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 Welcome to contributing to the Yogstation Wiki - we're happy to have you here. This wiki would not be possible to maintain without the help and dedication of players and staff alike. In a game as complex as Space Station 13, having an up to date wiki is critical to properly enjoy it. Thank you for taking your time.
 == Getting Started ==
-=== Your account ===
+https://forums.yogstation.net/forums/wiki-team-applications.290/=== Your account ===
-As a first order of business, in order to edit pages a wiki-account is '''required''' - this is a method to reduce the possibility of grief showing up on the Wiki itself. Just ask in the [{{Constant/Discordurl}} #wiki-public channel] on the Yogstation Discord, and our [[Wiki_Team|wiki staffers]] will gladly assist you in getting started. Account creation is now open to the public, with edits to new players being moderated.
+As a first order of business, in order to edit pages a wiki account is '''required''' - this is a method to reduce the possibility of grief showing up on the wiki itself. To obtain a wiki account, use the '''Create account''' button at the top right of the page. You will need to confirm your email address before you will be able to make changes to the wiki.
+In order to both maintain a minimum level of quality on the wiki and to limit the damage of grief, edits made by new accounts will not be immediately visible, once you save an edit, the wiki staff will get a notification of your edit so that your edit may be reviewed, potentially edited and then approved or rejected. During the review process, you will still be able to further edit the page while your edit is being reviewed but try to avoid submitting incomplete edits. The wiki staff patrols change logs to correct small errors and combat intentional misinforming edits, so please be mindful and be ready to explain your edit if it raises a red flag. The best way to prevent misunderstandings is adding proper summaries for all your edits. Once you've created your account, don't be afraid to jump in and start correcting and adding to pages.
+Once you have a few edits under your name, feel free to apply to join the wiki team at https://forums.yogstation.net/forums/wiki-team-applications.290, this will allow you to create new pages and bypass the need to have your edits manually reviewed by the wiki staff.
-We welcome all contributors and assume good faith for all edits made, so there are very few protected pages. Wiki Administrators do however patrol changelogs to correct small errors and combat intentional misinforming edits, so please be mindful and be ready to explain your edits if it raises a red flag. The best way to prevent misunderstandings is adding proper summaries for all your edits. Once you've received your account, don't be afraid to jump in and start correcting and adding to pages.
 === [[Wikicode]] ===
 Wikicode is the syntax used by all Wikipedias, including this one. It is not hard to pick up: Don't hesitate to read [[Wikicode|our internal guide]] or the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Wiki_markup wikipedias official article]. The syntax and options might seem daunting at first, but remember that you can edit allmost all articles with this 5 minute crash course: