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To help keep the wiki closely related to MFGG and maintain only things that are worth documenting, here are some '''notability guidelines''' to give you an idea of what is helpful and what isn't:
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To help keep the wiki related to MFGG and maintain only things that are worth documenting, here are some '''notability guidelines''' to give wiki contributors an idea of what is helpful and what isn't:
  
 
===Notable===
 
===Notable===
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* Fangames, specifically ones that have been released in one form or another.
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* Fangames, especially finished ones
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** Nearly all fangames on the main site. Many do not have their own articles, and this should be fixed.
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* Members of MFGG who are reasonably well-known. In particular, the site staff, forum team, wiki sysops, and people who have created well-known games, sprites, or other contributions.
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* The members of MFGG, particularly those who have helped in some shape or form.
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* Major forum and site events, especially significant events that a large number of people participated in.
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** The site staff, forum team, and wiki system operators.
 
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* Major forum & site events, especially holiday events such as the various April Fools and Halloween happenings.
 
 
* Tutorial articles to help those who are new to the many game creation tools that can be used to make fangames.
 
* Tutorial articles to help those who are new to the many game creation tools that can be used to make fangames.
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** General articles explaining these tools in detail and showcasing what they're capable of, notorious bugs, etc.
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* General terminology relating to programming and fangaming.
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* Sites with similar goals to MFGG's, especially if they also host fangames or similar fan creations.
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* Sites with similar goals to MFGG's, especially if they host fangames or similar fan creations.
 
* To put it shortly, ''the various things that happen on MFGG, including the people involved and the creations they make.''
 
* To put it shortly, ''the various things that happen on MFGG, including the people involved and the creations they make.''
  
 
===Not notable===
 
===Not notable===
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* Anything not concerning fangames or MFGG, such as vaguely related sites or communities.
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* Your pet cat.
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* Members who were dupe accounts, did not contribute anything during their stay, or who were simply infamous in general (with some exceptions; see ''Judgement'' below)
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* Members or people we honestly haven't heard of or haven't done anything.
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* Fangames that are in the planning stage, have little information to contribute, or are just gone from any records.
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* Fangames that have little information to contribute, or have little to no proof of existence.
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* Forum fads and events that aren't noteworthy or have little to no proof of existence.
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* Forum fads and events that are only remembered by two or three people or otherwise aren't noteworthy.
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* Generally, anything that doesn't concern MFGG.
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* Chronicles of interpersonal disputes and other drama.
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* Vaguely-related sites or communities.
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* Articles where the spelling and grammar are so atrocious we can't understand what you're trying to say.
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* Generally, anything that doesn't concern MFGG and fangaming.
  
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===Judgement===
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===Judgment===
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While these guidelines should help you without any confusion, if you have any questions or aren't sure if something should be discussed on the wiki, feel free to contact a Wiki Sysop such as '''[[Vitiman]]'''. Don't fear asking any questions, even if you think they aren't big enough; after all, there's no such thing as an unimportant question.
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If you have any questions or aren't sure if something should be discussed on the wiki, feel free to contact our Wiki Sysops [[VinnyVideo]] and [[Yoshin]]. Don't fear asking any questions, even if you think they aren't big enough; after all, there's no such thing as an unimportant question.
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[[Category: MFGGWiki]]

Latest revision as of 23:11, 4 August 2018

To help keep the wiki related to MFGG and maintain only things that are worth documenting, here are some notability guidelines to give wiki contributors an idea of what is helpful and what isn't:

Notable

  • Fangames, especially finished ones
  • Members of MFGG who are reasonably well-known. In particular, the site staff, forum team, wiki sysops, and people who have created well-known games, sprites, or other contributions.
  • Major forum and site events, especially significant events that a large number of people participated in.
  • Tutorial articles to help those who are new to the many game creation tools that can be used to make fangames.
  • General terminology relating to programming and fangaming.
  • Sites with similar goals to MFGG's, especially if they host fangames or similar fan creations.
  • To put it shortly, the various things that happen on MFGG, including the people involved and the creations they make.

Not notable

  • Your pet cat.
  • Members or people we honestly haven't heard of or haven't done anything.
  • Fangames that have little information to contribute, or have little to no proof of existence.
  • Forum fads and events that are only remembered by two or three people or otherwise aren't noteworthy.
  • Chronicles of interpersonal disputes and other drama.
  • Vaguely-related sites or communities.
  • Articles where the spelling and grammar are so atrocious we can't understand what you're trying to say.
  • Generally, anything that doesn't concern MFGG and fangaming.

Judgment

If you have any questions or aren't sure if something should be discussed on the wiki, feel free to contact our Wiki Sysops VinnyVideo and Yoshin. Don't fear asking any questions, even if you think they aren't big enough; after all, there's no such thing as an unimportant question.

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