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== Welcome ==
== Welcome ==


We're happy you've shown interest in contributing to the wiki. This is a quick guide to how you can help
We're happy you've shown interest in contributing to the wiki, we welcome all editors and assume good faith for all edits made, so there are very few protected pages. Don't be afraid to jump in and start correcting and adding to pages.
 
This is a quick guide to how you can help.


== [[Wikicode]] ==
== [[Wikicode]] ==
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=== New pages ===
=== New pages ===


New content is constantly being added to ss13 which needs tutorials and such. Before you start to write a page, search for it and if you can't find it, start one yourself. If you wish to work on a page uninterrupted, make it in your personal [[Special:MyPage/Sandbox|sandbox]] area or anywhere in your own pages. If you don't know wikicode, you can create a unformatted page and ask someone else to format it for you.
New content is constantly being added to ss13 which needs tutorials and such. Before you start to write a page, search for it and if you can't find it, start one yourself. We welcome all contributions to the wiki and trust all edits to be made in good faith. As a recommendation if you wish to work on a page uninterrupted and not worry about other users edits while working, make it in your personal [[Special:MyPage/Sandbox|sandbox]] area or anywhere in your own pages. If you don't know wikicode, you can create a unformatted page and ask someone else to format it for you.


=== Content revisions ===
=== Content revisions ===
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* A summary of the key points, yes - one at the start and one at the end. Reiteration helps to hammer things home. This one will more or less be simple list to remind the reader of things, it wont explain them.
* A summary of the key points, yes - one at the start and one at the end. Reiteration helps to hammer things home. This one will more or less be simple list to remind the reader of things, it wont explain them.
* Further reading - this is where you link to the pages that detail advanced strategies for fighting for and against the cult. No you don't put them on the main page because that will clutter it.
* Further reading - this is where you link to the pages that detail advanced strategies for fighting for and against the cult. No you don't put them on the main page because that will clutter it.
* Links! Remember to add links to [[modes]], [[Guides#Antagonist Guides|antagonist roles]], [[jobs]], items and [[guides]] you mention! Simply do it when you re-read your content before submitting.  
* Links! Remember to add links to [[Game modes|game modes]], [[Guides#Antagonist Guides|antagonist roles]], [[jobs]], items and [[guides]] you mention! Simply do it when you re-read your content before submitting.  




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The wiki also supports the features of the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:ParserFunctions ParserFunctions] extension.
The wiki also supports the features of the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:ParserFunctions ParserFunctions] extension.
== Spambot protection - Security question ==
To create an account you will need to provide the answer of one of two questions. One being about the game engine (byond) and the other about the chan board (tg). The answers to the questions are in brackets.
You will need to provide the answer to the question every time you make an edit as an unregistered user. The question is just above the edit content field.


[[Category:Guides]] [[Category:Game Resources]]
[[Category:Guides]] [[Category:Game Resources]]
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