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Editing guidelines
From Pixelmon Wiki
These are some guidelines that should be followed while editing the wiki:
Be Professional
- Use proper grammar. Be sure to:
- End sentences with periods.
- Avoid sentence fragments except in image captions.
- Know the difference between "it's" and "its".
- Spell words correctly. Make sure to:
- Capitalize all Pokémon names.
- Avoid adding suffixes to Pokémon if referred to in plural. For example, "several Pidgey" and not "several Pidgeys".
- Spell the word "Pokémon" with a capital 'P' and an accented 'é'. On Windows, 'é' is the alt code 130, and on a Mac, hold the option key while pressing 'e' and then press 'e' again. Alternatively, you may copy and paste the character.
- Spell these Pokémon by including their non-alphanumeric symbols: Nidoran♂, Nidoran♀, Farfetch'd, Mr. Mime, Porygon-Z. If you are unsure how to type gender symbols, just copy and paste the characters.
- Besides the aforementioned Pokémon, other names can be referred to by either their Pixelmon spelling or the Pokémon games' spelling. For example, you may use either "Poisonpowder" or "Poison Powder".
- Keep in mind that there may be different spellings for certain words based on British or American English. Either "Aluminium" or "Aluminum" is acceptable.
- Avoid using first-person ("I") or second-person pronouns ("you") or imperative sentences.
- As an exception, second-person pronouns and imperative sentences can be used on guides like this article.
- Do not use subjective opinions with no evidence. Opinions may be used in guides, but they must be backed by factual evidence.
- Do not show emotions, including the use of exclamation points, excessive capitalization, or emoticons.
- Do not use slang.
- Do not use expletives or other offensive language.
Integrity
- Do not vandalize pages. If your edit is clearly with malicious intent, you will be banned from editing the wiki.
- Do not spread lies and false information.
- Do not put speculation for future updates on the wiki.
- If information about future updates has been confirmed by Pixelmon staff, it may be included in minor references on pages if it is clearly stated that this information is in a future update and not the current one. Do not make entirely new pages on future content until the update has been released.
- Just because a model has been approved doesn't mean that it will immediately be in the next update.
- Pixelmon staff are exempt from this rule and may spoil certain information if they desire. This is not grounds to ask them what will be in the next update.
Pictures
- If possible, press F1 before taking screenshots to hide the interface.
- Avoid showing a texture pack other than the vanilla Minecraft one.
- Avoid showing content from other mods in screenshots, including Pixelmon side mods. The exception to this is a shaders mod.
Solicitation
- Do not advertise servers. Doing so may get you banned from editing.
- Do not reference other players or other mods, including Pixelmon side mods.
Other
- Pixelmon is based off of the game mechanics of the Generation 5 Pokémon games (Black/White/Black 2/White 2). There are differences between Generation 5 and the current Generation 6 (Pokémon X and Y), such as:
- Note that Pixelmon does not have everything that is in the Pokémon games yet. Avoid referencing aspects of the Pokémon games that are not in Pixelmon, unless clarifying a potentially confusing subject. For example, it is okay to state that Steelix is not implemented on Onix's page.
- The Available Pokémon/Progress page is an exception to this.
- Preview the page before saving the edit to make sure that the page looks how you intended.
- If you want to test something, like a table, use the edit preview or try it on your own user page before putting it in an actual article.
- Do not ask questions or leave unconstructive comments directly on articles. If you have a question, use the Pixelmon forums or the articles' talk pages.
