New User Guide

== New User Guide ==
Welcome to the New User Guide! This is for users new and old to learn or re-learn how to use this wiki, and most other FANDOMS. This guide will tell you how to join a clan, how to make a page and other things that you might need to know!
== Rules ==
To see the rules, go to this page.
== Joining a Clan ==
=== Requesting to Join ===
If you wish to join a clan, then go to the bar under the wiki title, and select Clans. Here you can pick a clan to view and see all the cats in that clan, as well as the Roleplaying that has been done so far. If you see a clan you like, then look at the top of that page, and you will see the owner of that clan.
==== MoonClan ====
Moonclan is currently owned by Silverwhisker. To request a join, please go to her page, and message her that you would like to join.
==== CliffClan ====
CliffClan is currently owned by the admin, with a new owner coming soon. To request to join,
==== LakeClan ====
LakeClan is currently owned by Silverwhisker. To request a join, please go to her page, and message her that you would like to join.
==== SteppeClan ====
SteppeClan is currently owned by Storkbork. To request a join, please go to their page, and message them that you would like to join.
=== Request Forms ===
To request to join a clan, you will need to fill out this form:
==== Request Form ====
Name:
Gender:
Clan:
Age:
Rank:
Appearance:
Personality:
Other(optional):
== Creating a Clan ==
Creating a Clan is currently unavailable, please contact the admin for more details
== Creating or Joining a Loner Group ==
=== Creating a Group ===
To create a loner group, make the page and call it User:Your name/GROUPNAME and then go from there. The group can have its own special allegiances- makeup ranks as you please. However, there are a few rules to making groups:
1. They cannot have a clan name.
2. The leader cannot get any extra lives (which means no leader name like "Redstar").
3. They won't have any "special" territory on the Map (whenever it's made). Rogue groups live in the Unclaimed territory. So, they can't be a direct threat to the main clans without special permission from admins. 
Other than that, you can be as creative as you want. Just note that the unclaimed territory is mostly woodland, with the addition of the twoleg place and some beachfront. So if you have your rogue group located in a desert or on an island, they won't be anywhere near the clans and so they won't be able to interact with any of the other characters. 
=== Joining a Group ===
Joining a loner or rogue group is fairly easy and simple. Just message the leader of the group, and give them the information (that meets the group ranks), and wait for your cat to be accepted or denied. Then, you must create a page.
== Creating a Page ==
Once you have successfully joined a Clan/Loner Group, or for any other reason, you now need to make a page for your cat.
Every wiki page has an 'Add Page' button at the top. Click on it, name your page, and get started! If the name is already chosen, you will have to contact admin or pick a different name.
You'll want to start by giving the briefest description, like 'Blazepaw is a ginger tabby she-cat with golden paws. She has amber eyes and a long tail'.
Then, you will need to add the table of info. Click on insert in the bar at the top of your text, and look for Infobox. Click on that, and you will be given a few choices. For now, you want to select the Cat option. Fill out any data that you can, and you can leave some blank until they need to be filled in. I recommend that you try to find a picture of your cat, or draw one. Once you are done, click done, and it will insert your box into the page.
Below is a recommended format for your cat:
=== Character Info ===
# Description
## Appearance
## Personality
# History
## Background
## Roleplay
# Relationships
## Family
## Friends
## Love Interests
## Rivals
## Other
# Images
# Trivia
You don't have to use this, but it is used by most members of this FANDOM. A good example to follow is Flurryfern.
== Roleplaying ==
Roleplaying is what this wiki is mostly about, so if you didn't know how to roleplay, then this wiki wouldn't be for you. But this guide is here to teach you about this wiki, so read on to know how to roleplay.
The roleplay part of a Clan is at the bottom of the page, found on that Clan's main page. There are a few rules to roleplaying, all found here. If you want to roleplay, just go to the roleplay section of your Clan, click the edit button, and start typing. Try to follow what everyone else is talking about, and not talk about something completely off-topic. This isn't a rule, it's more of a suggestion. So get out there, and start Roleplaying!
== Editing ==
Editing is really simple. If you have an account, then just go to any page, even your profile page, and look for the edit button. There are 2 types of editing: Visual, and Source. Using whichever one you want, start typing out what you wish to put on the page your editing, and when you're done, click save to publish your edit. Just note that some pages are not to be edited, and if you have found a page like that and edited it by accident, the admin will notify you of your mistake, and let you know why.
== Other Things ==
=== Links ===
==== Creating Links ====
If you need to create a link, highlight the word, and go to the top, where a chain is seen. Click that, and a table should show up under the highlighted word. You can create a link to a different page on this wiki, by typing in the page name. If it doesn't show up, then don't worry. Once you are done, click the done button, and the link will now be available once you have finished editing.
==== Creating Links (Profiles) ====
If you want to create a link to yours or someone else's profile, then you'll want to follow the same steps as above. Then, put this down instead of the page link:
[[User:Your name|Nickname]]
As an example, if you put [[User:Blazeheart Blaze]], then you'd be creating a link to Blaze's profile. However, if you want to shorten that link, or put the link underneath a different word, put down [[User:Blazeheart Blaze]], and beside the name, put down the word you'd like to be shown instead. For example: [[User:Blazeheart Blaze|This is an example]] would show up as This is an example, but would send you to Blaze's profile.
== FAQ ==
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