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- 1 Only articles, images, lists (etc.) from and about canon sources may be added to BattleTechWiki, right?
- 2 Why does the BattleTechWiki logo look like that?
- 3 What do the +/- numbers in red and green next to the edits mean?
- 4 What is the longest article in BattleTechWiki?
- 5 Are there any BattleTechWiki banners or graphics I can use for a link?
- 6 Is there any peer review process to validate your articles?
- 7 How is BattleTechWiki backed up? Is it possible that an accident could destroy all of this?
- 8 Where can I see a log or list of all the pages created by a specific user?
Only articles, images, lists (etc.) from and about canon sources may be added to BattleTechWiki, right?
- Kinda sorta. BattleTechWiki has a policy regarding fan fiction (or 'fanon') that excludes alternate materials written by fans from the official and canon subjects on which BTW is focused. However, if an item of fanon has influenced the canon material (in some form or function and outside the scope of BTW), articles regarding that fanon product may be included here. Likewise, sometimes graphics that do not exist (in any form) in the canonicity but are described in it may be generated and included here, specifically as a means to assist in the understanding of the subject material. Modifications of official products, such as images cropped to focus on the subject matter, are also allowed, when properly sourced. Art for art's sake, however, is not allowed.
Why does the BattleTechWiki logo look like that?
What do the +/- numbers in red and green next to the edits mean?
- The numbers represent the number of bytes of information added or removed by the edit. Green means data added; red means data removed.
What is the longest article in BattleTechWiki?
- A dynamically updated and current list can be found at Special:Longpages, for a database snapshot at any given time. There is also a category of articles that may be too long.
Are there any BattleTechWiki banners or graphics I can use for a link?
- A few of our contributors have made some. They can be found at BattleTechWiki:Banners and buttons. You can also use our logo. If you make your own BattleTechWiki graphics and want them to be redistributed, simply upload them and link to them from the banners and buttons page.
Is there any peer review process to validate your articles?
- We are all peers here and we all review each other's work. There is currently no formal approval process as standard procedure.
How is BattleTechWiki backed up? Is it possible that an accident could destroy all of this?
- Nic can answer this :P
Where can I see a log or list of all the pages created by a specific user?
- For a list of articles that you have created, click on the tab at the top of the page that says "My contributions". Scroll to the bottom. There should be a link that says "Articles created".
- For any other user, go to their User page and select the "contributions" option on the right hand Toolbox menu. This will take you to their Contributions page, which lists all of their contributions to that wiki. At the bottom of the page are links to the "Articles created" and the "Global contributions" (across all Wikimedia wikis) by this user name.
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