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--- Welcome to the a WoWWiki portal! ---
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------- Welcome to the WoWWiki Community portal! -------
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EDITING THE PAGE
 
EDITING THE PAGE
* The code on this page is complex. Be very careful what you edit.
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* The code on this page is complex. Be very careful of what you edit.
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* If you are unsure of how to safely edit the page, request your information to be added by someone else at the talk page.
* This page is monitored closely - suspicious edits WILL be reverted.
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* This page is monitored closely suspicious edits WILL be reverted.
 
* Action will be harsh for any "joke" edits made without approval.
 
* Action will be harsh for any "joke" edits made without approval.
   
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SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS
 
SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS
 
* Before making any non-minor changes to the portal, please use the talk page to get consensus.
 
* Before making any non-minor changes to the portal, please use the talk page to get consensus.
* If you want to test edits, please copy the page to a sandbox - do NOT do test edits on a live page.
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-->__NOTOC__ __NOWYSIWYG__
MAKING NEW PORTALS
 
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{{Portal/Games}}
* If you want to start your own portal you are free to do so.
 
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{{Portal/Non-Games-compact|nocommunity=}}
* Start new portals in a sandbox or test page and tell others about it.
 
 
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* Once it's in good shape, tell people on the forums and get feedback.
 
 
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* Next, bring it to Portal talk:Main and we'll see if we can include it somehow!
 
   
   
 
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-->[[Image:communityportal.png|Welcome to the community portal]]</div><!--
 
 
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--><h3 class="mpcontentbox-header">Welcome to the WoWWiki community portal!</h3>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-->{{Portal:Main|portal=Community}}
 
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<div class="mpcontentbox-main bg-darkgray" style="margin-top:0em;">
 
 
<div style="float:left; position:relative; left: -5px; top: 5px;">[[Image:communityportal.png|Welcome to the community portal]]</div>
 
 
<div style="margin-left:206px">
 
 
<h3 class="mpcontentbox-header">Welcome to the WoWWiki community portal!</h3>
 
   
 
The community portal is where the WoWWiki community comes together to organize and discuss projects for the wiki.
 
The community portal is where the WoWWiki community comes together to organize and discuss projects for the wiki.
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* If you [[Special:Userlogin|create an account]], you can track your changes, [[WoWWiki:Why create an account|and more]]!
 
* If you [[Special:Userlogin|create an account]], you can track your changes, [[WoWWiki:Why create an account|and more]]!
 
* See '''[[Help:Contents|Help]]''' for assistance or '''[[WoWWiki:Where to ask a question|ask us a question]]'''.
 
* See '''[[Help:Contents|Help]]''' for assistance or '''[[WoWWiki:Where to ask a question|ask us a question]]'''.
* The '''[[Forum:Index|forums]]''' are where we discuss operations, policies, technical and content issues.
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* The '''[[Special:Forum|forums]]''' are where we discuss operations, policies, technical and content issues.
 
* We also have an IRC channel! '''[[WoWWiki:IRC|Channel info]]''' / '''[irc://chat.freenode.net/wowwiki IRC link]'''
   
 
You can find out more general information about the wiki on the '''[[WoWWiki:About]]''' page.
 
You can find out more general information about the wiki on the '''[[WoWWiki:About]]''' page.
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'''Join the WoWWiki IRC channel! [[WoWWiki:IRC|Channel info]] / [irc://chat.freenode.net/wowwiki IRC link]'''
 
   
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<!--
   
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;So you want to help out? Great!
 
;So you want to help out? Great!
 
: There's always loads of things to do on WoWWiki!
 
: There's always loads of things to do on WoWWiki!
 
: WoWWiki has a huge number of readers, but a relatively low proportion of editors - this means ''everyone'' is valued :)
 
: WoWWiki has a huge number of readers, but a relatively low proportion of editors - this means ''everyone'' is valued :)
: See the list on the right for a small selection of tasks you can help out with.
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: See the [[Special:Community|Community page]] for a small selection of tasks you can help out with.
 
: You can also browse the entire [[:Category:Things to do|Things to do]] category!
 
: You can also browse the entire [[:Category:Things to do|Things to do]] category!
   
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: Respect the viewpoints of others when discussing changes.
 
: Respect the viewpoints of others when discussing changes.
 
: Be careful what personal info you give out.
 
: Be careful what personal info you give out.
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; Vote!
 
; Vote!
 
: Nominate and discuss [[WoWWiki:Featured article|featured articles]]!
 
: Nominate and discuss [[WoWWiki:Featured article|featured articles]]!
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: Update [[:Category:Outdated articles|out-of-date articles]]!
 
: Update [[:Category:Outdated articles|out-of-date articles]]!
 
: Fix some [[WoWWiki:List of common misspellings|misspellings]].
 
: Fix some [[WoWWiki:List of common misspellings|misspellings]].
: Check out [[Special:ProblemReports]].
 
   
 
; Or browse the entire [[:Category:Things to do|Things to do]] category!
 
; Or browse the entire [[:Category:Things to do|Things to do]] category!
 
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'''For the latest site news, visit [[WoWWiki:News]] or check the [[Forum:Index|forums]].'''
 
   
 
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--><h3 class="mpcontentbox-header">Projects<!-- and community teams --></h3><!--
 
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If you are looking for a way to help the wiki, one good way is to contribute your time to the projects being worked on by [[WoWWiki:Community teams|community teams]]. ''Note that some teams are currently rather inactive.''
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If you are looking for a way to help the wiki, one good way is to contribute your time to the projects being worked on by users of WoWWiki.
 
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Joining a team is always a great way to help out!
 
Joining a team is always a great way to help out!
   
 
;[[WoWWiki:Administrators|Administrators]]
 
;[[WoWWiki:Administrators|Administrators]]
 
: The admins administer the wiki!
 
: The admins administer the wiki!
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;[[WoWWiki:Help Team|Help Team]]
 
;[[WoWWiki:Help Team|Help Team]]
 
: This community team helps people use the wiki.
 
: This community team helps people use the wiki.
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;[[WoWWiki:Watchdogs|Watchdogs]]
 
;[[WoWWiki:Watchdogs|Watchdogs]]
 
: The Watchdogs are a WoWWiki patrol team.
 
: The Watchdogs are a WoWWiki patrol team.
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;[[WoWWiki:Bookkeepers|Bookkeepers]]
 
;[[WoWWiki:Bookkeepers|Bookkeepers]]
 
: The keepers of lore within WoWWiki, making sure it conforms to the material in the Warcraft world.
 
: The keepers of lore within WoWWiki, making sure it conforms to the material in the Warcraft world.
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;[[WoWWiki:Article Council|Article Council]]
 
;[[WoWWiki:Article Council|Article Council]]
 
: The Article Council ensures consistency of information and styling across all pages.
 
: The Article Council ensures consistency of information and styling across all pages.
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;[[WoWWiki:Template Engineers|Template Engineers]]
 
;[[WoWWiki:Template Engineers|Template Engineers]]
 
: The Template Engineers focus on creating templates needed for WoWWiki and adding documentation for all Templates.
 
: The Template Engineers focus on creating templates needed for WoWWiki and adding documentation for all Templates.
 
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;For more general and looser groupings of users, check out WoWWiki projects.
 
;For more general and looser groupings of users, check out WoWWiki projects.
 
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WoWWiki projects are a place for like minded people to work on areas of the wiki!<br/>
 
WoWWiki projects are a place for like minded people to work on areas of the wiki!<br/>
 
Find out more on '''[[WoWWiki:Projects]]'''!
 
Find out more on '''[[WoWWiki:Projects]]'''!
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; Got a project of your own? <span class="plainlinks" style="font-size:80%;">&#x5b;[{{fullurl:Portal:Community|action=edit}} Add it here!]&#x5d;</span>
 
; Got a project of your own? <span class="plainlinks" style="font-size:80%;">&#x5b;[{{fullurl:Portal:Community|action=edit}} Add it here!]&#x5d;</span>
 
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'''[[Help:Editing/Tipoftheday|<span class="speciallink">Tip of the day</span> &raquo;]]''' &nbsp; &nbsp; {{Help:Editing/Tipoftheday/{{CURRENTDAY}}}}
 
   
 
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--><h3 class="mpcontentbox-header">Discussion on WoWWiki</h3><!--
 
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<h3 class="mpcontentbox-header">Discussion on WoWWiki</h3>
 
 
 
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;Got something to say? Here's what to do!
 
;Got something to say? Here's what to do!
   
 
* If it's something not related to the content of a specific article, please visit our forums at:
 
* If it's something not related to the content of a specific article, please visit our forums at:
:'''[[Forum:Index]]'''
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*If it's specific to an article, please visit the talk page of that article.
 
*If it's specific to an article, please visit the talk page of that article.
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*If you want to send a message to an individual user, please use their talk page.
 
*If you want to send a message to an individual user, please use their talk page.
 
:These are in the form <code><nowiki>[[User talk:USERNAME]]</nowiki></code>
 
:These are in the form <code><nowiki>[[User talk:USERNAME]]</nowiki></code>
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;When discussing stuff please remember the following:
 
;When discussing stuff please remember the following:
   
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* Be specific about what you discussing.
 
* Be specific about what you discussing.
 
* [[WoWWiki:Wikiquette|Be polite]], [[WoWWiki:Assume good faith|assume good faith]], and [[WoWWiki:Don't bite the noobs|be welcoming]]
 
* [[WoWWiki:Wikiquette|Be polite]], [[WoWWiki:Assume good faith|assume good faith]], and [[WoWWiki:Don't bite the noobs|be welcoming]]
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'''Want to find out what you've done so far? Visit [[Special:Mycontributions]]'''.
 
   
 
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: [[WoWWiki:Boilerplates]] ([[:Category:Boilerplates|All]]) &bull; [[WoWWiki:Bot requests|Bot requests]]
 
: [[WoWWiki:Boilerplates]] ([[:Category:Boilerplates|All]]) &bull; [[WoWWiki:Bot requests|Bot requests]]
 
: [[WoWWiki:Administrators|WoWWiki administrators]]
 
: [[WoWWiki:Administrators|WoWWiki administrators]]
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;[[WoWWiki:Policies|WoWWiki policies]]
 
;[[WoWWiki:Policies|WoWWiki policies]]
   
:[[WoWWiki:Policy/Category|Category policy]]
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:[[WoWWiki:Category policy|Category policy]]
:[[WoWWiki:Policy/Copyright|Copyright policy]]
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:[[WoWWiki:Copyright policy|Copyright policy]]
:[[WoWWiki:Policy/Deletion|Deletion policy]]
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:[[WoWWiki:Deletion policy|Deletion policy]]
:<span style="font-size:90%;">&ndash; [[WoWWiki:Policy/Speedy deletion|Speedy&nbsp;deletion]]</span>
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:<span style="font-size:90%;">&ndash; [[WoWWiki:Speedy deletion policy|Speedy&nbsp;deletion]]</span>
:[[WoWWiki:Policy/DNP|DNP Policy]]
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:[[WoWWiki:DNP policy|DNP policy]]
:[[WoWWiki:Policy/Editing|Editing policy]]
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:[[WoWWiki:Editing policy|Editing policy]]
 
:[[WoWWiki:External links|External links]]
 
:[[WoWWiki:External links|External links]]
:[[WoWWiki:Policy/Naming|Naming policy]]
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:[[WoWWiki:Naming policy|Naming policy]]
 
:[[WoWWiki:Neutrality policy|Neutrality policy]]
:<span style="font-size:90%;">&ndash; [[WoWWiki:Policy/Naming/Personal articles|Personal articles]]</span>
 
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:[[WoWWiki:Personal article policy|Personal articles]]
:<span style="font-size:90%;">&ndash; [[WoWWiki:Policy/Naming/Player character pages|Player character pages]]</span>
 
:[[WoWWiki:Policy/Neutral point of view|Neutrality policy]]
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:[[WoWWiki:Player character page policy|Player character pages]]
:[[WoWWiki:Policy/Stub|Stub policy]]
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:[[WoWWiki:Stub policy|Stub policy]]
:[[WoWWiki:Policy/Three revert rule|Three revert rule]]
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:[[WoWWiki:Three revert rule|Three revert rule]]
:[[WoWWiki:Policy/Vandalism|Vandalism policy]]
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:[[WoWWiki:Vandalism policy|Vandalism policy]]
:[[WoWWiki:Policy/Voting|Voting policy]]
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:[[WoWWiki:Voting policy|Voting policy]]
:[[WoWWiki:Policy/Writing|Writing policy]]
 
   
 
:[[WoWWiki:Policy status phases|'''Policy status and phases''']]
 
:[[WoWWiki:Policy status phases|'''Policy status and phases''']]
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:[[WoWWiki:The perfect article|The perfect article]]
 
:[[WoWWiki:The perfect article|The perfect article]]
 
:[[WoWWiki:The wiki spirit|The wiki spirit]]
 
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'''You can find out more about the wiki itself on [[Special:Statistics]] and [[Special:Version]].'''
 
   
 
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; General info
 
; General info
 
: [[WoWWiki:About|About WoWWiki]]
 
: [[WoWWiki:About|About WoWWiki]]
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; Questions and answers
 
; Questions and answers
 
: [[WoWWiki:Where to ask a question|Where to ask a question]]
 
: [[WoWWiki:Where to ask a question|Where to ask a question]]
: [[Forum:Index|WoWWiki forums]]
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: [[Special:Forum|WoWWiki forums]]
   
 
; Site administration
 
; Site administration
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: [[WoWWiki:Contact us|How to contact us]]
 
: [[WoWWiki:Contact us|How to contact us]]
 
: [[:Category:WoWWiki|All pages in the WoWWiki category]]
 
: [[:Category:WoWWiki|All pages in the WoWWiki category]]
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; General info
 
; General info
 
: [[Help:Contents|General usage & editing help]]
 
: [[Help:Contents|General usage & editing help]]
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; Common procedures
 
; Common procedures
: [[Help:Deleting pages|Deleting a page]] ([[WoWWiki:Policy/Deletion|Policy]])
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: [[Help:Deleting pages|Deleting a page]] ([[WoWWiki:Deletion policy|Policy]])
: [[WoWWiki:Policy/Naming|Naming policies]]
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: [[WoWWiki:Naming policy|Naming policies]]
 
: [[Help:Moving a page|Moving (renaming) a page]]
 
: [[Help:Moving a page|Moving (renaming) a page]]
   
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: [[WoWWiki:Why create an account|Account benefits]]
 
: [[WoWWiki:Why create an account|Account benefits]]
 
: [[Help:Preferences]]
 
: [[Help:Preferences]]
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'''Wikia has an entire wiki devoted to wiki- and Wikia-related help at [[w:c:help|help.wikia.com]]!'''
 
 
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For questions and feedback about WoWWiki, visit the general forum, news and policy forum, or technical forum.
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For help and questions with World of Warcraft, visit the World of Warcraft forum.
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Things to do

So you want to help out? Great!
There's always loads of things to do on WoWWiki!
WoWWiki has a huge number of readers, but a relatively low proportion of editors - this means everyone is valued :)
See the Community page for a small selection of tasks you can help out with.
You can also browse the entire Things to do category!
What do we do?
WoWWiki is a wiki dedicated to cataloguing the entirety of Blizzard Entertainment's Warcraft universe, covering all the Warcraft games, novels, RPG books and other media. Please note we are not affiliated with Blizzard or Wikipedia.
This means everything we cover is related to Warcraft - anything off-topic will likely be deleted.
To find out more about what we are and what we do, please visit WoWWiki:About.
Remember
Stay on topic.
Avoid personal opinions in articles.
Respect the viewpoints of others when discussing changes.
Be careful what personal info you give out.
Vote!
Nominate and discuss featured articles!
Take a look at the votes in progress!
Expand!
Expand and categorise some stubs!
Fulfil some image requests!
Write a new article that's on the the wanted list!
Edit and fix!
Work on merge candidates!
Some pages need to be cleaned up.
Others just need to be wikified.
Link pages from Special:Lonelypages back into WoWWiki.
... or categorizing some uncategorized pages?
Update out-of-date articles!
Fix some misspellings.
Or browse the entire Things to do category!

Projects

If you are looking for a way to help the wiki, one good way is to contribute your time to the projects being worked on by users of WoWWiki. WoWWiki projects are a place for like minded people to work on areas of the wiki!
Find out more on WoWWiki:Projects!

Some individual projects
Mini projects
Got a project of your own? [Add it here!]

Discussion on WoWWiki

Got something to say? Here's what to do!
  • If it's something not related to the content of a specific article, please visit our forums at:
Special:Forum
  • If it's specific to an article, please visit the talk page of that article.
These are normally in the form [[Talk:ARTICLE]]
  • If you want to send a message to an individual user, please use their talk page.
These are in the form [[User talk:USERNAME]]
When discussing stuff please remember the following