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== Categories ==

A category is a special kind of page that easily groups pages together for navigation and classification purposes. A list of all categories is available at [[:Category:Categories]]. Any new page added should be given a minimum of one category, and it should be the most specific category available. Editors unsure of where to place a page should at a minimum place the page into [[:Category:Categories]] and then post in some public place they did so, that way a more seasoned contributor can more appropriately classify it.

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Fleff, due to his nature as the gamemaster and curator of the game this wiki is dedicated too, is entitled to all above permissions at his request. He is also capable of vetoing any request for advanced permissions and ordering the disabling of any user's account, along with directing that any advanced permissions an editor has being revoked.

== Why can I mark edits as minor? ==

The intended effect of the box that says "This is a minor edit" is to allow those that review page history to differentiate between edits which are negligible, such as fixing spelling, punctuation, or grammar, from edits which actually add, remove, or edit content. This is somewhat useful on larger wikis (though even the English Wikipedia debates it's usefulness<ref>On their own page for the subject, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Minor_edit Help:Minor edit], it's written "''It's acceptable to never mark a single edit as "minor". If other editors complain about your use of the "minor" edit flag, then it's likely a good idea to stop using it.''"</ref>), but for the purposes of ''this'' wiki, it is '''irrelevant'''.

It is encouraged that editors never tick the box, regardless of the edit's content.

== Footnotes ==

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 == Categories ==
 A category is a special kind of page that easily groups pages together for navigation and classification purposes. A list of all categories is available at [[:Category:Categories]]. Any new page added should be given a minimum of one category, and it should be the most specific category available. Editors unsure of where to place a page should at a minimum place the page into [[:Category:Categories]] and then post in some public place they did so, that way a more seasoned contributor can more appropriately classify it.
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 Fleff, due to his nature as the gamemaster and curator of the game this wiki is dedicated too, is entitled to all above permissions at his request. He is also capable of vetoing any request for advanced permissions and ordering the disabling of any user's account, along with directing that any advanced permissions an editor has being revoked.
+== Why can I mark edits as minor? ==
+The intended effect of the box that says "This is a minor edit" is to allow those that review page history to differentiate between edits which are negligible, such as fixing spelling, punctuation, or grammar, from edits which actually add, remove, or edit content. This is somewhat useful on larger wikis (though even the English Wikipedia debates it's usefulness<ref>On their own page for the subject, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Minor_edit Help:Minor edit], it's written "''It's acceptable to never mark a single edit as "minor". If other editors complain about your use of the "minor" edit flag, then it's likely a good idea to stop using it.''"</ref>), but for the purposes of ''this'' wiki, it is '''irrelevant'''.
+It is encouraged that editors never tick the box, regardless of the edit's content.
 == Footnotes ==
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