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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]].


'''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. 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.
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.  
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 ==
== Spread the word ==