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Help:Contents/Getting Started
Contents
Creating an Account
The first thing you'll need in order to create and edit pages is an account. You can make one by clicking "Log in / create account" at the top right of the page.
WARNING: Due to a recent flood of spambot accounts, our admins ban accounts with suspicious names. If your account name is your real name with a number attached (IE: GilesJohnson629), you may find yourself at risk. To avoid getting mistaken as a spambot, you might want to warn the admins by sending an email to [xkeeper at gmail.com] first.
Contributing
So, now that you're registered, how can you help us out?
- Find new content.
- Document other people's discoveries.
- Investigate oddities.
- Add more information to article stubs.
- Improve existing pages.
- Add images to existing articles.
- Contribute some title screens.
- Replace existing images.
- Identify files that need to be renamed.
- Check out what needs translation.
- Perform miscellaneous tasks.
Acceptable Material
What We Cover
| Unused Characters | ✓ |
| Unused Levels | ✓ |
| Unused Items | ✓ |
| Unused Objects | ✓ |
| Unused Cutscenes | ✓ |
| Unused Audio | ✓ |
| Unused Text | ✓ |
| Unused Textures | ✓ |
| Unused Functions | ✓ |
| Unused Code | ✓ |
| Debug Functions | ✓ |
| Version Differences | ✓ |
| Prototypes | ✓ |
What We Don't Cover
| Glitches | X |
| Cheats | X |
Exceptions
The following may be included, as they are relevant to the scope of the wiki.
- A glitch that has been fixed or introduced in a program/region revision.
- A glitch that grants the player access to unused or debug content.
- A code that grants the player access to unused or debug content.
The Use of Humor
DO:
Feel free to add a bit of wit to your articles.
DON'T:
- Edit an article/image caption just to add jokes or witty commentary.
- Overdo the humor. Too many jokes and too little information makes for a bad wiki.
- Be offensive. Racism, sexism, homophobia, and vulgarity aren't welcome here. When in doubt, keep your mouth shut.
Alpha/Beta
Because of how frequently these terms are misused, we discourage their use on the wiki. Try "early", "prototype", or "unused" instead.
Placeholder Pages
The use of placeholder pages is discouraged. Don't create a page unless you have content to put on it.
Editorializing
Don't spew venom all over an article just because the game doesn't appeal to your personal tastes, and don't insult readers who might like the game.
Speculation
Please try to avoid speculation in the articles. Make sure your assertions are backed up with concrete evidence.
Disputes & Edit Wars
TCRF is a community-based wiki. No one owns the rights to any page. Other people, both admins and regular users, will occasionally adjust an article for issues such as accuracy, clarity, grammar, spelling, and formatting.
That being said, sometimes users might make an edit that is clearly wrong. This includes edits that make the text of a page ambiguous or misleading, or remove technical details. In this scenario, you should take the following steps:
- Undo the changes.
- Leave a note regarding the issue in the article's revision summary.
- The revision summary is the single line of text underneath the main edit box.
- Be polite! If someone's being unreasonable, don't stoop to their level.
If problems with another user persist, refrain from escalating the situation. Instead, take your issue to the admins by leaving a message on their talk pages and describing the problem.
Admin Talk Pages:
If you're not sure how to leave a message, check out the User Talk Page section for more details.
