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=Editing the VTLUUG Wiki=
Everyone is invited to improve the VTLUUG Wiki through additions and edits. The wiki is powered by [[w:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]], the same code that [[w:Main_Page|Wikipedia]] runs on. For an introduction to editing MediaWiki pages, see [[w:How to edit a page|Wikipedia's editing instructions]]. While this and other pages may list some guidelines and rules, if a rule prevents you from improving or maintaining the VTLUUG Wiki, ignore it.
==Editing Suggestions==
* [[w:Wikipedia:Be bold|Be bold]]-- This means "shoot first, ask questions later". If you want to add content, add content!
* Provide a [[tl;dr]] summary.
* Upload pretty screenshots in [[:Category:Howtos|howto articles]].
* In general, follow [[w:Wikipedia:Naming conventions|Wikipedia's naming conventions]].
* Follow [http://www.cmu.edu/styleguide/capitalization.html Carnegie Mellon's capitalization guidelines] for university-related capitalization.
* '''Always''' Document excessively
=Licensing=
Please note that all contributions to the VTLUUG Wiki are considered to be released under a [[w:Creative Commons|Creative Commons]] [[VTLUUG Linux and Unix Users Group at Virginia Tech Wiki:License|Attribution-Share Alike license]]. Do not submit copyrighted work without permission. This includes copying and pasting Knowledgebase articles. Copying from appropriate [[copyleft]] sources such as Wikipedia with proper attribution is acceptable, but consider whether improving the original content and linking there via an interwiki or external link is more appropriate.
If you do not want your writing to undergo the merciless collaborative editing of a wiki or be redistributed at will, then do not submit your work to the VTLUUG Wiki.