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This wiki welcomes contributors to help fill out all the information that can possibly be collected! Though we do have a few guidelines as to how this should be done and ask that you follow them.

Namespace Layout & Where Pages Belong

TODO

Seems like you have stumbled into a page that isn't complete yet! If you can help fill in the following missing content please feel free to contribute!


figure out what names spaces to use and how to fit everything in them. Will "How to" become part of help or it's own thing?


Namespace Namespace Use
Main Used for all general information pages.
Help All how to guides and step by step information should be here.
Example Example
Example Example

Page Names

When something is called by multiple names, the official name should be used first. If no official name can be found, the most common name should be used instead. Any alternative names should be made into redirect pages.

Example: Combo Pliers are often called a Breaker-Grozer Pliers. Their official name is "Combo Pliers", thus this is used as the page name and "Breaker-Grozer" is a redirect to combo pliers.

Listing Multiple Names for a Page

When a page is using multiple names for something the original name and all consecutive names should be listed in first and each name set in bold. Any of these bold names should have redirect pages set also.

Example: Combo Pliers is the main page, but they are also called Breaker-Grozer Pliers with a redirect made for it. When writing the page it should start like so: Combo Pliers, also known as Breaker-Grozer Pliers are pliers for [...]