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PhilippinesWiki's goal is to compile the sum of all Philippines knowledge into a Web-based, free content encyclopedia. You can help complete this goal by contributing to PhilippinesWiki in the ways that follow. If you would prefer to do more general maintenance tasks across many articles, please see PhilippinesWiki:Maintenance.


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Blocked?

Shared IP addresses such as school and company networks or proxy servers are frequently blocked for vandalism which, unfortunately, may also affect innocent editors on the same network. However, registered users in good standing can request existing blocks on their IP address be modified to affect only anonymous editors so that they can continue contributing to PhilippinesWiki.


Summary of benefits

Abilities given to users with an account

  • The ability to start new pages, including your user page.
  • The ability to edit semi-protected pages (your account must be at least four days old to do this, but these pages cannot be edited by unregistered users).
  • The ability to upload images.
  • The ability to send and receive e-mails from other users (optional).
  • The ability to set personal preferences on your account.
  • The ability to keep a watchlist to track changes made to articles that interest you.


Other benefits

  • The use of a username of your choice, provided that it is appropriate and not already used.
  • The ability to easily review all your contributions via a "My contributions" link.
  • The ability to customize the appearance and behavior of the website for your viewing.
  • The ability to edit without your IP address being visible to other users. (Your IP address is still saved and accessible to those highly trusted users who have the extremely rare Checkuser permission.)


Username

If you create an account, you can pick a username provided it is available and unique. Edits you make while logged in will be assigned to that name. That means you will get full credit for your contributions in the page history (when not logged in, the edits are just assigned to your IP address). You can also view all your contributions by clicking the "My contributions" link, which is visible only when you are logged in.

You will have your own permanent user page where you can write a bit about yourself. While PhilippinesWiki is not a homepage provider, you can use this to display a few free pictures, write about your hobbies, etc. Many users use their user page to maintain a list of the articles they are most proud of, or to collect other valuable information from PhilippinesWiki.

You will have a permanent user talk page you can use to communicate with other users. You will be notified whenever someone writes a message on your talk page. If you choose to give an e-mail address, other users will be able to contact you by e-mail. This feature is anonymous; the user who emails you will not know your e-mail address.

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