Getting Started

## Coining Sources

* When adding creation times, exact dates are preferred over vague ones: For example, **18th August 2015** is better than **August 2015** is better than **2015**. However, approximate time frames are always preferred over a year only. It is preferable to write out the date in the format **Day of Month, Year** (example: 18th August 2015) to avoid confusion between users who may use DD/MM/YY and users who may use MM/DD/YY format.
* Always specify what platform the pronouns were coined on, e.g. FANDOM, Discord, Tumblr.
* When creating pages for pronouns coined by yourself, you **must** credit your FANDOM account or desired social media via a **link** on the page, along with the date or approximate time frame you created them, and where it was coined, whether that was on Discord, Tumblr, the Forums, or Instagram.

## Editing

* When adding information of content not created by you, please add a verifiable source.
* When linking to external sites in references, archive all links - **especially tumblr links** - with the Wayback Machine.

## Making New Pages

* The easiest way to make a new pronoun page is to enter the Source Editor of an existing page (for example, They/Them), and copy across the code after exiting the editor and clicking Add New Page in the upper right-hand corner of the Wiki.
* It is discouraged to make a new page unless the pronouns have a verifiable source, or are coined by you.
* When creating pages for pronouns created by yourself, you **must** credit your FANDOM account or desired social media via a **link** on the page, along with the date or approximate time frame you created them and where it was coined.
* Always use **Capital Case** for your page titles. In other words, Capitalise Each Word Like This.

### Adding New Pronouns

* When adding new pronouns, quickly search the wiki to make sure the page does not exist.

**For Nounself Pronouns:**

* Pronouns based on the same noun **MUST** be on the same page. For example, **vo/vos, vo/void,** and **voi/void** would all be on the same page.
* Pages for nounself pronouns **MUST** be titled "[noun]self". Example: "**Voidself**".
* Pronouns based on "related" but separate nouns should be separate pages. For example, **doeself** and **stagself** would be separate pages, despite both being deer-related.

**For Emojiself Pronouns**:

* All pages must be titled "**[emoji] Pronouns**". Example: "🌛 Pronouns". All variations (if any) of the pronoun **MUST** be on the same page.

**For Non-Themed Pronouns** *(Pronouns that are not nounself or emojiself pronouns)*: Each pronoun may have a separate page; combination pages are up to the discretion of the coiner(s).

* All pages **MUST** be titled with the **nominative** and **accusative** forms of the pronoun(s), in this format: "**Nominative/Accusative"**.
	+ Example: "They/Them"
* Combination pages should be titled the **ORIGINAL** form of the pronouns. For example, a page containing **Shi/Hir** and a variation such as **Shi/Hyr** would be titled "**Shi/Hir**", as those were the original form.
	+ When the original form of the pronouns cannot be determined, the page should be titled with the **most complex form** of all pronouns included on the page. For example, a page containing **Shie/Shies** and a simpler variation such as **Shi/Shis** should be titled "**Shie/Shies**".
	+ If the simpler form (example: **Shi/Shis**) was **NOT** created as a variation of a more complex pronoun, it may have its own page.

## Adding Pronoun Flags to Pages

* Basic Text Tutorial:
	+ Click the three dots next to the "ADD PAGE" button in the top right-hand corner of the Wiki.
	+ Select "Add New Image".
	+ Title your image appropriately and as simply as possible. Images that are titled as keysmashes, "screenshot-[DATE]", "image0", or similar are liable to deletion and re-upload or renaming.
	+ The simplest way to add a flag is to go into the Source Editor of a page, select a line where you would like your flag to appear, and input this code:

```
[[File:IMAGE_TITLE.PNG|thumb|Flag Description.]]

```

* Replace **IMAGE\_TITLE.PNG** with the name of your file and its appropriate extension (JPEG, JPG or PNG), and click Save.

## Adding Controversial or Exclusive Pronouns

* Controversial pronouns are typically understood to be pronouns based on reclaimed slurs or human rights movements, although that is not a hard rule.
* The general advice for this is **only post reclaimed slur pronouns based on slurs that YOU can personally reclaim.**
* In regards to Movement-based pronouns, this is more specific to BLM and Stop AAPI Hate, but obviously don't post pronouns related to that unless you are Black or AAPI.
* If posting pronouns that are exclusive to a certain identity like slur-based pronouns, an explanation as to **why** they are exclusive to that identity is mandatory. Pages may be subject to deletion if the exclusivity of the pronouns is not easily verifiable. An example of an explanation is as follows:

> `This Pronoun Set is generally considered exclusive to [Identity] individuals, due to [history of the word, controversy in the community, etc]`
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* An example of a filled-out explanation is as follows:

> `Auti/Autiself pronouns are generally considered exclusive to autistic individuals, due to being directly derived from the name of the neurodivergency itself.`
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