Team Fortress Wiki:Tips Revision
The tips seen during the TF2 map loading screen have a variety of problems. We, the wiki community, will be revising these tips to improve accuracy and relevance. Once the tips have been fully revised, they will be handed over to Robin, who will be accepting tips of adequate quality.
Currently, all community members may take part in editing the tip articles, though edits should be made carefully to ensure accuracy, quality, and relevance. When in doubt, discuss it first!
Tip articles
Editing guidelines
When editing tips, one should make sure that one's contribution...
- ... uses correct spelling and grammar. Obviously, someone else will probably correct your mistake if there's a typo (unless you're the only one translating non-English tips, in which case, be very careful!), but you should still preview, reread, and refine your edits before submitting them.
- ... has no inaccurate or outdated facts about game mechanics. Mechanics specific to individual weapons should probably be avoided unless they have a strong impact on the game, as balance tweaks are fairly common. If you're uncertain about the accuracy of a claim, discuss it first.
- ... is unlikely to become outdated. Tips should give general advice, not provide detailed statistics that may become obsolete.
- ... is important for players to know. New players need key information to be as helpful to their team as possible, and we should help them with that. Avoid things that the general population doesn't need to know to play decently well.
- ... is hard to or takes long to discover. Facts that are obvious after playing just a game or two aren't worth discussing.
- ... pertains to gameplay, not trivia or lore. The loading screen is meant to help new players jump into the game, contribute to their team's goals, and avoid confusion. Extraneous details belong on other articles.
- ... is based on undisputed consensus instead of personal opinions/styles. If something is common--but not universal--practice, it might be more appropriate to describe it to players so that they can recognize it, instead of prescribing it to them so they do it. Controversial tips are likely to be cut.
- ... keeps the tips short. Tips should be as concise and succinct as possible.
- ... maintains consistency with other tips. For example, class tips start with "As a [class], [advice]", and this should be maintained when possible.
The actual text of the tips should not include wiki markup, as they will be submitted in plain text for inclusion in the TF2 text files.
