Getting Started

So you've joined The Lamplighters and now you'd like to contribute to this wiki. Where do you start?

This guide is intended to help those new to the wiki in how to contribute content, images and accreditation. If you have any questions or suggestions that you would wish to have added to this article, contact us! We wish to make this wiki as open and accommodating as possible to its many contributors.

- The Wiki Admins

## Make an Account

In the upper right hand part of the screen, you should see the image of a person in a circle which leads to a drop-down stating “Sign In” and below that (for this who don't already have a Fandom account, "Register". For newcomers without a previous Fandom account, click "Register" and follow the instructions on the next page to create your account.

Now you're ready to make your first page.

## Making a Page

To begin creating a Page of your own, start by navigating to the top of the page. Any page will do, including this one. In the top right hand corner of the wiki, there is a number that informs you of how many pages there are on the Wiki. Beside this number are a few options, the first of which is "Add a Page". Click this option, and on the line, give your page a name.

Be sure to consult our Page Naming Guide carefully! Those that do not follow the guidelines will be renamed by this Wiki Admins.

## Editing your Page

After creating your Page, the editor should automatically be open and you can start filling in the information right away. In the lower right corner, the blue "Save" button allows you to save and return to your page at any time.

If you are returning to a Page to edit it, or are editing an already created Page, at the top right where the Page's name is displayed, there should be a small blue tab called “Edit" which has a pencil icon. Click it and it will bring you back to the edit page. You should see a text box with nothing in it for new Pages, or a outline of the previously written words.

## Visual Editing vs. Source Editing

There are two ways to edit your articles on The Lamplighters wiki.

* **Visual Editing** is the default way to edit your articles. It includes easily usable buttons and options similar to a text editor which can help to format the content of your Page. The Fandom staff have provided several Tutorials that you can reference while editing to better help with formatting your Page. If there are any other questions not covered, contact one of the Wiki Admins, and they will advise further.
* **Source Editing** is a more hands-on way to add special templates and edit the code that makes up your article. There is a Source Editing Tutorial that you can look through for ideas on how you can give the Pages you create a creative touch.

## Images

Adding images to your Page gives it a dash of colour and makes it immediately stand out from the others. This is where a wisely chosen image comes in handy.

To maintain the thematic stylings of the wiki, we ask that all images be timely of World of Warcraft, or tied to the game in a sensible way. This is true of character drawings (digital and traditional), screenshots and other images.

So you have your image at hand. What's next?

### Uploading an Image

There are two ways to upload an Image onto the Wiki:

* On the Page you wish to add your image to, select the "Edit" option as described above in the Editing your Page section. Once this is selected, and Visual Editor is chosen, select the "Media" option from the grey bar at the top (this option has the image of a photograph). Once chosen, choose the 'Upload' tab. You can either select your image, or click and drag it to the indicated space. When you are complete, select 'I agree to image policy and terms of use' (assuming you are the owner of the image, see 'Accreditation' below) and select Upload from the top right corner.
* If you wish to upload an image without a current Page in mind for it, at the top of any Wiki page, you can see the options indicated beside the Page Number indicator. Select the three vertical dots option to bring a drop-down menu. From there, select "Add New Image". Click 'Choose file' and select your chosen image. Give it an appropriate title (this title will be used if adding the image to multiple places on the wiki), a summary including proper accreditation and the correct choice of licensing for this image. Once complete, select 'Upload file'.

### Displaying an Image

You may directly link to an image on the wiki by selecting the Media option on the top bar when editing. Type in the name you gave to your image and select it (if you have difficulty finding it, ensure the spelling of the file name is correct and that the size and file format is appropriate).

typing, *[[File:xxx]]*, where *xxx* is the file extension. To make the picture appear on the right side of your text, type, *[[File:xxx|right]]* ("left" will make the image appear on the left, and "center" will center it).

There are several options you can perform to better position and format your image when selected.

#### ***Type***

The type determines if the image is a thumbnail, if it is framed, and if it has a border or is borderless. Causes image to be displayed with specific formatting (For example, the Compass here is a captioned thumbnail).
#### ***Location***

Location depicts where your image appears on the page. The choices are 'right', 'left' or, 'center' which determines its placement.
#### ***Size***

Selecting the pixel size (e.g. 250 x 272px), scales the image to the given width, keeping its aspect ratio.
#### ***Caption***

Write in any caption if you wish your image to have one in the labelled text box in Advanced.
## Accreditation

If you add something to any Pages that you create but you did not create yourself, **you need to give credit when credit is due!**

### Crediting Text

* If a decent amount of text on your page is from a source that you did not wholly write yourself, add "Adapted from (Source)." at the bottom of the article in a section titled "References". If possible, add an external link to the source.

For further guidance on what is expected, visit the Crediting Content page.

### Crediting Images

If you are using images on the Wiki, be sure to include artist's credit whenever necessary. When uploading images, add full details of the image, the artist and its source to the page. Always credit the image's creator on the image's file page before uploading it. Always be careful that you have the proper permissions to use the image before adding it to the Wiki.

* If it is an image other than an in-game screenshot (even if you made it yourself!), please credit accordingly on the image file page.

## More Tips

* There are things that have not been covered in terms of formatting among other things. Feel free to look them up and impress others.
* Be creative. These pages are created by users for others to enjoy, so go wild and have fun with them.
* If you like the way someone has created their page, feel free to view the source and use what they made. Wiki is open source for a reason!
* Vandalizing is not tolerated. Any forms of vandalizing others pages or creating offensive pages will be dealt with through a variety of suspensions or bans.

## References

The layout on this guide's page has been sourced and edited from the content on the Moon Guard Wiki. This guide has been updated extensively due to changes between Wikia and Fandom layouts, but the guide still showcases good practice when creating and accrediting wiki content. Source