Help:Getting Started

Welcome to the Videogame Morgue File!

How to create pages

To create a page, either search for the name or go directly to the URL you want (there's no 'create page' link). Assuming the page doesn't already exist, you'll be prompted to create it.

If you're creating a new page for a game, there's placeholder code in Template:Game that you can copy and paste. This will get you a page with an infobox, generic gallery, generic links section, and credits; it won't cover everything you might want to do, but it's a useful starting point.

How to upload files

Wherever you are on the wiki, the link to upload a file can be found under the Tools menu. Click, and it'll bring you to this screen:

There are two ways to upload a file to the wiki: from your own computer, and from a URL on the Web. The end result is the same either way: a copy of the file will be imported to the wiki, where it can be embedded in other wiki pages and downloaded.

• To upload from your computer, either click the Browse button (numbered 1 in the screenshot) and navigate to the file, or (much faster!) drag the file into your browser and drop it over the Browse button.
• To upload from a URL, make sure the radio button next to Source URL is selected, and paste the URL in the field (numbered 2 in the screenshot).

You can change the destination filename — that is, the name the file will have on the wiki — in the Destination filename field. Each filename needs to be unique across the entire wiki, so please make the filename as unique and specific as possible. "document.pdf" isn't going to cut it... at least, not more than once.

The Summary field will be pre-populated with an empty file description template, with space to fill in four fields. Please fill in as many as you can.

• Publication: The name of the 'publication' the material was originally published in. This isn't limited to printed material; it could be, for instance, the name of a website, podcast, or blog.
• Date: The original publication date, as specifically as possible. ISO 8601 format is encouraged.
• DownloadedFrom: The URL where the original can be found. Could be a link to an item on the Internet Archive, or a link to the front page of a paywalled service.
• Description: A brief description of the nature or contents of the file, in plain language.

Don't worry about Licensing.

Finally, clicking Upload file will complete the process, and (assuming there are no errors) will take you to the newly uploaded file's page.