Blog:A Guide to Wiki Editing

The Stoneworks Wiki is, and always will be, a free wiki for those to post their works, nations, characters, information about events, etcetera. Here's a guide on how to make proper articles, and what there is to be respected.

'''Note: This is only a recommended way of doing wiki pages. You do NOT have to follow everything listed here on this list, but for the sake of organization, be courteous, as Wikia is very outdated, and janky at times, especially with formatting and editing. But be aware that some things on this list are indeed apart of the Wiki Rules, and should be respected at all costs.'''

Style and Format
The Stoneworks Wiki is a digital encyclopedia for the world of Rathnir, Eldham, and Jadgas, as well as future expansions.

The Four Pillars
The Wiki is an Encyclopedia

The Stoneworks Wiki combines the many aspects of players nations, characters, themselves and various other things involving the world. Stoneworks Wiki is not a soapbox, an advertising platform, a vanity press, an experiment in anarchy or democracy, an indiscriminate collection of information, or a web directory. It is not a dictionary, a newspaper, or a collection of source documents, unless it is located on the official Discord or otherwise.

The Wiki is written from a neutral point of view

We strive for articles in an impartial tone that document and explain major points of view, giving due weight for their prominence. We avoid advocacy, and we characterize information and issues rather than debate them. In some areas there may be just one well-recognized point of view; in others, we describe multiple points of view, presenting each accurately and in context rather than as "the truth" or "the best view". All articles must strive for verifiable accuracy, citing reliable, authoritative sources, especially when the topic is controversial or about another player. Editors' personal experiences, interpretations, or opinions do not belong on the wiki.

The Wiki is not an entirely public domain, but most parts of the Wiki are free to use with permission.

Unlike Wikipedia, Stoneworks Wiki has areas of the wiki that require permission from the original author to write. Images such as maps, music or screenshots are otherwise free to use, as they fall under fair use, due to the original source coming from said game. However, original images, music and such that have tags on them, must be asked for permission before use. In general, it is courteous to ask permission before modifying, copying or using others works before doing so. Some articles are best to ask permission entirely before using them to avoid conflict. Images used from DeviantArt, Tumblr, Twitter or other sites including the official Stoneworks Discord that have a statement saying "Do not repost my image" or has no permission to reuse their artwork (as in, the image is only located on their page and nowhere else), may be taken down to protect Stoneworks Wiki from a DCMA violation. For images that seemingly have no problem from the original author to repost it, should be given credit and a link to the original source, as well as the appropriate tag.

Players of the Wiki should treat each other with respect and civility

Always remember, that the Stoneworks Rules still apply on the wiki. It is required that you act respectful and civil toward others that makes something you strongly disagree with. Even though it is okay to banter, as long as it does not turn into something that offends someone, there is little to no issue. We are trying to make sure the wiki is accessible to everyone, so that means you should give everyone a chance, and make the necessary changes should they mess up or struggle.

Format Recommendation
We understand that English is not a first language for people. However, there is a format that one should remember whenever writing their articles to make it look neat, professional, and readable.

Whenever you have a title of an article, bolden it. This way, when the reader looks at the article, they will know what the name of it is. This is always a norm seen on many wikis unless it's an event.

Example of an article that follows this format.

Some articles such as events are not really required to follow the same format, and usually prioritizing the date. However, for certain cases, the event in question may be bolden to help make it look neat. But from what is seen on Wikipedia, mostly involving crises and wars in the Contemporary Era, they do not seem to do this. If you need examples on how to write in a certain format, look up any current ongoing crises, wars, or events. But you may also use the traditional bolden first format.

It is always recommended to date your articles in the US (Month Day, Year, or June 10, 2021 for example) way. Abbreviated dates are not recommended as it confuses other users that are not familiar with the way the dating format. International use of this (Day Month, Year or 10 June, 2021 for example) may be used as well, as there is no difference except the number swapping with the month.

If one is to put down headers, it is recommended you do not use underline, bold and italics, nor the semicolin, colin key for it is unnecessary. Instead, simply put in the header name, and put down the content below without worries.

Abbreviated names are not recommended to be used on the wiki, as they can be abbreviated in the article. For example: The UBSR is a short abbreviated name for the United Burgamerian Socialist Republic. It is easier to put UBSR, but this does not look professional. If you want to put an abbreviated name to link to your nation, or a misspelling of a name, it should be a redirect.

When you are finished with writing an article, make sure to check the contents. If your article is about something that has an appropriate template that comes with it, add it. Check if your article also has appropriate categories added to it. Meme categories should not be used.

A blog, web hosting service, social networking service, or memorial site
The wiki was created with intents on having people post nations, characters, players and events that happen in the world of Rathnir, Eldham and future content. It was not created to be a person's personal soapbox, nor a place to add their own opinions and thoughts in a blog format, nor adding emoticons to their sentences. This is also not the place to post content that is not related or relevant to Stoneworks.

#rathnir-memes or #the-memes
The wiki was designed to be an information center, not a circus. If you wish to post meme related content, there are appropriate areas to do it, such as the official Stoneworks Discord where you can post your memes there.

An Advertisement Board
The wiki is not a place where you may advertise your content on. Advertisements such as nation discords are not recommended, for you are exposing yourself to potential hackers or scammers joining your Discord if Wikia ever gets hacked. In addition, a person will not enjoy seeing an advertisement to join a nation on the wiki page. Instead, the #nation-adverts channel on the Stoneworks Minecraft Discord should be used, for it is the safest way to gain users, in addition to having moderators be able to keep track of what nations are on the server.

An uploading site
There is a good uploading site called Imgur, in which you may post your images in high quality without spending any money. Posting images on the wiki for your personal storage is not recommended, and is considered spammy. It also reduces the image quality, and makes it worse when you save it, especially to PNGs.

A battleground
Do not start edit wars with people simply because they get rid of something. There is usually a good reason why it was removed or deleted. In addition, do not try to edit back and forth with other users. If you have an issue with an article being inaccurate, derogatory, or it being questionable, get a wiki moderator in on the situation, and they will handle it. It is also not a place to import grudges and personal vendettas, creating articles specifically to attack other people. These types of things are to be handled off site, particularly by opening a ticket and talking to a moderator or administrator.

Not compulsory
There is no pressure if you do not have an article about your nation, character or whichever. The Wiki is simply a place to store these ideals. You may post your content on a Google Doc if you feel more comfortable sharing it that way. We understand the wiki is very janky and hard to use at times, since it is old. But you are not obligated to create any article about anything. Just do note that there may be a chance someone else may do it for you. If you do not like this, tell the user, and if they refuse, tell a wiki moderator. For those who have content on the wiki, you are not obligated to change everything right away. You are entitled to take as long of a break as needed, and may edit the article whenever you like.