Holocron:Guide
The quick and dirty guide on editing the Holocron.
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Write in a neutral, in-character point of view
The Holocron is the IC wiki/encyclopaedia of the Combine. We're not interested in biases or opinions, we're interested in the actual facts of what's happening and what has happened in the galaxy. If you're not sure, reread what you've written as if you're someone that exists in the SWC galaxy. Does it sound biased? Are words like 'faction' and 'avatar' thrown around in the wrong context? If so, try rewriting it.
OOC content should be restricted to talk (Talk:), user (User:) and meta (Holocron:) pages.
Leave canon at the door
SWC is not canon. Obviously there are things taken from canon, but for most intents and purposes, SWC has its own history. By all means refer to canon information where appropriate, or provide references to canon sources (e.g. Wookiepedia), but don't get canon information and SWC information confused.
Don't copy and paste from other sources
Other sources of information are not always reliable:
- Compedia is very biased towards the view of the person that originally wrote an article;
- Galactic Archives / Imperial Archives has a pro-Imperial bias;
- Information on faction websites is usually biased towards that faction;
- etc.
If there's a good, informative, neutral and IC article from another sources that you would like to bring in, by all means do so, but keep an eye out for those problems and fix them where necessary, or tag the page or section of the page with {{NPOV}} or {{OOC}} if the article is not neutral or not written from an IC point of view respectively.
Also keep in mind that other sources may incorporate images or MediaWiki templates that are not on the Holocron. If this is the case, you will need to edit the page to use the Holocron's templates and upload the appropriate images to the Holocron.
UK/International English
The preferred language for the Holocron is UK, or International, English. For content, it doesn't really matter so long as it's consistent across the page, but categories, special pages, etc. should be in UK English (e.g. Category: Organisations not Category: Organizations).
