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== Wiki rules ==
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{{mbox|type=info|text=This page describes the wiki editing policy. If you’re looking for help editing this wiki, go to [[Help:Contents]].}}
* Articles must be related to Minetest.
 
* Content from mods other than those in minetest_game is allowed, however the fact that the item is not in minetest_game and which mod it is from must be clearly stated.
 
* Mods that place content on this wiki should create a subpage under [[Mods]] (eg. [[Mods/test]]) Listing the blocks, items, commands, etc that the mod provides.
 
* The wiki is not a place to store personal content, images...
 
  
== Contributing ==
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This page explains the rules about editing this wiki.
Help improving this wiki. If you have some technical skills, you may also contribute to the [http://dev.minetest.net development wiki].
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== Rules for article authors ==
  
== Style ==
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* Articles must be related to Luanti
=== Blocks ===
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* The wiki is not a place to store personal content, images, etc.
3D [[Blocks|blocks]] used in the wiki (ex. [[File:Wooden_Planks.png|20px]]) are generated using [http://www.blender.org Blender] and the <code>.blend</code> file linked in this [https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?pid=21076#p21076 forum post] created by [[User:Calinou|Calinou]].
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* Read [[Help:Translation Notes]] before you start translating pages
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* Do not translate old or obsolete pages
  
Files are 150x150 PNGs.
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== Guidelines for article authors ==
  
=== Items ===
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* Learn and try to follow the style hints at [[Help:Style]] when appropriate
[[Items]] (ex. [[File:Apple.png|20px]]) are displayed in the wiki as 2D images ranging from 20x20 to 160x160 pixels.
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* Using the wiki to store information about specific games and mods is discouraged (exception: Minetest Game)
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** Existing content about specific mods and games are allowed to stay as long as they are up-to-date and of use
  
It is advised to create a unique version of 160x160. If you use a 16x16 image, browsers will scale up the image using interpolation and the result will not look very clean.
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== Why no game/mod info? ==
  
Create images by extracting the 16x16 version available in the [https://github.com/minetest/minetest_game GitHub repository] and scale them to 160x160. Do not use scaling interpolation so that pixelized appearance is maintained. You can use [http://www.gimp.org/ GIMP] for this task.
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Info about games and mods is discouraged because this information often gets out of date as there is nobody to maintain it. You should document your games and mods elsewhere, whether it be in your Git repository or in-game. Minetest Game is the only exception for historic reasons and it has been the default game for a very long time.
  
Note: currently many of the items are still 64x64.
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Latest revision as of 21:32, 28 October 2024

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Mbox information.png This page describes the wiki editing policy. If you’re looking for help editing this wiki, go to Help:Contents.

This page explains the rules about editing this wiki.

Rules for article authors

  • Articles must be related to Luanti
  • The wiki is not a place to store personal content, images, etc.
  • Read Help:Translation Notes before you start translating pages
  • Do not translate old or obsolete pages

Guidelines for article authors

  • Learn and try to follow the style hints at Help:Style when appropriate
  • Using the wiki to store information about specific games and mods is discouraged (exception: Minetest Game)
    • Existing content about specific mods and games are allowed to stay as long as they are up-to-date and of use

Why no game/mod info?

Info about games and mods is discouraged because this information often gets out of date as there is nobody to maintain it. You should document your games and mods elsewhere, whether it be in your Git repository or in-game. Minetest Game is the only exception for historic reasons and it has been the default game for a very long time.