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== What can I have on my user page? == | == What can I have on my user page? == | ||
A good start is to add a little information about yourself, possibly including contact information (email, instant messaging, etc), a photograph, your real name, your location, information about your areas of expertise and interest, likes and dislikes, other homepages, and so forth. Obviously, this will depend on how comfortable you are with respect to privacy. | A good start is to add a little information about yourself, possibly including contact information (email, instant messaging, etc), a photograph, your real name, your location, information about your areas of expertise and interest, likes and dislikes, other homepages, and so forth. Obviously, this will depend on how comfortable you are with respect to privacy. | ||
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== What can I have on my user talk page? == | == What can I have on my user talk page? == | ||
Your user talk page is for other users to discuss matters related to the wiki with you. As your user talk page becomes larger, you may choose to delete or summarize old discussion, as you feel appropriate. Please avoid deleting discussion merely because it is critical of your actions - doing so will only make people repeat the same criticism, and will make you seem like you are ignoring criticism. Many users have taken to archiving old talks on sub pages. This is generally considered the "norm." | Your user talk page is for other users to discuss matters related to the wiki with you. As your user talk page becomes larger, you may choose to delete or summarize old discussion, as you feel appropriate. Please avoid deleting discussion merely because it is critical of your actions - doing so will only make people repeat the same criticism, and will make you seem like you are ignoring criticism. Many users have taken to archiving old talks on sub pages. This is generally considered the "norm." | ||
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== What about user subpages? == | == What about user subpages? == | ||
If absolutely necessary, you can create subpages. | If absolutely necessary, you can create subpages. | ||
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== What should I avoid? == | == What should I avoid? == | ||
Generally, you should avoid any substantial content that is unrelated to Destinypedia. Examples include: | Generally, you should avoid any substantial content that is unrelated to Destinypedia. Examples include: | ||
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== Ownership and editing of pages in the user space == | == Ownership and editing of pages in the user space == | ||
As a tradition, Destinypedia offers wide latitude to users to manage their user space as they see fit. However, pages in user space still do belong to the community: | As a tradition, Destinypedia offers wide latitude to users to manage their user space as they see fit. However, pages in user space still do belong to the community: | ||
* Contributions should always respect the copyrights of [[Bungie]] and [[Activision]]. | * Contributions should always respect the copyrights of [[Bungie]] and [[Activision]]. | ||
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== What other information is accessible to others from my user page? == | == What other information is accessible to others from my user page? == | ||
In addition to the usual information accessible from an article page such as page history, "Discussion" and the like, other users at Destinypedia can also, at the bottom of the page (or in the sidebar), click "User contributions" to see what contributions you have made to the wiki over time. | In addition to the usual information accessible from an article page such as page history, "Discussion" and the like, other users at Destinypedia can also, at the bottom of the page (or in the sidebar), click "User contributions" to see what contributions you have made to the wiki over time. | ||