Help:Community and networking

Please note that this page and its associated example page are very new (July 2007). If you're a signed in user who edits this wiki you are welcome to add your details to the example page, and help towards the development of these pages.

Currently this page may tend to be mostly about suggested guidelines rather than editing help. This is partly because the person currently setting this up has limited knowledge of the editing help likely to be required, and more user friendly alternatives may appear soon (see background)

Background
These pages were begun in response to a posting starting on a central wikia forum and continuing in a wikisocial forum (and including an offer to make up templates).

Images
Although it is hoped that most people will include something like a photo of themselves some people may not be comfortable with this. So its perfectly OK to use some sort of alternative, a 'stock' photo, favourite image, an image they've uploaded, etc from within the host wikia.

Size of 'cards'
The idea of the 'cards' is not to replicate user pages (or profiles on w:c:social) but rather to be a sort of concise summary for community and networking purposes, a sort of half way between the simple active user listings and user pages which can be quite extensive. Suggested ideal size roughly as in Community Team.

Length of pages
Suggested length of pages - 8 to 10 'cards' (four of five rows) (i.e. then start a next page)

Inclusion
Any signed in user can add their 'card' to any wikia's community page at any time, although the normal practice may be only to do so after at least one (non-trivial) edit, or after an invitation. 'Cards' which look to have been placed inappropriately may be suggested for deletion.

Invitations
Any signed in user can invite any other signed in user at any time, although the normal practice may be to invite after at least one (non-trivial) edit. New or inexperienced editors might find an invite a little threatening if it appears to come too early (?)