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In general, when writing a wiki page, you should write in the 3rd person, and have a neutral stance on the topic. Although this is just a suggestion, and you may write however you please. </br> | In general, when writing a wiki page, you should write in the 3rd person, and have a neutral stance on the topic. Although this is just a suggestion, and you may write however you please. </br> | ||
The formatting rules that Wikipedia uses is a good baseline if you don't know where to start. It usually looks something like this: </br> </br> | The formatting rules that Wikipedia uses is a good baseline if you don't know where to start. It usually looks something like this: </br> </br> | ||
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The first lines of the page usually have a quick 2-3 sentence summary of what the page is about, and includes basic information that the reader should know about the topic in question. It usually has no headers and important words are '''bold''' and anything referencing another page is [[linked to]]. | The first lines of the page usually have a quick 2-3 sentence summary of what the page is about, and includes basic information that the reader should know about the topic in question. It usually has no headers and important words are '''bold''' and anything referencing another page is [[linked to]]. | ||
Revision as of 14:58, 9 September 2025
This page serves as a guide to those interested in creating their own pages on the BetaMC Wiki.
To create a wiki account, please contact a staff member via a Discord ticket or in-game with the /msg command.
Basic Wiki Formatting
In general, when writing a wiki page, you should write in the 3rd person, and have a neutral stance on the topic. Although this is just a suggestion, and you may write however you please.
The formatting rules that Wikipedia uses is a good baseline if you don't know where to start. It usually looks something like this:
The first lines of the page usually have a quick 2-3 sentence summary of what the page is about, and includes basic information that the reader should know about the topic in question. It usually has no headers and important words are bold and anything referencing another page is linked to.
First Big Header
First Sub Header
The page then usually starts with a general topic and dives into a couple of smaller topics that are related to the general one. This is done with a big header and sub header which can be done like this this: ==Big Header==, and ===Sub Header===