Help:Getting Started

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Welcome to the Let's RP Wiki! We are glad to see that you're interested in helping out. Editing a wiki can be overwhelming at first with the number of pages that exist and the new writing language (wikicode) to learn, but it won't be long before improving and changing the wiki becomes second nature.

Quick Start

For the eager editor, this guide should show you a few of the steps to take before making your first edits.

  1. Register an account here.
    • The Discord channel is where we organize our page edits, ask for assistance, and discuss possible changes
  2. Explore our editing guides
  3. Make your first edit!
    • We suggest editing your Userpage. You can put just about anything there. Try making a page like one of the Example articles.

Some suggestions for things to do

After you've familiarized yourself with basic editing on your userpage, it's time to make some important, world-changing edits!

  • Browse the Tasks page to see some general and maintenance tasks that need to be worked on
    • This includes things like filling out stub pages (Which are missing some content) or adding detail to article pages for Characters, Factions, or Businesses.
  • Adopt a page! Pick a page and make it the best page on the wiki. Fill it in with up to date info, and a good number of interesting images.
  • Patrol the Recent Changes log to revert vandalism, help out other contributors, or suggest improvements.

Additional Reading

  • Project:Editing: a collection of guides on editing the wiki.
  • Help:Editing: A general overview of editing syntax. Basic formatting code and how to edit/create pages.
  • Style Guide: A guide for the "style" of wiki pages. Mostly useful when first creating a page or adding large sections. Includes formatting for dates, linking, and citatios.

References

An important part of wiki editing is references, citations, and sourcing. It's important to have primary sources for any facts or information that is posted on the wiki for correctness and to reduce misinformation.