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== How do I become a wiki staff member? ==
 
== How do I become a wiki staff member? ==

Revision as of 02:53, 13 March 2014


Can I join the wiki and become an editor?

Absolutely, it's free and we welcome self-starting contributors with integrity and knowledge. We also provide talk pages for each article and a discussion forum to discuss various and contrasting opinions about articles.

How do I start?

We recommend that to start you work on making simple, noncontroversial edits and suggest your first few articles to the staff for review. Further, if you have an opinion or perspective to share, do so on the talk page. Article pages are for presenting information, not opinions. You may freely debate topics on the talk page, but editing them into an article is at best, poor writing, and at worst, vandalism that will be deleted and eventually result in a ban if the behavior persists.

What is the acceptable writing style?

In most circumstances, except where otherwise noted, the Manual of Style for Wikipedia is considered to be the acceptable guide for style of writing.

How do I learn to edit articles?

Most of the software is pretty intuitive for simple edits if you can format an email or word document, however if you are having trouble or you want to learn how to be an expert editor and make all kinds of fancy pages, check out the editing help article on Wikipedia, we use the very same software they do!

Values

When editing, please keep the following things in mind:

The BDSM Wiki Administration values:

  • Learning and education
  • Freedom and integrity of information
  • Inclusive and positive attitudes
  • A variety of perspectives
  • Concise language
  • Making Best Practices information available to minimize risk for others
  • Respecting the right to privacy of others

How do I become a wiki staff member?

Staff members are added as needed, and are selected from those that regularly participate, have a positive attitude and have skill levels consistent with what is desired for the role in question. If you are interested in a staff position, consider editing and contributing for a month first to ensure working on the wiki regularly is for you, and then consider contacting the staff to inform them that you are interested in joining the team. This in no way indicates you will be selected for such duties, but helps us compile a list of those that are interested and cross reference their skill sets and participation levels to ensure we add the best candidates to the staff.

How do I discuss a topic on the discussion page?

When viewing an article, click the Discussion link at the top to be taken to a page for discussing that article. See Help:Discussions for an explanation of how to use discussions.

Is it OK to make an article about a specific, real world person?

Yes, but only in the instance they are a professionally published author, and only under the name that they have presented themselves as. Should someone not have outed themselves as a member of the BDSM community in a professionally documented way, you may not document them in this wiki, and even if they have, you may only state factually documented information about them.

The purpose of this policy is to prevent accidentally or intentionally drawing attention to someone that is a member of the BDSM community that has not already committed themselves to being public about their involvement with BDSM, and thus respecting the privacy of others.

I found offensive material on this wiki

Our goal is to provide a space that includes everyone, regardless of gender, bdsm role or tradition, race, ethnicity, or disability. If you find language or content that offends you, considering leaving a note on the talk page of the article in question. Please note that BDSMwiki.info makes attempts to use inclusive language whenever possible, and your viewpoints and information may help us provide better insight into a topic. Thanks!

I have a question pertaining to BDSM that isn't answered in the BDSM FAQ

Consider taking that question to the talk page of the subject you are asking about and asking your question there, chances are we'll make efforts to include that information. If you would like immediate answers, consider asking a group that you trust for their opinions.