Ender Realm Wikia:Stubs

Stubs are articles that have insufficient information and with the amount of content fewer than 300 bytes. Stubs are generally small articles that can be greatly expanded. They usually contain a paragraph or less. However, not to be confused with spam pages which should be instantly deleted, stub actually has potential to be improved into a legitimate article; it just needs to be expanded or revamped.

Information
A stub's goal is to become a full, informative article. However, some articles may not require much information, though they still must cover as much as possible. Certain location articles may also start out small because there are no events or quests to begin with, but may later on receive important addition such as altered NPCs or added Game Mechanics, and even new plot progression.

Don't assume that additions and improvements will immediately pour in by themselves. The best way to draw the attention of others into contributing a stub is by editing it yourself. Even if you do a small edit it will appear on the recent changes page, where many users love to follow the action, and jump in where there's work being done.

Naming a stub
When you've created a small article or found a small article, simply edit the page and add the   template. When you've completed this and saved the page, the article will then say:

This will show that the article is stub. When people view the page, they will see this and hopefully try to expand the article.

Editing a stub
When editing a stub, there are a few things you should remember:


 * 1) Follow the standards of correct grammar. Write in full, clear sentences.
 * 2) Give a clear, precise definition or description of your topic.
 * 3) Make sure any relevant linkable words have been linked.
 * 4) Take responsibility for your stub article. There is a fine line between helping by outlining out what needs to be done, and being annoying by not doing anything yourself. If nobody contributes to your stub for a few weeks, why not expand it yourself? Take the fact that nobody has contributed as a hint that your stub might not have been that great, and if nothing else, try to make it a better stub.

Admittedly, these guidelines are in some sense irrelevant because no matter what you do, someone will probably fix the article for you. That's the great thing of a Wiki! But if you want to contribute something positive, and you cannot write the whole article yourself, then at least let your contribution be an invitation to participation.