GuildWiki:Editing guide

General
To edit a page, click on the edit or edit this page links at the top of the page.

Once you've made a change, please click on 'Preview' to scan for any misspellings, punctuation errors, or other problems before saving the page.

Wiki Markup
The wiki markup is exceedingly simple once you get a firm grasp on it. Below you'll see a list of common effects, and how to do them. If you'd like to test them out, feel free to do so in the Sandbox.

Sections, paragraphs, lists and lines
Summarizing the effect of a single newline: no effect in general, but it ends a list item or indented part; thus changing some text into a list item, or indenting it, is more cumbersome if it contains newlines, they have to be removed.

Saving Changes
Once you've edited in your changes to a page, make sure to use the "Show preview" button to view your changes. Try to read through your changes as it helps you notice any typos or accidental mistakes. Preferably, also double check any wiki links you've added in, in case they are pointing to either non-existent pages (unless intentional) or pointing to the wrong page.

Once you have verified your changes, fill in the "Summary" text field. It is used to briefly explain the changes you have made. If there is already a bit of text inside it enclosed within /* and */, it means you're editing a section on the page. Simply added your explanation after that text to mark the section your added your changes to.

Before saving, there are two checkboxes that you can use. The first is to mark an edit as a minor edit. A minor edit is loosely defined as a change that does not really add new content to a page, such as fixing typos, rewriting sentences, or small formatting changes. Changes like non-trivial notes that identify behavior or adding tips are not minor edits. As a rule of thumb, if it's an edit that a user who re-reads the page doesn't really gain any new useful information, then it's a minor edit.

The second checkbox is for registered users who want to "watch" the page. If checked, the page will be added to that user's watch list, and any further changes will be bolded if the user views his or her own list.

Finally, click on "Save page" to commit and save the changes.

Advanced wikicode
For more advanced wikicode, visit Not a Fifty Five's yet to be made Wikicode for Dummies page.