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For some of us overly-organized types, there is a tendency to want to categorise everything.  In fact, a quick visit to [[Special:Uncategorizedpages|Uncategorized pages]] should show only a very few pages.  Categories are one of the best ways to organize articles in the wiki, and all community members are encouraged to add every article to an appropriate category (''or occasionally more than one'').  There's a place for everything else, and everything is in its place.
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Others don't want to stop there, and that's where we need some good old NSwiki consensus. It's possible that [[Hell Bovines]] want a lettuce category for all their different brands, or [[SAG Weapons Corporation]] needs a complete catalog of handguns.  Well, they both can, at present, by adding those items to their factbooks.  What we're trying to avoid is the existence of standalone categories for Lettuce and Handguns.
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# NSwiki is '''not a personal homepage''' and/or file storage area. [[NSwiki|NSwikians]] have their own personal User pages, but they are used for working on the encyclopedia. If you're looking to make a personal webpage, there are many free homepage providers on the Internet.
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# NSwiki is '''not a ''free wiki host'''''. You may not host your own website or blog at NSwiki. If you are interested in using the [[Wikipedia:wiki|wiki]] technology for a collaborative effort on anything other than writing the NationStates encyclopedia, even if it is just a single page, there are many sites (such as [http://www.seedwiki.com/ SeedWiki] or [http://www.riters.com/ Riters.com]) that provide wiki hosting (free or for money). You can even install wiki software on your server.
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If you want to create a new factbook for your main nation, go right ahead. Instructions are posted in [[:Category:Factbooks]].  Before creating anything else, though, post a comment in the [[NSwiki:Village pump|Village pump]], bring it to [[NSwiki (IRC)|#nswiki]], or drop a note on the Talk page of one of the [[NSwiki:Administrators|sysops]]. Thanks.
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# NSwiki is '''not a [[roleplay]] site'''.  Historical accounts of roleplay activity belong here.  Active roleplaying should be done on the [[forums]].
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# NSwiki is '''not a link repository'''.  If you want to track your forum posts, use the [http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/search.php?s= Forum Search] feature on [[Jolt]].   
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# NSwiki is not a '''Discussion forum'''.  If you want a regional forum, visit [http://www.proboards.com ProBoards.com] or [http://www.invisionfree.com InvisionFree], where they do that sort of thing.  Please try to stay on task (the task here is to create NationStates encyclopedia articles). NSwiki is not a discussion forum or chat room.
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# A vehicle for '''advertising and self-promotion'''. We don't need articles on items just because a contributor is associated with them. Links to your [[roleplay]] storefront are fine, links to your [http://www.ebay.com Ebay] storefront are not.
  
 
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More info: '''[[NSwiki:Page editing]]'''</div>
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Revision as of 16:08, 8 January 2005

What NSwiki is not

  1. NSwiki is not a personal homepage and/or file storage area. NSwikians have their own personal User pages, but they are used for working on the encyclopedia. If you're looking to make a personal webpage, there are many free homepage providers on the Internet.
  2. NSwiki is not a free wiki host. You may not host your own website or blog at NSwiki. If you are interested in using the wiki technology for a collaborative effort on anything other than writing the NationStates encyclopedia, even if it is just a single page, there are many sites (such as SeedWiki or Riters.com) that provide wiki hosting (free or for money). You can even install wiki software on your server.
  3. NSwiki is not a roleplay site. Historical accounts of roleplay activity belong here. Active roleplaying should be done on the forums.
  4. NSwiki is not a link repository. If you want to track your forum posts, use the Forum Search feature on Jolt.
  5. NSwiki is not a Discussion forum. If you want a regional forum, visit ProBoards.com or InvisionFree, where they do that sort of thing. Please try to stay on task (the task here is to create NationStates encyclopedia articles). NSwiki is not a discussion forum or chat room.
  6. A vehicle for advertising and self-promotion. We don't need articles on items just because a contributor is associated with them. Links to your roleplay storefront are fine, links to your Ebay storefront are not.

More info: NSwiki:Policy

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