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Welcome to the BetaArchive Wiki Contribution Guidelines!
Welcome to the BetaArchive Wiki Contribution Guidelines!


'''The rules are currently being updated.''' Till then, the [https://www.betaarchive.com/wiki/index.php?title=BetaArchive_Wiki:Wiki_Guidelines&oldid=14728 previous version] is in effect.  
'''The rules are currently being updated.
== Disclaimer ==
== Disclaimer ==
These rules are not, and aren't meant to be exhaustive. Common sense is expected from all members.
These rules are not, and aren't meant to be exhaustive. Common sense is expected from all members.

Revision as of 23:24, 2 April 2019

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Welcome to the BetaArchive Wiki Contribution Guidelines!

The rules are currently being updated.

Disclaimer

These rules are not, and aren't meant to be exhaustive. Common sense is expected from all members.

In particular, exceptions are possible. If you think you have a good case for one, file a request here detailing why that exception is needed. You must do this before making the edit/creating the article.

Contributing

  • BetaArchive strives to be open in contributing. However, only builds that can be verified in some legitimate manner may be added here.
    Examples for legitimate sources include screenshots, a verifiable, legitimate site like Paul Thurrot's or an official Microsoft document.
    Examples for sources which may not be acceptable include open wiki sites like Wikipedia or BetaWiki (in such cases, consider the sources within the article itself) and Google groups or similar (unless backed up with sufficient evidence). The mere presence of a DLL or file screenshot of a build that is otherwise unverifiable is not acceptable either.
    Fakes are allowed, but they must be notable in some manner and must be clearly identified. Such builds usually do not get their own page, rather they should be placed in a section on the article which the fake actually is.
  • Articles about people and websites are not allowed, no matter their status or how notable they are. The exception to this is the article about BetaArchive alone for now.

Builds

Builds should be named in the following format:

[software name]/[full build string]

For example, Windows Vista/6.0.5270.winmain idx03.051214-1910.

The forward slash is important, this ensures that MediaWiki recognises it as a subpage.
When adding subpage links from the parent page (eg: builds for a particular OS), use the [[/build name]] link format. This will take you to the subpage and is the same as adding [[parent page/build name]].

Uploading

  • Users may upload files to the wiki one week and ten edits after having an account. If users need to upload files before then, please post a request here. Please do not upload them on Commons or elsewhere; in many cases such images are against their policies and will be taken down quickly! Even otherwise, uploading to third-party image hosts is usually not allowed.
  • Uploading content unrelated to the wiki is not allowed, and may result in a block.

Licensing

All content (articles, images etc) on this wiki is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.