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This article is a beginner's guide to editing CivWiki. If you have questions or want additional help, feel free to join the CivWiki Discord.

See also CivWiki:Editing Projects for ongoing projects that you can help with!

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FAQ

Q: How do I edit a page?

The excellent editing guide on Wikipedia explains how to edit and format a page. Wikipedia also has:

You must first create an account in order to edit CivWiki.

Q: How do I create a page?

Go to the url for the page you want to create and press "create".

Q: How do I upload an image?

Click the Upload file link in the left sidebar.

Q: How do I create a redirect?

Create a page with the following: #REDIRECT [[Mechanics and Plugins]]. This will create a redirect from that page to Mechanics and Plugins.

Q: How are templates used?

A template can standardize and save large amounts of time. To add a template to a page click 'Edit source' and paste in the template.

An example template is Template:Coord, used to affix a link to CCMap centered on specified coordinates. To center on x=0, z=0 with a viewing radius of 100, paste {{Coord|0|0|100}}. This will render as 0, 0

Q: Is there anywhere I can experiment with editing?

Yes! feel free to use CivWiki:Sandbox to experiment with editing, formatting, or getting familiar with MediaWiki (the software behind both Wikipedia and CivWiki).

Writing standards

Per CW:DEFER, articles on CivWiki follow Wikipedia's manual of style and are written from a neutral point of view. Nevertheless, CivWiki is not Wikipedia: in particular, content that is not written from a neutral point of view can remain as long as it is clearly stated to be opinion.

References

References should be used whenever possible. They can be anything from reddit posts, links to discord messages(screenshots of discord messages are also okay but a link is preferred), imgur albums/pictures, newspapers, or anything that has a name attached to the source which is easily verifiable.

Tips

Page checklist

In addition to content standards consider:

Relevant images to break up long walls of text
A short summary at top that can be understood without reading the full article
Page is not a stub (i.e. pages is too short to provide a relatively encyclopedic coverage of a subject
- Searching Civ subreddits and discords for relevant content will often turn up useful information, references and images
"If an article's title is a formal or widely accepted name for the subject, display it in bold as early as possible in the first sentence" (see here)

Dating information

Information that may quickly go out of date should be dated. (E.g. the population of X is 40 should be replaced with the population of X is 40, as of January 2020). If you find information that is not dated, affix the template:

{{when}}

Templates

Category:Civ templates has a number of useful civ-specific templates that may be useful.

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-This article provides a starting point for beginner editors. For more help and to answer any questions the [https://discordapp.com/invite/H74bEUp CivWiki Discord] is highly advised. If you are looking for current Wiki projects and priorities see [[CivWiki:Editing Projects]].
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+This article is a beginner's guide to editing CivWiki. If you have questions or want additional help, feel free to join the [https://discordapp.com/invite/H74bEUp CivWiki Discord].
+See also [[CivWiki:Editing Projects]] for ongoing projects that you can help with!
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 == FAQ ==
-[[File:CivWikiLarge.png|thumb|Thank you for editing CivWiki!]]
+[[File:CivWikiLarge.png|thumb|200px|Thank you for editing CivWiki!]]
+=== Q: How do I edit a page? ===
+The excellent [[Wikipedia:Help:Introduction|editing guide on Wikipedia]] explains how to edit and format a page. Wikipedia also has:
+* [[Wikipedia:Help:Introduction to editing with VisualEditor|A tutorial for the visual editor]]
+* [[Wikipedia:Help:Introduction to editing with Wiki Markup|A tutorial for the source editor]]
+You must first [[Special:CreateAccount|create an account]] in order to edit CivWiki.
 === Q: How do I create a page? ===
-Search for the desired page name and press the central red link.
+Go to the url for the page you want to create and press "create".
-You must [https://civclassic.miraheze.org/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Welcome+to+the+Civclassic+Wiki create an account] in order to edit.
 === Q: How do I upload an image? ===
-Click the [https://civclassic.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Upload Upload file link] in the left sidebar. Ensure you include attribution : this can be as simple as providing a link to the original source in the Summary section.
+Click the [[Special:Upload|Upload file]] link in the left sidebar.
-=== Q: How do I format a page? ===
+=== Q: How do I create a redirect? ===
+Create a page with the following: <code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Mechanics and Plugins]]</nowiki></code>. This will create a redirect from that page to [[Mechanics and Plugins]].
-There are two methods of editing, pressing 'Edit' or 'Edit source'. 'Edit' opens the WYSIWYG visual editor which is suited for simple edits. It is advised to use `Edit Source` for more complex formatting. The best way to improve formatting is by example : view the source of [[Welcome to the Civclassic Wiki#Model_pages|high quality pages]] and copy the relevant wikitext and surrounding brackets: e.g. <code><nowiki>{{infobox ... }}</nowiki></code>.
-Formatting is less important then content. It is better to submit an edit with poor or non-existant formatting than not to submit at all.
 === Q: How are templates used? ===
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 An example template is [[Template:Coord]], used to affix a link to CCMap centered on specified coordinates. To center on x=0, z=0 with a viewing radius of 100, paste <code><nowiki>{{Coord|0|0|100}}</nowiki></code>. This will render as {{Coord|0|0|100}}
+=== Q: Is there anywhere I can experiment with editing? ===
-== Writing standards ==
-Generally CivWiki follows the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Simplified_Manual_of_Style Wikipedia Manual of Style] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view]. Common academic writing guidelines should be followed such as avoiding the use of first person in articles and references should be used when possible. Nevertheless, CivWiki is not Wikipedia:
+Yes! feel free to use [[CivWiki:Sandbox]] to experiment with editing, formatting, or getting familiar with MediaWiki (the software behind both Wikipedia and CivWiki).
-* Content that does not take a neutral point of view can remain hosted on CivWiki as long as it is affixed with [[Template:Neutrality_warning]]
-* The standards for topic verifiability and notability are of necessity much lower on CivWiki
+== Writing standards ==
-This is not to say that that low quality content is encouraged. All CivWiki content that is not affixed with warnings should follow Wikipedia quality standards to the greatest possible degree.
-=== CivWiki:Neutral point of view ===
-CivWiki hosts many types of content. Some content is created with no intention of presenting information from a neutral perspective. This is permissible, yet to avoid confusion this content must be marked with [[template:Neutrality warning]]. If you wish to have a version of page with a neutral point of view (NPOV) and a version of a page without NPOV, make the NPOV the main page and create a new sub page (without NPOV) by adding '/NW' to the current page url.
+Per [[CW:DEFER]], articles on CivWiki follow [[WP:SMOS|Wikipedia's manual of style]] and are written from a [[WP:NPOV|neutral point of view]]. Nevertheless, [[CW:NOTWP|CivWiki is not Wikipedia]]: in particular, content that is not written from a neutral point of view can remain as long as it is clearly stated to be opinion.
-=== CivWiki:Obsolete ===
+=== References ===
-Content that does not make clear it is highly outdated should be marked with [[template:Obsolete warning]]
-=== CivWiki:References ===
 References should be used whenever possible. They can be anything from reddit posts, links to discord messages(screenshots of discord messages are also okay but a link is preferred), imgur albums/pictures, newspapers, or anything that has a name attached to the source which is easily verifiable.
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 === Page checklist ===
-In addition to content standards consider :
+In addition to content standards consider:
 * Relevant images to break up long walls of text
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 ** Searching Civ subreddits and discords for relevant content will often turn up useful information, references and images
 * "If an article's title is a formal or widely accepted name for the subject, display it in bold as early as possible in the first sentence" (see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lead_section#Format_of_the_first_sentence here])
-=== Redirects ===
-Create a page with acronym name to redirect (e.g. Page name is TdC and redirect
-<code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Tierra de Conciencia]]</nowiki></code>)
 === Categories ===
+To add a page to a category, add <code><nowiki>[[Category:category_name]]</nowiki></code> to the bottom of the page. For instance, to categorize a page as a civlization, add <code><nowiki>[[Category:Civilizations]]</nowiki></code> to the bottom of the page.
-To categorize a page, link to the category in the article source
-(eg. Category is Civilization <code><nowiki>[[Category:Civilization]]</nowiki></code>). Some useful categories can be found at [[CivWiki:Navigation]]
-=== File naming ===
-Files should be saved with relevant names and summaries. Files can then be easily searched using Special:ListFiles or Special:NewFiles.
-When uploading flag images to the wiki, follow the format
-<code><nowiki><Nation name> <subdivision name (if applicable)> <flag></nowiki></code>
-(e.g. A valid file name would be Mount Augusta Insula flag.png)
 === Dating information ===
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 <code><nowiki>{{when}}</nowiki></code>
-== Resources ==
+=== Templates ===
-=== Sandboxes ===
-Use [[Civ Classic:Sandbox]] to experiment with formatting
-=== Useful Templates ===
-====[[Template:Neutrality warning]]====
-<code><nowiki>{{Neutrality warning}}</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>{{Neutrality warning|section}}</nowiki></code>.
-====[[Template:Obsolete warning]]====
-<code><nowiki>{{Obsolete warning}}</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>{{Obsolete warning|section}}</nowiki></code>.
-====[[Template:Coord]]====
-<code><nowiki>{{Coord|X|Z|R}}</nowiki></code>
-This Coord template links to a CCmap with those coordinates. However, if you're looking to link coordinates to a different map, like 3.0 or 2.0, use <code><nowiki>{{CivcraftCoord2|X|Z|R}}</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>{{CivcraftCoord3|Shard|X|Z|R}}</nowiki></code> and for CivRealms 2.0 use <code><nowiki>{{CR2Coord|X|Z|R}}</nowiki></code>  .
-==== Infobox ====
-*[[Template:Infobox civilization]]
-*[[Template:Infobox alliance]]
-* [[Template:Infobox person]]
-* [[Template:Infobox treaty]]
-* [[Template:Infobox settlement]]
-* [[Template:Infobox newspaper]]
-* [[Template:Infobox political party]]
-==== Navboxes ====
-Nations (CivRealms)
-[[Template:CRNation]]
-Quadrants (CivClassics):
-* [[Template:Sovereign States of the Northwest]]
-* [[Template:Sovereign States of the Northeast]]
-* [[Template:Sovereign States of the Southwest]]
-* [[Template:Sovereign States of the Southeast]]
-Shards (Devoted Hell):
-* [[Template:Sovereign States of Asmodeus Shard]]
-* [[Template:Sovereign States of Brimstone Shard]]
-* [[Template:Sovereign States of Cerberus Shard]]
-* [[Template:Sovereign States of Deracinate Shard]]
+[[:Category:Civ templates]] has a number of useful civ-specific templates that may be useful.
-Alliance:
-*[[Template:Entente]]
-*[[Template:NATO]]
-*[[Template:UDF]]
-*[[Template:SATO]]
-* [[Template:Thomas Archipelago Union]]
-Organization
-* [[Template:Olympics]]
-[[Category:Wiki]]
+[[Category:CivWiki administration]]