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--- wiki:faq [14 Dec 2023 16:34] – eris
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 A: No - we are starting from the ground up. You're free to use the DT wiki as a crib sheet, but please do not copy from there wholesale. It's often inaccurate, and the content licensing isn't clear. Please make sure not to plagiarise, and to check any claims for truthfulness before copying them from the DT wiki.
+**Q: Why are some names for things different than they are on the DT wiki?**
+A: The DT wiki is often wrong or unreasonably creating confusion. Any name changes here are done to dispel confusion in the long term, despite any short-term disorientation.
+**Q: What software is this wiki running? How do I edit?**
+A: This wiki runs on dokuwiki, all normal dokuwiki syntax applies. We also have a (functioning) visual editor. Further guides will be coming in the near future.
 **Q: Are there any guides on how to write content for this wiki?**
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   - Please don't put opinions into a page, for example "//x// is highly regarded" or "some say that //x// is the best //y// ever".
   - Stay on topic! For example, the DT wiki page for Alps SKCM Blue starts talking about its clones. If you're off the topic of the page, please create a new one.
-  - Make sure any new page you create has a link to it from at least one other page.
+  - Make sure any new page you create has a link to it from at least one other page, or is tagged appropriately to appear in the category masterpages.
   - Please don't directly link to eBay listings as sources. If you're going to do this, archive it with archive.org and link to the archive. eBay listings are fleeting!
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 **Q: I called and talked to someone at Cherry/Alps/Unicomp/etc. How do I cite what they said?**
-Do **not** cite interviews as "emailed so-and-so and they said such-and-such." If your source is a conversation/interview/correspondence of any kind with a company employee or other relevant person and you want to cite what they said then you must transcribe that conversation or the relevant parts of that conversation. Then you can cite the transcript as you would any other source. The form that transcript takes can vary but the important thing is that other people need to be able to view the source for themselves. You should never have to take this wiki's word on a subject, you should always be able to view the source of cited information for yourself.
+A: Do **not** cite interviews as "emailed so-and-so and they said such-and-such." If your source is a conversation/interview/correspondence of any kind with a company employee or other relevant person and you want to cite what they said then you must transcribe that conversation or the relevant parts of that conversation. Then you can cite the transcript as you would any other source. The form that transcript takes can vary but the important thing is that other people need to be able to view the source for themselves. You should never have to take this wiki's word on a subject, you should always be able to view the source of cited information for yourself.
+**Q: Can I use this wiki to outsource technical support for my commercial product?**
+A: No, and you will be banned if you try.
 **Q: Are there any guidelines on photo uploads?**
-A: Yes, but they're not particularly egregious. Photos should be both free to use (i.e. not copyrighted, or your own work) and not blurry. We don't have any rules regarding backgrounds, or anything like that. If your photo is clear and useful, please upload it :) Do **not** upload marketplace photos to this wiki.
+A: Yes, but they're not particularly egregious. Photos should be both free to use (i.e. not copyrighted, or your own work) and not blurry. We don't have any hard rules beyond this. If your photo is clear and useful, please upload it :)
+However, do **not** upload marketplace photos to this wiki.
+We **do** permit uploads of advertisments, spec sheets and catalogs from companies that made the products. These are our only primary sources of information and we can't avoid using them.
+Additionally, while not outright rules, check out [[wiki:photo_guidelines|Photo Guidelines]] for some common-sense guidelines around photos. Your images will not be deleted if they don't meet these guidelines, but we will prefer images that follow them over images that don't.
+**Q: How do I know if an image I want to use is okay to upload and use on the wiki?**
+A: [[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en|Read the terms of the wiki license]]
+  * Are you the original source of the image? If so, great! You automatically agree to share the image via the above license. Note that this does not mean you relinquish your copyright!
+  * If not, find out what the terms are for using the image and make sure the license does not preclude or conflict with the above license.
+  * If it's not stated, ask the owner!
+For further questions or for help understanding whether or not an image is permitted to be used on this wiki, you are free to ask on the ⁠[[https://discord.gg/myurNBb8M3|#licensing channel of the official discord server.]]