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OniGalore Policies and Help
About Us	Code of Conduct
Editing Help	Dos and Don'ts

Disclaimers	Privacy Policy
Copyrights	User Groups

Who We Are

OniGalore is a wiki (a freely editable website) run by the Oni fan community. The software used by OniGalore is MediaWiki (the software that Wikipedia runs on). For an overview of how wikis work, see the Wiki article on Wikipedia.

The editing of OniGalore is currently limited to registered users in order to prevent spam. If you request an account, you will need to wait for it to be approved before you can start editing.

How To Help

If you're interested in contributing to the wiki and haven't edited one before, then you should start by reading Help:Editing. Then check out the Current events page for suggestions on where your help will be most valuable.

Unlike on Wikipedia, we only have a few "do"s and "don't"s concerning style. Mistakes can always be fixed/undone, but try to experiment in your userspace or on a test page, and ask an experienced editor if you're not sure about something.

Cleaning up a messy area on the wiki typically requires good knowledge of the topic you're trying to document. If you don't feel competent, you can always try and nag someone knowledgeable into doing the job :-)

How To Customize OniGalore

You have a lot of control over the appearance of the wiki. You can start by looking through your preferences. Note the "Appearance" tab. Not only can you select an alternate skin here, but you'll notice red links for each skin called Custom CSS and Custom JavaScript. You can use those pages to create personal modifications to the appearance or behavior of that skin (these only work when you are logged in). Many examples can be found by looking at custom CSS/JS pages for OniGalore or Wikipedia users.

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-OniGalore is a wiki (a freely editable website). The software used by OniGalore is [http://www.mediawiki.org/ MediaWiki] (the same software that runs Wikipedia). For an overview of how wikis work, see the [[wikipedia:wiki|Wiki]] article on Wikipedia. Note that the editing of OniGalore is currently limited to registered users, to prevent spam. If you request an account for yourself, you will need to wait for it to be approved before you can start editing.
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+===Who We Are===
+OniGalore is a wiki (a freely editable website) run by the Oni fan community. The software used by OniGalore is [[mw:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] (the software that Wikipedia runs on). For an overview of how wikis work, see the [[wp:Wiki|Wiki]] article on Wikipedia.
+The editing of OniGalore is currently limited to registered users in order to prevent spam. If you request an account, you will need to wait for it to be approved before you can start editing.
-This wiki is rather [[wiktionary:pragmatic|pragmatic]]. So, unlike [[wikipedia:Help:Contents|on Wikipedia]], there are only a few general rules concerning style here; of course, we all love a nicely typeset and illustrated page, but it's not always clear how to achieve this. Mistakes can always be fixed/undone, but try to experiment in your user space and ask around if you're not sure.
+===How To Help===
+If you're interested in contributing to the wiki and haven't edited one before, then you should start by reading [[Help:Editing]]. Then check out the [[OniGalore:Current events|Current events]] page for suggestions on where your help will be most valuable.
-Another issue is organization and updates. This is a small community and active editors of the wiki are typically involved in modding projects. This means the wiki may fail to keep track of a project that has been evolving fast or has been discontinued for some reason. Because we can't do everything at once.
+Unlike on Wikipedia, we only have [[OniGalore:Dos and don'ts|a few "do"s and "don't"s]] concerning style. Mistakes can always be fixed/undone, but try to experiment in your userspace or on [[:Category:Test pages|a test page]], and ask an experienced editor if you're not sure about something.
-Cleaning up the mess typically requires good knowledge of the topic you're trying to document. If you don't feel competent, you can always try and nag someone knowledgeable into doing the job, but don't overdo it. Messy project-oriented pages don't hurt anyone as long as they're out of the way.
+Cleaning up a messy area on the wiki typically requires good knowledge of the topic you're trying to document. If you don't feel competent, you can always try and nag someone knowledgeable into doing the job :-)
+===How To Customize OniGalore===
-If you're interested in contributing to the wiki, then you should start by reading [[Help:Editing|our Help:Editing page]], which is essentially a short FAQ and then some links to further reading on Meta-Wiki. Then check out the [[OniGalore:Current events]] page for suggestions on where your help will be most valuable.
+You have a lot of control over the appearance of the wiki. You can start by looking through your [[Special:Preferences|preferences]]. Note the "Appearance" tab. Not only can you select an alternate skin here, but you'll notice red links for each skin called Custom CSS and Custom JavaScript. You can use those pages to create personal modifications to the appearance or behavior of that skin (these only work when you are logged in). Many examples can be found by looking at custom CSS/JS pages for [https://wiki.oni2.net/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&redirs=1&search=vector.css&fulltext=Search&ns2=1&title=Special%3ASearch&advanced=1&fulltext=Advanced+search OniGalore] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&search=vector.js&fulltext=Search&ns2=1&profile=advanced Wikipedia] users.
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