Editing Rules and Common Mistakes

Welcome to the The New Society wiki, the wiki for a private Warz server.

As you are now a new soul entering the community, you should first read these few, yet important, editing rules and common mistakes.

Basic typing rules
We all make mistakes while typing. Yet there are a few rules of common knowledge that everyone here should follow.

Here are some punctuation rules, other punctuation rules, capitalizing rules and basic typing rules.

Please read them to prevent corrections that could have been avoidable. It is really a strain to read every new contribution, so please read and respect these rules.

Copying
We discover new information everyday. But how boring it is to write what we just saw on a website, or rewrite "- Spoken when fighting X" or "- During ring out" when adding new quotes. We all know the easiest way to prevent the problem: copy and paste (o wonderful computing!). However, there will be another problem: you might see numerous html codes.

 Problem : And the likes are often seen after someone pasted new information.
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 Solution : It's really simple: just go from Visual mode to Source mode, you will be able to paste without the html codes. It doesn't take long and will save a lot of troubles for the editors.

Quotes format
 Problem : Many people don't respect the standards, they don't use italics, rendered by  italics  (2 apostrophes on each side) in Source mode. If an explanation is needed to place the quote in a context, the quote will be followed by normal font. NOT
 * Example: I'm going home, said Marry.
 * "I'm going home", said Marry.
 * I'm going home, said Marry..
 * I'm going home, said Marry.
 * "I'm going home", said Marry.

 Solution : Just take your time. We are really grateful to see an increasing number of editors, yet we all like quality: no matter how many times you edit things, edit them well. Just check if the format matches the standards (for the quotes and the rest), it just takes 5 seconds and this will prevent you from being looked askance by the members of the community.

Spelling and grammar
 Problem : Most people are not natives in English. Therefore, their English is really problematic: poor grammar, spelling mistakes, nonsense, etc.

 Solution : To err is human, everyone has the right to make mistakes. However, since you are contributing to a public website, and supposedly to a website about something you like, you should double triple check what you are editing. Make sure everything is clear for everyone, and as correct as possible. If you are not a native and you think your English needs correction, please refer to an Admin or any other member whose English is their mother tongue.

 Problem : Your words "centre", "colour", "favour", etc., are corrected while completely correct.

 Solution : While those words are correct please use the American spelling of words. Since 95% or more of the words are spelled with the American spelling, it's easier to change the British spelling or any other way of spelling to the correct form.