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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
With a new domain name and our independence from FANDOM, I believe we should start wikifying the Screamer Wiki. There are many ways | With a new domain name and our independence from FANDOM, I believe we should start wikifying the Screamer Wiki. There are many ways mentioned in the [[Screamer Wiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] but many people don't know about it or apply it because of the fact that: <br> | ||
''Not following these guidelines will <font color=tomato><b>NOT</b></font> get your account banned.'' | ''Not following these guidelines will <font color=tomato><b>NOT</b></font> get your account banned.'' | ||
== Where's the lamb sauce? (Sources) == | == Where's the lamb sauce? (Sources) == | ||
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For the love of Garfield, please reference the creepypasta the video is based off.<br> | For the love of Garfield, please reference the creepypasta the video is based off.<br> | ||
I've seen recently (at the time of writing this (June 18th, 2020) that articles about videos which are based off creepypastas popped up. | I've seen recently (at the time of writing this (June 18th, 2020) that articles about videos which are based off creepypastas popped up. | ||
<br>''e.g. : [[Squidwards Suicide]], [[Max and Ruby 0004]] and [[Suicide Mouse (video)]] (in that case the article is better than [[Suicide Mouse|the original suicide mouse article]] | <br>''e.g. : [[Squidwards Suicide]], [[Max and Ruby 0004]] and [[Suicide Mouse (video)]] (in that case the article is better than [[Suicide Mouse|the original suicide mouse article]]).''</br> | ||
<br>If you feel necessary to archive the creepypasta, please do it under your user page. (User:Example/Archive/Creepypasta:THE DAY OF ALL THE BLOOD) | <br>If you feel necessary to archive the creepypasta, please do it under your user page. (User:Example/Archive/Creepypasta:THE DAY OF ALL THE BLOOD) | ||
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You should '''ALWAYS''' archive a website. With the existence of short-life screamer websites, archiving existing screamers should be done. You can use the [https://archive.org/web/ Wayback Machine] for this. If its a software like [[Last Measure]], you must archive its source code using [https://pastebin.com/ Pastebin] by precising it is for archival purposes with a link redirecting to the Screamer Wiki and the page it is linked to. | You should '''ALWAYS''' archive a website. With the existence of short-life screamer websites, archiving existing screamers should be done. You can use the [https://archive.org/web/ Wayback Machine] for this. If its a software like [[Last Measure]], you must archive its source code using [https://pastebin.com/ Pastebin] by precising it is for archival purposes with a link redirecting to the Screamer Wiki and the page it is linked to. | ||
== Bots == | == Bots == | ||
Make the captcha/question when every time when creating/editing a page appear for non | Make the captcha/question when every time when creating/editing a page appear for non AllPageAccess users. Make the answers related to screamers even if the current question might be a kid-proof wall. When one asks for the answer, just redirect them to a wiki page. The questions can be for example: | ||
*Who created "The Maze"? '''Jeremy Winterrowd''' or '''Winterrowd''' | *Who created "The Maze"? '''Jeremy Winterrowd''' or '''Winterrowd''' | ||
*What company made the "Ghost Car" advertisement? '''K-fee''' or '''Kfee''' | *What company made the "Ghost Car" advertisement? '''K-fee''' or '''Kfee''' | ||
*What are called Liquid Generation's pranks? '''Sabotages''' or '''Sabotage''' | *What are called Liquid Generation's pranks? '''Sabotages''' or '''Sabotage''' | ||
== Conclusion == | == Conclusion == | ||
These criteria might be hard to follow knowing many children use the Screamer Wiki as a platform to advertise their effortless videos with a sloppy article, ''I'm looking at you Logo Makers.'' You might mention that I take the wiki too seriously, and maybe, maybe you're right. Humor is indeed accepted in the wiki articles BUT there is nothing more serious than keeping a part of the Internet's history, screamers were and still are commonly used as a bait n' switch format and losing that would be | These criteria might be hard to follow knowing many children use the Screamer Wiki as a platform to advertise their effortless videos with a sloppy article, ''I'm looking at you Logo Makers.'' You might mention that I take the wiki too seriously, and maybe, maybe you're right. Humor is indeed accepted in the wiki articles BUT there is nothing more serious than keeping a part of the Internet's history, screamers were and still are commonly used as a bait n' switch format and losing that would be sad. | ||
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Please contribute to the wiki with a bit of a more serious matter.<br> | Please contribute to the wiki with a bit of a more serious matter.<br> | ||
<br>Gladly yours,<br> | <br>Gladly yours,<br> | ||
[[User:TabbyGarf|TabbyGarf]] ([[User talk:TabbyGarf|talk]]) 18:02, 18 June 2020 (UTC) | [[User:TabbyGarf|TabbyGarf]] ([[User talk:TabbyGarf|talk]]) 18:02, 18 June 2020 (UTC) | ||