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=== I need help. ===
 
=== I need help. ===
  
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That's not a question
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=== How can I find help? ===
 
A lot of our editors are regularly active in our [[Project:IRC|IRC channel]]. You can feel free to mention any questions you have there.
 
A lot of our editors are regularly active in our [[Project:IRC|IRC channel]]. You can feel free to mention any questions you have there.
  
Additionally, feel free to post on the talk page of any of the [[Help:Group_rights|Staff]]. They would be glad to help with any issues.
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Additionally, feel free to post on the talk page of any of the [[Help:Group_rights|Staff]]. They would be glad to help with any issues.  
  
 
=== How do I get a Wiki Cap? ===
 
=== How do I get a Wiki Cap? ===
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No more than any other user. They do not have any secret information regarding upcoming patches, items and/or gameplay changes.  
 
No more than any other user. They do not have any secret information regarding upcoming patches, items and/or gameplay changes.  
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=== Are staff hired by valve? ===
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No, all staff are volunteers that are chosen to become moderators based on their past edits and on their skill, helpfulness and community participation
  
 
=== How can I become a moderator? ===
 
=== How can I become a moderator? ===
  
 
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It is better to simply seek to contribute to the wiki as best as you can rather than edit for the sole purpose of becoming a moderator. The staff will come to you about becoming a moderator.
 
== Other ==
 
== Other ==
  
 
[[Category:Help]]
 
[[Category:Help]]
 
[[Category:Team Fortress Wiki]]
 
[[Category:Team Fortress Wiki]]

Revision as of 00:11, 12 January 2012

Editing

What do the colored plus and minus numbers mean next to an edit?

They represent the number of bytes (or characters) added or removed in a particular edit. For example, (+264) means there were 264 bytes in total added to the page. (0) indicates that content was changed, but the amount of bytes remains the same.

These numbers are not related to points or scoring in any way. They simply indicate at a glance what was changed in one particular edit.

I made an edit and it disappeared, where did it go?

Check the article history by clicking the 'History' tab at the top of the page. It shows the edit history of the article and a reason should have been given for the removal of an edit.

What / who is WindBOT? Why is it always changing my edits?

WindBOT is an automated editing bot run by WindPower. It monitors the recent changes feed for pages, scans and then edits them according to a list of filters; among the most common of the bot's tasks are correcting capitalization and misspellings, links, templates and applying other fixes.

How can I get WindBOT to stop editing a page?

WindBOT can ignore a selected part of a page by wrapping text inside the template {{botignore}}. For example, with a sentence like It was a {{botignore|direct hit}} on the target., the bot will skip over the words 'direct hit' and leave it capitalized in its current form.

More complicated cases can be added to WindBOT's page blacklist.

Translating

How do I start translating pages?

See Help:Language translation.

How do I translate templates?

See Help:Translation switching.

Wiki

I need help.

That's not a question

How can I find help?

A lot of our editors are regularly active in our IRC channel. You can feel free to mention any questions you have there.

Additionally, feel free to post on the talk page of any of the Staff. They would be glad to help with any issues.

How do I get a Wiki Cap?

See Team Fortress Wiki:Wiki Cap guidelines.

How much insider info does the staff have on Team Fortress 2?

No more than any other user. They do not have any secret information regarding upcoming patches, items and/or gameplay changes.

Are staff hired by valve?

No, all staff are volunteers that are chosen to become moderators based on their past edits and on their skill, helpfulness and community participation

How can I become a moderator?

It is better to simply seek to contribute to the wiki as best as you can rather than edit for the sole purpose of becoming a moderator. The staff will come to you about becoming a moderator.

Other