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Pikipedia features a collection of [[glitch]] articles, gathered and written by players of the games. Seeing as glitches are the consequence of unintended behavior, there are a couple of important notes that you, as a reader, should take into consideration, before attempting any of the glitches the website details. | Pikipedia features a [[:Category:Glitches|collection]] of [[glitch]] articles, gathered and written by players of the games. Seeing as glitches are the consequence of unintended behavior, there are a couple of important notes that you, as a reader, should take into consideration, before attempting any of the glitches the website details. | ||
*Most effects of glitches are temporary, although some can cause permanent changes in varying degrees. Some glitches can permanently alter the content of one's save file, while others can cause long-lasting changes to hardware. These potential problems are detailed along with the glitches, but '''please use common sense when attempting a glitch that could potentially cause damage'''. | *Most effects of glitches are temporary, although some can cause permanent changes in varying degrees. Some glitches can permanently alter the content of one's save file, while others can cause long-lasting changes to hardware. These potential problems are detailed along with the glitches, but '''please use common sense when attempting a glitch that could potentially cause damage'''. | ||
*Some glitches | *Some glitches are very rare to execute, and have only happened successfully to a few members of the fanbase. On Pikipedia, we aim to provide carefully detailed instructions so that all glitches can be executed by anyone. Sometimes, this is not possible as some of our editors cannot reproduce the glitch either. Glitches that are eventually decided to be false will eventually be removed, but should a glitch with a tutorial happen to you, please let us know so we can expand its information. | ||
==Glitch page standard== | ==Glitch page standard== | ||
Glitch pages have their glitches sorted by sections that make the most sense. It's common for a glitch article to contain a "Main" section, where the most important glitches are listed, but all other sections are created as it's seen fit. | Glitch pages have their glitches sorted by sections that make the most sense. It's common for a glitch article to contain a "Main glitches" section, where the most important glitches are listed, but all other sections are created as it's seen fit. | ||
Unless specifically stated, the names of all glitches are made up by the community members. | Unless specifically stated, the names of all glitches are made up by the community members. | ||
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All glitches have a table at the top, like so: | All glitches have a table at the top, like so: | ||
{|class="wikitable" | {|class="wikitable" | ||
!Reproducibility !! | !Reproducibility !! Danger !! Demonstration | ||
|- | |- | ||
| <Reproducibility level> || < | | <Reproducibility level> || <Danger level> || <Demonstration example> | ||
|} | |} | ||
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**"Medium" means the glitch can't always be executed on command, but it's not necessarily difficult to do so. | **"Medium" means the glitch can't always be executed on command, but it's not necessarily difficult to do so. | ||
**"High" means the glitch can almost always be executed by following the indicated steps. | **"High" means the glitch can almost always be executed by following the indicated steps. | ||
*''' | *'''Danger''': Whether the glitch can cause any danger, or the exact opposite. | ||
**"Harmful" means that the glitch | **"Harmful" means that the glitch can cause problems if not handled carefully. | ||
**"Harmless" means the glitch has no side-effects, and normally, its effects are purely cosmetic. | **"Harmless" means the glitch has no side-effects, and normally, its effects are purely cosmetic. | ||
**"Helpful" means the glitch can be exploited for the player's advantage. | **"Helpful" means the glitch can be exploited for the player's advantage. | ||
**"Depends" means just that. It can be beneficial or harmful to the player, depending on their goals. | **"Depends" means just that. It can be beneficial or harmful to the player, depending on their goals. | ||
*''' | *'''Demonstration''': If there is any image or video demonstrating the glitch in action, it should be shown here. If not, "Missing" should be written instead. At Pikipedia, we try to make it so that all glitches have an accompanying demonstration. | ||
After the table, five bullet points | After the table, five bullet points describe the remaining information of the glitch: | ||
*'''Effects''': The effects the glitch causes if executed successfully. | *'''Effects''': The effects the glitch causes if executed successfully. | ||
*'''Prerequisites''': Necessary conditions that must be met before a player can attempt to reproduce the glitch. | *'''Prerequisites''': Necessary conditions that must be met before a player can attempt to reproduce the glitch. | ||
*'''How to''': A brief guide explaining the steps required to execute the glitch. | *'''How to''': A brief guide explaining the steps required to execute the glitch. | ||
*'''Notes''': Any sort of extra notes. These can detail | *'''Notes''': Any sort of extra notes. These can detail version exclusivity of a glitch, ways to reverse its effects, ways to avoid it, etc. | ||
*''' | *'''Likely explanation''': A possible explanation to the glitch's causes, given by a member of the community with experience in video game development and programming. These explanations are '''speculative''', but often provide an interesting insight on the internal mechanisms that likely cause the glitch to happen. | ||
==Adding your own glitch== | ==Adding your own glitch== | ||
In case you come across a glitch of your own, we would appreciate it if you could add it to the corresponding article. We must request, however, that you attempt to follow these guidelines, as to make sure that the all glitches follow the same ideal level of quality. If you do not feel comfortable adding this information, please discuss the glitch on the talk page, where another editor will be able to | In case you come across a glitch of your own, we would appreciate it if you could add it to the corresponding article. We must request, however, that you attempt to follow these guidelines, as to make sure that the all glitches follow the same ideal level of quality. If you do not feel comfortable adding this information, please discuss the glitch on the talk page, where another editor will be able to add it. | ||
*Begin by being | *Begin by being absolute sure about your glitch. If you have doubts on whether what you just witnessed was a glitch or not, discuss it on a talk page. | ||
*Give your glitch a name. This name should be reflect the glitch's effects well, and it should be relatively short. Read other glitch names for a general idea. | |||
*Give your glitch a name. This name should reflect the glitch's effects well, and it should be relatively short. Read other glitch names for a general idea. | |||
*Add a sub-section for it in the correct section, ''in its correct spot, alphabetically''. If you do not feel the glitch fits into any existing section, feel free to create your own, but try to make it so that more glitches can fit into that section as well: single-glitch sections are frowned upon. | *Add a sub-section for it in the correct section, ''in its correct spot, alphabetically''. If you do not feel the glitch fits into any existing section, feel free to create your own, but try to make it so that more glitches can fit into that section as well: single-glitch sections are frowned upon. | ||
*Copy and paste the | *Copy and paste the following template: | ||
*Fill in the fields as described above, | <pre> | ||
**The explanation bullet point is optional. Unless you have experience with video game development, you should leave this | {|class="wikitable" | ||
!Reproducibility !! Danger !! Demonstration | |||
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|} | |||
*'''Effects''': | |||
*'''Prerequisites''': | |||
*'''How to''': | |||
*'''Notes''': | |||
*'''Likely explanation''': | |||
</pre> | |||
*Fill in the fields as described above. | |||
**If you have a demonstration in video format, link to it as follows: <nowiki>[</nowiki><''link to the video''> YouTube video, by <''uploader''><nowiki>]</nowiki>. If you have an image, remember to follow the guidelines at [[Help:Files]], and place it on the demonstration field like this: <nowiki>[[File:</nowiki><''Name of the file''>|200px<nowiki>]]</nowiki>. | |||
**The explanation bullet point is optional. Unless you have experience with video game development, you should leave this as "Missing". In time, a member with sufficient experience will add a brief explanation theory to the article. | |||
**If you are not sure about the content you should add onto one of the fields, discuss it on the talk page. | **If you are not sure about the content you should add onto one of the fields, discuss it on the talk page. | ||
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