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'''Welcome to [[Bulbapedia]]!''' | '''Welcome to [[Bulbapedia]]!''' | ||
This is an '''introduction''' to help new users | This is an '''introduction''' to help new users. It serves as a comprehensive guide to how Bulbapedia works and a doorway to speed and ease transition to using Bulbapedia. It is recommended that all newcomers to the Bulbapedia start here, particularly if they are inexperienced or uncomfortable with using [[wp:Wiki|wikis]]. | ||
If you have any basic questions which are not already answered in the article, please feel free to bring them up on the [[Bulbapedia talk:Introduction|talk page]]. However, remember that this article is just the beginning. Each section provides links to articles which discuss specific topics in greater detail, and questions which are not answered here may be answered on one of those pages. | If you have any basic questions which are not already answered in the article, please feel free to bring them up on the [[Bulbapedia talk:Introduction|talk page]]. However, remember that this article is just the beginning. Each section provides links to articles which discuss specific topics in greater detail, and questions which are not answered here may be answered on one of those pages. | ||
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===Bulbapedia as a resource=== | ===Bulbapedia as a resource=== | ||
Bulbapedia is an expansive guide to anything and everything about Pokémon. Virtually any [[canon]] information, and, in cases where it is significant, [[fanon]] information, can have a article in Bulbapedia. Because the ideas of an entire community can come together in Bulbapedia, not only can it build a thorough database on the subjects you'll find on moth websites, but also on subjects many other websites never think to cover. | |||
:''This | Want a complete breakdown of what [[Pokémon training]] is? Want to compare the different [[List of cross-generational references|generations]], or maybe the [[List of cross-canon references|canons]]? How about a list of the different [[Pokémon egg|eggs]] that have appeared in the anime, or [[Ash's hat|hats]] Ash has worn? [[History of the Pokémon world]]? [[Timeline of events in the anime]]? Everything is on Bulbapedia - and if it's not, it will be. | ||
The best part is, if there's ''anything'' Bulbapedia doesn't cover yet that you want information on, ''tell us - Bulbapedia is always under construction, and there's always room for new pieces.'' Our primary restrictions on what to add are the {{bp|notability requirements}} and our own manpower. Beyond that, we want to know what you want to see here so we can make Bulbapedia the best and most useful resource available. | |||
If you're used to using other Pokémon websites where everything is laid out in a menu, there may be a period of transition while you're first learning to use Bulbapedia. We do have a lot of the key content links right on the front page, and in our [[Bulbapedia:Browse|browse]] section we have tips and pages to help you navigate through all this content. However, if you already know what you're looking for, it could not be easier on Bulbapedia: type it in the search box and hit '''Go'''! If we don't have an article or redirect by that exact name, it will automatically switch over to '''Search''' to find any page which mentions what you searched for in its content. The Search function is also extremely useful once you learn how it works, allowing you to bring up relevant articles all at once. | |||
:''This is continued in further detail below in [[Bulbapedia:Introduction#How do I use Bulbapedia?|How do I use Bulbapedia?]] | |||
====Bulbapedia's reliability==== | |||
There have been some concerns about the reliability of Bulbapedia as a resource. The source of these worries is unknown, though it assumably comes from the widespread mistrust of [[wp:Main Page|Wikipedia]]. While it is true that mistakes may be made on Bulbapedia, which the [[bp:General disclaimer|general disclaimer]] makes clear, editors on Bulbapedia are always on the lookout for unreliable content being added to articles. | |||
On top of that, one of the advantages to the Bulbapedia system is that any errors can be corrected as soon as they are found. In fact, if you take a moment to register for an account, you can fix any errors you find in articles yourself. So, in fact, as Bulbapedia becomes more widely used and more users browse the articles, the chances of false information staying on Bulbapedia for long diminishes to nothing. | |||
===Bulbapedia as a project=== | ===Bulbapedia as a project=== | ||
Bulbapedia is not just a resource which Bulbagarden provides to the online community. It is an opportunity for the online community to get involved and help build one of the most detailed and expansive Pokémon resources on the internet. | Bulbapedia is not just a resource which Bulbagarden provides to the online community. It is an opportunity for the online community to get involved and help build one of the most detailed and expansive Pokémon resources on the internet. | ||
:''This | :''This is continued in further detail below in [[Bulbapedia:Introduction#How do I contribute to Bulbapedia?|How do I contribute to Bulbapedia?]] | ||
===Bulbapedia policies=== | |||
{{main|Bulbapedia:Policy}} | |||
===The goals of Bulbapedia=== | ===The goals of Bulbapedia=== | ||
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===The best of Bulbapedia=== | ===The best of Bulbapedia=== | ||
Bulbapedia's best articles are its [[Bulbapedia:Featured articles|featured articles]]. They are the finest examples of Bulbapedia's goal of being an accurate, comprehensive, and Pokémon-focused encyclopedia. | |||
If you find an article which you think should be a featured article, please bring it up as a [[Bulbapedia:Featured article candidates|candidate]]. | |||
===The supporters of Bulbapedia=== | ===The supporters of Bulbapedia=== | ||
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;Benefactors | ;Benefactors | ||
:With the help of [[Bulbapedia:Benefactors|donators]], Bulbagarden is able to maintain its server, keeping Bulbapedia on the internet. With greater donations, Bulbagarden can afford better servers, allowing Bulbapedia and other aspects of the Bulbagarden community to load more quickly. If you would like to provide financial support to Bulbagarden, please see [[Bulbapedia:Site support|site support]]. | :With the help of [[Bulbapedia:Benefactors|donators]], Bulbagarden is able to maintain its server, keeping Bulbapedia on the internet. With greater donations, Bulbagarden can afford better servers, allowing Bulbapedia and other aspects of the Bulbagarden community to load more quickly. If you would like to provide financial support to Bulbagarden, please see [[Bulbapedia:Site support|site support]]. | ||
::''This is continued in further detail below in [[Bulbapedia:Introduction#Donating|Donating]] | |||
;Affiliates | ;Affiliates | ||
:The support of Bulbagarden's affiliated websites brings contributors and information into the Bulbapedia. They are, in return, the websites which Bulbapedia attempts to reference to the most and encourages most of its users to visit. These affiliates include: | :The support of Bulbagarden's affiliated websites brings contributors and information into the Bulbapedia. They are, in return, the websites which Bulbapedia attempts to reference to the most and encourages most of its users to visit. These affiliates include: | ||
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===Searching=== | ===Searching=== | ||
{{Main|Bulbapedia:Search}} | {{Main|Bulbapedia:Search}} | ||
===Browsing=== | ===Browsing=== | ||
{{Main|Bulbapedia:Browse}} | {{Main|Bulbapedia:Browse}} | ||
==How do I contribute to Bulbapedia?== | ==How do I contribute to Bulbapedia?== | ||
{{Main|Bulbapedia:Contribute}} | {{Main|Bulbapedia:Contribute}} | ||
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{{Main|Bulbapedia:Manual of style}} | {{Main|Bulbapedia:Manual of style}} | ||
===Adding new articles=== | ===Adding new articles=== | ||
{{Main|Bulbapedia:Starting an article}} | |||
===Editing old articles=== | ===Editing old articles=== | ||
===Work needed on Bulbapedia=== | ===Work needed on Bulbapedia=== | ||