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# When in doubt, ask for help - If you aren't sure how to do something, or whether something is allowed, you can always ask for help on Discord or ask an administrator on their talk page.
== Editing guidelines ==
=== Creating new articles ===
==== Article naming ====
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* Use descriptive files names, eg. {{color|limegreen|Sly 1 May demo debug menu.png}} instead of {{color|red|SCREENSHOT_202207050937.PNG}}.
=== Citing Sources ===
You can cite sources using ref tags. If you come across a statement that should have a citation but doesn't, add the {{Tl}} tag for future editors. If you come across a {{Citation needed|nocat=y}} and you are able to add a source, please do so!
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==== Citing the games ====
If the information you are citing is coming directly from one of the games, you can use the template {{tl|Sly 1}}, {{tl|Sly 2}}, {{tl|Sly 3}}, or {{tl|Sly 4}} in the reference. For instance
<pre><nowiki><ref>{{Sly 1}} - Developer commentary for ''Into The Machine''</ref></nowiki></pre>
==How to contribute==▼
===Documenting game content===▼
This will be displayed as:
:{{Sly 1}} - Developer commentary for ''Into The Machine''</ref>
==== References section ====
If you includes references on an article, add a References section to the bottom of the page, like this:
<pre><nowiki>
== References ==
<references/>
</nowiki></pre>
Put it right after the last section of the article, before any maintenance or navigation templates. We do this because if you do not include the <nowiki><references/></nowiki> tag somewhere in the article, the references will show at the very bottom of the page, meaning they'll be hidden away below any templates like {{tl|stub}} or {{tl|Navbox Sly 1}}.
▲== How to contribute ==
▲=== Documenting game content ===
Documentation is the core focus of this wiki. If, through modding or reverse-engineering, you learn some new technical information about a file format, game mechanic, or something along those lines, please add it! The goal is to make information readily accessible so it is quicker and easier to make mods.
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.
=== Fact-checking ===
One way to improve the wiki is by 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 something to an article and you aren't 100% sure it's correct, add the {{tl|check}} tag so everyone knows it is unconfirmed.
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