Guide to writing wiki requests/fi

On Miraheze, unlike other wiki farms such as Fandom, users cannot create their own wikis; instead, wikis must be requested and approved by a wiki creator. This page will outline what is and isn't acceptable in a wiki request, and how you can write good wiki requests.

Before you write a wiki request
Before you request your wiki, make sure there isn't already a wiki with a similar or identical purpose. Checking the gazetteer of wikis and Special:WikiDiscover will help with this. If there is a wiki with a similar scope to the one you want to create, contribute to that wiki instead. If the wiki is closed, you may request to reopen it.

Anatomy of a wiki request
You can request a wiki here. On that page, you'll see the following form:
 * Subdomain (subdomain.miraheze.org): A text box in which you put your wiki's subdomain.
 * Wiki name: A text box in which you name your wiki.
 * Language: A drop-down menu in which you select the language your wiki will be in.
 * Category: A drop-down menu in which you select the category of your wiki. Make sure you choose a category that best fits your wiki. You can choose from the following categories:


 * Private wiki (not readable by everyone; only readable by users given the member or sysop groups): Check this box to make your wiki accessible only by you and people you choose.
 * Will this wiki's main subject(s) be about living people? By checking this box, you acknowledge that people are the topic of your wiki.
 * The purpose of this wiki is... This is a drop-down menu in which you can select the purpose of your wiki to help it be found more easily in WikiDiscover search. You can choose from the following purposes:

If your wiki doesn't fit well with any of these, select "None of the above". If you select this, a wiki creator may assign one closest to the scope you present, or you may have a harder time getting the request approved.
 * Reason: This is the most important input. In this one, you describe your wiki's purpose, topic, and scope. Make sure you put in sufficient detail, as described in "What a wiki request should contain" below. 2 to 3 sentences should usually be enough. If wiki creators believe that your wiki may violate the Content Policy, they may decline the request even if you have described a sufficent purpose, topic, and scope.

== Writing a wiki request ==

Now that you've reviewed what the request form looks like, you should know what goes in a wiki request.

=== What a wiki request should contain ===

These are what wiki requests should contain:
 * A clear statement of the wiki's purpose (ex. "This wiki will be about satirizing various mainstream subjects.")
 * What type of content the wiki will contain (ex. "It will contain a humorous description of each subject.")
 * Its scope (ex. "Anything that is not obscure will have a page on the wiki.")
 * A subdomain that is related to the wiki's purpose (remember to fill out the subdomain in the subdomain box!) (ex. "satire.miraheze.org") Note: The domain needs to be relevant to the topic, avoid being too short/generic, and should not overlap with an existing domain.

=== What wiki requests should not contain ===

Never put any of this in your wiki request:
 * Content unrelated to the wiki you are requesting, known as filler (ex. "Me and my friends played Minecraft.")
 * A generic subdomain (ex. "wiki7.miraheze.org")
 * Spam (or trolling) requests (ex. "uthfazrsfhfjfit7dt")
 * Any content that violates the Content Policy (ex. "I would like a wiki to advertise my business.")
 * Wikis that are setup solely for harassment (ex. "This wiki will expose horrible people and/or users.") will be declined quickly.

== What to put in "reason" and why do I have to indicate this? ==

A simple question. We would like to know what you use your wiki for. After all, our servers are not exactly cheap and wikis that are hardly or not at all used only consume resources unnecessarily (storage space, memory, etc.). Furthermore, we need to ensure that wikis comply with the guidelines.

The following are good and bad examples of what to put into the "reason" field in the wiki request form. Good examples are marked with green while bad examples are marked with red.

Hyvät esimerkit
This wiki will document about the online video sharing service YouTube. It will document its history, its content creators, its achievements, and the videos hosted on it. Most of its pages would be pages about popular youtubers, popular videos, and important events. This request has a clear purpose (documenting YouTube, its features, and the people who upload videos on it) and scope (only popular YouTubers and videos and important events)

This wiki will be all about wikis. It will document wikis with at least 50 pages as well as wiki farms and wiki engines, all from an encyclopedic point of view. This request may be short, but it does its job. In only 2 sentences, it described the wiki's purpose (documenting information about wikis), topic (wikis and wiki-related things), and scope (wikis with at least 50 pages).

This wiki will be about an imaginary world where the only living things on it were turtles. It would document about imaginary villages, cities, species, and other things in the imaginary world. The imaginary world would have high technology advancement. Another slightly short request, but again, it does its job. It described the wiki's purpose (This wiki will be about an imaginary world), topic (where the only living things on it were turtles), and scope (It would document about imaginary villages, cities, species, and other things in the imaginary world...).

I'd like to create this wiki to save notes for my class. The notes will be general notes such as interesting things and things I want to study about later. It would have lots of notes and some other stuff, such as some interesting or hard questions. (Visiblity: Private) This request is slightly unclear, but acceptable for a private wiki.

=== Bad examples ===

This wiki will be about wikis considered bad by the general community. It will outline the reasons why it's considered bad and the redeeming qualities, if any, it has. Pages about users will not be allowed on this wiki. Although this request has a sufficent purpose and topic, it is likely to cause drama and hate.

This wiki will document about YouTube and its creators. This request is not very clear. Will the wiki be about all YouTube creators or just popular ones? Will it document about hated YouTubers or not? If yes, will it violate the Content Policy or it will establish rules to delete everything policy-violating?

Recently, Fandom has been closing innocent wikis for no reason, so we'd like to host our wiki on Miraheze to be able to customize skins. We'd like this wiki to document an MMO game. This request uses the Fandom part as filler. The actual content is "We'd like this wiki to document an MMO game", the MMO game being unspecified.

A wiki for my imaginary world. Though imaginary world wikis generally have a short description, this request is completely unclear.

I want a wiki This request has absolutely no details about the wiki itself, and thus has no chance of being accepted. When creating your request, avoid doing this at all costs; stating that you want a wiki and nothing else doesn't mean that you will get one.

== Example request ==

Nyt kun olemme käyneet wikipyyntöjen perusteet läpi, seurataan sellaisen käyttäjän wikipyyntöprosessia, joka eräänä päivänä päätti pyytää wikiä. Tässä on kyseisen käyttäjän ensimmäinen pyyntö:
 * 'Aliverkkotunnus (subdomain.miraheze.org):'fandomarkistot
 * 'Wikin nimi:' Arkistot
 * Kieli: fi - suomi
 * 'Luokka:' Historia
 * 'Yksityinen wiki (ei kaikkien luettavissa; vain jäsen-tai ylläpitäjä-ryhmään kuuluvien luettavissa):' Ei
 * Keskenevätkö tämän wikin pääaihe(et) elävistä ihmisistä? Ei
 * 'Tämän wikin tarkoitus on...' Ohjewiki
 * Syy: Haluan arkistoida fandom-tapahtumia.

Kun käyttäjä lähetti sen, pyyntö hylättiin. Mitä vikaa wikipyynnössä oli? Siellä oli useita epäkohtia: Muista, että aliverkkotunnuksesi tulee olla muodossa subdomain.miraheze.org.
 * 1) Käyttäjä ei kirjoittanut aliverkkotunnusta oikein.
 * 1) Wikin nimi ei sopinut hyvin wikin kanssa. Nimi, kuten "Fandom Archives", olisi parempi.
 * 2) Käyttäjä valitsi luokan, joka ei sopinut wikin tarkoitukseen. Myönnettäköön, että mikään luokka tuskin sopii hyvin wikin tarkoitukseen, joten käyttäjän olisi ollut helpompi valita "Luokittelematon".
 * 3) Käyttäjän valitsema wikin tarkoitus ei sopinut hyvin wikin todelliseen tarkoitukseen. Lähin tarkoitus olisi "Tietosanakirja (erikoistunut)", koska se dokumentoi Fandomissa tapahtuneita tapahtumia. Käyttäjä olisi voinut myös valita "Ei mikään yllä olevista".
 * 4) Käyttäjä ei antanut tarpeeksi yksityiskohtia wikistä. "Haluan arkistoida fandom-tapahtumat" ei kerro mitään wikin aiheesta tai laajuudesta. Parempi syy olisi seuraavanlainen: "Wikissäni on tarkoitus dokumentoida tapahtumia, jotka tapahtuivat Fandomissa, jotta niitä on helppo käyttää tulevaisuudessa. Tässä wikissä dokumentoidut tapahtumat ovat tärkeitä, kuten massiivinne vandalismiaalto suositussa wikissä. Wiki sisältää ensisijaisia tarkkuuden lähteitä, kuten transkriptioita tapahtumiin osallistuneiden käyttäjien keskusteluista. Siinä on myös tapahtumien sarjan kronologiat."

Käyttäjä ei kuitenkaan luopunut wikistä! Hän mietti, miten wikipyyntöä voisi parantaa ja teki muutoksi. Tässä on käyttäjän toinen pyyntö:
 * Aliverkkotunnus (subdomain.miraheze.org): fandomarchives.miraheze.org
 * 'Wikin nimi:' Fandom-arkistot
 * Kieli: fi - suomi
 * 'Luokka:' Luokittelematon
 * 'Yksityinen wiki (ei kaikkien luettavissa; vain jäsen- tai ylläpitäjäryhmään kuuluvien luettavissa):' Ei
 * Keskenevätkö tämän wikin pääaihe(et) elävistä ihmisistä? Ei
 * 'Tämän wikin tarkoitus on...' Tietosanakirja (erikoistunut) wiki
 * Syy: Wikini tulee dokumentoimaan Fandomissa tapahtuneita tapahtumia, jotta niitä olisi helppo käyttää tulevaisuudessa. Tässä wikissä dokumentoidut tapahtumat ovat tärkeitä, kuten massiivinen vandalismiaalto suositussa wikissä. WIki sisältää ensisijaisia tarkkuuslähteitä, kuten transkriptioita tapahtumiin osallistuneiden käyttäjien keskusteluista. Siinä on myös tapahtumasarjojen kronologiat.

Tämä pyyntö hyväksyttiin! Siinä oli suuria muutoksia:
 * 1) Aliverkkotunnus muutettiin sopivaksi.
 * 2) Käyttäjä muutti luokkaa ja tarkoitusta.
 * 3) Käyttäjä laajensi syytä, minkä tyyppistä sisältöä wikillä on sekä sen tarkoitusta.

== My wiki request was declined! What should I do? ==

Don't panic! Think about why your request was declined (for example, your subdomain was invalid or your request unclear) and edit it via the "Edit request" tab to improve it. When you fix the request, you can easily be approved for a wiki.

== Examples of good wiki requests ==

These are some examples of good wiki requests. You can use them as an example or template to your wiki request.
 * Chillowverse
 * EASWiki
 * The Highly Trained Monkeys Community
 * Hormononomicon
 * Well-read