User blog:Doctor98/How to be a good Editor, and not make pointless edits

Looking back on it, helping TheSitcomLover out of getting blocked, I've learned very many valuable editing tips and tricks to maintain your admin status, and not seem like the biggest nerd on wikia.

Tip 1: Linking
Okay, links are good (Very, Very Good). They help show off the wikia you are proud to edit. But don't sit there, go through the page, and go "Oh. Gee.. I want that to be a link. I'll do it."

THAT IS A REAL BIG NO NO

Links, as I said, are good, but just one or two to the same page are all that are really needed. For example:

My favorite page is Help:Color. I like Help:Color. Help:Color is cool. we should all read Help:Color.

Better:

My favorite page is Help:Color I like that page. It's cool. we should all read Help:Color.

The first sentence looked very juvenile. The first thing that comes to mind is "Boy, this user just learned how to do links." Also, the page would look like a mess. All you see are 1,000 links to the same page! The second sentence looks neater because it starts with a link and ends with a link. So, if you missed the first link, the second link is there to show you the page you are talking about.

Tip 2: Capital Letters
this is a very annoying problem, and it makes me cringe to see grammar done so poorly. Please, just remember. If you 'Start a sentence, start with a capital letter. This ones gonna be the shortest tip of them all.

Tip 3: (Don't) Just Edit
Just because you are a Wikia user, or an Admin, it doesn't mean you need to edit everyday. Just stop by wikia. They'll know when you logged in, and logged out, so you'll be safe. And, to make yourself feel better, just look in the recent activity, and just check some of the recent edits. Check the message wall posts to make sure they aren't spam. But this doesn't mean "Stop editing completely (although I wish one user would), it means don't devote every single day, hour, minute, second to Wikia. Spend time outside of it learning. Who knows? You might find something new to add to your wikia that no one else knew about (Like the Super Mario 64 Beta page I made over at MarioWiki).

Tip 4: Messaging
Okay, now for alllllll the little things I can tell you about messaging. Be message wall or talk page, when someone says "No", then they mean No. I was bothered by a user to email someone, for something he wanted done. Before I did a harsh block, I decided to say no. But, he asked again why. So, I gave out my answer. He asked for at least the sixth time. So I just said No! At least I don't have to hear about that anymore. It's nicer not to drag on and ask why? It bothers everyone, and makes them annoyed. Instead, change the subject, oorr just stop completely. Me and that user could have broken the world's record of Longest Message Wall post if he could have stopped when I asked him to (Okay, that seems wrong, about the World's Record, but, you get an idea).

Tip 5: To Antagonize, or Protagonize?
Really, in some films, it's quite obvious. The Lion King II: Simba's Pride is a good example of misleading titles. The title misleads you into thinking that Simba is the main character, when Kiara, his daughter, is. Before you go saying who plays what role, look around first. Don't just claim "Oh, So and So is the Main Character." Because then you'll be asked "Whyy?" All you can answer is "Because I said so." Whether you are a control freak or not, the users will think that you are controlling. Instead, if you are unsure, or even think you're right, just check. For the sake of the admins, just check. Wikipedia is a great place to look. If you can't see the page there, then just search with a search engine like Google or where ever works for you.

Tip 6: Just a Few Quick Tips to help Your Editing
Okay, some last things to remember are:
 * It is safe to just stick to one page until you find more things to edit. Example: On MarioWiki, I'm gonna try and expand the page called "List of King Koopa's alter-egos" and "Fortune Street," and on the Lion King, I busy myself with their conversion of Images to .PNG. However, I found tons of stuff edit besides that.
 * Just because you don't like an image, or its a little blurry, you don't need to replace it. Example: An image on The Lion King of teen aged Simba was replaced be cause it was a little blurry. It was:
 * Very High quality
 * and in the .PNG format they wanted. This can be mistaken as saying your edits aren't good enough.
 * Mini Moding gets really annoying, and ruins wikia for everyone.

I hope all this help you and your problems! --http://images.wikia.com/__cb20120808022658/lionking/images/thumb/2/24/Nala_%282%29.png/50px-Nala_%282%29.png Doctor98 Just Eat It!http://images.wikia.com/__cb20111023154821/mario/images/thumb/d/d3/BowserPinballSprite.png/40px-BowserPinballSprite.png 23:30, January 19, 2014 (UTC)