MicroVault:Community portal
- Community Portal
Welcome to the central hub for coordination, collaboration, and development on MicroVault — the micronational encyclopedia maintained by the MicroDev Institute.
Getting started
[edit source]New to MicroVault? Start here:
Anyone may contribute — from micronational government leaders to researchers, historians, and casual editors.
How you can contribute
[edit source]Create or expand articles
[edit source]MicroVault documents real-world micronational history, organizations, events, and individuals. You can help by:
- Creating pages for micronations, governments, leaders, alliances, elections, conflicts, constitutions, and projects.
- Updating older articles with accurate and current information.
- Splitting large pages into structured sections for clarity.
- Uploading and documenting symbols, coats of arms, flags, and official media.
Cleanup and maintenance
[edit source]- Fix typos and grammar.
- Improve formatting.
- Add categories.
- Update outdated details.
- Replace dead links with archived copies when possible.
Improve structure and navigation
[edit source]- Add infoboxes and navboxes.
- Link related pages.
- Standardize naming formats for leaders, offices, ministries, and events.
Requests & coordination
[edit source]Article requests
[edit source]If you need a page created, updated, or verified, you can list the request here:
Template or technical help
[edit source]Need an infobox, template, or organizational tool? Ask on the talk page or reach out in the MicroDev Institute Discord server.
Reporting technical issues
[edit source]Upload errors, formatting bugs, template problems, or other issues can be reported here or in the MicroDev Institute Discord.
Active tasks
[edit source]Here are ongoing tasks always needing editors:
- Adding infoboxes to micronations, leaders, ministries, alliances, military units, etc.
- Categorizing new pages.
- Expanding short or incomplete pages.
- Documenting significant micronational events and elections.
- Updating pages with newly released information or official announcements.
- Uploading standardized iconography (flags, seals, coats of arms).
Helpful pages:
Community spaces
[edit source]MicroDev Institute Discord Server
[edit source]MicroVault does not have its own server. All coordination, support, and discussion take place within the MicroDev Institute Discord server.
The server is used for:
- Editor coordination
- Support for templates and formatting
- Micronational research discussion
- Requests for verification or historical sourcing
- Announcements regarding MicroVault development and updates
Talk pages
[edit source]Every article on MicroVault has a talk page. Use talk pages to:
- Request additions or clarifications
- Resolve disagreements
- Propose structural or formatting changes
- Share relevant sources or documentation
Administration
[edit source]MicroVault’s administrators (under the MicroDev Institute) oversee:
- Enforcement of wiki policies
- Deletions and protection
- Dispute resolution
- Template and module support
- Technical maintenance
If you need help from an administrator, you may:
- Leave a message on the Community Portal talk page
- Contact them directly through the MicroDev Institute Discord