Wiki Guidelines

General Information
Wikis are a great way to disseminate information about a topic. Having multiple people edit the same articles, however, can lead to disputes about style or content. Here are a few guidelines about editing this wiki:

On Content
Articles in this wiki should pertain to or have relevance to the new town of Mountain House. In some cases, it's better just to provide an external link to a topic rather than creating a new article. This is especially true if there is an authoritative site with the same information. Keep in mind that a wiki is a means for people to find organized information. Sometimes just pointing to the proper site is better than creating a new article with duplicate information.

A wiki is a place for information that is more or less established as fact. Occasionally there will be disagreements as to the fact on particular subjects. On Wikipedia, topics like George Bush, Scientology and Jesus Christ are frequently edited to reflect the bias of the person making a change. We don't foresee these sort of issues on our humble little wiki, but in the event that there are disputes, pages may become protected and submissions moderated. It's our goal to have the wiki contain the most accurate information. Please try and be objective when editing articles. Articles not appropriate for the wiki will be deleted by the SYSOPS.

On Categories
See the Wikipedia guide on categories: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorization

The Main Page
The main page should remain as uncluttered as possible. The links provided for navigation on the main page should lead to general topics or categories that in turn lead to more specific articles. There should not be a link to every wiki article on the main page. This will become more important as the wiki grows. If you are a new contributor to the wiki, it's probably better not to make changes to the main page except to fix minor spelling or grammar changes. Feel free to update, remove, or add events as appropriate.

If you think a new primary link is warranted, then make a suggestion to the discussion tab on the main page.

Creating New Articles
First, do a search for the topic to make sure you're not duplicating work already done.

Naming Conventions
As the entire wiki is dedicated to Mountain House, it's unnecessary to include Mountain House in most article names. For instance, "Mountain House Fun Run" should just be "Fun Run". It is appropriate to use Mountain House for proper names like "Mountain House Community Services District."

User Pages
User pages are primarily for users to introduce themselves to the community. Please refrain from making major edits to other users pages. Edits for grammar or spelling are acceptable.