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<h4> What NSwiki is not </h4>
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When you click the [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent changes]] link, you get a protocol of recent modifications to wiki pages. One neat feature of that page is the "Show new changes starting from" link. If you keep a [[Wikipedia:tabbed document interface|browser tab]] open on the Recent Changes page, you can use it to regularly fetch a list of changes that you haven't seen yet.
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Have you tried the option "Enhanced [[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes]]" in your [[Special:Preferences|user preferences]] already? It requires a modern browser to work and is disabled by default. Unlike the normal "recent changes" page, this one summarizes edits to the same page and lets you dynamically expand and collapse the list items. For multiple edits to the same page, it also provides a single "changes" link which will show you a view of the differences between these combined edits and the last non-recent revision.
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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]] 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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# 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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:''This article is a [[Wikipedia:stub|stub]]. You can help NSwiki by improving it.''
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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 forums'''.  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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Have you ever clicked that [[Wikipedia:stub|stub]] link?  I hadn't.  I thought it belonged on every article that needed more information.  Not so, as it turns out. Click it and read.  This is a '''wiki'''.  ''Every'' page could stand improvement.  If you add a stub to every short page you post, they don't count in our page count. It's not that big a deal, but leaving off unnecessary stubs helps give us a better understanding of the progress we're making in building the wiki. In short (''stubbishly, you might say''), don't use gratuitious <nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki>s.  Even this one's a fake, just so the '''Tip of the Day''' doesn't disappear into statistical oblivion.
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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:Policy]]'''
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Revision as of 01:03, 9 November 2004

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 Wikipedia: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 forums. 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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