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This page is meant as a quick reference for editors that mostly know how to edit wikis in general and WoWWiki in particular, but need to check up on one of those pesky little things that they don't quite do often enough to remember by heart. In particular, it will NOT cover things mentioned in Help:Editing.

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Starting a vote
In the talk page: == Oneliner intro == {{Proposal}} Your proposal... {{subst:Vote/Talk}} In the article (optional): {{Vote/Note\| * Should we...? }} See: [Help:Voting], [WoWWiki:Voting policy]

Templates, boilerplates
WoWWiki:Templates – Annotated and explained but incomplete Category:Templates – Nearly everything, categorized Boilerplates Category:Boilerplates Category:WoW Icons

Deleting pages
Place {{Delete}} at the top of the article Add {{subst:Delete/Talk}} to the talk page ... or with a reason: {{subst:Delete/Talk\|delete this because...}} See: [Help:Deleting pages], [WoWWiki:Deletion policy] Speedy deletion: Place {{Speedydelete\|<reason>}} at the top of the article Add a line explaining why the page should be deleted See: [WoWWiki:Speedy deletion policy]
Tagging for termination
Place {{Terminate}} at the top of the article Add {{Terminate}} to the talk page (if it exists!) See: [Help:Terminating pages], [WoWWiki:Deletion policy]

External links
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Article management tags

Stubs Quicksheet
WoW Gameplay
{{Stub/Ability}} {{Stub/Achievement}} {{Stub/Item}} {{Stub/Location}} {{Stub/Mob}} {{Stub/NPC}} {{Stub/Object}} {{Stub/Profession}} {{Stub/Quest}} {{Stub/Strategy}} {{Stub/Talent}} {{Stub/Tech}}
WoW Patches
{{Stub/PTR}}
WoW Community
{{Stub/Guild}} {{Stub/Player}} {{Stub/PC}} {{Stub/RP}}
Warcraft Universe
{{Stub/Char}} {{Stub/Lore}}
UI
{{Stub/AddOn}} {{Stub/API}} {{Stub/UI}}
Others
{{Stub/Category}} {{Stub/Other}} {{Sectionstub}}

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{{Cleanup}}
{{Elinks-vio}}
{{Peerreview}}
{{Comment}}
{{Split}}
{{Fact}}
{{Source needed}}
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Misc links
WoWWiki:Community portal Help:Contents Help:Editing Category:Help Category:Things to do WoWWiki:Policy WoWWiki:Categories WoWWiki:List of common misspellings PNG vs JPG and the GIMP

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