Help:Contributing/house-rules

The house rules for this instance. Start at the Help:Contributing hub if you are new here.

The rules

1. One concept per item — merge duplicates instead of creating near-copies.
2. Reuse properties — propose a new property only when nothing fits.
3. Cite your sources — add at least one reference per factual statement; that is what makes it a knowledge base, not just a wiki.
4. English labels are mandatory — additional languages are welcome (site language: en).
5. Datatype is forever — double-check the datatype before creating a property.
6. Ask the admin for an account, for deletions, or to install bulk tools.
7. Code blocks carry copy — every block-mode <syntaxhighlight> includes copy (see code); inline blocks are the exception.

See also

• Help:Contributing — the hub
• Help:Contributing/entities — creating and editing items and properties
• Help:Contributing/styleGuide — writing style