Contributing to the Wiki

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## Contributing to the Wiki

The most important part of contributing to the wiki is making sure your content fits well within the style and existing content on the wiki. Anybody is allowed to edit these pages, so making sure you know what to do and how to do it will make yours and future editors' editing experience go smoothly!

When you make an edit on an existing page, please make sure to add a brief description of what you changed in the **Edit Summary** box on the top right of the editing screen. This lets other editors and content moderators know what you did at a glance without having to check the page itself.

We do not allow spamming, vandalism, or any destructive edits to be done on this wiki. Bans will be handed out and action will be taken to protect pages that are commonly vandalized or otherwise edited maliciously.

## Editing Guide

We recommend using the **Source Editor** for the majority of edits on this wiki. For those unfamiliar with this editor, using the **VisualEditor** is fine, though some editing actions are unsupported (i.e. adding information to templates). After making an edit, double-check for spelling and grammar errors before **Previewing** your edits with the **Mobile** or **Desktop** options.

All pages should look similar to other pages in that category. For example, all Animal-related pages should use the same general format. Examples of these formats can be found further down in this guide.

If you would like to test out code before applying it to a page, consider making a sandbox page by typing User:Name/sandbox (with "name" being replaced with your exact username) into the **Title** box when creating a new page. You should bookmark this page as there is no direct link to this page once it is created.

#### **General Guidelines**

* Do not use slurs, swear words, or anything offensive in articles, comments, blog posts, or any other written post of any kind. This is not only rude but can get you banned from editing articles and/or posting comments.
* Do not use first-person pronouns in articles (i.e. we, you, I, us, etc.).
	+ Do not address the reader as "you." Instead, use words like "player(s)" to refer to readers. (i.e. instead of saying, "*you* will need Gold Coins...," say, "*the player* will need Gold Coins...").
* You do not need to refer to *Animallica* in your articles since every article on this wiki will be about *Animallica* and content related to it.
* Use the {{spoiler}} tag on anything that should require it. All Legendary animals, items, and weapons should have their locations spoiled.
* Use the {{PAGENAME}} Magic Word in place of a page's title whenever possible, as it makes name changes easier to roll out.

#### **Uploading Images and Videos**

* Please give your images/videos relevant titles if possible. Media names like "image133424.jpg" do not tell viewers what is in the photo. A name such as "mustang\_dapple\_grey.png" is a lot more informative and easier to use in Source Editing mode.
* All images/videos outside of Infoboxes and tables should be added to the **Gallery** in the **Extra Info** sections. This reduces clutter and keeps media in a neat viewing area.

#### **Using Templates**

**Templates** are a way of adding formatted items to a page without having to type out all the raw code involved. With Templates, editors only need to provide entries for the various fields in the form of an image or data. Several Templates are used throughout the wiki; in order to edit these, you must be in **Source Editor** or the **VisualEditor.** The former option allows for more precise edits to the Template, while the latter occasionally includes unused or irrelevant data entry boxes. We highly encourage the use of the **Source Editor** for this reason.

See This Page for all current templates. New template documentation and formats are in the works.

### **Important Editing Resources**

#### **Minor Templates**

* {{Stub}} - Used when a page has incorrect formatting, lots of missing information, or is generally unhelpful
* {{Under Construction}} - Used when a page is actively being edited and/or updated to reflect its current status in-game (i.e. a new update changed an animal's location)