Fen Spinner Wiki:Contributing to Fen Spinner Wiki - Revision history

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Remove wikispin section, wikispin hasn't been relevant for 4 years

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	==Fenspinner Wiki purpose==		==Fenspinner Wiki purpose==
	The goal of the Wiki is to provide a replacement for the old [[UPSB Wiki]] that used to contain a single repository for pen spinning knowledge in the English language. Since the closing of UPSB, information has become fragmented and split between archives, text documents and unfamiliar sites. Our task is to collect all the information and store it on the pages of this site.		The goal of the Wiki is to provide a replacement for the old [[UPSB Wiki]] that used to contain a single repository for pen spinning knowledge in the English language. Since the closing of UPSB, information has become fragmented and split between archives, text documents and unfamiliar sites. Our task is to collect all the information and store it on the pages of this site.
	~~===Why not work with WikiSpin/other Wiki projects?===~~
	The Fen Spinner community is more aware than most when it comes to the apathy of leaders from other communities and projects. Working on a Wiki project requires a tremendous amount of time and energy that can go to waste if the leadership becomes complacent or decides to terminate the project, and there is little way of knowing how it will turn out or not. After a single month of activity the Fen Spinner wiki became the most substantial active wiki by a huge margin, while all other projects have fallen to inactivity.

	When it comes to WikiSpin specifically, the project is handled by an FPSB administrator we are not familiar with, and it can go months without receiving an edit. Some individual editors close to the project have been hostile towards key Fen Spinner members in the past and there is no guarantee that our community will be allowed to work with them long term. Within a month this wiki project has massively surpassed WikiSpin's contributions spanning an entire year in all regards.

	We do not harbor any ill-will towards the WikiSpin project, but there is no incentive for our community to favor their project over ours when we would be the contributors of well over 90% of the content.

	==Getting started==		==Getting started==

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Fenspinner Wiki purpose

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	The goal of the Wiki is to provide a replacement for the old [[UPSB Wiki]] that used to contain a single repository for pen spinning knowledge in the English language. Since the closing of UPSB, information has become fragmented and split between archives, text documents and unfamiliar sites. Our task is to collect all the information and store it on the pages of this site.		The goal of the Wiki is to provide a replacement for the old [[UPSB Wiki]] that used to contain a single repository for pen spinning knowledge in the English language. Since the closing of UPSB, information has become fragmented and split between archives, text documents and unfamiliar sites. Our task is to collect all the information and store it on the pages of this site.
	===Why not work with WikiSpin/other Wiki projects?===		===Why not work with WikiSpin/other Wiki projects?===
	The Fen Spinner community is more aware than most when it comes to the apathy of leaders from other communities and projects. Working on a Wiki project requires a tremendous amount of time and energy that can go to waste if the leadership becomes complacent or decides to terminate the project, and there is little way of knowing how it will turn out or not. After a single month of activity the Fen Spinner wiki ~~is currently~~ the most substantial active wiki by a huge margin, while all other projects have fallen to inactivity.		The Fen Spinner community is more aware than most when it comes to the apathy of leaders from other communities and projects. Working on a Wiki project requires a tremendous amount of time and energy that can go to waste if the leadership becomes complacent or decides to terminate the project, and there is little way of knowing how it will turn out or not. After a single month of activity the Fen Spinner wiki became the most substantial active wiki by a huge margin, while all other projects have fallen to inactivity.

	When it comes to WikiSpin specifically, the project is handled by an FPSB administrator we are not familiar with, and it can go months without receiving an edit. Some individual editors close to the project have been hostile towards key Fen Spinner members in the past and there is no guarantee that our community will be allowed to work with them long term. Within a month this wiki project has massively surpassed WikiSpin's contributions spanning an entire year in all regards.		When it comes to WikiSpin specifically, the project is handled by an FPSB administrator we are not familiar with, and it can go months without receiving an edit. Some individual editors close to the project have been hostile towards key Fen Spinner members in the past and there is no guarantee that our community will be allowed to work with them long term. Within a month this wiki project has massively surpassed WikiSpin's contributions spanning an entire year in all regards.

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Example Articles

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	*[[Bonkura]]		*[[Bonkura]]
	*[[Pen Spinning World Tournament 2007]]		*[[Pen Spinning World Tournament 2007]]
			*[[UPSB]]
			*[[Spider Spin]]
			*[[Zombo's Discourse on the Metaphysics of Pen Spinning]]
			*[[Uni-Ball Signo]]

	==Vandalism==		==Vandalism==

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	===Notability===		===Notability===
	{{See ~~Also~~\|Fen Spinner Wiki:Notability}}		{{See also\|Fen Spinner Wiki:Notability}}
	We should attempt to avoid making useless or irrelevant pages to the hobby, our guidelines explain the difference and where we draw the line.		We should attempt to avoid making useless or irrelevant pages to the hobby, our guidelines explain the difference and where we draw the line.

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Why not work with WikiSpin/other Wiki projects?

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	The goal of the Wiki is to provide a replacement for the old [[UPSB Wiki]] that used to contain a single repository for pen spinning knowledge in the English language. Since the closing of UPSB, information has become fragmented and split between archives, text documents and unfamiliar sites. Our task is to collect all the information and store it on the pages of this site.		The goal of the Wiki is to provide a replacement for the old [[UPSB Wiki]] that used to contain a single repository for pen spinning knowledge in the English language. Since the closing of UPSB, information has become fragmented and split between archives, text documents and unfamiliar sites. Our task is to collect all the information and store it on the pages of this site.
	===Why not work with WikiSpin/other Wiki projects?===		===Why not work with WikiSpin/other Wiki projects?===
	The Fen Spinner community is more aware than most when it comes to the apathy of leaders from other communities and projects. Working on a Wiki project requires tremendous amount of time and energy that can go to waste if the leadership becomes complacent or decides to terminate the project, and there is little way of knowing how it will turn out or not. After a single month of activity the Fen Spinner wiki is currently the most substantial active wiki by a huge margin, while all other projects have fallen to inactivity.		The Fen Spinner community is more aware than most when it comes to the apathy of leaders from other communities and projects. Working on a Wiki project requires a tremendous amount of time and energy that can go to waste if the leadership becomes complacent or decides to terminate the project, and there is little way of knowing how it will turn out or not. After a single month of activity the Fen Spinner wiki is currently the most substantial active wiki by a huge margin, while all other projects have fallen to inactivity.

	When it comes to WikiSpin specifically, the project is handled by an FPSB administrator we are not familiar with, and it can go months without receiving an edit. Some individual editors close to the project have been hostile towards key Fen Spinner members in the past and there is no guarantee that our community will be allowed to work with them long term. Within a month this wiki project has massively surpassed WikiSpin's contributions spanning an entire year in all regards.		When it comes to WikiSpin specifically, the project is handled by an FPSB administrator we are not familiar with, and it can go months without receiving an edit. Some individual editors close to the project have been hostile towards key Fen Spinner members in the past and there is no guarantee that our community will be allowed to work with them long term. Within a month this wiki project has massively surpassed WikiSpin's contributions spanning an entire year in all regards.

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Why not work with WikiSpin/other Wiki projects

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	==Fenspinner Wiki purpose==		==Fenspinner Wiki purpose==
	The goal of the Wiki is to provide a replacement for the old [[UPSB Wiki]] that used to contain a single repository for pen spinning knowledge in the English language. Since the closing of UPSB, information has become fragmented and split between archives, text documents and unfamiliar sites. Our task is to collect all the information and store it on the pages of this site.		The goal of the Wiki is to provide a replacement for the old [[UPSB Wiki]] that used to contain a single repository for pen spinning knowledge in the English language. Since the closing of UPSB, information has become fragmented and split between archives, text documents and unfamiliar sites. Our task is to collect all the information and store it on the pages of this site.
	===Why not work with WikiSpin/other Wiki projects===		===Why not work with WikiSpin/other Wiki projects?===
	The Fen Spinner community is more aware than most when it comes to the apathy of leaders from other communities and projects. Working on a Wiki project requires tremendous amount of time and energy that can go to waste if the leadership becomes complacent or decides to terminate the project, and there is little way of knowing how it will turn out or not. After a single month of activity the Fen Spinner wiki is currently the most substantial active wiki by a huge margin, while all other projects have fallen to inactivity.		The Fen Spinner community is more aware than most when it comes to the apathy of leaders from other communities and projects. Working on a Wiki project requires tremendous amount of time and energy that can go to waste if the leadership becomes complacent or decides to terminate the project, and there is little way of knowing how it will turn out or not. After a single month of activity the Fen Spinner wiki is currently the most substantial active wiki by a huge margin, while all other projects have fallen to inactivity.

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	==Fenspinner Wiki purpose==		==Fenspinner Wiki purpose==
	The goal of the Wiki is to provide a replacement for the old [[UPSB Wiki]] that used to contain a single repository for pen spinning knowledge in the English language. Since the closing of UPSB, information has become fragmented and split between archives, text documents and unfamiliar sites. Our task is to collect all the information and store it on the pages of this site.		The goal of the Wiki is to provide a replacement for the old [[UPSB Wiki]] that used to contain a single repository for pen spinning knowledge in the English language. Since the closing of UPSB, information has become fragmented and split between archives, text documents and unfamiliar sites. Our task is to collect all the information and store it on the pages of this site.
			===Why not work with WikiSpin/other Wiki projects===
			The Fen Spinner community is more aware than most when it comes to the apathy of leaders from other communities and projects. Working on a Wiki project requires tremendous amount of time and energy that can go to waste if the leadership becomes complacent or decides to terminate the project, and there is little way of knowing how it will turn out or not. After a single month of activity the Fen Spinner wiki is currently the most substantial active wiki by a huge margin, while all other projects have fallen to inactivity.

			When it comes to WikiSpin specifically, the project is handled by an FPSB administrator we are not familiar with, and it can go months without receiving an edit. Some individual editors close to the project have been hostile towards key Fen Spinner members in the past and there is no guarantee that our community will be allowed to work with them long term. Within a month this wiki project has massively surpassed WikiSpin's contributions spanning an entire year in all regards.

			We do not harbor any ill-will towards the WikiSpin project, but there is no incentive for our community to favor their project over ours when we would be the contributors of well over 90% of the content.

	==Getting started==		==Getting started==

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	In addition, where possible images should be compressed into small jpg files and then uploaded, to save space on our site for more content and help with page loading times. This is especially true for tutorials that have many images for the steps.		In addition, where possible images should be compressed into small jpg files and then uploaded, to save space on our site for more content and help with page loading times. This is especially true for tutorials that have many images for the steps.

			====Image sourcing for uploads====
			The best place to source images is from other spinners and stores sympathetic to pen spinning. This ensures that we're extremely unlikely to receive complaints from confused store owners or photographers for using their material. JetPens, Pensfactory, Eno, PenWish and others are good places to get images of pens and mods from as all have a history of selling and working with pen spinners, while Amazon and eBay are not good places to source images from.

	===Priorities===		===Priorities===

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	{{See also\|Fen Spinner Wiki:Bias}}		{{See also\|Fen Spinner Wiki:Bias}}
	Articles should ideally be in a neutral tone and present specific details as best as possible. Avoid using the words 'good' or 'bad' and when it comes to describing properties qualify them with details bluntly. Avoid flowery language also.		Articles should ideally be in a neutral tone and present specific details as best as possible. Avoid using the words 'good' or 'bad' and when it comes to describing properties qualify them with details bluntly. Avoid flowery language also.

			===Notability===
			{{See Also\|Fen Spinner Wiki:Notability}}
			We should attempt to avoid making useless or irrelevant pages to the hobby, our guidelines explain the difference and where we draw the line.

	Examples of poor writing style:		Examples of poor writing style:

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Writing style

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	===Writing style===		===Writing style===
			{{See also\|Fen Spinner Wiki:Bias}}
	Articles should ideally be in a neutral tone and present specific details as best as possible. Avoid using the words 'good' or 'bad' and when it comes to describing properties qualify them with details bluntly. Avoid flowery language also.		Articles should ideally be in a neutral tone and present specific details as best as possible. Avoid using the words 'good' or 'bad' and when it comes to describing properties qualify them with details bluntly. Avoid flowery language also.