Evindale Wiki Guidelines

Please read these guidelines before contributing.

## Vision Statement

To create an invaluable, factual and concise repository of information on the world of Evindale. A gateway for Evindwellers old and new to expand their knowledge and create their own characters and stories within the world.

## Guidelines

Steve has put a lot of time and effort into creating this world and crafting these stories and it is only right we show him and the world the proper respect they deserve by recording his creation in the most professional and well presented way possible.

These are principles all editors are expected to adhere to when contributing to the wiki.

### Register an Account

Although any visitor can edit the wiki, creating a user account is more beneficial. By logging in you have a record of contributions / edits, and it is easier to communicate and collaborate with others. Registering an account also provides access to enhanced editing features, including a "watchlist" for monitoring articles you have edited previously.

### The Wiki is not a blog

It is not an appropriate venue or soapbox to promote or expound your personal theories or opinions. Keep it factual.

### Maintaining a Standard

We wish to maintain the standards already set on the wiki, by this we ask all contributors to use the tools at their disposal, for example:

#### The Search Bar

Save yourself time and effort by searching the wiki
to see if the contribution you want to make
already exists and it also helps with the next tool.

#### Spellcheck

Check all of your spelling / grammar before publishing.
If you are unsure of an unusual spelling of a character etc. Search the wiki,
it is probably there already in another article for you to reference.

#### Formatting

Unsure of how to present the info on a character?
Go to an existing character to see how it is done. This applies to all related
articles, we like to keep a uniform look to the pages. Please ask before changing the format of any page as it may need to be a change implemented across the entire category or deemed to be better elsewhere.

#### Check the help section

We will be creating a more personal help section to
cater to our own created assets for the wiki but there is a vast amount of
official Fandom Wiki Help pages also at your disposal.

#### Do not upload any media

Any media uploaded must be done by the admins only. This is to avoid copyright issues and to make sure the media is appropriate, free to use or has the copyright holders consent.

#### Ask for help

This is the big one, if you can't find the information or you are still unsure ask one of the admins. Don't be afraid to ask, in the long run it means less work for everyone.

#### Contributing does not mean ownership

The admins reserve the right to edit, remove or revert any contributions deemed incorrect, inaccurate or not suitable for the wiki.

That being said, the survival and growth of any wiki requires participation so if you spot an error, correct it. If you can improve an article, please do so. However, it is important not to be reckless. Many new editors feel intimidated about contributing to Wiki at first, fearing they may make a mistake. The worst that can happen is that your first edits are deemed not to be an improvement and they get reverted. If this does occur, treat it as a positive learning experience and ask the reverting admin for advice.

Thank you for reading,

Caffinated Viking - The Wiki Wizard