Contributor Guidelines

Hi! Thanks for contributing to the *Quest Friends!* Wiki! I've organized what you need to know below, but don't worry too much about getting everything "just right." Anything you can add would mean a lot! Feel free to comment or message me if you have any questions, too.

*-Kyle*

## The Basics

*NOTE: These are the basics for the Quest Friends! Wiki specifically. If you need information on how to edit a Wiki page in general, Fandom has some helpful tutorials.*

There are three kinds of pages in the wiki: Complete Pages, Incomplete Pages, and Missing Pages.

* **Complete Pages** are pages that exist and don't have the Incomplete tag. They might need to be updated as new episodes come out or supplementary content (e.g. fanart) is created, but they're otherwise finished.
* **Incomplete Pages** are pages that exist but are missing big chunks of information. They have the Incomplete tag.
* **Missing Pages** are pages that don't exist, but should. For example, there are a lot of characters and episodes that need pages but don't have them!

Each page also has specific categories, which are listed under "Types of Pages" below. That being said, every page should be marked with the category "Flashback Future" "Hereafter" or "Mid-Season" as well.

If you want to start editing but don't know where to start, you can:

* Check out the Incomplete pages.
* Add a page for your favorite character, item, or episode!
* Look through other pages for red links; these are links to pages that should exist, but currently don't. You'll find a lot of red links in episode and chapter/arc pages.

## Types of Pages

Now let's go over each type of page. Under each section I've put some basic information about the page, as well as its categories and templates.

### Seasons

The main campaigns of the show! We already have pages for Flashback Future, the Mid-Season, and Hereafter, so there isn't a template to work off of. Instead, we just need to fill out the pages in more detail!

### Chapters/Arcs

**Template**
For Flashback Future, a "Chapter" is each unique title (e.g. Turingtown, One Neon Night). Meanwhile, in Hereafter, an "Arc" is an overall story akin to a season of a TV show. Each chapter will have the category "Chapters & Arcs."

### Episodes

**Template**
For Flashback Future, this is each individual episode. For The Cookie Crew, the Mid-Season and Hereafter, this is every clump of episodes sharing a name (e.g. Hilda's Rival, Die Card). For example:

* Ep. 1: Turingtown, Part 1
* The Cookie Two
* Dread w/Ari
* Hilda's Rival

When choosing the episode type in the infobox, choose "Main Campaign" for main episodes, "Spin-off" for Cookie Crew, Cryptid Cryptid, or Mid-Season episodes, and "Bonus" for all other episodes. Episodes have the category of "Episodes".

### PCs

**Template**
Any character that's been played by someone other than the GM. In some cases (such as Madeline Jefferjames, a character might be considered both a PC and an NPC. PCs have the categories "PCs" and "Characters".

### NPCs

**Template**
Any character that's been played by the GM. The full template doesn't need to be used for all NPCs; instead, smaller NPCs that are big enough to have their own page can simply just get a paragraph or two, in addition to the infobox on the side. It all comes down to how much you want to write! NPCs have the categories "Characters" and "NPCs". Additionally, if the character primarily serves as an antagonist, they have the category of "Antagonists".

### Locations

**Template**
A place! Typically a location is considered "minor" if it's only the focus of an episode or two and "major" if it spans an entire arc. Locations get the category of "Locations".

### Organizations

**Template**
An official to semi-official group, like JET.CO, The Heroes of Navarene, or The Bureau of Intermortal Enforcement. Organizations get the category of "Organizations".

### Creatures

**Template Doesn't Currently Exist.**
Any type of living being. A creature isn't typically considered a character or NPC, although in some rare cares (e.g. Aneen, The Apocrita) it might be. I'm not sure how I want to handle these yet; be creative! Creatures get the category "Creatures".

### Items

**Template Doesn't Currently Exist.**
A notable tool or McGuffin. I'm not sure how I want to handle these yet; be creative! Items get the category "Items".

### Lists

**Template doesn't exist.**
You'll find lists across pretty much every other type of page: if a major part of the page is organizing something in a list (like types of Dead), it gets the category "List". There are two types of list, each of which gets a category of the same name.

* **Alphabetical**: The entries are listed in alphabetical order.
* **Chronological**: The entries are listed in order of appearance based on which episode they first appeared in.