GuildWiki:Frequently asked questions

This article chronicles questions that people frequently ask on the GuildWiki.

"What if my question is not answered here?"
If you're certain that the question you want to ask is not answered on this page then you can ask new questions at the request assistance page. If your question is specific to a certain article, please ask on that article's talk page by clicking the "discussion" tab at the top of that article, then the "+" tab at the top of the talk page.

In-game issues
Some common in-game questions are: The GuildWiki is a Guild Wars fansite. We are not a part of Guild Wars and we are not run by ArenaNet, the people who created Guild Wars. If you have any in-game issues, we cannot help you. Please check the Guild Wars support site for assistance.
 * "I have an issue in-game."
 * "So-and-so is vulgar in-game."
 * "I can't connect to Guild Wars!"
 * "I have an idea for Guild Wars."
 * "I found a bug in Guild Wars."

"How do I submit my own build?"
As of May 1, Builds that are in the builds section will be wiped. You may, however, place builds into your userspace.

"How do I make a new article?"
Type the name of it in the address bar. For example, if you wanted a new article called "Foo", you would navigate to http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Foo. There will be a link named "start the Foo article" there.

"There is an inaccuracy at (some article). Please fix it!"
You can fix inaccuracies of an article yourself using the "edit" tab at the top of the article. Alternatively, you can also post on the "talk" page for that article, via the "discussion" tab, to discuss things related to that article. If you later find someone reverted your change, please don't simply change it back again but leave a note about it on the article's talk page. Check to see if someone else already commented about it.

"Someone vandalized (some article). Please fix it!"
See the question above for details on how to fix inaccuracies. Fixing vandalism is a little different. You can use the talk page as described above to point out that someone has vandalized the article, but to fix it yourself follow these steps:


 * 1) Click on the "history" tab at the top of an article. This brings up a listing of the article's revisions, an edit-by-edit list of all changes made.
 * 2) Click the date of the last version before the vandalism.
 * 3) Click on "edit" while viewing that version of the article.
 * 4) Fill in the edit summary with something that indicates that you're fixing vandalism, such as "reverting vandalism" or just "rvv".
 * 5) Click save.

"How do I delete an article or image?"
Only administrators can delete articles or images. If you think that an article should be deleted because of a problem with the article then it's usually best to discuss the problem on the article's talk page. If you really think that an article or image should be deleted then make sure you read through the criteria for deletion for further information.

"What do all these brackets, apostrophes, equal signs, and colons mean when I'm editing an article or talk page?"
They're how text is formatted on a wiki. See the editing guide.