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* Make sure that all pages are relevant to the[[What is Deep Tech| Wiki's shared understanding of deep tech]].
* Make sure that all pages are relevant to the[[What is Deep Tech| Wiki's shared understanding of deep tech]].
* Adhere to the [[Project purpose|project's purpose]]. Consistent content encourages more readers to your contributions and in turn more contributions from everyone - creating a valuable resource that creates scale and impact beyond any individual effort.
* Adhere to the [[Project purpose|project's purpose]]. Consistent content encourages more readers to your contributions and in turn more contributions from everyone - creating a valuable resource that creates scale and impact beyond any individual effort.
* Contributors are encouraged to use [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:What_"Ignore_all_rules"_means#Use_common_sense|common sense]], to [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Be_bold|be bold]] with their edits, and to [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules|ignore all the rules]] if it prevents you from improving or maintaining the Wiki.
* Contributors are encouraged to use [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:What_"Ignore_all_rules"_means#Use_common_sense|common sense]] and to [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules|ignore all the rules]] if it prevents you from improving or maintaining the Wiki.
* Refrain from any form of vandalism. We have very little tolerance for anything that sullies the good faith efforts of our many contributors.
* Refrain from any form of vandalism. We have very little tolerance for anything that sullies the good faith efforts of our many contributors.
* The Wiki is not a soapbox or means of promotion. Content is expected to be objective and informative.
* Note our [[Help:Artificial intelligence in the Deep Tech Wiki|position on AI-generated content]].
* Note our [[Help:Artificial intelligence in the Deep Tech Wiki|position on AI-generated content]].


'''If you're unsure, go ahead and make the edits anyway'''. This wiki is always a work-in-progress and any errors can easily be fixed.
'''If you're unsure, go ahead and make your edits anyway'''. This Wiki is always a work-in-progress and any errors can easily be fixed.


== Editing the Wiki ==
== Editing the Wiki ==
Everyone is welcome to improve the wiki by editing it.  
Everyone is welcome to improve the wiki by editing it.  


For help using the platform, see [[Help:Beginner editing guide]].
For help using the platform itself, see [[Help:Beginner editing guide]]. Otherwise, the following actions are always helpful:


=== Adding new pages ===
=== Adding new pages ===
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Spot an error or think a topic can be explained better? Click the edit button on the top right of the page and make those changes.
Spot an error or think a topic can be explained better? Click the edit button on the top right of the page and make those changes.


You can also look through the [[:Category:Pages needing maintenance|list of pages needing maintenance]] and see if anything there interests you.  
You can also look through the [[:Portal:Pages needing maintenance|list of pages needing maintenance]] and see if anything there interests you.  


=== Flagging pages that need improvement ===
=== Flagging pages that need improvement ===