InstallGentoo Wiki:General rules

Welcome! Here's a simple guide to help you create a great article!

What should my article be about?

Head on over to https://boards.4chan.org/g/ and take a look at the threads on there. Do you see people asking stupid questions that you know how to answer? Do you see people repeating stuff that you've seen oft repeated before? This is the kind of stuff we need pages on.

How should I write my article?

I'm glad you asked. Your article should be informative, and the main things people will be looking for when browsing this wiki are:

• What is (insert topic here)?
• Why should I use (insert topic here)?
• How do I use (insert topic here)?
• Where can I get (insert topic here)?

and last but not least

• What (insert topic here) does /g/ use or recommend?

These are the questions you should try to answer while writing your article.

Don't shitpost with your own opinion

  Arch is a shitty distro that takes ages to set up and is crap because I haven't seen
  anything good come out of it. It's a waste of time too, so don't use it.

This is an example of what you should NOT do. People check out this wiki to become informed; not to have other peoples' opinions shoved down their throats. Just because you see people on /g/ act like this, does not mean you should write articles like this. A better article would be:

  Arch is a bleeding edge Linux distribution, with a focus on minimalism. Bleeding edge
  means that it is focused on being extremely up-to-date i.e. right on the bleeding edge of 
  new releases. It's also a 'Rolling release' distro, which means that instead of it going 
  through version upgrades like other distros, all updates are instead added to it 
  as they become available.
  
  Arch is a minimal distribution, which gives you more control over customisation and what 
  is installed. A downside to this is that it requires slightly more technical knowledge to
  maintain. However, the Arch wiki is very detailed, and there are Arch forums.
  
  If you wish to install Arch for the first time, you can follow the wiki here, or follow the 
  general guide here if you're a little more experienced.
  
  You can find a list of some of the software that /g/ uses on the GNU/Linux ricing page,
  here.

So, on the whole you should aim to keep your article reasonably neutral. Note that you don't have to be completely formal if you don't want to, either.

Anything else?

• Provide examples
• Use infographics/images if possible
• Try not to use too much technical jargon unless you explain what it means
• Learn how to spell and use proper grammar.
• Learn and use the wiki formatting markup here. Nicer looking pages are easier to read.

Now, get out there and start being useful, you swine.