User:Foxstep1/Guide to WFW

Welcome to my guide to this wiki! Especially great for new users c:

Starting out
New member? Here's how you start.

1. Read the Rules. Just do.

2. Click the Live! Chat button. Stay on there for a little bit, and hopefully someone will join. Talk to them a bit. New user too? Something to connect with. Experienced user? They can guide you.

3. Contribute. Add a new page and title it. This is your fanfiction. Hey, don't worry about first impression. Write it how you want. But make sure it doesn't contradict with the rules, as in no swearing, inappropriate material, etc.

4. Comment. Now that you are a user, you can read and offer feedback on other stories. Please refrain from commenting things like "Great!", or "MORE PLEASE OMG SO GREAT", and on, and on, and on. I think you know what I mean. Yes, these comments may be compliments or brighten an author's day, but there are two types of better commenting than this type. One is constructive critiscm. This is where you tell the author how to improve their story, grammar errors, things they could fix. This does not mean being rude. You have to say it in a constructive manner like "I really like this story, and my favorite character is Mistkit. But I see a few spelling errors in Chapter 2, and you need a new paragraph for each dialogue - it organizes your story and makes it more neat :) You could also give a little more screen time to Dusty - I hardly see the guy! :P" Remember to pop in a few smiley faces, and exclamation marks. You don't have to, but even non-rude comments can be seen a little hurting as it tells the author they didn't do a good job on a certain area. To help them out, this would work. It's not bad, but it makes the author improve the story which makes more people love it. Some authors may choose not to take the advice, but don't chase them down for it! Their loss, nothing to do about it!

The second commenting type would be telling exactly what you liked about the story. "OMG SO GREAT" just doesn't cut it. Something of an example could be, "Whoa, the battle scene in Chapter 26 was intense! I love how Applewing defended Snowpelt. It was really sweet and you did a great job on it! I was really hooked into it and just can't wait for more!" Now wouldn't that make the author ten times more happy and proud. I can say I actually smile when I see comments on my fanfics like this. It was one I abandoned and now I feel like restarting it. I know I didn't smile seeing a omg so great comment. Though it made me happy and users got a thanks from me, I felt much more proud seeing those comments.

Hey, don't feel bad if you didn't do the two types of comments. We're all learning. We are a community that helps each other. :)