LGBTQIA+ Wiki:Creating and Editing Pages (view source)
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==Creating a Page==
'''First step - research. Google is your best friend here.'''
#Is your term already coined elsewhere?
#Is the term name appropriate?
#If the term is not your own, does the coiner consent to sharing/posting of their terms?
Below is a list of articles that are generally prohibited. Most of these are due to the sheer number and quantity of identities, and the spam impact they would have on the wiki. It does not mean that the identity does not exist, it just simply would not be fit for a wiki-space.
#System/regressor/alterhuman/etc terms, unless they are queer related. Kinks and fetishes are not
#Potentially harmful terminology unless it is correctly categorized and labelled as such.
#Overly specific terms. The point of the wiki is to promote sharing and usage. It is unlikely that a page for
#Overly specific combinations, unless it involves in depth explanation or history such as [[Bi-Lesbian]] or [[AFAB Transfem]]. Otherwise, it's a given that Demisexual Lesbians exist and do not need their own article.
#A page for a minority that is coined by an individual not belonging to said minority.
#Pronounset pages.
#Attraction to specific objects or concepts (
#Attraction to specific fictional characters or media.
#Genders based on real individuals or their specific characteristics (eg: BillGatesgender).
#Genders based on unique songs (eg: Tangledupgender).
===Title===
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===Description===
Do not create a header for the description! After the title, simply use the space below to describe the term. Who is it for? What is it for? Is it similar to any other existing terminology? Refer to existing articles for some examples.
===Headers===▼
▲Use Miraheze's "heading" option. For subheadings, use "sub-heading 1".
#'''Resources''': Using the cite function will create an auto generated list of resources at the bottom of the article (though you may not see it until page creation). Just create the Resources header at the bottom of the article in advance. ▼
===Resources===
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#Flags: Import a flag into the article and set it as a Thumbnail, ensure the flag/image caption on the page includes the creator's name. Under the header itself, again cite the creator's name, where it came from, and address any flag meanings. Only create this heading if a flag exists.▼
#Etymology: What is the meaning behind the name, suffix, and/or prefix? There is no need to point out the obvious (eg. cat- in catgender relates to cats).▼
===Flag===
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===Etymology===
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==General Editing==
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#do not include unnecessary information such as "this is a new term" or "this is valid".
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Categories on this wiki are primarily used for finding various terms. Categories should only be created for moderation purposes, or to hold an umbrella of labels.
When adding a page to a category, it should be placed in its lowest possible category(s). As an example, a -coric gender sits in the Aesthetigender category. But there's no reason for that that -coric gender to also fit under the Xenogender category, because the Aesthetigender category already does. A page CAN have multiple lowest categories, such as Bingender which would be
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===Why do you require resources for articles?===
Data integrity is a must, as well as proof of coining. Wiki articles can be edited by anyone, and false information can unfortunately be added. By providing an external resource, you are securing the coiner's definition, promoting the coiner, and providing a backup of the term. One popular case of data loss is the deletion of the LGBTQIA FANDOM wiki. It was up to the wiki editors to preserve as much information as possible in a very small amount of time, but information was lost nonetheless. Any pages that were created on FANDOM itself are lost forever. We do not want to fall to the same fate.
===Why the specific
One of the main goals of the wiki is to help individuals find the right term. Imagine a label that only fits under the Gender category, piled in with other specific genders like Fingender, and Non-Binary. It becomes almost impossible to find. By restricting specific terms to specific categories, it avoids article crowding, meaning that more obscure and general labels are more easily found.
For an example, using the Wikipedia article [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket Cricket]. This page belongs to the Team Sports category. However if it were to inherit every other category above it, it would belong to Team Sports, Team Activities, Teams, Social Groups, Society, Humans, Hominina, Hominini, Homininae, Apes, so on, so on - you get the picture. It's unnecessary and messy.
===Why was my page removed from the [[Kingender]] category?===
As is the nature of Alterhumanity, ANYTHING has the potential to be a kintype. Even an orientation itself could be considered a concept-kintype. If we went by this method, then every single page on the wiki would be added to the Kingender category. Thus, we reserve the category for Kingender exclusives (Kingender, Catkingender, etc). If it's not exclusive, it shouldn't be added to the category (Catgender, Cloudgender, etc).
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