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{{hatnote|To find out who already owns one, see the [[list of Wiki Cap owners]].}}
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[[Wiki Cap]]s are awarded to valuable contributors to the Official Team Fortress Wiki.
 
  
There are certain eligibility guidelines in place. While the hat is available as a reward to valuable editors, its main purpose is to provide incentive to editors to increase the quality and breadth of information on the wiki. Thus, it requires some degree of effort on your part if you are interested in obtaining it.
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[[Wiki Cap]]s are awarded to valuable contributors to the Official Team Fortress Wiki.  The [[Help:Group rights|Wiki Staff]] gather together to discuss Wiki Cap candidates; each candidate and their contributions are evaluated and discussed, at the end of the discussions the staff vote on whether or not to award a Wiki Cap to that candidate.
  
== Eligibility guidelines ==
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== Nominations ==
As a general guide, the current recipients share the following qualities:
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{{main|Team Fortress Wiki:Wiki Cap/Nominations}}
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Anybody is free to nominate Wiki contributors to be Wiki Cap candidates.  See the [[Team Fortress Wiki:Wiki Cap/Nominations|nominations]] page for details.
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== Logs ==
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Discussions about Wiki Cap candidates are held privately by the Wiki Staff, however discussions are logged on a per-candidate basis.  Logs can be accessed [http://irc.biringa.com/access-log/?c=tfwiki-cap here] by entering the editor's Wiki username and generated per-candidate password. [[Team Fortress Wiki:Wiki Cap/Nominations|Nominated candidates]] can request their password by contacting any [[Help:Group rights‎|staff member]] directly. Please only do so if you have been [[Team Fortress Wiki:Wiki Cap/Nominations|nominated]].
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== Eligibility factors ==
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The following things are taken into consideration when reviewing candidates.
  
 
* Demonstrate a strong desire to help improve and update the Wiki through useful edits and contributions.  
 
* Demonstrate a strong desire to help improve and update the Wiki through useful edits and contributions.  
 
* Participate in the community by contributing to discussion. We also have an [[Team Fortress Wiki:IRC|IRC channel]] where you can get to know and become part of the regulars!
 
* Participate in the community by contributing to discussion. We also have an [[Team Fortress Wiki:IRC|IRC channel]] where you can get to know and become part of the regulars!
* Adhere to the policies and practices of the Official Team Fortress 2 Wiki, including observing the [[Help:Style guide|style guide]] and the [[Team Fortress Wiki:Policies|official policies]].
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* Adhere to the policies and practices of the Official Team Fortress Wiki, including observing the [[Help:Style guide|style guide]] and the [[Team Fortress Wiki:Policies|official policies]].
* Roughly 400 or more edits. If you are having trouble finding things to do, take a look at the [[Team_Fortress_Wiki:Tasks|tasks list]], or ask in the [[Team Fortress Wiki:IRC|IRC channel]].
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* Know how to properly implement [[Team Fortress Wiki:Licensing images|licenses]] on [[Team Fortress Wiki:Images|images]], sounds, and any other kinds of uploads, media or otherwise.
:{{C|Note:}} It's incredibly easy to determine if individuals are spamming edits to artificially inflate their edit count. Edit spammers will jeopardize their chances at earning the hat.
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* Are helpful, cooperative and community-minded attitude at all times.
* Properly implement [[Team Fortress Wiki:Licensing images|licenses]] on [[Team Fortress Wiki:Images|images]], sounds, and any other kinds of uploads, media or otherwise.
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* Been around a little while. 2 months or more.
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== Note to translators ==
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The community values and appreciates your effort to translate articles. In order to maximize your contribution, please prioritize the articles you choose to translate. Articles linked to from the front page are usually the highest priority, while low traffic pages like patch notes are near the lowest. Spend the rest of your time working to improve the English version of the Wiki so you have great articles to share in your own language.
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=== Inactive localization teams ===
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Nowadays, solo translators or inactive localization teams are overlooked and often don't get an opportunity to be nominated like other editors. As a courtesy and better fairness towards localization teams with low activity or solo translators, they will be granted a special privilege; the privilege to '''nominate themselves'''. This is to ensure that solo translators or members of localization teams with low activity can have a chance at being nominated and evaluated, despite member activity. This <b style="color:red">only</b> applies to translators that meet the following criteria:
  
Note that these are simply guidelines. There ''will be'' exceptions. If you feel you missed out by mistake, you can contact any of the people with green names in the [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]] feed and we can have a look.
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{{hatnote|'''Note:''' It is expected for the users to make significant and valuable contributions; spamming edit counts will result in the nomination being rejected.}}
  
== Technical information ==
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* User must have minimum '''1''' year of wiki activity.
* Our resident bot [[User:WindBOT|WindBOT]] periodically compiles a list [[User:WindBOT/WikiCapCandidates|potential candidates]] based on a number of [[User:WindBOT/WikiCapCandidates#Rules|rules]]. As the rules are quite complex, it's only used as a guide. Appearance or absence from the list does not guarantee your eligibility.
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* User must be the only active translator or part of a localization team with no more than '''2''' other active members.
* '''At least''' one Wiki Cap will be distributed per week. This means the hat is accessible and regularly available.
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* User must have '''200 edits''' in the main namespace per month for '''12''' cumulative '''months'''. <!-- Staff: See Misc. for further explanation. -->
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* Users that have received a "No" verdict may re-nominate themselves after '''6''' months have passed.
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==== What is an inactive localization team? ====
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* By definition, inactivity applies to the overall count of active translators for a given language, i.e. languages consisting of a single active translator, or localization teams with less than '''3''' other active members.

Revision as of 21:22, 16 November 2022

BLU Wiki Cap.png
To find out who already owns a Wiki Cap, see the list of Wiki Cap owners.

Wiki Caps are awarded to valuable contributors to the Official Team Fortress Wiki. The Wiki Staff gather together to discuss Wiki Cap candidates; each candidate and their contributions are evaluated and discussed, at the end of the discussions the staff vote on whether or not to award a Wiki Cap to that candidate.

Nominations

Main article: Team Fortress Wiki:Wiki Cap/Nominations

Anybody is free to nominate Wiki contributors to be Wiki Cap candidates. See the nominations page for details.

Logs

Discussions about Wiki Cap candidates are held privately by the Wiki Staff, however discussions are logged on a per-candidate basis. Logs can be accessed here by entering the editor's Wiki username and generated per-candidate password. Nominated candidates can request their password by contacting any staff member directly. Please only do so if you have been nominated.

Eligibility factors

The following things are taken into consideration when reviewing candidates.

  • Demonstrate a strong desire to help improve and update the Wiki through useful edits and contributions.
  • Participate in the community by contributing to discussion. We also have an IRC channel where you can get to know and become part of the regulars!
  • Adhere to the policies and practices of the Official Team Fortress Wiki, including observing the style guide and the official policies.
  • Know how to properly implement licenses on images, sounds, and any other kinds of uploads, media or otherwise.
  • Are helpful, cooperative and community-minded attitude at all times.

Note to translators

The community values and appreciates your effort to translate articles. In order to maximize your contribution, please prioritize the articles you choose to translate. Articles linked to from the front page are usually the highest priority, while low traffic pages like patch notes are near the lowest. Spend the rest of your time working to improve the English version of the Wiki so you have great articles to share in your own language.

Inactive localization teams

Nowadays, solo translators or inactive localization teams are overlooked and often don't get an opportunity to be nominated like other editors. As a courtesy and better fairness towards localization teams with low activity or solo translators, they will be granted a special privilege; the privilege to nominate themselves. This is to ensure that solo translators or members of localization teams with low activity can have a chance at being nominated and evaluated, despite member activity. This only applies to translators that meet the following criteria:

Note: It is expected for the users to make significant and valuable contributions; spamming edit counts will result in the nomination being rejected.
  • User must have minimum 1 year of wiki activity.
  • User must be the only active translator or part of a localization team with no more than 2 other active members.
  • User must have 200 edits in the main namespace per month for 12 cumulative months.
  • Users that have received a "No" verdict may re-nominate themselves after 6 months have passed.

What is an inactive localization team?

  • By definition, inactivity applies to the overall count of active translators for a given language, i.e. languages consisting of a single active translator, or localization teams with less than 3 other active members.