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| '''Wiki''' || A website that has a system in place to allow collaborative editing rather than a central authority dictating content, such as a blog. Think the [https://zeldawiki.wiki/wiki/Main_Page Zelda Wiki], or [https://www.fandom.com/ Fandom] itself.

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| [[wikipedia:Main Page|'''Wikipedia''']] || More properly known as the ''English'' Wikipedia, it is the online encyclopedia that everyone knows of.<ref> Keep in mind that there are versions of Wikipedia in various languages, such as [https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Portada Spanish] and [https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagina_principale Italian]. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Complete_list_of_Wikimedia_projects Click me] for a full list.</ref>

| [[wikipedia:Main Page|'''Wikipedia''']] || More properly known as the ''English'' Wikipedia, it is the online encyclopedia that everyone can edit that everyone knows of.<ref> Keep in mind that there are versions of Wikipedia in various languages, such as [https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Portada Spanish] and [https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagina_principale Italian]. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Complete_list_of_Wikimedia_projects Click me] for a full list.</ref>

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| [https://wikimediafoundation.org/ '''Wikimedia'''] || A non-profit foundation that performs the administration and systems upkeep of the various language editions of Wikipedia.

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This risk is mitigated by [[mw:Help:Redirects|redirects]], but that's entering a "not-getting started guide" level of detail.

== Categories ==

'''All''' pages should receive a category; a special kind of page that easily groups pages together for ease of navigation and classification. A list of all categories the website holds is available at [[:Category:Categories]]. If making a new page, please place it in the ''most specific'' category. For example, if creating a template for a war game action, place it in [[:Category:Actions]] rather than [[:Category:Game mechanics]].

If completely unsure, at ''least'' place it in [[:Category:Categories]] and alert known wiki editors so they may better categorize it.

Adding a category is done by clicking the [[wikipedia:Help:VisualEditor#Editing categories|three horizontal bars button next to the pencil in Visual Editing mode]]. In markdown mode, add the text <code><nowiki>[[Category:<category-name>]]</nowiki></code> anywhere on the page. For stylistic reasons, it should be at the very bottom.

== Page protection ==

You may notice that certain pages on this website cannot be edited. Instead of seeing <code>Edit</code> or <code>Edit source</code>, you may see <code>View source</code>. An example would be [[:File:EDCLogo.png]]. This means a page has been protected by a site administrator from editing. Very few pages are given this treatment, since editing is already by it's nature selective given user accounts must be requested ~~before being created~~, ~~but~~ it ~~does happen~~.

You may notice that certain pages on this website cannot be edited. Instead of seeing <code>Edit</code> or <code>Edit source</code>, you may see <code>View source</code>. An example would be [[:File:EDCLogo.png]]. This means a page has been protected by a site administrator from editing. Very few pages are given this treatment, since editing is already by it's nature selective, given user accounts must be requested manually.

This is typically reserved for templates or other kinds of pages that could cause things on the website to break or appear broken. While these errors are not always hard to correct, it may cause panic or confusion among readers and newer editors.

If you find such a page ~~protected~~ and need it to have some kind of edit done, notify a [[Special:ListUsers/sysop|site administrator]].

Regardless, if you find such a page and need it to have some kind of edit done, notify a [[Special:ListUsers/sysop|site administrator]].

== Permissions ==

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 | '''Wiki''' || A website that has a system in place to allow collaborative editing rather than a central authority dictating content, such as a blog. Think the [https://zeldawiki.wiki/wiki/Main_Page Zelda Wiki], or [https://www.fandom.com/ Fandom] itself.
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-| [[wikipedia:Main Page|'''Wikipedia''']] || More properly known as the ''English'' Wikipedia, it is the online encyclopedia that everyone knows of.<ref> Keep in mind that there are versions of Wikipedia in various languages, such as [https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Portada Spanish] and [https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagina_principale Italian]. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Complete_list_of_Wikimedia_projects Click me] for a full list.</ref>
+| [[wikipedia:Main Page|'''Wikipedia''']] || More properly known as the ''English'' Wikipedia, it is the online encyclopedia that everyone can edit that everyone knows of.<ref> Keep in mind that there are versions of Wikipedia in various languages, such as [https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Portada Spanish] and [https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagina_principale Italian]. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Complete_list_of_Wikimedia_projects Click me] for a full list.</ref>
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 | [https://wikimediafoundation.org/ '''Wikimedia'''] || A non-profit foundation that performs the administration and systems upkeep of the various language editions of Wikipedia.
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 This risk is mitigated by [[mw:Help:Redirects|redirects]], but that's entering a "not-getting started guide" level of detail.
+== Categories ==
+'''All''' pages should receive a category; a special kind of page that easily groups pages together for ease of navigation and classification. A list of all categories the website holds is available at [[:Category:Categories]]. If making a new page, please place it in the ''most specific'' category. For example, if creating a template for a war game action, place it in [[:Category:Actions]] rather than [[:Category:Game mechanics]].
+If completely unsure, at ''least'' place it in [[:Category:Categories]] and alert known wiki editors so they may better categorize it.
+Adding a category is done by clicking the [[wikipedia:Help:VisualEditor#Editing categories|three horizontal bars button next to the pencil in Visual Editing mode]]. In markdown mode, add the text <code><nowiki>[[Category:<category-name>]]</nowiki></code> anywhere on the page. For stylistic reasons, it should be at the very bottom.
 == Page protection ==
-You may notice that certain pages on this website cannot be edited. Instead of seeing <code>Edit</code> or <code>Edit source</code>, you may see <code>View source</code>. An example would be [[:File:EDCLogo.png]]. This means a page has been protected by a site administrator from editing. Very few pages are given this treatment, since editing is already by it's nature selective given user accounts must be requested before being created, but it does happen.
+You may notice that certain pages on this website cannot be edited. Instead of seeing <code>Edit</code> or <code>Edit source</code>, you may see <code>View source</code>. An example would be [[:File:EDCLogo.png]]. This means a page has been protected by a site administrator from editing. Very few pages are given this treatment, since editing is already by it's nature selective, given user accounts must be requested manually.
+This is typically reserved for templates or other kinds of pages that could cause things on the website to break or appear broken. While these errors are not always hard to correct, it may cause panic or confusion among readers and newer editors.
-If you find such a page protected and need it to have some kind of edit done, notify a [[Special:ListUsers/sysop|site administrator]].
+Regardless, if you find such a page and need it to have some kind of edit done, notify a [[Special:ListUsers/sysop|site administrator]].
 == Permissions ==