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FQuist

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Jul 10, 2005, 05:41 PM
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Do realise (this goes to Hybrid (thanks for contributing!) but to others too) that the entries, being encyclopedia entries (encyclopedias try to be neutral), should not give personal opinions or value judgements, but should describe whatever the entry is about. This means: "Spaz Jackrabbit is a red rabbit, he can doublejump", instead of "Spaz Jackrabbit is cool and his double jump is really useful". It's fine, it is your first edit. Do read the tips I've given below.

On to other stuff:

I'm really happy with ERE finally having been finished. It hope it will become a great resource. Some of the articles that were created during and after the launch, specifically List Servers and CTF Codes, show how much potential the site has, in my opinion.

I'd like to give some quick tips to users just discovering how ERE works, to start out:
  • Everyone can edit every page (well, non-closed ones). This means the things you added will probably still be changed, since there's barely ever no way in which something can be improved
  • By enclosing words within [[ and ]] you can create links to other entries. For example: "CTF codes are codes used [[Capture the Flag]] games." This will create a link to the Capture the Flag article.
  • All entries should be non-personal and refrain from speaking to the reader using "you" or use the first person perspective. They should also not give opinions, because encyclopedias don't give these. Try to make it sound like the entry is not someone talking, and like the entry is not talking to the user directly.
  • You can easily track changes by using the Recent Changes page, or view a list of all articles by using the All Articles page.
You're invited to read the help page for more information. Above all you're invited to contribute to the encyclopedia by adding/changing articles. You will probably mess up on your first time unless you've done a lot of exploring first. This is fine, others will fix your errors, and you will learn from them. The only requirement for you is that you can cope with your things being edited or thrown around a lot while you're in the learning process. Don't give up after your first tries.
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