Help:Editing

Since this is a wiki, anyone can edit any unprotected pages. However, for your own benefit and to deter spam bots, you are required to create an account (and verify your email address), before you can edit anything. It's recommended that you learn how to edit the source of a page, however if you'd prefer to use the visual editor, you may use that instead.

Remember: You don't have to be a master editor right away! Just getting content onto a page is already quite helpful. Don't be afraid to ask for help, or to ask other editors to improve the formatting of a page.

Refer to the Todo page for details about what is currently being worked on.

Content Protocols
When adding content or especially when creating new pages, an encyclopedic (topic-based) style is critical. Any particular page should talk about a specific physical item or concept. Please do not create vague or generic pages like "General Overview" or "The Console".

The content on each page should not include any argumentative or opinionated writing (unless it is within a quote). Instead, focus on the facts and information that is supported by evidence (which should then also be supplied).

Source Editing
As mentioned, editing the source of a page is recommended. It is ultimately far more powerful than the visual editor will ever be, and it keeps the source more organized. HTML tags are allowed, but wiki markup should be used when possible. If you run into a situation where a Template would be helpful, please check if something already exists, before making one yourself. HTML tags in Templates is perfectly okay (and quite often necessary). You can see a list of all templates by going here and selecting "Templates" from the Namespace list, then click "Go".

To learn about source editing, refer to MediaWiki's help page.

Categories
These are useful for organizing related pages into a list automatically. To add a page to a category, go to the source page, and at the bottom add  , where "categoryName" is the name of the category you wish to add the page to. To link to a category, insert a colon just after the first double brackets  Category:categoryName .

Discord
While using the discussion/Talk pages can be useful, there is also a channel on the N64 homebrew Discord server specifically for discussing this wiki's development. Feel free to join to ask for help or guidance, or to report any problems with the wiki. https://discord.gg/KERXwaT