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There is a These [[http://wikipedia.mozdev.org/index.html Firefox Extension for editing the wikiStyle|guidelines]]are not meant to make Wurmpedia a bureaucracy, which I find very usefulbut to make it easier for everyone to edit and discuss.

Consider creating [[MetaWikiPedia:Templates]] for text that is often used. Templates could All of the relevant game, chat and forum rules should be used abided by when making modifications to make menus, headers, and footers. The main WikiPedia use them a lot. For example: [[MetaWikiPedia:Template:H:f_Help|Help Footer]]the Wurmpedia.

===Basic guidelines===* Keep pages short and to the point, proof read before saving to avoid multiple edits.* Avoid use of HTML when wiki markup will do.* Keep the content of the article focused.* Be respectful of others. ===Discussions===* Put discussion on the '''discussion''' or '''talk''' tab (every page has one).* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Signatures Sign your name] at the '''end''' of your comment.* Put your comment below all the rest under a given and relevant header.* Do not interrupt other peoples comments.* Put new topics under a new header at the '''bottom''' of a page. ===Editing etiquette===* Avoid deleting other people's work.* If you must delete and something you deleted reappears, '''do not''' delete it a second time. Use <s>strikethrough</s> and work it out with the other person using the '''discussion''' tab (every page has one) or the user's '''discussion''' tab (every user has one). You can use may also start a topic in the [http://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/forum/119-wurmpedia-wiki-maintenance/ Wurmpedia forum maintenance section]. ===Basic Wikisyntax===For a complete list of syntax, visit the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Mediawiki page] on formatting. Not everything listed may be available on the Wurmpedia due to internal restrictions. <div align="left">{| style="border:1px solid #A3B1BF; -moz-border-radius:10px; text-align:left; background:#f5faff; width:65%"|-<!--COLUMN HEADINGS-->| width="25%" style="background: #cee0f2; padding: 0.3em; text-align:center;"|'''Description'''| style="background: #cee0f2; padding: 0.3em; text-align:center;"|'''You type''' | width="25%" style="background: #cee0f2; padding: 0.3em; text-align:center;"|'''You get'''|-<!--1ST HEADING-->| colspan="3" style="background: #cee0f2; padding: 0.2em; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;" | Applies anywhere|-<!--1ST ROW 1ST COLUMN-->|Italicise text|<!--2ND COLUMN--><tt><nowiki>''italic''</nowiki></tt>|<!--3RD COLUMN-->''italic''|-<!--HORIZONTAL LINE-->|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"||-<!--2ND ROW 1ST COLUMN-->|Bold text|<tt><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></tt>|'''bold'''|-|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"||-|Bold and italic|<tt><nowiki>'''''bold & italic'''''</nowiki></tt>|'''''bold & italic'''''|-|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"||-|Internal link<br />(within Wurmpedia)|<tt><nowiki>[[name of page]]</nowiki></tt><br /><tt><nowiki>[[name of page|display text]]</nowiki></tt><br />|'''name of page'''<br />'''display text'''<br />|-|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"||-|Redirect to another page|<tt><nowiki>#redirect [[Target page]]</nowiki></tt>|redirect '''Target page'''|-|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"||-|External link<br />(to other websites)|<tt><nowiki>[http://www.example.com]</nowiki></tt><br /><tt><nowiki>[http://www.example.com display text]</nowiki></tt><br /><tt><nowiki>http://www.example.com</nowiki></tt>|[http://www.example.com]<br />[http://www.jtidyexample.com display text]<br />http://www.example.com|-|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"||-|Sign your posts <br />on talk pages|<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>|'''Username''' {{CURRENTTIME}}, <br />{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC) |-<!--2ND HEADING-->| colspan="3" style="background: #cee0f2; padding: 0.2em; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;" | Applies only at the beginning of the line|-|Headings<br />of different sizes|<tt><nowiki>==level 1==</nowiki></tt><br /><tt><nowiki>===level 2===</nowiki></tt><br /><tt><nowiki>====level 3====</nowiki></tt><br /><tt><nowiki>=====level 4=====</nowiki></tt>| ==Level 1=====Level 2=======Level 3=========Level 4=====|-|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"||-|Bulleted list|<tt>* one</tt><br /><tt>* two</tt><br /><tt>** two point one</tt><br /><tt>* three</tt>|* one* two** two point one* three|-|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"||-|Numbered list|<tt># one</tt><br /><tt># two</tt><br /><tt>## two point one</tt><br /><tt># three</tt>|# one# two## two point one# three|-|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"|&nbsp;|-|Thumbnail image|<nowiki>[[Image:Question icon.png|thumb|50px|Caption text]]</nowiki>|[[Image:Question icon.png|thumb|50px|Caption text]]|}</div> ==Misc== Refer to the help page on [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing WikiMedia.org]<br>Refer to [[Style]] for guidance on rules that help to maintain Wurmpedia's standards.<br><br>There is a [http://wikipedia.mozdev.org/index.html Firefox Extension for editing the wiki], which is very useful. Consider creating [[MetaWikiPedia:Template]] for text that is often used. Templates could be used to make menus, headers, and footers. The main WikiPedia use them a lot. For example: [[MetaWikiPedia:Template:H:f_Help|Help Footer]]. Some [[:Category:Template|common templates]] here are::*<span style="color: #000000;background:#E6FFE6;"><nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki></span> which marks a page as being a stub and lists it in the [[:Category:Stub]] page.:*<span style="color: #000000;background:#E6FFE6;"><nowiki>{{cleanup}}</nowiki></span> which marks a page´s layout as requiring attention.:*<span style="color: #000000;background:#E6FFE6;"><nowiki>{{copyedit}}</nowiki></span> which marks a page´s spelling or grammar as needing improvement.de You can use [http://jtidy.sourceforge.net/ JTidy] to convert HTML snippets to Wiki syntax.----[[Help:Contents]] | [[Help:Interwiki linking]] | [[Help:Style]][[Category:Wurmpedia help]]