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However, in doing so you may cause some additional work for the Administration, as there maybe a reason that page doesn't exist. If you wish to prevent this work, please follow the upcoming guidelines as to '''[[#When not to create an article]]'''. If doesn't fall in any of these cases, feel free to started it without any consent. | However, in doing so you may cause some additional work for the Administration, as there maybe a reason that page doesn't exist. If you wish to prevent this work, please follow the upcoming guidelines as to '''[[#When not to create an article]]'''. If doesn't fall in any of these cases, feel free to started it without any consent. | ||
To create the article, click on a [[This is a link to a page that doesn't exist|red link]], or enter the title into your address bar (at the end of the URL, like <code>starfox/wiki/<insert title here></code> or <code>starfox/w/index.php?title=<insert title here></code>. Follow [[Help:Getting Started]] on how to put something in the article, and then hit save. | To create the article, click on a [[This is a link to a page that doesn't exist|red link]], or enter the title into your address bar (at the end of the URL, like <code>starfox/wiki/<insert title here></code> or <code>starfox/w/index.php?title=<insert title here></code>. Follow [[Help:Getting Started]] on how to put something in the article, and then hit save. Allow the browser to reload, and WA-LAA! a new page has been created. | ||
== When not to create an article == | == When not to create an article == | ||
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If none exist, then feel free create it. If some do exist, post to the appropriate discussion page at {{LW:Corneria}} to see if people wouldn't mind you restoring it or making a new one with the same title. | If none exist, then feel free create it. If some do exist, post to the appropriate discussion page at {{LW:Corneria}} to see if people wouldn't mind you restoring it or making a new one with the same title. | ||
=== 2. The page actually exists, there was just a spelling error === | === 2. The page actually exists, there was just a spelling and/or grammar error === | ||
This depends on how bad the error was. If it is not too terrible (wrong capitalization, on a list of [http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/misspelled.html commonly misspelled words]), then please create the page as a [[Help:Redirects|redirect]] to the correctly spelled word. If it is a terrible error, then please don't create the page. | |||
=== 3. It Violates {{LW:HET}} === | |||
If the page violates the high-end topics (HET) list, please, be cautious in creating it. Check with the appropriate discussion page at {{LW:Corneria}} to see if this is allowable; if no related discussions already exist, then please make one and see if the community will allow it. | |||
As a warning, If you create a page with out the consent of the community, it maybe mark as a {{LW:CSD}}. | |||
=== 4. It's Out of The Wiki's Scope === | |||
Our wiki is focused on Star Fox. In-Universe, out-of-universe; doesn't matter. There are pages on all the [[characters]], [[items]], [[vehicles]] and [[stages]] that are inside the game; and there are also pages on the [[Games]], [[people]], [[compaines]] and [[consoles]]. All of these pages relate to the [[Star Fox Franchise]] in some way. | |||
If it does relate to star fox in some shape or form, please do not create it. | |||
