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--- wiki:wiki-editing-practices [2023/02/25 18:48] – [Spelling and formatting] nit: regex vs. wildcard maximumentropy
+++ wiki:wiki-editing-practices [2024/07/10 02:55] (current) – [Managing the sidebar] it is not automatically linked (anymore) atari
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+In order to create a wiki editing account, ask for one on [[https://discord.gg/ndyUKA5|the Discord server]].
 New users will require their edits get approved by an approver first before it gets shown to the general public.
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   * Can the page be put into a relevant sub-category? For example, something purely related to a single system should be appended to its relevant [[:systems|system page]].
   * Is the information somewhere else already, and if so, is it in the correct place?
-  * Ultimately, //something// is better than **nothing**. Even if the information is not robust or high quality enough for the wiki, it's better than a complete absence of it. It can always be revisited to be amended later.
+  * Ultimately, //something// is better than **nothing**. Even if the information is not robust or high quality enough for the wiki, it's better than a complete absence of it. It can always be revisited to be amended later. The playground can be used if help is needed with certain edits, without going straight to publication.
 Once that's all checked for, you can begin editing the wiki.
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 If you've created a new page, the next job is to add a link to it to [[:sidebar|the sidebar page]]. You edit this page just like you would any other page.
-  * When considering which category to put it under, avoid adding anything to **Getting Started**. Put it in the category you believe would be the one a new user would use to find the information on your page. If adding a new system page in particular, it will be automatically linked in the [[:systems|systems overview page]] (as long as you've used the correct shortname) and doesn't need to be manually added.
+  * When considering which category to put it under, avoid adding anything to **Getting Started**. Put it in the category you believe would be the one a new user would use to find the information on your page. If adding a new system page in particular, link it in the [[:systems|systems overview page]] instead of the sidebar.
   * Pages linked to in the sidebar should use [[:batocera_wiki_code_snippets#in-links|internal links]] with the page's proper name as the display text. The page's proper name should use regular capitalization rules, not Camel Case like the page title is on the page itself.
   * New pages should also be added to the appropriate section in the [[:navigation|navigation page]] along with a laconic description (if applicable). This is to assist those new to the wiki navigating to the appropriate page.