Wiki Editing Guide

Welcome to Utopia: Origin Wiki Editing Guide.

This page is meant to provide guidance in editing, by specifying several criteria and rules that the Editors should follow in order to create/modify pages.

Feel free to join us and contribute to this Wiki, thank you for considering to do so. Everyone is free to create a new page or edit any existing one.

Questions about wiki editing should be directed towards the administrators, an active administrator will assist. We are open to new ideas on improving the wiki content and organization. The purpose of our community and its staff team is to consolidate and make it grow.

* If you are new to editing, please check out our help page library.
* If you are new to the wiki and looking for ways to improve a page or create a new one, please see the Editing Rules and Conventions below, before starting.

## **Creating a New Page**

In order to create a new page, first of all **verify if a page for your chosen subject exists already** on the Wiki. To do this, use the **wiki search bar** (upper left corner of the screen).

* If you find an article referring to it, please edit the existing one and do not create a new page.
* If you don't find it, select the **new page** tab (upper right corner of the screen).

While creating a new page, the following rules should be followed:

### **First-hand information**

In order to provide correct information on a page, the editor should have personally verified it in the game. Bringing information from other sources, like YouTube/blogs or other (ex.: *"my friend said that...*), is **not allowed**, unless you own the YouTube Channel/blog **or** you have the information provider's agreement. Whenever an Editor uses info from other sources, credit will be given to it in the *Edit Description Field* which appears in the bottom of the edit page window.

### **Naming Convention**

* **Page Title**

The title of the new page will represent the exact name of the item in the game. If the in-game name contains any kind of grammatical error or doesn't correspond to the specific convention we use on this wiki, then the new Wiki page title will bear correction and will be written properly. In this case, a redirect page can be created with the in-game name of the item, specifying the link to the main page of that item. (See this example).

Example of Titles
 Bottom (female) - free Indian | Free Indian Bottom (F)

* **Notes**:
	+ The words in the titles will be **capitalized**. If you are not sure how to correctly provide capitalization, please use an online tool like this one.

### **Text**

#### **Text Styles**

* **Specific Items Pages**

The text on an *item page* will **briefly describe** the important details that characterize the subject. Although you are free to add any description you find relevant, it is advisable to stick to relevant information only. Example pages: Advance Garden Exp. Card and Free Indian Headdress.

* **General Information Pages**

This kind of pages refer to game mechanics. Feel free to create a text on your own, providing any necessary/interesting details. It still should remain concentrated on the main subject. Example pages: Raids, Events - General Presentation

* **Notes**:

- **Personal opinions** on a subject will be avoided. Phrases like *I think this item is not good.* and *There is a rumor that this item...* are not allowed on the wiki pages. This doesn't mean you can not tell others what do you think about the in-game content, on the contrary. The right place to do so, and invite others to participate, is the Wiki Discussion section. Feel free to create a new thread or a new blog, letting others know your opinion and thoughts. Also, wiki pages provide the possibility to discuss on their own *Comment* section (you can find one below each article).

- **Slang**, **abbreviations**, **term-substitution** and **familiarity** of the text style are not allowed on the wiki pages. Please keep a professional standard when writing a page. Keep it simple, clear and clean of irrelevant content and confusing terms. Example: a phrase like *"I am sorry I don't know more about this item"* is considered as **irrelevant content** and will be removed from the page. In the case of *The Furnace is used 4 smelting ore* - the word for the corresponding preposition will be typed.

#### **Grammar and Punctuation**

Any text on the Wiki pages will follow the **common grammar and punctuation rules**, this is **obligatory**. Errors, if any, can be corrected even after saving the page.

* all terms will be spelled correctly, applying capitalization where required
* punctuation marks will be used appropriately, to facilitate understanding of the content
* numerals will be used as such, especially in the infoboxes
* only abbreviations admitted on this wiki will be used, followed by a note/tag with explanation

### **Templates**

Before creating a new page, please check the Templates Category and choose the appropriate one for your subject.

If you don't find the template for the specific type of items, please contact an admin, notifying about the issue.

### **Categories**

Each wiki page is included in one or more appropriate categories. Check out the All Categories list and select the appropriate one for the subject you are working on. Example: all *ground mounts* should be included in the Category:Terrestrial Mounts and so on.

Categorization helps the wiki users to find the items of a certain type in one place. If a page misses categories, it will have a reduced access, therefore it is very important to add categories at the moment when a page is created.

### **Links / Tags**

Adding links on pages is a very useful editing tool, which allows to connect information of related subjects without repeating it multiple times on different pages. Please check out this guide on how to add links properly. The spelling of the link must correspond to the page title it leads to.

When adding a page-link to another one, the above rules will be followed, in order that the tag works properly. The Fandom special editing tools will allow a selection from available tags (from those that already exist on the wiki), once you start typing it correctly in the editing area. Incorrect spelling may lead to creation of double pages (having the same subject) which must be avoided (double pages will be deleted).

### **Images**

Images are important tools to help our readers have a more complete idea of the written information. Although there is no limit to the number of the uploaded pictures/videos, it is still advisable to upload **only relevant and useful** ones. Irrelevant images will be removed from the log.
See this guide on how to upload an image and how to add it to the interested page. If you need more assistance, ask an active wiki admin for help.

Criteria for image selection:

* must be **relevant** (must represent/refer to the subject of the page)
* must be of the best possible **quality** (the contents should be clear and visible, at least)
* must **not contain modifications** (Photoshop and other such programs can be used only to crop and resize an image, can not be used to deform/distort the original in-game image)
* image **size**: there are no particular requirements, currently the wiki admins are working on creating the standards. However, the images should not be of a very small size.

## **Editing a Page**

All the above written in the Creating a New Page section will apply in this case.

The following actions require previous knowledge and approval from Wiki Staff member/s (please reach out to an active admin with any suggestion of this kind, before proceeding, so we can discuss it together):

* renaming a page
* deleting a page
* moving a page
* creating new templates and categories

## **Wiki ToS**

The Utopia: Origin Wiki follows the Terms of Service applied on the Fandom domain. By accessing or using the Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understand and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use (or “Agreement“), whether or not you are a registered user of Fandom. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, then you should not use our Services.
Links for more information:

* Terms of Services
* User Rights
* Community Guidelines

## **Warnings**

Whenever a work is done, errors may occur, and it is not a problem, as long as the editor tries to correct them and improve. In any occasion you feel uncertain about how to proceed, please notify an active Admin and ask for help.

Please note, though, that if the above rules are not followed or broken deliberately, we'll have to apply measures, in order to prevent any damage to the previous work done by other editors, and to protect the Wiki overall.

The following behavior is considered to be *vandalism* and will be dealt with accordingly:

* editing to add gibberish
* removing previous information without reason
* deleting pages without reason
* renaming pages without reason
* disrespecting the above listed rules, after multiple warnings and advice on how to edit properly
* disrespect and/or rude behavior towards other editors or Wiki Staff
* other acts that can harm the wiki content and its purpose of serving the community of users

Please respect other people's work. Thank you, looking forward for a collaboration.