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Revision as of 20:54, 30 March 2023

A major issue facing PCGamingWiki (or any wiki, for that matter) is consistency. Due to the open nature of the site, quality in content can vary wildly with screenshots, step-by-step fixes, table notes, and numerous other elements that make up an article.

The following guide is meant to serve as a constant framework for all edits and article creation on the wiki.

This guide assumes that the reader has already looked at the sample article. It explains all the basics of the tables and provides bare-bones editing guidelines.

General

Editing Guide - Policy.svg

Wiki policy

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Article creation and editing basics

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Grammar formatting

References

References

Screenshots

Screenshots

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Fixboxes and providing instructions

Main article components

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Section table legend

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Article state

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The infobox

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The series sidebar

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The disambiguation (disambig) tag

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Introduction

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General information

Availability and monetization

Editing Guide - Availability.svg

Availability

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Monetization

Editing Guide - DLC.svg

Microtransactions

Editing Guide - DLC.svg

Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions


Essential improvements and game data

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Essential improvements

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Game data

Settings and features

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Video

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Input

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Audio

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Localizations

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Network

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VR support

Issues

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Issues unresolved

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Issues fixed

Miscellaneous

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Other information (incl. API and Middleware)

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System requirements

Files

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Files

Conclusion

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Conclusion and examples