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{{Project|Welcome|shortcut=BW:WEL<br/>Welcome}}
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| Welcome to Battlestar Wiki!
| Welcome to Buck Wiki!
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| '''Battlestar Wiki''' is an online reference covering every aspect of ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' in its various forms, with the exception of fan fiction and other fan produced content. It is maintained by volunteers from all over the globe, who are known as Battlestar Wikipedians.
| '''Buck Wiki''' is an online reference covering every aspect of ''[[Buck Rogers]]'' in its various forms, with the exception of fan fiction and other fan produced content. It is maintained by volunteers from all over the globe, who are known as Archivists.


The type of content we provide includes episode guides, biographies, podcast transcripts, terminology, and other encyclopedic content.  
The type of content we provide includes episode guides, biographies, podcast transcripts, terminology, and other encyclopedic content.  


As we use the same technology that runs the various language Battlestar Wikis, this resource is freely editable from your web-browser, without advanced technical skill. That means that anyone can contribute and still not know how to write code to a web page.
As we use the same technology that runs the various language Buck Wikis, this resource is freely editable from your web-browser, without advanced technical skill. That means that anyone can contribute and still not know how to write code to a web page.
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| Contribute your work
| Contribute your work
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| You can improve Battlestar Wiki most if you contribute what you can do best:
| You can improve Buck Wiki most if you contribute what you can do best:
If you are a good writer, feel free to take a hand in writing an article, or revising one to meet our [[BW:SAC|Standards and Conventions]]. If you have done interviews and wish to [[Battlestar Wiki:Licensing|license them]] under Creative Commons, add them here.  
If you are a good writer, feel free to take a hand in writing an article, or revising one to meet our [[BW:SAC|Standards and Conventions]]. If you have done interviews and wish to [[Buck Wiki:Licensing|license them]] under Creative Commons, add them here.  
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* Go through the task list and copy edit articles.
* Go through the task list and copy edit articles.
* Discuss and write help texts.
* Discuss and write help texts.
* Translate our English articles into [[Battlestar Wiki:Translation Project|other languages]]!
* Translate our English articles into [[Buck Wiki:Translation Project|other languages]]!
* Create an [[Battlestar Wiki:Audio Development|audio version]] of our articles!
* Tell others about Buck Wiki, though bear in mind our [[Buck Wiki:Official Representation|representation policy]].
* Tell others about Battlestar Wiki, though bear in mind our [[Battlestar Wiki:Official Representation|representation policy]].
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| Contribute your time
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| You even do not need to be good at writing help texts or watching the show regularly. If you feel at home with creating order from chaos, then we could use your helping hand!
| You even do not need to be good at writing help texts or watching the show regularly. If you feel at home with creating order from chaos, then we could use your helping hand!
* Give '''[[Special:Uncategorizedpages|Uncategorized pages]]''' a category.
* Give '''[[Special:Uncategorizedpages|Uncategorized pages]]''' a category.
* Adopt a '''[[Battlestar Wiki:Project List|Project]]''' and work on it!
* Adopt a '''[[Buck Wiki:Project List|Project]]''' and work on it!
* '''[[BW:TANK|THINK]]''' of a new project idea.
* '''[[BW:TANK|THINK]]''' of a new project idea.
* Add more...
* Add more...
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| Signing up
| Signing up
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| In order to be able to contribute to Battlestar Wiki, you need to be logged in. You can register at the "[[Special:Userlogin|Log in / create account]]" link in the upper right corner and enter a user name that will be used at all of your uploads/edits on images and texts. Otherwise, you don't need an account to simply use us as a resource.
| In order to be able to contribute to Buck Wiki, you need to be logged in. You can register at the "[[Special:Userlogin|Log in / create account]]" link in the upper right corner and enter a user name that will be used at all of your uploads/edits on images and texts. Otherwise, you don't need an account to simply use us as a resource.
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| Beginning  
| Beginning  
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| Our '''[[Battlestar Wiki:First steps|first steps help file]]''' will help you a lot after registration. They explain how to customize the interface (for example the language), how to [[Special:Upload|upload files]] and our basic [[Battlestar Wiki:Licensing|licensing policy]]. You don't need technical skills in order to contribute here. ''[[BW:BOLD|Be bold]]'' contributing here and ''[[w:Wikipedia:assume good faith|assume good faith]]'' for the intentions of others. This is a ''[[w:wiki|wiki]]'' — it is really easy.
| Our '''[[Buck Wiki:First steps|first steps help file]]''' will help you a lot after registration. They explain how to customize the interface (for example the language), how to [[Special:Upload|upload files]] and our basic [[Buck Wiki:Licensing|licensing policy]]. You don't need technical skills in order to contribute here. ''[[BW:BOLD|Be bold]]'' contributing here and ''[[w:Wikipedia:assume good faith|assume good faith]]'' for the intentions of others. This is a ''[[w:wiki|wiki]]'' — it is really easy.


More information is available at the [[Battlestar Wiki:Community Portal|Community Portal]]. if you have questions for any one of our chiefs, you may ask at the [[Battlestar Wiki:Chiefs' noticeboard|Chiefs' noticeboard]].
More information is available at the [[Buck Wiki:Community Portal|Community Portal]]. if you have questions for any one of our chiefs, you may ask at the [[Buck Wiki:Chiefs' noticeboard|Chiefs' noticeboard]].
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| Additional services  
| Additional services  
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| However if you are still afraid that it is too complicated for you or if you want to contribute larger amounts of your own stuff, you can even contact a user at the [[Battlestar Wiki:Wikipedian Quorum|Wikipedian Quorum]] and ask for assistance.
| However if you are still afraid that it is too complicated for you or if you want to contribute larger amounts of your own stuff, you can even contact a user at the [[Buck Wiki:Directorate Counsel|Directorate Counsel]] and ask for assistance.


We hope that you will enjoy it and have fun at the Battlestar Wiki repository.
We hope that you will enjoy it and have fun at the Buck Wiki repository.
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| Our tutorial, consisting of 13 chapters goes through the basics of the Mediawiki software and certain areas of our Wikis the same. Check out the [[Battlestar Wiki:Tutorial|tutorial]] today and run through it if you need an introduction to the software.
| Our tutorial, consisting of 13 chapters goes through the basics of the Mediawiki software and certain areas of our Wikis the same. Check out the [[Buck Wiki:Tutorial|tutorial]] today and run through it if you need an introduction to the software.
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Latest revision as of 13:18, 22 February 2021

This page is one of Buck Wiki's many projects.
This page serves to coordinate discussion on a particular aspect of this Wiki. The formal recommendations of a project may be treated as policies.
Shortcut:
BW:WEL
Welcome


Welcome to Buck Wiki!
Buck Wiki is an online reference covering every aspect of Buck Rogers in its various forms, with the exception of fan fiction and other fan produced content. It is maintained by volunteers from all over the globe, who are known as Archivists.

The type of content we provide includes episode guides, biographies, podcast transcripts, terminology, and other encyclopedic content.

As we use the same technology that runs the various language Buck Wikis, this resource is freely editable from your web-browser, without advanced technical skill. That means that anyone can contribute and still not know how to write code to a web page.

Contribute your work
You can improve Buck Wiki most if you contribute what you can do best:

If you are a good writer, feel free to take a hand in writing an article, or revising one to meet our Standards and Conventions. If you have done interviews and wish to license them under Creative Commons, add them here.

Contribute your skills
However you do not need to write your own articles. There is plenty of other very important work to do:
  • Go through the task list and copy edit articles.
  • Discuss and write help texts.
  • Translate our English articles into other languages!
  • Tell others about Buck Wiki, though bear in mind our representation policy.
Contribute your time
You even do not need to be good at writing help texts or watching the show regularly. If you feel at home with creating order from chaos, then we could use your helping hand!
Signing up
In order to be able to contribute to Buck Wiki, you need to be logged in. You can register at the "Log in / create account" link in the upper right corner and enter a user name that will be used at all of your uploads/edits on images and texts. Otherwise, you don't need an account to simply use us as a resource.
Beginning
Our first steps help file will help you a lot after registration. They explain how to customize the interface (for example the language), how to upload files and our basic licensing policy. You don't need technical skills in order to contribute here. Be bold contributing here and assume good faith for the intentions of others. This is a wiki — it is really easy.

More information is available at the Community Portal. if you have questions for any one of our chiefs, you may ask at the Chiefs' noticeboard.

Additional services
However if you are still afraid that it is too complicated for you or if you want to contribute larger amounts of your own stuff, you can even contact a user at the Directorate Counsel and ask for assistance.

We hope that you will enjoy it and have fun at the Buck Wiki repository.

Tutorial
Our tutorial, consisting of 13 chapters goes through the basics of the Mediawiki software and certain areas of our Wikis the same. Check out the tutorial today and run through it if you need an introduction to the software.
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