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{{correctpagequery-top|This page is about editing the VDC [[Wikipedia:wiki|wiki]]. To learn about [[Source]], mapping, modding, etc, read the [[SDK Docs|Source SDK Documentation]]. For questions and answers, see the [[New Help Desk]].}}
{{correctpagequery-top|This page is about editing the VDC [[Wikipedia:wiki|wiki]]. To learn about [[Source]], mapping, modding, etc, read the [[SDK Docs|Source SDK Documentation]]. For questions and answers, see the [[New Help Desk]].}}


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==Welcome!==
 
Welcome to the Valve Developer Community! If you're new, you might want to check out some of these pages:
=== Newcomer's page editing links ===
*[[Help:Editing]] - How to edit pages, including wiki markup, templates, and style guidelines.
* [[Valve Developer Community:Community Portal|Welcome! A brief summary of the VDC]]
*[[Valve Developer Community:About]] - A brief explanation of the VDC and its goals.
* [[Help:Editing|How to edit VDC pages]]
*[[Valve Developer Community:Community Portal]] - A guide to some of the many things you will find on the VDC.
* [[Help:Cleanup|Information on cleaning up articles to reach a higher level of quality]]
*[[Help:Mod Profiles]] - Thinking about making a mod or an article about a mod? Don't make an article until you've read this page! It has guidelines on writing the article as well as policies about when articles are acceptable.
* [[Help:Images|How to add images to articles]]
*[[Valve Developer Community:Protected page]] - ''Protected pages'' are pages that can only be edited by administrators. Read more about protected pages and find out how to request a page be protected.
* [[Help:Mod Profiles|Information on writing a profile page for a mod]]
*[[Valve Developer Community:Image use policy]] - This page explains what images are and are not acceptable. Images which do not conform to policy will be deleted!
* [[Help:Deletion|Deletion policy and how to mark something that needs to be deleted]]
*[[Help:Deletion]] - Information on what types of articles are eligible for deletion, and how to mark the articles so they can be deleted by administrators.
 
=== Contributor's quick links ===
* [[Valve_Developer_Community:Wiki_To_Do|VDC To Do list]]
** [[:Category:Cleanup]]
** [[:Category:Screenshot needed]]
** [[:Category:Articles to be merged|Articles to be merged]]
** [[:Category:Stubs]]
** [[:Category:TODO]]
* [[Help:Editing#Templates|Templates]]
* [[WP:Help:Table#Simple example|Wikipedia: Table markup]]
* [[Special:Specialpages|Special maintenance pages]]
** [[Special:Categories|All Categories list]]
** [[Special:Watchlist|Your Watchlist]]
* [[Valve Developer Community:Protected page|Protected page]]
* [[Valve Developer Community:Requests for page protection|Requests for page protection]]
 
=== Admin's quick links ===
* [[:Category:Valve Developer Community administration|VDC administration pages]]
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== Valve Developer Community editing resources ==
==Contributor's quick links==
===Welcome!===
*[[Valve_Developer_Community:Wiki_To_Do]]
Welcome to the Valve Developer Community! If you're new, you might want to check out some of these pages:
*[[:Category:Cleanup]]
*[[Valve Developer Community:About]] - a brief explanation of the VDC and its goals
*[[:Category:Screenshot needed]]
*[[Valve Developer Community:Community Portal]] - a guide to some of the many things you will find on the VDC
*[[:Category:Articles to be merged]]
===Editing===
*[[:Category:Stubs]]
*[[Help:Editing]]
*[[:Category:TODO]]
:A guide to how to edit, including wiki markup, templates, and style guidelines
*[[Special:Categories|All Categories list]]
*[[Help:Images]]
:About images and how to insert them into articles
*[[Help:Cleanup]]
:Basic information on cleaning up problematic articles, and templates you can use to mark problems
*[[Help:Stubs]]
:Information on ''stubs'', which are very short articles that should be expanded by someone with the appropriate knowledge
===Policies===
*[[Valve Developer Community:Image use policy]]
:This page explains what images are and are not acceptable. Images which do not conform to policy will be deleted!
*[[Help:Deletion]]
:Information on what types of articles are eligible for deletion, and how to mark the articles so they can be deleted by administrators.
*[[Valve Developer Community:Protected page]]
*[[Valve Developer Community:Protected page]]
:''Protected pages'' are pages that can only be edited by administrators. Read more about protected pages and find out how to request a page be protected.
*[[Valve Developer Community:Requests for page protection]]
*[[Help:Mod Profiles]]
*[[:Category:Valve Developer Community administration]]
:Thinking about making a mod or an article about a mod? Don't make an article until you've read this page! It has guidelines on writing the article as well as policies about when articles are acceptable.


 
==Wikipedia and MediaWiki resources==
A simple editing tutorial is available at [[Help:Editing]]. Information on page cleanup is found at [[Help:Cleanup]]. Information on images and how to add them to articles is found at [[Help:Images]]. For ideas on some areas where you can contribute, check out the [[Valve_Developer_Community:Wiki_To_Do|Wiki To Do List]]. Also, many useful functions are available from the list of [[Special:Specialpages|Special Pages]]. <!-- Templates have been moved to Help:Editing -->
 
== Wikipedia and MediaWiki resources ==
The VDC uses [[mw:|MediaWiki]], an open source wiki engine licensed under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL]. The largest array of resources for learning how to use MediaWiki can be found at the largest wiki using the engine, [[Wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]].
The VDC uses [[mw:|MediaWiki]], an open source wiki engine licensed under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL]. The largest array of resources for learning how to use MediaWiki can be found at the largest wiki using the engine, [[Wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]].
 
*[[Wikipedia:Help:Contents]] - Main Wikipedia help menu.
* [[Wikipedia:Help:Contents|Wikipedia Help]] &mdash; main Wikipedia help menu
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Tutorial]] - A series of introductory articles, each page discusses one useful feature of the wiki software.
* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Tutorial|Wikipedia: Tutorial]] &mdash; a series of introductionary articles, each page discusses one useful feature of the wiki software.
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page]] - Comprehensive guide on editing MediaWiki sites, including markup details.
* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page|Wikipedia: How to edit a page]] &mdash; comprehensive guide on editing MediaWiki sites, including markup details.
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:FAQ]] - Answers questions commonly asked about Wikipedia.
* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:FAQ|Wikipedia FAQ]] &mdash; answers questions commonly asked about Wikipedia.
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Contributing_FAQ]] - Answers questions commonly asked by contributors to Wikipedia.
** [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Contributing_FAQ|Wikipedia: Contributing FAQ]] &mdash; answers questions commonly asked by contributors to Wikipedia.
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Editing_FAQ]] - Answers the most common questions about editing Wikipedia.
** [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Editing_FAQ|Wikipedia: Editing FAQ]] &mdash; answers the most common questions about editing Wikipedia.
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This page is about editing the VDC wiki. To learn about Source, mapping, modding, etc, read the Source SDK Documentation. For questions and answers, see the New Help Desk.

Welcome!

Welcome to the Valve Developer Community! If you're new, you might want to check out some of these pages:

  • Help:Editing - How to edit pages, including wiki markup, templates, and style guidelines.
  • Valve Developer Community:About - A brief explanation of the VDC and its goals.
  • Valve Developer Community:Community Portal - A guide to some of the many things you will find on the VDC.
  • Help:Mod Profiles - Thinking about making a mod or an article about a mod? Don't make an article until you've read this page! It has guidelines on writing the article as well as policies about when articles are acceptable.
  • Valve Developer Community:Protected page - Protected pages are pages that can only be edited by administrators. Read more about protected pages and find out how to request a page be protected.
  • Valve Developer Community:Image use policy - This page explains what images are and are not acceptable. Images which do not conform to policy will be deleted!
  • Help:Deletion - Information on what types of articles are eligible for deletion, and how to mark the articles so they can be deleted by administrators.

Contributor's quick links

Wikipedia and MediaWiki resources

The VDC uses MediaWiki, an open source wiki engine licensed under the GNU GPL. The largest array of resources for learning how to use MediaWiki can be found at the largest wiki using the engine, Wikipedia.