This is a space for discussing wikis, mainly focused on providing a platform to ask questions - questions about:
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Research stuff: Does this look like a reliable source to you? Does anyone know where I can find information about x subject? Can someone find a source for y claim? What content can I expand this stub with?
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Writing stuff: How do I phrase this? Is this in-my-own-words enough? How should I structure/restructure this article? Can someone copyedit this for me?
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Meta/Wiki-as-a-community stuff: I'm having an issue with a specific user, what do? Can I get a second opinion on this edit war I'm in? How do we combat the bias inherent in Wikipedia's structure?
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Beginner stuff: How am I able to contribute? How do I format something like x? How do I add images to things? What the hell is [in-joke] about?
It's also a space for sharing resources, news and general chatter about wikis. We're not too strict, so long as it's on-topic.
We're explicitly beginner-friendly and seek to centre marginalized voices; if you're intimidated by the rules, culture and structure of your wiki of choice, we welcome you! And if you're a seasoned editor and you want to pass what you know onto others, we welcome you too! If you've never made a single wiki edit in your life but you have a topic that you're really passionate about and you want to contribute that knowledge to the world, get in here! Whatever your experience level, we can help each other out.
Please be courteous and abide by the following guidelines here:
- If your post is about specific site or a specific piece of wiki software, tag the name of the site/software in question
- Content about NSFW wikis and articles is allowed so long as it's flagged as such
- Make space for marginalized folks
the following behaviour will result in a ban from this community:
- Trying to incite people to dogpile pages, engage in edit warring or otherwise brigade a wiki to get your way
- Being hostile or condescending towards beginners or people asking basic questions
- Posting unflagged NSFW
- Anything which violates Pillowfort's Terms of Service (this will be additionally escalated to Pillowfort's site mods)
The moderators for this community are: