for both new players seeking to find out more about us as well as veterans wanting to learn about our history. To reach this goal, the Dogcraft Wiki is able to be edited by anyone with a free Dogcraft.net account; everyone is able to contribute to help improve the site.

These Wiki Guidelines serve to help accomplish this goal by outlining the best practices to take when editing here as well as explaining the various facets of the project. However, they are not absolute (with exception to vandalism, which is prohibited by Rule #23); rather they are in place to act as a frame of reference or help document to make the most of your contributions. If you'd like additional assistance with editing, please feel free to ask on the Dogcraft Wiki discord.

Summary of Guidelines

These are the main principles of our Wiki editing guidelines. For detailed information on a specific topic, see the links in the section below.

Create articles that are relevant and interesting to the Dogcraft community.
Write impartially and without bias, as though you are reporting on the topic.
Third-person is the best perspective for almost all passages of text on the Wiki.
An easy to create yet effective article layout is: introduce the topic - give detail about the topic - provide images of the topic.
Templates such as player templates, infoboxes and navboxes can improve the delivery of information, so be sure to use them.

Other guidance and policy concerning Wiki editors:

You may not be able to edit a small selection of articles with important information or that are vital to the smooth operation of the Wiki. If you feel something on these needs to be changed or updated, contact a Wiki Administrator.
Be aware that others can edit articles and be open to communicating and working with them when necessary.
Every Wiki user has their own userpage which can be customised and does not need to follow the Wiki writing guidelines.
Vandalism of the Wiki is not tolerated and is punishable by Rule 23 of the Dogcraft Rules.

Additional Information

Page Types

The Wiki contains a number of different page types across a few different Namespaces. For information on how to write different types of pages, click the links below:

Articles - Main content pages containing information about various topics.
Guides - Tutorial pages describing how to complete a task.
User Pages - Where users can write about themselves and show off their content.

Policies & Information

Vandalism - Further information about Rule #23 and vandalism on the Wiki.
Wiki Administrators - Information about the project leaders.
Namespaces - Information about namespace organisation on the Wiki.
Redirects - Redirect policy.
Page Protection - Page protection information.

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-{{Sidebar Internal}}{{DISPLAYTITLE:CWP:Guidelines}}Articles on the ''Cyberdog Nation Wiki'' should be '''informative''', '''helpful''' and '''answer''' all the '''questions''' someone may have about whatever the article topic is. Articles should also be impartial and cohesive, covering all the positives and negatives about the article's topic. In alignment with the [[Rules|server rules]], we also expect all articles to adhere to the "PG-13" policy, so inappropriate material is not permitted.
+{{Sidebar Internal}}
-The wiki permits articles about anything to do with the [[Dogcraft.net]] server. However, this does not mean everything is necessarily worthy of a page. We would rather have a smaller range of high-quality pages than a broad range of basic and low-quality pages. Often times a single page is more effective at explaining a topic than multiple; we want the wiki to be easy to navigate and gather information from.
+The '''Dogcraft Wiki'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s goal is to be the definitive source of information for everything about the Dogcraft Minecraft Server, Discord, Website and fan community of ReNDoG. The Wiki should be able to serve as a point of reference for both new players seeking to find out more about us as well as veterans wanting to learn about our history. To reach this goal, the Dogcraft Wiki is able to be edited by anyone with a free Dogcraft.net account; everyone is able to contribute to help improve the site.
-== Articles about builds ==
+These Wiki Guidelines serve to help accomplish this goal by outlining the best practices to take when editing here as well as explaining the various facets of the project. However, they are not absolute (with exception to vandalism, which is prohibited by Rule #23); rather they are in place to act as a frame of reference or help document to make the most of your contributions. If you'd like additional assistance with editing, please feel free to ask on the Dogcraft Wiki discord.
-* Insert an infobox - Use the 'build' template!
-* Don't forget to fill in your infobox with data, like who built it.
-* Provide at least one high-quality screenshot of your build. Add a caption to your picture.
-* When giving co-ordinates, you should put in the co-ordinates of the entrance to your build, not the center of it.
-* Be neutral. Don't word your article in a way that makes your build sound incredible.
-* Your article should make grammatical sense. Or, at least ask someone else to improve the grammar of your article.
-* When using references, refer to forum posts, in-game written books, discord messages, screenshots and quotes from others.
-* Link to other articles when appropriate.
-* Add your build to the 'builds' category and the appropriate world category (Survival 1/Survival 2/MCMMO/Amplified, etc)
-== Articles about projects ==
+==Summary of Guidelines==
-* '''What is a project? '''A project is a wider server initiative that involves multiple players, potentially across multiple worlds/across a larger area. It may not involve a specific build, but a larger number of builds that form the project. It is '''not''' a town/city, however, as those involve a number of builds from players in a smaller area.
+These are the main principles of our Wiki editing guidelines. For detailed information on a specific topic, see the links in the section below.
-* Insert an infobox - Use the 'project' template!
+*Create [[Dogcraft Wiki:Articles|articles]] that are relevant and interesting to the Dogcraft community.
-* Don't forget to fill in your infobox with data, like who is involved in the project/whether or not it is active.
+*Write impartially and without bias, as though you are reporting on the topic.
-* Provide images to explain your project.
+*Third-person is the best perspective for almost all passages of text on the Wiki.
-* Be neutral with your wording, address criticisms of your project.
+*An easy to create yet effective [[Dogcraft Wiki:Articles#Article structure|article layout]] is: introduce the topic - give detail about the topic - provide images of the topic.
-* Your article should make grammatical sense. Or, at least ask someone else to improve the grammar of your article.
+*Templates such as [[Dogcraft Wiki:Articles#Player template|player templates]], [[Dogcraft Wiki:Articles#Infoboxes and Navboxes|infoboxes]] and [[Dogcraft Wiki:Articles#Infoboxes and Navboxes|navboxes]] can improve the delivery of information, so be sure to use them.
-* When using references, refer to forum posts, in-game written books, discord messages, screenshots and quotes from others.
-* Link to other articles when appropriate.
-== Articles about towns/cities/bases ==
+Other guidance and policy concerning Wiki editors:
-* '''What is a town/city/base?''' A town or city is a group of builds, usually but not always from a variety of different players in a specific agreed area. Towns/Cities usually have a mayor or set of mayors who are in charge of building and managing the contents of a town. Bases are personal bases that feature a number of builds, but cannot be distinguished as towns or cities. Refer to the following table when distinguishing between towns/cities/bases.
+*You may not be able to edit a [[Dogcraft Wiki:Page Protection|small selection of articles]] with important information or that are vital to the smooth operation of the Wiki. If you feel something on these needs to be changed or updated, contact a [[Dogcraft Wiki:Administrators|Wiki Administrator]].
-{| class="article-table"
+*Be aware that others can edit articles and be open to communicating and working with them when necessary.
-!City
+*Every Wiki user has their own [[Dogcraft Wiki:User Pages|userpage]] which can be customised and does not need to follow the Wiki writing guidelines.
-!Town
+*[[Dogcraft Wiki:Vandalism|Vandalism]] of the Wiki is not tolerated and is punishable by Rule 23 of the Dogcraft Rules.
-|-
-|Has a large number of extravagant, detailed builds.
-|Has a smaller number of more basic, lower-scale builds
-|-
-|Is connected to major transport networks such as
-the SRN or NTN.
-|May have a smaller SRN connection
-|-
-|Has unique features that distinguish it from other
-places, such as a specific build style, unique builds
-or features that make it stand out.
+==Additional Information==
-|Has a more basic, general style. May have unique features
+===Page Types===
-or even a special build style but these features are not on a
+The Wiki contains a number of different page types across a few different [[Dogcraft Wiki:Namespaces|Namespaces]]. For information on how to write different types of pages, click the links below:
+* [[Dogcraft Wiki:Articles|Articles]] - Main content pages containing information about various topics.
+* [[Dogcraft Wiki:Guides|Guides]] - Tutorial pages describing how to complete a task.
+* [[Dogcraft Wiki:User Pages|User Pages]] - Where users can write about themselves and show off their content.
-scale where the place stands out to be a city.
+===Policies & Information===
-|-
+* [[Dogcraft Wiki:Vandalism|Vandalism]] - Further information about Rule #23 and vandalism on the Wiki.
-|Has large-scale farms or other facilities for citizens
+* [[Dogcraft Wiki:Administrators|Wiki Administrators]] - Information about the project leaders.
-of the city to use.
+* [[Dogcraft Wiki:Namespaces|Namespaces]] - Information about namespace organisation on the Wiki.
-|Has basic farms, or none at all.
+* [[Dogcraft Wiki:Redirects|Redirects]] - Redirect policy.
-|-
+* [[Dogcraft Wiki:Page Protection|Page Protection]] - Page protection information.
-|Is widely considered in the community to be a
-city; has reached a level of notoriety.
-|Is not widely considered to be city/has a lower level of
-notoriety.
-|-
-|''(Not a requirement, but a suggestion if your city''is a populated one'') ''A population of 25 players
-or higher.
-|''(Not a requirement, but a suggestion if your town''is a populated one'') ''A population of less than 15 players.
-|}
-* '''TIP''': Ask others - is your place a town, city or base? If your place is a single, isolated build then it may be more appropriate to label it as such.
-* Insert an infobox - Use the 'area' template!
-* Don't forget to fill in your infobox with data, like who manages the place/if it is actively expanding.
-* Provide images to showcase the area.
-* Be neutral with your wording, address criticisms of the place.
-* Your article should make grammatical sense. Or, at least ask someone else to improve the grammar of your article.
-* When using references, refer to forum posts, in-game written books, discord messages, screenshots and quotes from others.
-* Link to other articles when appropriate.
-* Add a navbox at the bottom of the world the place is in!
-== Articles about other things. ==
-When writing articles about other topics, please ask William278 for more information.
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