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This is the '''policies''' of {{WikiTitle}} that all contributing members are expected to follow. Most of these policies work exactly like other wikis.==Community Portal==
This is the Community Portal for {{WikiTitle}}, and is meant to inform the contributors of this page on the current comings and goings of the Wiki. For all news or actual game related discussions, please visit [http://www.diii.net Diii.Net]. As this D3 wiki is just getting off the ground, please excuse the mess, and pitch into help out wherever you can.
==Articles=How to create/edit articles===When making new articles, check the current [[Help:Boilerplate|boilerplates]] to see how to structure the actual article.''(Basic/Fast tutorial)''
* If you want create new article, look at another articles for inspiration.
===Standard Article Structure===If there are no boilerplates available for your * Use categories! Each article, use this simple structure:* '''Brief introduction (*)Must'''. 1-2 lines of text, starting with the name of the article, be at least in '''bold text'''. Just make an extremely brief explanation of the articleone category.* '''Game information (**)'''. Add any information available How to add category? Type on the topic for the actual game. Can be quite extensive, use subsections.* bottom of article something like this: '''Background<nowiki>[[Category:Quests]]</Lore (**)nowiki>'''. Add the "Universe" perspective. Can be quite extensive, use subsections.* '''Older games'''. Add info referring to older games in the series.* '''Development'''. Add any other information relating to the development of this topic.* '''Trivia'''. If there are any links to funny/Easter egg informationyou dont know where your article become, add here.* put it in '''Media[[:Category:Categorization requests]]'''. Add images, a wiki gallery and links to other mediasomeone else will do it.* '''Related Links'''. Add any links that are closely related to the topic.* '''References (*)'''. List the sources used If you put article in the creation of the article2 or more categories, dont do it when one is another subcategory.For example, dont put articles to [[:Category:Melee weapons]] and [[:Category:Weapons]]
* Organize your articles by using titles.
** Don't use single equaled titles (''<nowiki>=Your title=</nowiki>''), its top level title reserved for article name!
** For highest title level use '''<nowiki>==Level 1 title in article==</nowiki>'''
** For lower level titles use more "'''='''" (''<nowiki>===Level 2 title in article===</nowiki>, <nowiki>====Level 3 title in article====</nowiki>'')
* Use button '''(*)Show preview''' = Very importantbefore you save changes.* '''(*Enter short summary*)''' = At least one of these.More info in the [[Help:Contents|help section]]
===Sign Up on the {{WikiTitle}} Roster!===
Please sign yourself up on the [[{{WikiTitle}} Crew|{{WikiTitle}} roster]], and take credit for the work you do! It is also an easy and good way to access the lot of us if we need to send messages to each other.
===Long Articles=Current DiabloWiki Focus==If an article starts to become too long (if you get a warning when trying to save), you should consider moving out sections to separate articles'''Remember that the {{wl|[http://diablo2. If you do so, keep a small section with a brief description of the topic left, either as its own section or as part of another headingdiablowiki. You should net/DiabloWiki:Community_Portal Diablo 2 Wiki]}} also make sure to link back to the original article, as they most likely will be relatedneeds help.'''
''If you know of any task that needs be done, edit here and add it. Don't remove anything unless you are [[Leord]], [[Flux]], [[Elly]] or [[Rush]]!''
==Categories==
Make sure any [[article]] or [[category]] you create fits nicely into the [[Help:Structure|{{WikiTitle}} category structure]].
==Headlines=Skill Tree Revamp===Headlines are used as normal. The main headline look like this: "<nowiki>==</nowiki> Headline <nowiki>==</nowiki>"skills need to be made individual per page for a host of reasons, and all subheaders add one equal sign on each side we are currently looking in to create making a headline structureskill boilerplate, better skill navigation, and skill listing.
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'''[[DiabloWiki:Community Portal/Skill Tree Revamp|Skill Tree Revamp project page]]'''.
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===Information Gathering===
An obvious task we must all try our best at. Finding out more about Diablo III and adding the content to the wiki. Important central articles to add information:
* [[Known Items Listing]] - Any time a new item might appear.
** [[Weapons]] - Sub category.
** [[Armor]] - Sub category.
* [[Barbarian]] - Any new info available.
** [[Barbarian skills]] - Skill trees and individual skills needed figuring out.
* [[Witch Doctor]] - Any new info available.
** [[Witch Doctor skills]] - Skill trees and individual skills needed figuring out.
* [[Wizard]] - Any new info available.
** [[Wizard skills]] - Skill trees and individual skills needed figuring out.
* [[:Category:Monsters]] - We need to update this whenever a new monster is added. If a name is not known, add a placeholder.
* Other, related
** [[Art controversy]] - Is this a thing of the past? It should be added all known information and rounded off as good as possible.
** [[Media Coverage]] - The archive for all Diablo fans. Please help fill out.
** [[Diablo 3 History]] - This and related pages should be finalised.
 * [[Lore]] - Dire need of lore additions.** [[:Category:Settlements]] - Listing, loring.** [[:Category:Factions]] - Listing, loring.** [[:Category:Artefacts]] - Listing, loring.  * Games info pages and categories:** [[Diablo I]] - Info page.** [[Diablo II]] - Info page.** [[Diablo III]] - Info page. ==Titles=Standardising Content===* Almost all titles in a wiki adhere A more advanced task is to the general principle that all words are written with minor letters, and only use capitals in titles (examplecreate [[Help:Boilerplate|boilerplates]] for many pages: * [[media coverageClasses]] versus - Needs done, even if lack of info.* [[High HeavensSkills]])- Needs done, even if lack of info.** Skills also need a standard display system. {{WikiTitle}} itself transform the first letter of any title Goign with individual articles for each skills?** Possible to use a capital letter, which is unimportant [[template]] for parts of the naming. Itskills that's easy to link in to a skill page and a summarized page.** Template that is contents of a table perhaps? Starting and stopping the equivalent of table on the first word of a sentenceskill page * [[Weapons]] - Got some weapons, should not be impossible. This holds true with articles, boilerplates* [[Armor]] - Got some weapons, categories and templatesshould not be impossible. If in doubt* [[Monsters]] - Got some monster stats, check with other contributorsshould not be impossible.* [[DisambiguationLocations]]s (cases where two articles or two categories with the same name mean completely different things) use a space and a parenthesis with a clarification like this: - Such as [[Barbarian (Diablo II class)Leoric Highlands]] or this: etc.* [[:Category:Locations (lore)Characters]]- Personalities within the universe from lore perspective. The word Both chars in the parenthesis is always minor lettersgame and not.* [[ArticleNPCs]]s are almost exclusively used - Personalities represented in singular ("Barbarian" instead one of "Barbarians" etc)the games. Possibly multiple infoboxes. If it is at  For all possible to use singular formthe above, infoboxes and navboxes are needed, do soand gathering/listing information as well.  ===Inter-Wiki Communication===* The [[CategoryTemplate:Interwiki|Interwiki template]] titles is now finished for use a similar logic to articles.* The [[Template:Iw|Iw link template]] (Iw = Inter Wiki, where a two-worded category title uses a minor letter but small) is now finished for the second word like thisuse.* The [[Template: Wl|Wiki Link]] template is done. Easy linking to external sites without external site arrow.Look at respective templates for how to use. Ask [[:Category:Art booksLeord]]if the least unsure. Categories are almost exclusively used in plural ("        [[Category:Maps" instead of "Category:Map").Community]]
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