Libregamewiki:The classroom

Take your seats please. Ask questions at Libregamewiki:Community_portal.

You can easily find info on editing by searching for "Mediawiki" and keywords on search engines.

Categories

 * How to use categories: Write at the end (for better overview) of the page.
 * Use and make categories: Categories are very handy for sorting articles, as the category pages do not have to be maintained (in contrast to lists.) Use categories and create new ones.
 * Put categories in categories: is a sub-category of . Many categories can be sorted hierarchically, so exploit this feature.

Deletion
If you want an article deleted, use Template:Delete to flag the article, and give your reason.

Images

 * Describe: Write explicitly what the image is. Use links if possible.
 * License: Always say the license of the image.

Licenses

 * Find out the license: This wiki is specialized on free/libre games, so make sure that the game's source and content are licensed properly. Read more on the Article policy page.
 * Prove that the license is correct: Create a reference to a page or a text file in which the license is named. If no online resources are available, describe in the reference where to find the license statement (e.g. "in the license.txt file of any game archive.") Read more about references at.

Researching

 * How to find information: Use search engines, look for interviews, reviews, articles.
 * How to handle dead links: If you find dead links, use the Wayback Machine to retrieve now offline web pages.

Pending review
If you're going to edit articles on LibreGameWiki this message will become a familiar sight to you:



Due to vandalism and spamming LibreGameWiki has a very strict moderation policy. With or without an account you are able to edit articles, but your edits are sent to the moderation queue and have to be approved by moderation to become visible on the wiki. Unfortunately, moderation can sometimes take a few days. You have to become an automoderated user to have your edits skip the moderation queue. To become an automoderated user you have to have an account and several of your edits done with this account will have to have been approved. The exact number, however, is undefined, meaning the status will be granted arbitrarily – sort of.