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If you have something to add something but there is no page for it, feel free to create one! Even if it’s very short, just add the {{tl|stub}} tag to the bottom of the page, and eventually someone will come along and expand it. If you'd like to research something but don't know where to start, check out [[:Category:Stubs|Category:Stubs]] for short articles that need to be expanded.
 
== Investigation ==
{{Main|:Category:Articles needing investigation}}
There are many topics on the wiki which are not fully understood, or have aspects that have not yet been explained. Many of these topics can be found at [[:Category:Articles needing investigation]]. If you are able to elaborate on a subject or explain something that is not well-researched, it may lead to further developments in modding a reverse-engineering.
 
== Fact-checking ==
{{Main|:Category:Articles needing fact-checking}}
OneSome waystatements to improveon the wiki isare unconfirmed and byrequired fact-checking statements to confirm their accuracy. The category [[:Category:Articles needing fact-checking]] contains a list of pages with statements that need to be checked. If you are adding somethingable to anconfirm articlesomething and youis aren'ttrue, 100%simply sure it's correct, addremove the {{tl|check|nocat=y}} tag soor everyone knowsreplace it iswith unconfirmeda [[Help:Contributing/Editing guidelines#Citing sources|citation]]. If you check a statement and find out that it’s incorrect, feel free to correct or remove it!
 
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== Adding images ==
{{Main|:Category:Articles needing images}}
If an article has few or no images it is usually a good idea to add some. This typicallyis justusually meansas simple as taking a screenshot in [[Wikipedia:PCSX2|PCSX2]] and uploading it. A list of articles that need images can be found at [[:Category:Articles needing images|Category:Articles needing images]].
 
Check out the [[Help:Contributing/Editing guidelines#Image guidelinesImage_guidelines|image guidelines]] for instructions on how to add images to articles.
 
== Copy editing ==