Thread:Devo DrakeFox/@comment-35941965-20180625002314/@comment-2187052-20180625084803

I'm guessing by your writing style and your lack of favourite wikis on your user page that you're new to this. Well, I think the best way I can help you here is to give you a little step-by-step guide on wiki editing.

1)Think about what content you want to add. If you're adding a new page, check first to see that there isn't already an existing article on that subject. If there is, read it first before adding or changing anything and think about whether or not it really needs changing. Also, only create pages on subjects you're familiar with. For example, I'm a big fan of the Resident Evil games, I know the subject well and so I've added loads of pages relating to that. But I don't know squat about the SCP Foundation, so I've not touched any of the SCP pages here.

2) Spelling and grammar. I noticed quite a few misspellings in your edits and you don't seem to use capitals when you start new sentences. That's got to change because no one wants to read an article that's poorly written.

3) Headings and paragraphing. Make sure you separate groups of sentences into easy-to-read chunks. You don't want your page to just be a massive wall of text, it looks ugly and no one will want to read it. And make sure the article is properly divided into different headings. For example, I'm making a page on a particular character, I'll write a short paragraph describing where the character comes from, then add a heading like "Appearance" before describing how that character looks, after which I'll add another heading like "Biography" and write down that character's history.

4) Pictures are always a good thing to add to a page, but in MODERATION. Don't just slap a new picture onto every new paragraph you write because too many pictures will just turn the page into a complete mess. Also, while the edit menu gives the option of having pictures located in the centre of the page, that only really works if you have a centred image at the top of the page before you write anything, and for the most part no one here does that anyway. We prefer to keep images on the right side of the page with the occasional left-sided image.

5) Adding categories. When you make a page, PLEASE remember to add categories, but be careful. There's already loads of established categories and the only new ones I can think of that would be needed at this point are categories for a specific subject, eg. a movie franchise or video game. You should check with me or Smoog before adding any new categories.

6) Making minor edits just to get achievement badges. DON'T DO IT. It's silly but there have been numerous cases where users have made the smallest of edits, like change a single letter, to get a badge, and then undo that change straight after. For those of us who watch those pages, it's REALLY annoying to get e-mail notifications on an edited page only to find that nothing looks any different.

7) Copying content from other sources. This is generally frowned upon, although I understand that writing decent articles can be a long process and you may have better things to do with your time. Still, if you're having trouble writing all your own content, copying a few sentences from another source can be overlooked. But copying an entire article word for word won't be stood for, there's got to be SOME original content in every page.

And with that, I think we're done. It might seem like a lot to take in, but this is really the only way I can think of to help. I can't physically be there to look over your shoulder while you write so all I can do is offer these guidelines and leave the rest up to you. I hope this was helpful to you. Happy editing!

Devo