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BG3Wiki is a collaborative, living project created and maintained by community volunteers. Don't be afraid to contribute – anyone can edit and contribute to BG3Wiki, no sign-up necessary!

Introduction to editing

Creating an account

Creating an account is an optional but recommended step. Editing using an account attributes wiki edits to your account. You can edit pages without an account, but your IP address will be publicly logged.

Sandboxes

Click Here to create your personal sandbox page. You can use this to learn how to edit, or simply to experiment. You are free to edit this page as much as you wish, it is disconnected from the rest of the wiki.

Join the Discord server

We recommend you join the BG3Wiki Discord to discuss wiki editing with other contributors. This is completely optional, but be aware many decisions are taken during live discussions, even though we recommend the use of the Discussion page for most content articles.

Policies and guidelines

BG3Wiki only has a few simple Content rules. In addition to these, we also have an Editing Policy and a Style Guide, both with principles and practices that the wiki strives to adhere to. Reading these is not required to edit the wiki!

Editing Policy: A set of guidelines and principles to follow when editing the wiki.
Style Guide: The style and formatting guidelines for articles and files. If you're unsure about grammar, format or capitalisation, you can look it up here!

Other namespaces

There are other types of pages that use different guidelines and principles than the rest of the wiki.

Guides

The Guide namespace is where users can create and edit guides on BG3Wiki.

To create a Guide, simply start an article name with Guide:. For example, Guide:How to use torches.

Modding

The Modding namespaces is all about modding, such as how to create and use mods.

To create a Modding page, simply start an article name with Guide:. For example, Modding:How to use mods.

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-'''BG3Wiki''' is a collaborative, living project created and maintained by community volunteers. Anyone can edit and contribute to BG3Wiki, no sign-up necessary!
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+'''BG3Wiki''' is a collaborative, living project created and maintained by community volunteers.
+Don't be afraid to contribute – anyone can edit and contribute to BG3Wiki, no sign-up necessary!
-Don't be afraid to contribute – if you want to test the waters, you can access your personal sandbox to experiment in by [[Special:MyPage/Sandbox|clicking Here]].
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+== Introduction to editing ==
-For guidelines, you can at any time consult the [[Help:Editing Policy|Editing Policy]] or the [[Help:Style Guide|Style Guide]], but this is not required to get started!
-If you need any further help, don't hesitate to join the [https://discord.gg/K6R89fSZuF BG3Wiki Discord]!
-== The basics ==
 ==== Creating an account ====
 [[Special:CreateAccount|Creating an account]] is an optional but recommended step. Editing using an account attributes wiki edits to your account. You can edit pages without an account, but your IP address will be publicly logged.
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 [[Special:MyPage/Sandbox|Click Here]] to create your personal sandbox page. You can use this to learn how to edit, or simply to experiment. You are free to edit this page as much as you wish, it is disconnected from the rest of the wiki.
-==== Discussion pages ====
+==== Join the Discord server ====
-An article's '''Discussion''' page, or Talk Page is used to settle disagreements about an article. Use an article's Discussion page to discuss the article's contents and edits. Sign your comments using {{code|<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>}}.
-==== Discord ====
 We recommend you join the [https://discord.gg/K6R89fSZuF BG3Wiki Discord] to discuss wiki editing with other contributors. This is completely optional, but be aware many decisions are taken during live discussions, even though we recommend the use of the Discussion page for most content articles.
-==== Page history ====
+== Policies and guidelines ==
-Click the '''View history''' button above a page to see a history of edits performed on that page. Each line describes a revision of the page, including date/time, the contributor who made that edit, and (ideally) the reason for the edit. This can be helpful if you're not sure why an edit was made.
+BG3Wiki only has a few simple [[BG3Wiki:Content rules|Content rules]]. In addition to these, we also have an Editing Policy and a Style Guide, both with principles and practices that the wiki strives to adhere to. Reading these is ''not required'' to edit the wiki!
+* '''[[BG3Wiki:Editing Policy|Editing Policy]]''': A set of guidelines and principles to follow when editing the wiki.
+* '''[[Help:Style Guide|Style Guide]]''': The style and formatting guidelines for articles and files. If you're unsure about grammar, format or capitalisation, you can look it up here!
 == Other namespaces ==
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 To create a Modding page, simply start an article name with {{code|Guide:}}. For example, {{code|Modding:How to use mods}}.
-== Additional resources ==
-* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents MediaWiki help pages]
-* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting MediaWiki formatting]
 [[Category:Wiki Help]]