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|text=fg is a retarded activity by textwallers | |text=fg is a retarded activity by textwallers | ||
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In addition to being a grammatically invalid and | In addition to being a grammatically invalid and non-neutral sentence, this ''very'' brief article raises many questions that someone unfamiliar with OWOT might not know the answers to. What is fg? Why do people hate it? Who are textwallers? A better article about this topic would start something like this: | ||
{{Blockquote | {{Blockquote | ||
|text='''Fictional googlology''' ('''FG''' or '''fg''') is the niche hobby of assigning {{wp|Unicode | |text='''Fictional googlology''' ('''FG''' or '''fg''') is the niche hobby of assigning {{wp|Unicode}} characters as names for fictional numbers. Fictional googology is common, as well as widely accepted, on [[TextWall]], but it faces near-universal stigmatization among OWOT's users. While fictional googology is meant to be an offshoot of {{wp|Googology|standard googology}}, it is typically regarded by OWOT's users as more of an art project that primarily serves as entertainment for children than a mathematical pursuit. People who engage in fictional googology are known as '''fictional googologists''', '''FGers''', or '''FGists'''. | ||
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If you create an article like the one above{{mdash}}with only one paragraph{{mdash}}always remember to use | If you create an article like the one above{{mdash}}with only one paragraph{{mdash}}always remember to use {{tlx|stub}} to mark it as a [[:Category:Stubs|stub]]. Again, articles should be unbiased and neutral, regardless of how the OWOT community feels about the topic. | ||
A final word on orphaned articles: orphaned articles are articles that no other articles link to, making them nearly unreachable and, as such, effectively useless. To ensure all articles are accessible, cross-reference articles and combine smaller articles into larger, more comprehensive ones whenever possible. See {{section link|Our World of Text:State of the Wiki|De-orphaning orphaned articles}} for more ways to de-orphan articles. | |||
=== What this Wiki is not === | === What this Wiki is not === | ||
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==== This Wiki is not a chat ==== | ==== This Wiki is not a chat ==== | ||
Do not use this Wiki for the ''sole'' purpose of messaging other users. Please try to stay on the task of creating a Wiki. You can chat with people about Wiki-related topics on their [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#User talk pages|user talk page]], and should resolve problems with articles on the relevant talk pages, but ''please'' do not take the discussion into [[MW: | Do not use this Wiki for the ''sole'' purpose of messaging other users. Please try to stay on the task of creating a Wiki. You can chat with people about Wiki-related topics on their [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#User talk pages|user talk page]], and should resolve problems with articles on the relevant talk pages, but ''please'' do not take the discussion into [[MW:Manual:Article_count|articles]]. In addition, bear in mind that article talk pages exist solely to discuss how to improve articles; they are not for general discussion about the subject of the article, nor are they a help desk for obtaining instructions or technical assistance. Material unsuitable for talk pages may be subject to removal per the talk page guidelines. OWOT has both a built-in chat and a Discord server; both are better places to chat than this Wiki. | ||
==== This Wiki is not a forum ==== | ==== This Wiki is not a forum ==== | ||
Do not use this Wiki to comment on the subject of an article; you can do that literally anywhere else on OWOT! You may discuss the contents of an article on its [[Wikipedia:Help:Talk_pages|talk page]], but ''only'' if necessary and relevant to improving the article in question; use a different platform if you wish to convince people of the merits of your opinions. | Do not use this Wiki to comment on the subject of an article; you can do that literally anywhere else on OWOT! You may discuss the contents of an article on its [[Wikipedia:Help:Talk_pages|talk page]], but ''only'' if necessary and relevant to improving the article in question; use a different platform if you wish to convince people of the merits of your opinions. | ||
=== Content | === Content guidelines === | ||
While suitable guidelines remain roughly the same with minor variations from article to article, the following are specific guidelines | While suitable guidelines remain roughly the same with minor variations from article to article, the following are specific guidelines associated with, but not necessarily limited to, certain [[MW:Manual:Article count|articles]] in the [[MW:Help:Namespaces#Main|mainspace]]. | ||
<!-- If you have any ideas for other categories or how to expand these guidelines, please do so. --> | <!-- If you have any ideas for other categories or how to expand these guidelines, please do so. --> | ||
==== | ==== Worlds ==== | ||
All Wiki articles documenting OWOT [[worlds]] should have the following standardized sections (if applicable) in this order: | All Wiki articles documenting OWOT [[worlds]] should have the following standardized sections (if applicable) in this order: | ||
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All Wiki articles about OWOT worlds should be named the partial world URL (slash included), with capitalization matching the official world URL (which can be seen by [[Commands|warping]] to the world). The article on [https://owot.me/main /fp], for example, should be named {{xt|/fp}}, not {{!xt|/FP}}, {{!xt|Fp}}, or {{!xt|Fp's world}}. | All Wiki articles about OWOT worlds should be named the partial world URL (slash included), with capitalization matching the official world URL (which can be seen by [[Commands|warping]] to the world). The article on [https://owot.me/main /fp], for example, should be named {{xt|/fp}}, not {{!xt|/FP}}, {{!xt|Fp}}, or {{!xt|Fp's world}}. | ||
==== | ==== Users ==== | ||
All Wiki articles documenting users of OWOT should have the following standardized sections (if applicable) in this order: | All Wiki articles documenting users of OWOT should have the following standardized sections (if applicable) in this order: | ||
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Remember that you do ''not'' possess exclusive rights to the Wiki article about yourself. You ''may'' be the primary or even the only contributor to the article, but do not get offended if another editor edits it in a way they see fit. You ''do'', however, have wide latitude to dictate what goes in your [[MW:Help:User page|user space]]. | Remember that you do ''not'' possess exclusive rights to the Wiki article about yourself. You ''may'' be the primary or even the only contributor to the article, but do not get offended if another editor edits it in a way they see fit. You ''do'', however, have wide latitude to dictate what goes in your [[MW:Help:User page|user space]]. | ||
==== | ==== Functionality ==== | ||
All Wiki articles documenting aspects of OWOT's functionality should be in the category [[:Category:Documentation|Documentation]]. | All Wiki articles documenting aspects of OWOT's functionality should be in the category [[:Category:Documentation|Documentation]]. | ||
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:* [[Help:Manual of Style]]{{snd}}An overview of all style guidelines of this Wiki | :* [[Help:Manual of Style]]{{snd}}An overview of all style guidelines of this Wiki | ||
[[Category:OWOT Wiki | [[Category:OWOT Wiki information]] | ||