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{{Dungeons and Dragons Wiki:Getting Started Header}}
 
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'''Welcome to {{SITENAME}}!''' The Community Portal is where this wiki community comes together to organize and discuss projects for the wiki. To see the most recent discussions, click the '''Discussion''' tab above.  
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'''Welcome to Dungeons and Dragons Wiki!''' The Community Portal is a collection of suggestions and links to help you contribute in whatever way you feel best. To follow the changes to this wiki, and to look out for new users and edits, feel free to use [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]].
  
 
You can find out more general information about the wiki on the [[Project:Getting Started|Getting Started]] page.
 
You can find out more general information about the wiki on the [[Project:Getting Started|Getting Started]] page.
 
==New to wikis?==
 
* If you are new to wikis, you may want to read the '''[[Help:Tutorial 1|tutorial]]'''.
 
* There is some advice on getting this wiki started at '''[[Help:Starting this wiki]]'''.
 
* A list of most help pages can be found on '''[[Help:Contents]]''' and in '''[[:Category:Help]]'''.
 
 
==How to help out==
 
* If you want to help but you're not sure where to start, try improving the various '''[[:Category:Article stubs|stub]]''' articles by adding content.
 
* Another helpful activity would be to check the list of '''[[Special:WantedPages|wanted pages]]''' for frequently linked-to articles that don't exist yet.
 
* To follow the changes to this wiki, and to look out for new users and edits use '''[[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]]'''.
 
* You can find a list of useful templates on '''[[:Category:Templates]]''', some of which are documented on '''[[{{ns:project}}:Templates]]'''.
 
* If you need help editing, you could start with '''[[Help:Editing]]''' or '''[[Help:Tutorial 1|the tutorial]]'''.
 
 
==Want to discuss stuff?==
 
* If you want to discuss anything specific to an article, you can use '''[[Help:Talk page|the talk page]]''' for that article.
 
* For more general discussions you can use the Discussion tab of this page, or a Forum if the forums have been set up.
 
  
 
==Things to do==
 
==Things to do==
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; Useful activities
 
; Useful activities
* Help expand some '''[[:Category:Article stubs|article stubs]]'''.
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* Read and [[Project:Rating Articles|rate]] some homebrew articles!
* '''[[Special:ShortPages|Locate]]''' and '''[[Template:Stub|mark]]''' pages that need expanding as [[:Category:Article stubs|article stubs]].
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* Help expand some [[:Category:Article stubs|article stubs]].
* Create links to some '''[[Special:LonelyPages|orphaned pages]]'''.
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* Add suggestions to the talk page of an article put up for [[:Category:Winter Cleaning|winter cleaning]].
* Upload and add some images! Visit '''[[Special:Upload]]'''. Add them to a category too, like <nowiki>[[</nowiki>[[:Category:Images]]<nowiki>]]</nowiki>.
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* Create links to some [[Special:LonelyPages|orphaned pages]].
* Write a new article that's on the '''[[Special:WantedPages|the wanted list]]'''!
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* Upload and add some images! Visit [[Special:Upload]]. Be sure you follow out [[Project:Image Policies|image policies]] though.
* Fix any '''[[Special:DoubleRedirects|double redirects]]''' by redirecting the first page to the third page.
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* Write a new article that's on the [[Special:WantedPages|the wanted list]]!
* Check for '''[[Special:BrokenRedirects|broken redirects]]''' and either mark them for deletion or find a more appropriate target.  
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* Fix any [[Special:DoubleRedirects|double redirects]] by redirecting the first page to the third page.
* Consider splitting up very '''[[Special:LongPages|long pages]]''' into different pages or subpages.
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* Check for [[Special:BrokenRedirects|broken redirects]] and either mark them for deletion or find a more appropriate target.  
* Create some links on '''[[Special:DeadendPages|dead end pages]]'''.
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* Consider splitting up very [[Special:LongPages|long pages]] into different pages or subpages.
* ''Add more...''
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* Create some links on [[Special:DeadendPages|dead end pages]].
  
 
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*'''Check out the full list of special pages at [[Special:SpecialPages]].'''
 
*'''Check out the full list of special pages at [[Special:SpecialPages]].'''
 
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==Have a question?==
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Leave a message on the talk page of one of our [[Special:ListUsers/sysop|administrators]], or pop on by our [[Project:IRC|IRC chat channel]].
  
 
==Some other interesting pages==
 
==Some other interesting pages==
 
* Want to find out what you've done so far? Visit [[Special:Mycontributions|your contributions page]].
 
* Want to find out what you've done so far? Visit [[Special:Mycontributions|your contributions page]].
* Find out more about the wiki on '''[[Special:WikiaStats]]''', '''[[Special:Statistics]]''' and '''[[Special:Version]]'''!
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* Find out more about the wiki on '''[[Special:Statistics]]''' and '''[[Special:Version]]'''!
  
[[Category:Help|Community Portal]]
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Latest revision as of 23:22, 4 February 2012

Introduction

Using the Wiki

Community Portal

Navigating the Wiki

Canon Content Requirements

Homebrew Content Requirements

Publication Transcriptions

General Editing Policy

General Deletion Policy

Uploading Images

Wiki Syntax

Welcome to Dungeons and Dragons Wiki! The Community Portal is a collection of suggestions and links to help you contribute in whatever way you feel best. To follow the changes to this wiki, and to look out for new users and edits, feel free to use recent changes.

You can find out more general information about the wiki on the Getting Started page.

Things to do[edit]

Useful activities
Other useful special pages

Have a question?[edit]

Leave a message on the talk page of one of our administrators, or pop on by our IRC chat channel.

Some other interesting pages[edit]