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:Getting involved with the '''{{SITENAME}}'''.

If you're interested in helping out the wiki but don't know where to start, here are some things we would appreciate help with.

~~'''~~Before reading / Guidelines~~''' ~~

==Before reading / Guidelines==

;Contributing

'''{{SITENAME}}''' focuses on detailed and advanced information for "[[:Category:Emulators|software emulators]]", [[Preservation projects|preservation projects]] and other related stuff such as "[[Hypervisors|hypervisors]]", "[[Simulators|simulators]]", "[[Compatibility_layer|compatibility layers]]", "[[Wrappers|wrappers]]" and "[[FPGA]]". Recommended to see [[Emulation accuracy]] and [[High and low-level emulation]] pages for more information about these terms.

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;Compatibility & Accessibility

To ensure compatibility, accessibility and reliability with older systems and retro web browsers (and [[Preservation_projects#Proxy_projects_for_retro_web_browsing|related proxy projects]]), please avoid (as much as possible) using redirection links and other elements on pages that rely on JavaScript. Opt for non-JavaScript alternatives whenever possible, as JavaScript can cause issues with legacy systems/retro web browsers and ~~the Wayback Machine (web.archive.org)~~.

To ensure compatibility, accessibility and reliability with older systems and retro web browsers (and [[Preservation_projects#Proxy_projects_for_retro_web_browsing|related proxy projects]]), please avoid (as much as possible) using redirection links and other elements on pages that rely on JavaScript. Opt for non-JavaScript alternatives whenever possible, as JavaScript can cause issues with legacy systems/retro web browsers and Web Archiving Services.

;Mindfulness

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==Low effort==

* Updating [[:~~Category:Emulator templates~~|~~emulator~~ versions]]. You can find news and new releases on [https://www.emunations.com/ EmuNations], [https://www.zophar.net/ Zophar's Domain], [https://www.ngemu.com/whats-new/posts/2223790/ Next Generation Emulation], [https://www.emu-france.com/ Emu-France], [https://www.emucr.com/ EmuCR], [https://www.planetemu.net/ Planet Emulation] and [https://www.aep-emu.de/ AEP Emulation Page]. For convenience, you may also track relevant specific software's releases with services like [https://newreleases.io/ New Releases] (supports GitHub, GitLab, Codeberg, Bitbucket, Gitea, SourceForge and more)

* Updating [[Template:Version|software versions]] (add new software version templates there upon their creation). You can find news and new releases on [https://www.emunations.com/ EmuNations], [https://www.zophar.net/ Zophar's Domain], [https://www.ngemu.com/whats-new/posts/2223790/ Next Generation Emulation], [https://www.emu-france.com/ Emu-France], [https://www.emucr.com/ EmuCR], [https://www.planetemu.net/ Planet Emulation] and [https://www.aep-emu.de/ AEP Emulation Page]. For convenience, you may also track relevant specific software's releases with services like [https://newreleases.io/ New Releases] (supports GitHub, GitLab, Codeberg, Bitbucket, Gitea, SourceForge and more)

* Updating the [[Template:News|News section]] on the [[Main Page]].

* Cleaning up any "bad" URL hyperlinks. E.g. by removing tracking tokens (e.g. "&fbclid=" by Meta/Facebook, "?si=" by YouTube and similar ones; not only are they used to spy on people to push targeted ads, but they also make web addresses unnecessarily bloated) and referral URLs (e.g. "?ref_src=twsrc" in X/Twitter post links), replacing occasional [[Wikipedia:Accelerated Mobile Pages|AMP]] links with regular ones, replacing "http://" with "https://" (unless the site linked to is ill-configured and simply refuses to load via https), etc. "Clean" links improve readability, user experience and safety/privacy.

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* [[:Category:Outdated|Outdated articles]] – These articles contain information that might no longer be accurate and need to be updated.

* [[:Category:Article stubs|Articles stubs]] – These articles are stubs and need to be expanded with more information.

* [[#Layout|Update/create new emulator pages]] - Copy the template below, add {{t|WIP}} if you need help or intend to finish the page later, add {{t|stub}} if everything is finished but it should be longer. '''Don't forget to categorize your articles and, if they are about emulators, list them in articles listing emulators OF a particular system (just for example, [[PlayStation 2 emulators]]) and articles listing emulators ON a particular system (for example, [[Emulators on macOS]])'''.

* [[#Layout|Update/create new emulator pages]] - Copy the template below, add {{t|WIP}} if you need help or intend to finish the page later, add {{t|stub}} if everything is finished but it should be longer. '''Don't forget to categorize your articles and, if they are about emulators, list them in articles listing emulators OF a particular system (just for example, [[PlayStation 2 emulators]]) and articles listing emulators ON a particular system (for example, [[Emulators on macOS]]). Additionally, if you create a software version template using [[Template:Version|the parent template]], please add your created template accordingly to the list there to keep the list verison templates' list up-to-date!'''

* Don't forget that unlike in Wikipedia where they only put the most subcategories into articles, we tend to put both subcategories and their parent categories those subcategories are parts of. For example, [[PPSSPP]]'s article isn't only included under subcategory [[:Category:PlayStation Portable emulators]], but also under its parent [[:Category:Handheld console emulators]], which itself is a subcategory for its parent [[:Category:Console emulators]].

* Keep in mind that category redirects are useless in practice because if you put an article into a category which is just a redirect to another category, then the destination category '''will NOT''' be populated with your article's entry. So if you put an article A into Category:B which redirects to Category:C, then once you open Category:C page, you won't see your article A listed there.

* Adding licensing info to [[:Category:Images|Image files]] using [[:Category:Image_wiki_templates|Image wiki templates]] for licensing info.

;Archival and preservation.

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==Similar and related sites==

;For similar sites see:

;For similar sites, see:

* [https://fantasyanime.com/emuhelp/ FantasyAnime] - Has in-depth pages on the options of each emulator. {{SITENAME}} focuses on detail of the history of a emulator on its page and details of our many [[Main Page|other articles]].

* [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/ PCGamingWiki] - Focuses on PC gaming instead of emulators. (Emulation specific pages are outdated).

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[[Category:FAQs]]

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 :Getting involved with the '''{{SITENAME}}'''.<br>
 If you're interested in helping out the wiki but don't know where to start, here are some things we would appreciate help with.<br>
-<font size="4"><b>'''Before reading / Guidelines'''</b></font><br>
+==Before reading / Guidelines==
 ;Contributing
 '''{{SITENAME}}''' focuses on detailed and advanced information for "[[:Category:Emulators|software emulators]]", [[Preservation projects|preservation projects]] and other related stuff such as "[[Hypervisors|hypervisors]]", "[[Simulators|simulators]]", "[[Compatibility_layer|compatibility layers]]", "[[Wrappers|wrappers]]" and "[[FPGA]]". Recommended to see [[Emulation accuracy]] and [[High and low-level emulation]] pages for more information about these terms.
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 ;Compatibility & Accessibility
-To ensure compatibility, accessibility and reliability with older systems and retro web browsers (and [[Preservation_projects#Proxy_projects_for_retro_web_browsing|related proxy projects]]), please avoid (as much as possible) using redirection links and other elements on pages that rely on JavaScript. Opt for non-JavaScript alternatives whenever possible, as JavaScript can cause issues with legacy systems/retro web browsers and the Wayback Machine (web.archive.org).<br>
+To ensure compatibility, accessibility and reliability with older systems and retro web browsers (and [[Preservation_projects#Proxy_projects_for_retro_web_browsing|related proxy projects]]), please avoid (as much as possible) using redirection links and other elements on pages that rely on JavaScript. Opt for non-JavaScript alternatives whenever possible, as JavaScript can cause issues with legacy systems/retro web browsers and Web Archiving Services.<br>
 ;Mindfulness
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 ==Low effort==
-* Updating [[:Category:Emulator templates|emulator versions]]. You can find news and new releases on [https://www.emunations.com/ EmuNations], [https://www.zophar.net/ Zophar's Domain], [https://www.ngemu.com/whats-new/posts/2223790/ Next Generation Emulation], [https://www.emu-france.com/ Emu-France], [https://www.emucr.com/ EmuCR], [https://www.planetemu.net/ Planet Emulation] and [https://www.aep-emu.de/ AEP Emulation Page]. For convenience, you may also track relevant specific software's releases with services like [https://newreleases.io/ New Releases] (supports GitHub, GitLab, Codeberg, Bitbucket, Gitea, SourceForge and more)
+* Updating [[Template:Version|software versions]] (add new software version templates there upon their creation). You can find news and new releases on [https://www.emunations.com/ EmuNations], [https://www.zophar.net/ Zophar's Domain], [https://www.ngemu.com/whats-new/posts/2223790/ Next Generation Emulation], [https://www.emu-france.com/ Emu-France], [https://www.emucr.com/ EmuCR], [https://www.planetemu.net/ Planet Emulation] and [https://www.aep-emu.de/ AEP Emulation Page]. For convenience, you may also track relevant specific software's releases with services like [https://newreleases.io/ New Releases] (supports GitHub, GitLab, Codeberg, Bitbucket, Gitea, SourceForge and more)
 * Updating the [[Template:News|News section]] on the [[Main Page]].
 * Cleaning up any "bad" URL hyperlinks. E.g. by removing tracking tokens (e.g. "&fbclid=" by Meta/Facebook, "?si=" by YouTube and similar ones; not only are they used to spy on people to push targeted ads, but they also make web addresses unnecessarily bloated) and referral URLs (e.g. "?ref_src=twsrc" in X/Twitter post links), replacing occasional [[Wikipedia:Accelerated Mobile Pages|AMP]] links with regular ones, replacing "http://" with "https://" (unless the site linked to is ill-configured and simply refuses to load via https), etc. "Clean" links improve readability, user experience and safety/privacy.
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 * [[:Category:Outdated|Outdated articles]] – These articles contain information that might no longer be accurate and need to be updated.
 * [[:Category:Article stubs|Articles stubs]] – These articles are stubs and need to be expanded with more information.
-* [[#Layout|Update/create new emulator pages]] - Copy the template below, add {{t|WIP}} if you need help or intend to finish the page later, add {{t|stub}} if everything is finished but it should be longer. '''Don't forget to categorize your articles and, if they are about emulators, list them in articles listing emulators OF a particular system (just for example, [[PlayStation 2 emulators]]) and articles listing emulators ON a particular system (for example, [[Emulators on macOS]])'''.
+* [[#Layout|Update/create new emulator pages]] - Copy the template below, add {{t|WIP}} if you need help or intend to finish the page later, add {{t|stub}} if everything is finished but it should be longer. '''Don't forget to categorize your articles and, if they are about emulators, list them in articles listing emulators OF a particular system (just for example, [[PlayStation 2 emulators]]) and articles listing emulators ON a particular system (for example, [[Emulators on macOS]]). Additionally, if you create a software version template using [[Template:Version|the parent template]], please add your created template accordingly to the list there to keep the list verison templates' list up-to-date!'''
+* Don't forget that unlike in Wikipedia where they only put the most subcategories into articles, we tend to put both subcategories and their parent categories those subcategories are parts of. For example, [[PPSSPP]]'s article isn't only included under subcategory [[:Category:PlayStation Portable emulators]], but also under its parent [[:Category:Handheld console emulators]], which itself is a subcategory for its parent [[:Category:Console emulators]].
+* Keep in mind that category redirects are useless in practice because if you put an article into a category which is just a redirect to another category, then the destination category '''will NOT''' be populated with your article's entry. So if you put an article A into Category:B which redirects to Category:C, then once you open Category:C page, you won't see your article A listed there.
 * Adding licensing info to [[:Category:Images|Image files]] using [[:Category:Image_wiki_templates|Image wiki templates]] for licensing info.
 ;Archival and preservation.
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 ==Similar and related sites==
-;For similar sites see:
+;For similar sites, see:
 * [https://fantasyanime.com/emuhelp/ FantasyAnime] - Has in-depth pages on the options of each emulator. {{SITENAME}} focuses on detail of the history of a emulator on its page and details of our many [[Main Page|other articles]].
 * [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/ PCGamingWiki] - Focuses on PC gaming instead of emulators. (Emulation specific pages are outdated).
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 [[Category:FAQs]]
-__NOTOC__