Editing Style Guide

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==Summary==
Welcome to the '''Style Guide''' for the <span style="color:#FF6A00;">{{SITENAME}}</span>. The purpose of this guide is to provide new contributors basic details on the formatting and styles used throughout this wiki.

This guide is not set in '''stone''' and can change over time; however, try to stay as close as possible when creating content for the wiki. A consistent format helps readers find and comprehend the information quicker.

If you have questions about a style, please reach out to the [[Special:ListUsers/sysop|Wiki admins]] or make a comment in the [https://discord.com/channels/455440085144305696/1525910969702940795 Wiki Discord Channel]. 

==General Guidelines==
* Be respectful to all contributors. Please do not get upset if your updates receive grammatical changes or improvements.
* Please read and follow the [[Wiki Rules|Rules]] to the wiki.
* The default language for {{Gamenameplain}} is '''US English''', so the wiki follows that default language. Additional languages are being evaluated. <br>Examples of US English:
** Color not Colour
** Aluminum not Aluminium
** Sulfur not Sulphur
** Labeled not Labelled
** Signaling not Signalling
* The wiki uses '''Title Case''' for Section Names (Getting Started) and in-game components, such as Items, Vehicles, Buildings, ect. For more details on Title Case, see [https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/capitalization/title-case Title Case].
* For sentence structure, list formatting, and other grammatical structures, the wiki follows [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/welcome/ Microsoft Writing Style Guide].
* Where possible, the wiki follows the standard [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Mediawiki] formatting.
* The Wiki uses the Oxford/Serial comma in lists. For example: The game allows you to place cows, chickens<span style="color:#FF6A00;">''','''</span> and sheep.

==Getting Started==
Before you can work on Wiki pages, you must either create an account or sign into your existing account.
* [https://support.wiki.gg/wiki/Special:CreateAccount Create Wiki.gg account]
* [https://support.wiki.gg/wiki/Special:UserLogin Log into your Wiki.gg account]
<span style="color: #E65100"> Note:</span> Erik nor the Wiki admins are responsible for log in issue or issues with your account. Please file a ticket with wiki.gg if you have log in issues.

==Working on Pages==
Users who have created an account with wiki.gg can Create pages, edit pages, and upload images.<br>To conserve space in this section, images are collapsed under the '''Details''' expand/collapse feature. Select the ''Details'' drop-down to view the image.

===Creating a New Page===
# If needed, follow Steps listed in the '''Signing into a Wiki.gg account''' section.
# Do one of the following:
#* Create a [[Special:WantedPages|missing page]]. These are pages that are referenced in the Wiki, but do not exist. Selecting one of these pages will create the page name automatically.
#: <details style="border:none; padding:0; margin:0;">[[File:WantedPages.png]]
#: </details>
#* Create a [[Special:New Page]] from scratch. These are brand new pages that may not be referenced in the Wiki.
# Enter a page name in the column to the right of the '''Class''' column.  <span style="color: #E65100"> Note:</span> For most pages, the contributor leaves the class field set to ''(Main)''.
#: <details style="border:none; padding:0; margin:0;">[[File:NewPage.png]]
#: </details>
# Select '''Create'''. The Creating Style Guide page is displayed.
# If there is an available template or premade page, it displays at the top as a text hyperlink.
#: <details style="border:none; padding:0; margin:0;">[[File:PremadePages.png]]
#: </details>
# Use existing pages as a guide/template to create the new page. If you have questions, please reach out to the [[Special:ListUsers/sysop|Wiki Admins]] or post your question in the FT2 Wiki Discord channel.

===Editing Pages===
# If needed, follow Steps listed in the '''Signing into a Wiki.gg account''' section.
# Go to the {{Gamenameplain}} wiki page that you want to edit. 
# In the upper-right corner of the page, select the '''Edit Source''' hyperlink. <span style="color: #E65100"> Note:</span> Please do not use the '''Edit''' tab as some of the formatting will not render correctly.
#: <details style="border:none; padding:0; margin:0;">[[File:EditSource.png]]
#: </details>
# Make changes as desired. <span style="color: #E65100"> Note:</span> If you have questions, please reach out to the admins in the Discord [https://discord.com/channels/455440085144305696/1525910969702940795 #ft2-wiki] channel.
# At the bottom of the page, select '''Show preview''' to view changes before saving them. 
# If needed, make corrections.
# When finished, select '''Save changes''' at the bottom of the page.

===Uploading Images===
Contributors can upload images to wiki.gg that support their update(s) or changes. Images must meet the wiki.gg requirements for size and format.
Uploading inappropriate images, such as (sexually explicit content, hateful images, political images, ect.) will result in a <span style="font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: bold;">Permanent Ban</span>.

# If needed, follow Steps listed in the '''Signing into a Wiki.gg account''' section.
# In the left navigation panel, select the '''Upload image/file''' text hyperlink or [[Special:Upload|Click Here]]. The Upload image/file page is displayed.
#: <details style="border:none; padding:0; margin:0;">[[File:UploadImage.png]]
#: </details>
# If uploading one image go to Step 5.
# Select the '''Yes''' radio button.
# Select '''Choose File'''. The browser's Open pop-up window is displayed.
# Select the image or images.
# Select '''Open'''. A preview displays next to the upload section.
# If uploading multiple images at the same time, you can enter a '''''Category Name''''' for the images. A category name is a way to group the images.<br>For example, let's say you are uploading five images of new items. Adding "Items" to the '''Category Name''' field will group all of those items with the other categories.
# Enter a description in the '''File description''' field. For example, ''Initial Upload''.
# Select the '''Licensing''' field and select the appropriate license for the images. For details, see the [[License]] page.
# If you don't want notifications about changes to this image, clear the '''Watch these files''' check box.
# When ready, select '''Upload files'''. The files are uploaded to the wiki and can now be referenced like this ''[[File:<Name of File>.<extension>|<px width>]]''.

==Recent Changes==
{{Special:RecentChanges/10}}


Concepts:
* No pronouns (keep things to either "The Player" or just use verbs to describe a step or action, "This window is used to manage XYZ")
** No I, me, you


** Proper nouns
** In-game names, such as Volcano, Wheat, and House


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