Calendar Wiki:About

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[edit] Welcome words

Like other wikis in the Wikia family, anyone can edit pages in the Calendar wiki, and no one actually "owns" the wiki or its content. By all means be bold in your edits, adding content and information that you believe others will want to know about.

But please try to be relevant, as well. Material here should fit the topic, and help enhance the usefulness of the wiki.

Please also remember to collaborate with others, be friendly, discuss differences of opinion, and be mindful of the work others have done on this project before you got here. Remember that they are, like you, volunteers, and they are calendar enthusiasts. They also like what they've done here, and want to see it built upon, not erased haphazardly.

Approach your edits in the spirit of improving the wiki, rather than "putting your stamp on it" and your presence here will be a blessing, not one that is resented or one that causes endless disputes.

Try to be accurate in your statements and leave links and/or other verifiable source information in articles you edit. Feel free to add your opinions and feelings where it's appropriate and where it's clearly labeled as such. (Unlike Wikipedia articles, Wikia offers the opportunity to share your POV: point of view.)

While this is NOT Wikipedia, adhering to some Wikipedia formatting standards may be advisable, for the sake of consistency.

[edit] For first-time editors

Please make Help:Contents the first place you visit. It will have you editing in no time!

Is this your first time here? Please consider feeling your way around, learning how to edit by hitting the "edit" tab, and not starting off your career as an editor by vandalizing pages (if you add things to pages to "test" how to edit, it's vandalism if you hit the 'save page' button.)

IMPORTANT: There will be a great temptation to make a dozen edits to existing articles in your first hour or two here. That kind of enthusiasm is GREAT! But please make them quality edits that will make you a valued member of a team, not a "spoiler" who ruins what others have worked hard to create.

Be aware that others will soon build on your good work and expand articles you create. That's the nature of wikis!

While it's not required before you start editing, registering and adopting a User name is a good idea. When people see your IP number - rather than a User name - they may assume you are here to vandalize pages, not contribute. If you are here to contribute, you'll want to establish a "good name" so let's see what that name is!