Board Thread:Wiki Discussion/@comment-27713488-20180106040608

It seems the wiki has grown to the point that we should write up some official guidelines for interacting with others and contributing content. I don't want to overwhelm people with guidelines, but we should definitely have some for issues that have already happened. Here are some ideas:

General:
 * don't post sexually explicit images, even if they are screenshots of the game (text is okay in moderation) [because of Wikia Terms of Use]
 * also try not to post images consisting only of text - just quote the text
 * article comments are for discussion of the article itself, not so much the article's topic. The comment system is also not well suited to extended discussions, which should generally go in our Forum, especially speculation and fan theories.
 * be aware that in article comments and the Forum, sometimes comments don't post unless you refresh and retry, so take precautions.

Editing:
 * in main namespace articles, don't include story info, or any info that might be falsified by future changes, from patron-only patches. it's okay to discuss spoilers and record data in forum threads and user pages, but please mark it accordingly.
 * use standard criteria when deciding whether an edit is a "minor edit" (not relevant to logged-out users)
 * don't use the edit summary to ask questions or send messages. but do give us an edit summary.
 * don't delete relevant information without discussion, especially if it isn't yet recorded elsewhere on the wiki
 * don't make sweeping changes or change headings without discussion, and leave anchors when changing headings
 * for page and section headings, Wikipedia-style capitalization [I also think we should specify American English and use of the serial comma, though no one's had an edit war over it yet]
 * numbers formatted as in the game: dot and not comma for decimal point, commas every three digits for large numbers
 * I think we had a standard for formatting sex scene listings but I can't remember where it was written down
 * try not to hide info relevant to the article's subject in footnotes. some level of this is OK when it would otherwise stretch out a table cell.  