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'''Getting Started''' | |||
''' | =Account Creation= | ||
In order to prevent vandalism and bot spam, self-creation of accounts has been disabled.<br> Therefore you need to ask''' '''''@Dwarden''''' '''for an account [http://discord.gg/arma at our discord], or on [https://forums.bohemia.net/profile/743078-dwarden/ BI Forums]. | |||
=Rules & Recommendations= | |||
* Read the [[Bohemia Interactive Community:Guidelines | Bohemia Interactive Community Guidelines]] | |||
* Use the [[Naming_Conventions|BI Community Wiki naming conventions]] | |||
*[[Cheatsheet|Check the cheatsheet]], it holds all the basic editing information | *[[Cheatsheet|Check the cheatsheet]], it holds all the basic editing information | ||
* Use | * Use categories to distinguish content specific for a particular project (e.g. not everything for OFP makes sense for Arma etc.) | ||
* Check the "This is a minor edit" box for small edits to keep version history easy to read | * Check the "This is a minor edit" box for small edits to keep version history easy to read | ||
* Include some summary text of edits you have made | * Include some summary text of edits you have made | ||
* | * Use the [[:Category:AnswerMe| AnswerMe template]] if you have a question | ||
* Add your '''signature''' on talk pages. | |||
* | **See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sign_your_posts_on_talk_pages these instructions.] | ||
* Collaborate with other contributors on the [https://discord.gg/arma Arma 3 Discord #community_wiki] channel. | * Collaborate with other contributors on the [https://discord.gg/arma Arma 3 Discord #community_wiki] channel. | ||
* For experimentation either use this public [[Sandbox]] or the one in your [[Special:Mypage|personal space]]. | |||
For experimentation either use this public [[Sandbox]] or the one in your [[Special:Mypage|personal space]]. | |||
You can find some excellent starting points for learning to edit the BI Wiki below, and on the [[Help:Contents|help page]] | You can find some excellent starting points for learning to edit the BI Wiki below, and on the [[Help:Contents|help page]] | ||
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tutorial An excellent Wiki tutorial] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tutorial An excellent Wiki tutorial] | ||
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ] | * [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ] | ||
=To-Do= | |||
*[[Special:Wantedpages|Wanted Pages]] | |||
*[[:Category:Stubs|Stubs]] | |||
*[[:Category:Example needed|Examples needed]] | |||
*[[:Category:See also needed|See also needed]] | |||
*[https://community.bistudio.com/wiki?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/BIS_fnc_exportFunctionsToWiki&limit=420&from=0 Need formatting] | |||
*[https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Pages_with_broken_file_links Broken links] | |||
*[[:Category:Stubs|Stubs]] | |||
*[[:Category:AnswerMe|Answers needed]] | |||
Revision as of 22:40, 2 January 2019
Getting Started
Account Creation
In order to prevent vandalism and bot spam, self-creation of accounts has been disabled.
Therefore you need to ask @Dwarden for an account at our discord, or on BI Forums.
Rules & Recommendations
- Read the Bohemia Interactive Community Guidelines
- Use the BI Community Wiki naming conventions
- Check the cheatsheet, it holds all the basic editing information
- Use categories to distinguish content specific for a particular project (e.g. not everything for OFP makes sense for Arma etc.)
- Check the "This is a minor edit" box for small edits to keep version history easy to read
- Include some summary text of edits you have made
- Use the AnswerMe template if you have a question
- Add your signature on talk pages.
- Collaborate with other contributors on the Arma 3 Discord #community_wiki channel.
- For experimentation either use this public Sandbox or the one in your personal space.
You can find some excellent starting points for learning to edit the BI Wiki below, and on the help page