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===SmashWiki is not an image hosting service=== | ===SmashWiki is not an image hosting service=== | ||
This site is an encyclopedia, not an image hosting service. Please take such business to sites such as Photobucket or Brawl Snapshots. Only upload images that are relevant and related to the encyclopedic content of the wiki (see [[SW:IMAGE | This site is an encyclopedia, not an image hosting service. Please take such business to sites such as Photobucket or Brawl Snapshots. Only upload images that are relevant and related to the encyclopedic content of the wiki (see [[SW:IMAGE]] for details). | ||
===SmashWiki is not an assortment of miscellaneous information=== | ===SmashWiki is not an assortment of miscellaneous information=== | ||
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===SmashWiki is not an instant messaging service=== | ===SmashWiki is not an instant messaging service=== | ||
SmashWiki is not to be used for instant messaging or other forms of communication; see also [[SmashWiki:User Talk Page Guidelines]] and [[SW:IRC]]. | SmashWiki is not to be used for instant messaging or other such forms of communication; see also [[SmashWiki:User Talk Page Guidelines]] and [[SW:IRC]]. | ||
===SmashWiki is not fanon=== | ===SmashWiki is not fanon=== | ||
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===SmashWiki is not tech support=== | ===SmashWiki is not tech support=== | ||
SmashWiki is not a tech support service. | SmashWiki is not a tech support service. While certain users may be willing to help in some situations, there are better sites to ask questions such as "Why isn't my Wii reading my disc?" or "Why is hack X not working?". | ||
===SmashWiki is not a strategy guide=== | ===SmashWiki is not a strategy guide=== | ||
SmashWiki is an encyclopedia of facts, not a repository for various strategies to accomplish things. Strategies are invariably opinion-based and lead to articles becoming stuffed full of | SmashWiki is an encyclopedia of facts, not a repository for various strategies to accomplish things. Strategies are invariably opinion-based and lead to articles becoming stuffed full of them. | ||
===SmashWiki is not just | ===SmashWiki is not just Smash Arena=== | ||
There has recently been a small trend in which users seem to make accounts for the sole purpose of voting in the Smash Arena. While there is technically nothing wrong with this, you are wasting your potential and your time if all you do on this site is hang around a side show. | There has recently been a small trend in which users seem to make accounts for the sole purpose of voting in the Smash Arena. While there is technically nothing wrong with this, you are wasting your potential and your time if all you do on this site is hang around a side show. | ||
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SmashWiki is an online Super Smash Bros. encyclopedia and, as a means to that end, an online community of people interested in building a high-quality encyclopedia in a spirit of mutual respect. Therefore, there are certain things that SmashWiki is not.
SmashWiki is not a personal profile
The existence of the Smasher namespace and the ability to create a userpage do not make SmashWiki a place for one to create a personal profile. Smash-related sites of this type exist elsewhere on the internet; do not use this site as one of them.
SmashWiki is not a matchmaking service
SmashWiki does not exist to help people find others to play against. As per the above, many other sites exist to do exactly that. Please use them.
SmashWiki is not an image hosting service
This site is an encyclopedia, not an image hosting service. Please take such business to sites such as Photobucket or Brawl Snapshots. Only upload images that are relevant and related to the encyclopedic content of the wiki (see SW:IMAGE for details).
SmashWiki is not an assortment of miscellaneous information
Just because you find a piece of information that isn't in an article does not mean it should be immediately inserted wherever you feel like it. This is an encyclopedia, and as such, should be carefully organized and well-written. Check around similar articles to see if your fact is already listed "nearby".
SmashWiki is not a forum hosting site
While SmashWiki has forums, it should not be used only for the creation of such forums. Not only are they a drain on the wiki's resources, but the majority are not related to improvement of the encyclopedia. Please take such business to Smash World Forums or the like.
SmashWiki is not an instant messaging service
SmashWiki is not to be used for instant messaging or other such forms of communication; see also SmashWiki:User Talk Page Guidelines and SW:IRC.
SmashWiki is not fanon
SmashWiki covers the canon Smash series, not fanon or invented additions. While the existence of things such as fan fiction, machinima, and fan games should not be ignored, articles on specific creations do not have a place here.
SmashWiki is not official
SmashWiki is not tech support
SmashWiki is not a tech support service. While certain users may be willing to help in some situations, there are better sites to ask questions such as "Why isn't my Wii reading my disc?" or "Why is hack X not working?".
SmashWiki is not a strategy guide
SmashWiki is an encyclopedia of facts, not a repository for various strategies to accomplish things. Strategies are invariably opinion-based and lead to articles becoming stuffed full of them.
SmashWiki is not just Smash Arena
There has recently been a small trend in which users seem to make accounts for the sole purpose of voting in the Smash Arena. While there is technically nothing wrong with this, you are wasting your potential and your time if all you do on this site is hang around a side show.
SmashWiki is not complete
SmashWiki, like most wiki-encyclopedias, is not complete. There are still stubs to be expanded, articles to be cleaned up and images to be uploaded. Don't ever think there's nothing left to contribute.
