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| =How to use this wiki=
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| ==Policies and Guidelines==
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| ===SWC and Canon===
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| The Holocron is the in character (IC) Wiki of the [http://swcombine.com SWCombine]. All articles should be written from an IC, yet neutral perspective. They have to describe the SWCombine universe exclusively. This is important for topics or entities that also exist in the canon Star Wars universe. You can put a link to appropriate external sources (e.g. Wookipedia) to make standard canon information more easily accessible, but make sure to not contaminate the SWCombine universe with canon universe material.
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| ===IC and OOC===
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| All wiki articles should be in character (IC). Discussion pages and user pages can be out of character (OOC). For players and their characters all OOC content should either be taken to the respective user page or the Wiki Guide, whatever is more suitable.
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| ===OOC Metapages===
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| Use the prefix "Holocron:" for OOC metapages, e.g. [[Holocron:ToDo]].
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| ===Neutral Point of View (NPOV)===
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| Aim to follow the real life [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view Wikipedia's standards for a neutral point of view] (NPOV). Some rules need to be used with a grain of salt, e.g. what an "authoritative source" is. In this case SWCombine rules should augment the Wikipedia guildelines, in this case [http://www.swcombine.com/rules/?GNS GNS rules] should be applied, namely:
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| :''"Topics detailing major events can be either based on database-affecting actions taken in the game (ie: if you actually took over a planet) or actions said to occur outside the limited abilities of the game-client.
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| :Topics that are not relevant to any database-affecting actions require the permission of any faction leader/owner whose faction's actions you choose to godmode. ie: You cannot claim to have recently destroyed a dozen Star Destroyers without first getting permissions to assume such a claim from."''
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| ===Copying form other pages===
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| Please respect copyright. This being said, copying from other pages, where this is not an issue, (e.g. rules pages, faction pages) is acceptable, as long as the text respects the IC and NPOV gudelines.
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| ===Editing and Help===
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| You must have an account to create new pages or edit existing ones. As we are using the same wiki software as Wikipedia, you can use the tutorials and help pages at Wikipedia to learn how to edit pages. Here are the most essential ones:
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| * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page How to edit a page]
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| * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet Cheatsheet]
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| * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Editing Editing FAQ]
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| Use templates whenever possible: http://holocron.swcombine.com/wiki/Category:Templates
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| ===Language and Style===
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| Adhering to strict norms of spelling or grammar is not essential for the Holocron. Many members of the SWCombine are not native speakers of English and should not be discouraged from contributing by putting too much emphasis on flawless language. Still, correct mistakes that you find. If you are looking for guidance, please refer to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style Wikipedia manual of style]. This should also be consulted in case of a dispute.
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