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Frequently asked questions

 * FAQ main page - questions about using and contributing.
 * Administration - answers some questions related to Administrators.
 * Article subjects - what to do about a specific articles.
 * Categories - about using WikiQueer's categories.
 * Contributing - answers to questions commonly asked by contributors.
 * Copyright - four most commonly asked questions about copyright.
 * Editing - answers the most common questions about editing.
 * Forking - how do I download and use WikiQueer content.
 * IRC (live chat) - about "chat rooms" -  real-time discussions.
 * Organizations - editing without displaying a conflict of interest.
 * Problems - solving problems you may encounter when browsing or editing.
 * Readers - addresses concerns and questions readers may have.
 * Schools - questions teachers, librarians and administrators might have.
 * Technical - answers some questions related to the technical workings.
 * (Miscellaneous) - questions that do not fit into any of the others above.

Quick introductions

 * Main introduction - quick overview of what WikiQueer is all about.
 * Exploring - finding your way around WikiQueer.
 * Editing - the basic pages on how to contribute to WikiQueer.
 * Images - introduction to adding images to WikiQueer.
 * Manual of Style - introduction to the style guide for articles.
 * Media - how to add media to WikiQueer.
 * Navigating - WikiQueer is a big place.
 * Policies - how to apply policies and guidelines.
 * Sourcing - why references are so important.
 * Tables - how an where tables are used and how to make them.
 * Talk pages - how to communicate within WikiQueer.

Short tutorials

 * Main tutorial - will help anyone become a WikiQueer contributor.
 * Editing - almost every page has an "Edit" tab.
 * Formatting - the basics on coding.
 * Links - the basics on internal links.
 * Sources - the basics on adding references.
 * Talk pages - the basics on how to communicate with others.
 * Policies - there are some things to keep in mind when editing WikiQueer.
 * Registration - registering a username is optional, but encouraged.
 * Graphics - the basics on how to use graphics.
 * Images - the basics on how to use images.
 * IRC (live chat) - to access the freenode IRC servers, you'll first need to..

Training modules

 * Training - learn the basics of contributing or learn about particular topics.
 * Newcomer training - quick, general orientation on the basics of  rules and how to edit.
 * MediaWiki training - learn about editing and formatting content using MediaWiki, the software that powers WikiQueer.

Built-in tours

 * Help Guided tours - providing tooltip-like tours of the WikiQueer experience.
 * WikiQueer GettingStarted - feature, which provides a "getting started" page to newly registered WikiQueerians. Immediately after creating an account, users see the page Special:GettingStarted, which invites them to try out editing by improving one of the pages presented.

Questions about WikiQueer

 * Help desk - the "main page" for asking questions about how to use or edit WikiQueer.
 * Editor help - a "far less busy place" were editors can ask for assistance about on going problems related to editing.

General knowledge questions

 * Reference desk - you can ask questions about any topic.

Specific help and mediation

 * Noticeboards - WikiQueer noticeboards are pages where editors can ask questions and request assistance from people who are familiar with the policies and guidelines covered by each individual board.
 * Administrators - for posting information and issues that affect administrators.
 * Edit warring - for reporting active edit warriors and recent violations of the three-revert rule.
 * Incidents - for reporting and discussing incidents that require the intervention of administrators and experienced editors.
 * Vandalism - for reporting about obvious and persistent vandals and spammers.
 * Dispute resolution - provides a central compilation of the boards listed below to help resolves conflicts.
 * Conflict of interest - for determining whether a specific editor has a conflict of interest.
 * Editor review - a process that allows users to have their behavior and contributions to WikiQueer evaluated by peers.
 * External links - reporting possible breaches of the external links policy.
 * Neutrality - for reporting issues regarding whether article content is compliant with the Neutral Point of View policy.
 * Notability - for users seeking advice on notability and whether or not a topic meets WikiQueer's criteria for its own article.
 * Original research - for requesting input on possible problems of original research.
 * Sources - for posting questions regarding whether particular sources are reliable in context.
 * Page moves - a process for requesting the retitling of an article, template, or project page.

Technical issues

 * Village pump - main directory divided into five boards by topic (as seen below), to discuss the technical issues, policies, and operations of WikiQueer.
 * Policy - to discuss changes to existing and proposed policies.
 * Proposals - to discuss new proposals that are not policy-related.
 * Technical - to discuss technical issues. For wiki software bug reports, use Bugzilla
 * Idea lab - to discuss ideas before proposing them to the community and attempt to find solutions to common issues.
 * (Miscellaneous) - to post messages that do not fit into any other categories listed above.

Other ways to get help

 * Special services - page listing the alternative ways of getting help as seen below.
 * Place Help me (including the curly brackets) "then your question" on your talk page, a volunteer will visit you there!
 * If you require personal administrator assistance in regards to blocking, deleting, protecting, personal harassment or legal threats you can place Admin help (including the curly brackets) "then your concerns" on your talk page, an administrator will visit you there!
 * Find and directly contact an actively editing user at Highly Active Users.
 * Join the #WikiQueer IRC channel for real-time chat. New to IRC?  Click here  to be connected instantly!
 * Contact WikiQueer - is a page that describes how and where to contact WikiQueer directly for a variety of reasons.

General information

 * About WikiQueer - general introduction for visitors to WikiQueer.
 * FAQ about WikiQueer - the most common questions about WikiQueer.
 * Readers' FAQ - concerns and questions readers may have.
 * Advice for parents - information for parents and legal guardians.
 * Contact WikiQueer - how to get in touch with WikiQueer directly.
 * General disclaimer - there is no guarantee of validity and reliability.
 * Content disclaimer - WikiQueer is not censored.
 * Legal disclaimer - WikiQueer does not give legal opinions.
 * Medical disclaimer - WikiQueer does not give medical advise.
 * Risk disclaimer - use WikiQueer at your own risk.
 * Policies & guidelines -  community standards set forth by  WikiQueerians.
 * Principles - fundamental principles by which WikiQueer operates.
 * WikiQueer in brief - WikiQueer aims to be a neutral, verifiable and factual.
 * Researching - WikiQueer can be a great tool for learning, however..
 * What WikiQueer is not - there are certain things that WikiQueer is not.
 * Where to ask questions - find the right place to ask a question.
 * Where to make requests - find the right place to make a request.
 * Who writes WikiQueer - You do! .. Just do it!.. Be bold !
 * Why create an account - don't need to be registered to edit, however..

Contributor information

 * Welcome to WikiQueer - portal style page to get you started.
 * Plain and simple overview - all about this amazing project WikiQueer.
 * Primer for newcomers - blunt introduction intended to help newcomers.
 * Learning the ropes - highlights the resources to help you help WikiQueer.
 * Common mistakes - few common mistakes y'all should  try to avoid.
 * Contributing to WikiQueer - anyone can help contribute to WikiQueer in a variety of ways.
 * How to help - what anyone can do to contribute.
 * Your first article - guide to starting your first encyclopedia article.
 * Article wizard - will walk you through the process of submitting a new article.
 * Creation and usage of media files - only logged in users can upload files.
 * Upload Wizard - will walk you through the process of submitting media.
 * Editorial oversight and control- we have tens of thousands of editors, from expert scholars to casual readers.
 * Expectations & norms of the community - some social norms that editors are expected to follow.
 * Frequently Asked Questions - common questions  about using and contributing.
 * Getting started - small listing of pages dealing with the basics.
 * More instructional material - provides links to instructional material useful for  users.
 * New contributors' help page - what would you like to do?
 * Simplified Manual of Style - the basics about commonly used style guidelines.
 * Simplified rule-set - some basic aspect of WikiQueer norms and practices.
 * Trifecta - ultra fast overview of foundational principles related to policies and guidelines.
 * Eight rules for editing -  if you start out by following these simple rules, the rest should come naturally.
 * Ten rules for editing - WikiQueer can be daunting, but here we provide tips to make editing smoother.
 * Things you may not know about WikiQueer - insights specifically targeted at people who have limited experience.
 * User page design center - were you will find all the resources for developing your user page. Enjoy!

How to pages

 * Help:help - explains how to find and navigate the help pages.
 * Books - explains how to make and download WikiQueer books.
 * Categories - explains how to edit categories.
 * Copyright - explains how to deal with copyright concerns.
 * Diff - explains how to view the difference between two versions of a page
 * Editing - explains the basics of editing.
 * Edit toolbar - explains the basics about how to use the toolbar.
 * Edit conflict - explains how to deal with an edit conflict.
 * Find sources - explains how to find references.
 * Files - explains how to manage media.
 * Footnotes - explains how to add notes.
 * Glossary - quick overview of terms.
 * Infobox - explains the basics about how to use infoboxes.
 * IPA for English - explains how the International Phonetic Alphabet system works.
 * List - explains how to add lists.
 * Linking - explains how to add internal links.
 * Link color - explains how to add color to link text.
 * Logging in - explains how to access your account.
 * Magic words - explains how words surrounded by brackets or underscores function.
 * Media - explains the basics of seeing media.
 * Merging - explains how to consolidate articles.
 * Mobile access - explains how to access WikiQueer from mobile devices.
 * Navigation - explains how to get around WikiQueer.
 * Other languages - explains how to deal with other languages.
 * Page name - explains how to deal with page titles.
 * Redirect - explains how to direct pages to the proper place.
 * References - explains how to those complicated sources work.
 * Citation Style - explains some of the different reference styles.
 * Cite errors - explains how to deal errors in references.
 * Rename - explains how to change your user name.
 * Password - explains how to change your personal password.
 * Reverting - explains how to roll back edits.
 * Searching - explains how to use WikiQueer more effectively.
 * Section - explains how to edit just portions of a page.
 * Talk pages - explains the basics of what to do on talk pages.
 * Students - explains the basics for students.
 * URLs - explains how to add and deal with external links.
 * User contributions - explains how to view editors additions.
 * Watching pages - explains how to track pages.

Coding (Wiki markup)

 * Wiki markup - explains the coding used by text, links, & talk pages
 * Cheat-sheet - basic coding used by WikiQueer,
 * Barchart - explains how to make charts.
 * Calculations - explains how to make complicated calculations.
 * Characters - explains how to add special characters.
 * Citations quick! - simplistic examples of  two preferred ways of doing footnotes (reference).
 * Citation templates - list of reference templates.
 * Columns - explains how to make columns.
 * HTML - explains how use HTML in text.
 * Musical symbols - explains the basic coding of music symbols.
 * Sound files - explains the basic coding sound files.
 * Tables - explains the basic coding for making tables.
 * Wiki-table - more advanced coding information on tables.
 * Templates - explains the basic for templates.
 * Documentation - explains the basic of how to properly document template information.
 * Visual files - explains the basic of coding for visual media.
 * Wiki tools - various tools and tutorials intended to simplify, make more efficient, or provide additional functionality.

Community standards and advice
(Policies, guidelines & guidance essays)


 * Policies & guidelines - describes how policies and guidelines should normally be developed and maintained.
 * Simplified rule-set - basic aspect of WikiQueer norms and practices.
 * List of policies and guidelines - lists all the community standards for "English WikiQueer".
 * Difference between policies, guidelines & essays - what the community calls a "policy", "guideline" or "essay".
 * The value of essays - essays are not policy or guidelines, but many are worthy of consideration.
 * Accessibility - primarily intended to assist those with disabilities, it can be helpful for all readers.
 * Accessibility dos and don'ts - regardless of disability, all should be able to read, navigate, and contribute easily.
 * Alternative text for images - allows the content and function of an image to be understood by text-only readers.
 * Article creation - the in's and out's of starting your first article.
 * Conflict of interest guide - for editors who want to write and edit articles about a subject they are affiliated with.
 * Article deletion - articles and other WikiQueer pages can be removed from general view.
 * How to delete a page - easy explanation of how to ask for an article to be deleted.
 * Guide to deletion - step by step instructions for nominating articles for deletions.
 * Save an article proposed for deletion - Don't panic, familiarize yourself with the deletion process, and address the issues.
 * Why was the page I created deleted? - please don't take offense, there are "several" options available to you.
 * Biographies of living persons (BLP) - material about living persons must be written with the greatest care and attention.
 * Libel - it is the responsibility of all contributors to ensure that material posted is not defamatory.
 * Avoiding harm - contains the ideas behind the philosophy that formed the  biographies of living persons policy.
 * Blocking - method by which administrators technically prevent users from editing.
 * Appealing blocks - a how to guide to appealing blocks
 * Child protection - about the behavior and actions of adult editors with regards to children.
 * Offensive material - articles may contain offensive words and images, but only for a good reason.
 * Guidance for younger editors - guidance for  young editors about what they  should be aware of.
 * Citing sources - contains information on how to place and format citations (references).
 * Verification methods - several common methods that WikiQueer editors use to make their articles verifiable.
 * Referencing for beginners - shows you how to use the most popular system for providing inline citations.
 * Copyrights - Permission is granted to copy, distribute or modify text under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0
 * Close paraphrasing - summarize in your own words, instead of closely paraphrasing.
 * Donating published work - for editors who would like to grant permission to use their own previously published work.
 * Spotting possible copyright violations - a guide to spotting copyright violations that are copy-and-pastes.
 * Requesting copyright permission - about editors who would like to get permission to use other people's work.
 * Editing - Be bold in updating articles in a fair and accurate manner, because perfection is not required.
 * Consensus - the primary way decisions are made, its accepted as the best method to achieve our goals.
 * BOLD, revert, discuss cycle (BRD) - is a method for reaching consensus.
 * Edit warring - don't use edits to fight with other editors - there is a bright line known as the three-revert rule (3RR).
 * Editorial discretion - practice discretion regarding the proper inclusion of relevant and well-sourced content.
 * Disruptive editing - disruptive editors may be blocked or banned indefinitely.


 * Etiquette - principles of decorum, also referred to as "Wikiquette", how to work with others on WikiQueer.
 * Civility -  WikiQueer's basic conduct expectations.
 * Assume good faith - unless there is clear evidence to the contrary, assume people are trying to help not harm  WikiQueer.
 * No personal attacks - comment on content, not on the contributors.
 * Harassment - unwanted contact, intimidation, threats or posting personal information is ''strictly prohibited.
 * Don't bite the newcomers - it's very unlikely for a newcomer to be familiar with all of the community standards.
 * Honesty - is expected in all processes, including content discussion, the dispute process and all other functions.
 * Ignore all rules (IAR) - if a rule prevents you from improving or maintaining WikiQueer, ignore it.
 * The rules are principles - policies and guidelines exist only as rough approximations of their underlying principles.
 * What "Ignore all rules" means - it is more than acceptable to use common sense as you go about editing.
 * Image use policy - policies towards images, like content and copyright issues—applicable to "English WikiQueer".
 * Image deletion - a how to guide for nominating images for  deletion.
 * Image dos and don'ts - images can make WikiQueer more informative, however..
 * Manual of Style (MOS) - main page that describes communal consensus on layouts and presentation.
 * Simplified Manual of Style - the basics about commonly used style guidelines.
 * (MOS) Contents - descriptive directory of all the pages which make up the  Manual of Style.
 * Better articles - guidance on how to make articles better.
 * Perfect article - point by point guidance on what makes a great article.
 * Neutrality (NPOV) - articles should represent the views of main scholars and specialists on topics.
 * NPOV tutorial - how to realize you may have a bias you're not aware of.
 * Be neutral in form - some editing methods may lead to disputes over points of views.
 * Describing points of view - page that describes the best way to handle a neutral point of view.
 * Notability - notability guidelines outline how suitable a topic is for its own article or list.
 * Notability essays - page summarizes the gist of user written essays on notability.
 * Fringe theories - articles should not make a fringe theory appear more notable than it is.
 * Verifiability (RS) - readers must be able to check that articles and there statements are not fabricated or embellished.
 * Identifying reliable sources - page that discusses how to identify reliable references.
 * Words to watch - certain expressions should be used with care, because they may introduce bias.

Help contents by topic

 * Browse help contents - main menu-style help page (old format used on the Help:Contents  page).
 * Navigating WikiQueer - a list of help pages for reading the encyclopedia and navigating the site.
 * Joining WikiQueer - a list of basic introductions about how to get started.
 * Editing WikiQueer - a list of general help pages for editors.
 * Links and references - a list of page to help with creating links or dealing with references.
 * Images and media - a list of pages dealing with using images, videos and sound files.
 * Tracking changes - a list of pages about tracking the evolution of a page or how to follow a user.
 * Policies and guidelines - a list of community standards.
 * Communication - a list of pages about contacting another user or keeping yourself informed.
 * The WikiQueer community - a list of pages about resources for editors.
 * Resources and lists - a list of pages about tips and tools for registered users.
 * Account settings and maintenance - a list of pages about tips and tools for registered users
 * Technical information - a list of pages about tools for "advanced users" and troubleshooting information.
 * Site map - the "big page" of all the help pages from above.

Miscellaneous help lists

 * Abbreviations - a list of all the abbreviations used on WikiQueer
 * Departments - a list of all the different divisions of WikiQueer.
 * Editor's index - a list of all the pages to help people who edit pages.
 * Essays - a list of pages that contain advice or opinions from  one or more WikiQueer contributors.
 * FAQ - a list of frequently asked questions by topic.
 * Glossary - a list of terms (slang) commonly used by editors.
 * Guidelines - a descriptive list of official guidelines for "English WikiQueer"
 * Manual of Style - a descriptive list of the pages which make up the  Manual of Style.
 * Policies - a descriptive list of official policies for "English WikiQueer"
 * Quick directory - a small list of key pages with emphasis on interaction between members of the community.
 * Shortcuts - a list of abbreviated redirects and the pages they lead to.
 * Tips - a list of "tips" created by users at Tip of the day project.