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== Want to help us expand the wiki? ==
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'''comp.tf''' is the ''Competitive TF2 Wiki''. We aim to provide the community with a free, neutral and comprehensive summary of current and historical competitive TF2 knowledge. [[:Category:Players|Players]], [[:Category:Teams|teams]], [[:Category:Tournaments|tournaments]], [[:Category:Maps|maps]] and [[:Category:Classes|classes]] pages are our most popular forms of content.
  
*If you're not familiar with how wikis works, I suggest consulting the '''[[mw:Help:Contents|User's Guide]]''' for information on using wiki markup and syntax.
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== Contributing to exisitng pages ==
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The only prerequisite to editing an existing page is that you follow the [[Editing Guidelines]]. Otherwise, we encourage you to edit as much as you can!
  
*Please read our '''[[Editing Guidelines]]''' before making any edits, this ensures they are high quality edits and obey the wiki guidelines and style.
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=== Expand the wiki ===
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The majority of the pages on comp.tf contain little information! You can help by expanding these stubs into competent wiki articles. Stubs requiring expansion are listed [[:Category:Stubs|here]]. Alternatively, you can go to a [[Special:Random|random page]] and see if you have any knowledge to contribute!
  
*Check the '''[[Editors To Do List]]''' to see how you can contribute!
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=== Update the wiki ===
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Some of our pages require frequent updates to stay accurate and relevant. These mostly include our [[:Category:Tournaments|tournament]] and [[:Category:Teams|team]] pages, but the most effective method is to update any pages linked on the [[Main Page|home page]] and by checking the [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes log]].
  
*If you have any question that can't be answered by the links above feel free to ask someone from '''[[Administration_Team|our team]]'''
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== Creating new pages ==
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In order to create a brand new page on the wiki, you will need an account that is 72 hours old with a few contributions already. Below are links to in-depth creation guides for our most popular types of pages:
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*[[Help:Player Pages|Player Page Creation Guide]]
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*[[Help:Team Pages|Team Page Creation Guide]]
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*[[Help:Tournament Pages|Tournament Page Creation Guide]]
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*[[Help:Map Pages|Map Page Creation Guide]]
  
*If you need any specific MediaWiki extension or anything installed to the server directly, contact the Admin-Founder [[User:Kaneco|Kaneco]] through his [[User_talk:Kaneco|talk page]]''' or by [http://steamcommunity.com/id/Kaneco/ adding him on Steam]
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== Further resources ==
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* Visit our [[Editing Guidelines]] before editing any page!
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* [[Editors To Do List]]
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* The [[Editors' Noticeboard]] contains updates from the comp.tf team on any major changes that concern regular contributors.
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* [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents MediaWiki editing guide]
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* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting MediaWiki formatting cheat sheet]
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* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Magic_words MediaWiki magic words]
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If you have any questions, issues, proposals or anything comp.tf related, the quickest way to contact us is via [https://discord.gg/tMBmb69 our Discord server]. Otherwise, send one of the [[Administration Team|active staff]] a message on their individual talk pages. We hope to see you in the [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes log]]!

Latest revision as of 12:38, 13 December 2019

comp.tf is the Competitive TF2 Wiki. We aim to provide the community with a free, neutral and comprehensive summary of current and historical competitive TF2 knowledge. Players, teams, tournaments, maps and classes pages are our most popular forms of content.

Contributing to exisitng pages[edit]

The only prerequisite to editing an existing page is that you follow the Editing Guidelines. Otherwise, we encourage you to edit as much as you can!

Expand the wiki[edit]

The majority of the pages on comp.tf contain little information! You can help by expanding these stubs into competent wiki articles. Stubs requiring expansion are listed here. Alternatively, you can go to a random page and see if you have any knowledge to contribute!

Update the wiki[edit]

Some of our pages require frequent updates to stay accurate and relevant. These mostly include our tournament and team pages, but the most effective method is to update any pages linked on the home page and by checking the recent changes log.

Creating new pages[edit]

In order to create a brand new page on the wiki, you will need an account that is 72 hours old with a few contributions already. Below are links to in-depth creation guides for our most popular types of pages:

Further resources[edit]

If you have any questions, issues, proposals or anything comp.tf related, the quickest way to contact us is via our Discord server. Otherwise, send one of the active staff a message on their individual talk pages. We hope to see you in the recent changes log!