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# Use common sense
# Edit in good faith
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# Honor the [https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Miraheze_Spaces_Code_of_Conduct Miraheze Code of Conduct] and [https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Copyright_Policy Copyright Policy]
==Scope==
The scope of the average article on this wiki is broader than most other Minecraft wikis. The GregTech: New Horizons (GTNH) wiki does not seek to document every block, item or feature in its many mods, but to serve as a repository for guides, mechanics and information relevant to the modpack. Exceptions are made for mods that are poorly documented, where said documentation is in danger of disappearing, or
Recipes as a general rule are not
==Writing & Tone==
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*American English shall be used as the standard, except:
** Where in-game item names/metadata differ from American English, ''always'' use the in-game spelling / capitalization.
** Aluminium (with a second 'i') is used over Aluminum, unless it's an in-game item name that varies.
** Numbers are formatted with commas (1,000) for thousands separators and periods (1.55) for decimals.
** Small, simple numbers should be written out (one, twenty) rather than numerals (1, 20) in text. Numbers expressing an area in (#x#) format,
** Tables should always use numerals.
*** The farm covers a 9x9 area... (yes)
*** There are three variants of the... (yes)
*** There are 3 variants of the... (no)
*** 2.
* Abbreviations should be used sparingly
** Preferably only in reference to the page's main scope
** Introduced after their full meaning; ''The Electric Blast Furnace (EBF) is a multi-block...''
** Exception: Acronyms that are primarily used over their full forms or used in-game are fine to use
*** GT:NH / GTNH (GregTech: New Horizons)
*** NEI (Not Enough Items)
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Before starting a new article, check and see if one already exists on the wiki. Try a few related search terms to get a feel for what pages are present or might be good candidates to link to the new topic. If unsure about what to write, picking something off the [[Wiki TODO]] list is a good place to start.
Pages should start with a lead paragraph - a few sentences describing the [[#Scope|scope]] of the page and giving an overview of its content. If it's an item or block, mention the mod of origin and its [[tier]]. A relevant image is also strongly encouraged to help orient readers. Contributors should avoid making lots of pages that are only stubs or placeholders. In-progress pages can be flagged with the <nowiki>{{WIP}}</nowiki> template. The bulk of the article should be broken into one or more sections, each with a section header, and conclude with External Links, See Also or References, if relevant.
===Page Names===
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* Never begin with A, An, or The, nor end with punctuation
* Have all words capitalized except for syncategorematic connecting words like a, and, of, for, to, etc.
* If multiple articles could occupy the page name, a [[:Template:Disambig|<nowiki>{{disambig}}</nowiki>]] template should be used, and pages differentiated with suffixes of their mod or type in parentheses ().
** Example:
===Section Headers===
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* Section headers should be capitalized similar to page names
* Item names in articles should be capitalized. (Item Conduit, not item conduit)
** Partial item names used as groups
Section Headers should be used to separate longer pages into relevant subtopics. Related subtopics should use progressively smaller Headings (Level 2 -> Level 3 -> Level 4 -> Level 5). Not all levels of headings need to be used or are even desirable on a given article. Level 1 headings are never used, reserved for the main page header which is auto-generated.
* Images are encouraged where relevant to the section
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* Pages should be interlinked with appropriate <nowiki>[[Page Name]]</nowiki> links whenever possible. Double brackets around any word(s) will link to the page of that name.
* 's' or 'es' can be added to the end without changing the linking behavior.
** Example: <nowiki>[[Horse]]</nowiki> and <nowiki>[[Horse]]s</nowiki> both would go to the page 'Horse'.
* To link to a page with different words, add a pipe | after the page name, inside the double brackets.
** Example: <nowiki>[[Ore Generation|how to find ores]]</nowiki> links to the page [[Ore Generation]] with [[Ore Generation|how to find ores]]. This can improve sentence flow, but direct page names are preferable
* Even if a page doesn't exist, consider making a link anyways if the topic is likely to need its own article
** Long pages should use anchors <nowiki>[[#Section|text]]</nowiki> to reference other sections of the same page
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