Editing MicroVault:Community portal

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Welcome to the central hub for coordination, collaboration, and development on '''MicroVault''' — the micronational encyclopedia maintained by the MicroDev Institute.
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== Getting started ==
New to MicroVault? Start here:

* [[MicroVault:About|About MicroVault]]
* [[Help:Contents|Editing help]]
* [[Help:Formatting|Formatting guide]]
* [[MicroVault:Policies|Policies & guidelines]]
* [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent changes]]

Anyone may contribute — from micronational government leaders to researchers, historians, and casual editors.


== How you can contribute ==
=== Create or expand articles ===
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 ===
* Fix typos and grammar.
* Improve formatting.
* Add categories.
* Update outdated details.
* Replace dead links with archived copies when possible.

=== Improve structure and navigation ===
* Add infoboxes and navboxes.
* Link related pages.
* Standardize naming formats for leaders, offices, ministries, and events.


== Requests & coordination ==
=== Article requests ===
If you need a page created, updated, or verified, you can list the request here:

[[MicroVault_talk:Community portal|Community portal talk page]]

=== Template or technical help ===
Need an infobox, template, or organizational tool?  
Ask on the talk page or reach out in the MicroDev Institute Discord server.

=== Reporting technical issues ===
Upload errors, formatting bugs, template problems, or other issues can be reported here or in the MicroDev Institute Discord.


== Active tasks ==
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:
* [[Special:WantedPages|Wanted pages]]
* [[Special:UncategorizedPages|Uncategorized pages]]
* [[Special:ShortPages|Short pages]]
* [[Special:DeadendPages|Dead-end pages]]
* [[Special:LonelyPages|Orphaned pages]]


== Community spaces ==
=== MicroDev Institute Discord Server ===
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 ===
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 ==
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  


== See also ==
* [[MicroVault:About]]
* [[MicroVault:Policies]]
* [[MicroVault:Editing guidelines]]
* [[Special:RecentChanges]]