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~~All wikis~~ develop through community collaboration and contribution. If you'd like to help this wiki grow and become an even more useful resource for the entire Deep Tech community, the guide below will help you get started.

Wikis develop through community collaboration and contribution. If you'd like to help this wiki grow and become an even more useful resource for the entire Deep Tech community, the guide below will help you get started.

== General Principles ==

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* 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.

* 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.

* 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]].

'''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 ==

Everyone is welcome to improve the wiki by editing it. ~~Here are some of the things you can do:~~

Everyone is welcome to improve the wiki by editing it.

=== ~~Add~~ new pages ===

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

[[Portal:Create a Page|~~Create~~ a new page]] on any Deep Tech topic you like. This could be a startup, an investor, an accelerator, an overview of an emerging technology, or anything else really.

=== Adding new pages ===

You can [[Portal:Create a Page|create a new page]] on any Deep Tech topic you like. This could be a startup, an investor, an accelerator, an overview of an emerging technology, or anything else really.

Not sure what might be a useful new page? Look through the current[[Portal:WantedPages| list of wanted pages]] and see if anything interests you.

=== ~~Improve~~ existing pages ===

=== Improving existing pages ===

Spot an error or think a topic can be explained better? Click the edit button on the top right ~~and go ahead~~ 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.

=== ~~Flag~~ pages that need improvement ===

=== Flagging pages that need improvement ===

If you see a page that could be improved, you could help by flagging it so that another editor can come and look at it.

To flag a page, simply add a ~~tag one~~ of ~~the following~~ tags ~~to the page~~. If possible, also leave a note on the ~~Talk~~ page explaining why you added it.

To flag a page, simply add a [[List of maintenance tags|maintenance tag]] where appropriate. If possible, also leave a note on the Discuss page explaining why you added it.

~~{| class="wikitable"~~

~~|+List of maintenance tags~~

~~!Tag~~

~~!Description~~

~~!Banner~~

|-

~~|'''<nowiki>{{Cleanup_needed}}</nowiki>'''~~

~~| Used for pages that are poorly formatted or need improvements to their style or language.~~

~~| {{Cleanup_needed|nocat=1}}~~

|-

~~| '''<nowiki>{{Expert_needed}}</nowiki>'''~~

~~| Used for pages where a scientific or technical review or improvement may be needed~~

~~| {{Expert_needed|nocat=1}}~~

|-

~~| '''<nowiki>{{Outdated}}</nowiki>'''~~

~~| Used to caution readers that a page is outdated.~~

~~| {{Outdated|nocat=1}}~~

|-

~~| '''<nowiki>{{Unbalanced}}</nowiki>'''~~

~~| Used when a page may not present its information in a neutral or balanced manner.~~

~~| {{Unbalanced|nocat=1}}~~

|}

== Spread the word ==

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If you'd like to take the lead a wanted project or suggest a new project, [mailto:connect@deeptech.wiki reach out] to the Deep Tech Wiki admin team.

== Feedback and other ideas ==

== Feedback, bugs, and other ideas ==

Honest, constructive feedback is crucial for the healthy development of this Wiki.

If you have any such feedback or want to collaborate in any other ways, please [mailto:connect@deeptech.wiki reach out] to the Deep Tech Wiki admin team.

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-All wikis develop through community collaboration and contribution. If you'd like to help this wiki grow and become an even more useful resource for the entire Deep Tech community, the guide below will help you get started.
+Wikis develop through community collaboration and contribution. If you'd like to help this wiki grow and become an even more useful resource for the entire Deep Tech community, the guide below will help you get started.
 == General Principles ==
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 * 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.
-* 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.
+* 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]].
-'''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 ==
-Everyone is welcome to improve the wiki by editing it. Here are some of the things you can do:
+Everyone is welcome to improve the wiki by editing it.
-=== Add new pages ===
+For help using the platform itself, see [[Help:Beginner editing guide]]. Otherwise, the following actions are always helpful:
-[[Portal:Create a Page|Create a new page]] on any Deep Tech topic you like. This could be a startup, an investor, an accelerator, an overview of an emerging technology, or anything else really.
+=== Adding new pages ===
+You can [[Portal:Create a Page|create a new page]] on any Deep Tech topic you like. This could be a startup, an investor, an accelerator, an overview of an emerging technology, or anything else really.
 Not sure what might be a useful new page? Look through the current[[Portal:WantedPages| list of wanted pages]] and see if anything interests you.
-=== Improve existing pages ===
+=== Improving existing pages ===
-Spot an error or think a topic can be explained better? Click the edit button on the top right and go ahead 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.
-=== Flag pages that need improvement ===
+=== Flagging pages that need improvement ===
 If you see a page that could be improved, you could help by flagging it so that another editor can come and look at it.
-To flag a page, simply add a tag one of the following tags to the page. If possible, also leave a note on the Talk page explaining why you added it.
+To flag a page, simply add a [[List of maintenance tags|maintenance tag]] where appropriate. If possible, also leave a note on the Discuss page explaining why you added it.
-{| class="wikitable"
-|+List of maintenance tags
-!Tag
-!Description
-!Banner
-|-
-|'''<nowiki>{{Cleanup_needed}}</nowiki>'''
-| Used for pages that are poorly formatted or need improvements to their style or language.
-| {{Cleanup_needed|nocat=1}}
-|-
-| '''<nowiki>{{Expert_needed}}</nowiki>'''
-| Used for pages where a scientific or technical review or improvement may be needed
-| {{Expert_needed|nocat=1}}
-|-
-| '''<nowiki>{{Outdated}}</nowiki>'''
-| Used to caution readers that a page is outdated.
-| {{Outdated|nocat=1}}
-|-
-| '''<nowiki>{{Unbalanced}}</nowiki>'''
-| Used when a page may not present its information in a neutral or balanced manner.
-| {{Unbalanced|nocat=1}}
-|}
 == Spread the word ==
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 If you'd like to take the lead a wanted project or suggest a new project, [mailto:connect@deeptech.wiki reach out] to the Deep Tech Wiki admin team.
-== Feedback and other ideas ==
+== Feedback, bugs, and other ideas ==
 Honest, constructive feedback is crucial for the healthy development of this Wiki.
 If you have any such feedback or want to collaborate in any other ways, please [mailto:connect@deeptech.wiki reach out] to the Deep Tech Wiki admin team.