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==Strategy guides==
−* '''Don't create empty pages'''. If you don't have a strat for a level, or ''some'' kind of useful information about it, ''don't make a page for it''. "Strat here" placeholders are the work of the devil. Those links are better left red.
−* Give a '''target record''' for each strategy.
−* If you are going to quote a [[world record]], link to the page where the record is listed. WRs rapidly go out of date.
−* '''Assume the reader knows what you are talking about'''.
−** Don't explain the basic controls.
−** '''Don't write walkthroughs'''. This is not [[GameFAQs]].
−** '''Don't bother giving spoiler warnings'''. Nobody gets a [[world record]] on their first run through a game.
−** Provide ''links'' to explanations of terminology and tactics you use instead of explaining them all mid-strat. Create '''a page for each term and tactic''', and link to them when they get used. If there are many minor such pages, put them all together in one big page.
−* Don't refer to ''your'' personal records when writing strategies.
−* This is not Wikipedia so you do ''not'' need to maintain a Neutral Point Of View. '''If a strategy is hard, say so.'''
−* Don't tell people to IM you for a video. If there is a helpful video, upload it and link to it.
* Please... '''don't try to be funny'''.
* Please... '''don't try to be funny'''.
−==Game pages==
==Game pages==
−Check the [[Game Page Template]] page, or other already existing pages to see some examples of what the page should look like. Of course not every game can use exactly the same format, but here are some general guidelines.
+Check the [[Game Page Template]] page, or other [[:Category:Games|already existing pages]] to see some examples of what a page should look like. Of course not every game can use exactly the same format, but here are some general guidelines.
* The titles of game pages should be named by the '''full North American name''' of the game, for example [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]] is correctly named.
* The titles of game pages should be named by the '''full North American name''' of the game, for example [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]] is correctly named.
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** A sentence about the '''competition site, the current world champion, and the current world record''' (if applicable). Give appropriate links.
** A sentence about the '''competition site, the current world champion, and the current world record''' (if applicable). Give appropriate links.
** A === sub-section === of Level Strategies or Course Strategies, followed by a '''list of levels or tracks''', with the link to each page preceded by a bullet (*) or, if applicable, a number (#).
** A === sub-section === of Level Strategies or Course Strategies, followed by a '''list of levels or tracks''', with the link to each page preceded by a bullet (*) or, if applicable, a number (#).
−** Then there should come a section for links to '''video pages'''.
+** Then there should come a section for links to external '''video pages'''.
* After all this, put External Links in their own section if there are any.
* After all this, put External Links in their own section if there are any.
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== Level pages ==
== Level pages ==
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These guidelines can apply to individual levels, tracks, challenges, dungeons, bosses or sub-games.
These guidelines can apply to individual levels, tracks, challenges, dungeons, bosses or sub-games.
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* Lastly there should be a '''[[:Category:Templates|template]]''' featuring this level along with all its brethren. This allows easy navigation between levels within a game. See [[Template:Perfect Dark solo missions]] for an example.
* Lastly there should be a '''[[:Category:Templates|template]]''' featuring this level along with all its brethren. This allows easy navigation between levels within a game. See [[Template:Perfect Dark solo missions]] for an example.
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+==Strategy guides==
+
+* '''Don't create empty pages'''. If you don't have a strat for a level, or ''some'' kind of useful information about it, ''don't make a page for it''. "Strat here" placeholders are the work of the devil. Those links are better left red.
+
+* Give a '''target record''' for each strategy.
+* If you are going to quote a [[world record]], link to the page where the record is listed, and remember that WRs rapidly go out of date.
+
+* '''Assume the reader knows what you are talking about'''.
+** Don't explain the basic controls.
+** '''Don't write walkthroughs'''. This is not [[GameFAQs]].
+** '''Don't bother giving spoiler warnings'''. Nobody gets a [[world record]] on their first run through a game.
+** Provide ''links'' to explanations of terminology and tactics you use instead of explaining them all mid-strat. Create '''a page for each term and tactic''', and link to them when they get used. If there are many minor such pages, put them all together in one big page.
+
+* Don't refer to ''your'' personal records when writing strategies.
+
+* This is not Wikipedia so you do ''not'' need to maintain a Neutral Point Of View. '''If a strategy is hard, say so.'''
+
+* Don't tell people to IM you for a video. If there is a helpful video, upload it and link to it.
== Other pages that are okay on Speedrunwiki ==
== Other pages that are okay on Speedrunwiki ==