TinyTurtlesMinecraftDragons Wiki:Article Creation

This page will provide you with a step-by-step process to aid in the creation of a page on the Tiny Turtle's Minecraft Dragons Wiki.

Planning Your Page
The first thing you'll want to do when making a page is to plan it out. After a while, this step should come naturally, but if you're new, you should check out this section first.

First, ask yourself: Is this page needed? Pages on the Tiny Turtle's Minecraft Dragons Wiki consist of canon content from the YouTube series. If your idea fits this description, good! Feel free to continue. If not, consider creating a blog post instead. Some pages that are  good examples of this include:


 * New nation, shown in a new video
 * New species of dragon
 * New dragon named by a player participating in the official Minecraft Dragons YouTube series
 * New player / YouTuber who has joined the Minecraft Dragons series

Some pages that are  not good examples include:


 * Advertisements
 * Game theories
 * Conversation

With the exception of advertisements, most of the non-good examples can alternatively be made in a blog post or discussions post instead

Second, double-check that the page doesn't already exist. Ordinarily, FANDOM will block you from making duplicate pages if you try to type in the title of an already existing page in the page creator. Sometimes, however, the page names may not be the exact same (e.g. "List of Episodes" vs. "Episodes"), but still refer to the same thing. Simply make sure your page hasn't already been made.

If your page idea passes both of these things, great! You can move on to making the page.

Guidelines
The following list indexes some guidelines for creating a page that you should take note of before you start. Again, this part should come naturally after a while.


 * Keep your writing professional. Don't use slang, profanity, or contractions (can't, it's, don't, ect.). Your writing must be clear and formal.


 * Use the correct grammar and punctuation. Double check your "there"s, "they're"s, and "their"s; your "you're"s and "your"s; your "two"s, "to"s, and "too"s; your "lose"s and your "loose"s, etc. Make sure the punctuation of your page is also correct: Capital letters for the start of a sentence, periods and commas where they belong, etc. Be careful not to make your sentences too long and check for repetition as well!


 * Follow the typical page layout. Links to guides for all types of articles should be found at the bottom of this page. If you don't see one for your page, look up a similar article on the Tiny Turtle's Minecraft Dragons Wiki and copy its layout.


 * Don't forget to give credit where it is due. If you are using any information from a source other than yourself or the wiki, you must give credit. This includes images, text, information, or anything else. Usually, a simple "Source: [link] " at the bottom of a page, section, or image caption will suffice.


 * Don't be afraid to ask for help! At the time of this article's creation, there aren't many active users at Tiny Turtle's Minecraft Dragons Wiki, but those who are there would be happy to help you out!

Unfinished Pages (Stubs)
All pages on the wiki are valuable, even if they are not finished. If you want to create a page but do not have all of the necessary information to complete it, you can create a stub. Stubs are pages that lack information or images needed to have a complete page. Usually, someone else on the wiki will be able to finish the page for you. You can follow these few guidelines for creating a solid backbone ready for other users to work on.


 * Give the page the "Stub" category. You can do this by writing at the top of every page in Source editor. Make sure it's written before anything else to have it placed correctly!
 * Add the infobox, even if there's nothing to put in it. Again, the first thing you should always do when making a page is adding the infobox, which is essential for basic information that most people look at to find an answer. Even if you haven't a single thing to add to it, creating an infobox makes it easy for other users to add to it as they see fit and it makes the page look more complete than it may be.
 * Do your best to add a description. If you can't, simply add the text "No relevant information available." Descriptions can be as simple as "Pyro is a dragon owned by Tiny Turtle." As long as there is something for others to add onto, it's worth it.
 * Give it the Description and Gallery headings. This lets users know what areas need to be created or edited.