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*Give the [[Blooncyclopedia:style guide|style guide]] a read before you start making major additions or changes. | *Give the [[Blooncyclopedia:style guide|style guide]] a read before you start making major additions or changes. | ||
*'''Be bold!''' As long as you're acting in good faith, anything you add is likely to do more good than harm, and you won't learn without trying. Everyone makes mistakes, they're part of the learning process, and are easy to forgive. Even if you mess up royally, your changes can always be undone, no harm no foul. | *'''Be bold!''' As long as you're acting in good faith, anything you add is likely to do more good than harm, and you won't learn without trying. Everyone makes mistakes, they're part of the learning process, and are easy to forgive. Even if you mess up royally, your changes can always be undone, no harm no foul. | ||
*While you can edit most articles without logging in, you won't be able to edit [[Blooncyclopedia:Strategy | *While you can edit most articles without logging in, you won't be able to edit [[Blooncyclopedia:Strategy guidelines|strategy articles]] and your edits will be attributed to your IP address, which will be visible to everyone. Creating an account will hide your IP address and allow you to become [[Blooncyclopedia:Autoconfirmed users|autoconfirmed]], which will allow you to create new articles, edit more kinds of articles, and upload files. | ||
==Where do I start?== | ==Where do I start?== | ||
Some editors like to dive in solo and make improvements wherever they see fit, others like to coordinate through our Discord server and our | Some editors like to dive in solo and make improvements wherever they see fit, others like to coordinate through our Discord server and our forums. Here are a few beginner-friendly ways to start helping out: | ||
*Ease yourself in by making small improvements, such as fixing typos and adding missing categories. | *Ease yourself in by making small improvements, such as fixing typos and adding missing categories. | ||
*Fill in short articles and empty/incomplete sections. Are there any ''Bloons'' games or subjects that you're knowledgeable about and Blooncyclopedia is sorely lacking coverage of? See our maintenance categories for articles that need filling out: | *Fill in short articles and empty/incomplete sections. Are there any ''Bloons'' games or subjects that you're knowledgeable about and Blooncyclopedia is sorely lacking coverage of? See our maintenance categories for articles that need filling out: | ||
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