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== Introduction ==
With a new domain name and our independence from FANDOM, I believe we should start wikifying the Screamer Wiki. There are many ways mentionned in the [[Screamer Wiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] but many people don't know about it or apply it because of the fact that: <br>
''Not following these guidelines will <font color=tomato><b>NOT</b></font> get your account banned.''
== Where's the lamb sauce? (Sources) ==
=== Do not merge the sources/references with the links! ===
There might be a case where the reference source lies directly in the screamer link, lets say there is creation date, information and history about the screamer on a video description.
<br> The good thing to do will be citing the information this way
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'''ScaryScreamer.us''' is a [[screamer]] website from the US created on June 19th, 1978<ref>[https://whois.tabbygarf.kitty/scaryscreamer.com], A whois inspection of the website's domain.</ref><ref>[archive.tabbygarf.kitty/scaryscreamer.com/19780619_1400_1/],Oldest archive of the website corresponding with the date.</ref>

The website starts off with the following text saying: "The footage you are about to see is very scary. Look very closely and you will see a mysterious ghostly figure. There is no scientific explanation to this date. I shat my pants lol.". Then a picture of [[Pazuzu McRapperson]] with the scream from What's Unusual? appears after the ten second mark. The screamer is said to be recorded in the Paris Catacombs <ref>[https://scaryscreamer.com], The screamer's description.</ref>

== References ==

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== Links ==
<u>NOTE</u>:These links contain a screamer
* scaryscreamer.com
* archive.tabbygarf.kitty/scaryscreamer.com/19780619_1400_1/
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=== Cite sources on creepypasta articles ===
For the love of Garfield, please reference the creepypasta the video is based off.<br>
I've seen recently (at the time of writing this (June 18th, 2020) that articles about videos which are based off creepypastas popped up.
<br>''e.g. : [[Squidwards Suicide]], [[Max and Ruby 0004]] and [[Suicide Mouse (video)]] (in that case the article is better than [[Suicide Mouse|the original suicide mouse article]] that kinda sucks arse. No offense.''</br>
<br>If you feel necessary to archive the creepypasta, please do it under your user page. (User:Example/Archive/Creepypasta:THE DAY OF ALL THE BLOOD)

== Archiving ==
=== Archive the screamers! ===
It is always a good thing to archive screamers. What if we couldn't have archived the [[Liquid Generation]] Sabotages?<br>
With flash games dying at the 31st of December 2020, it might be wise port them to HTML5 or record a gameplay of these screamers. A lot of sabotages still haven't been recorded in good quality. '''''Now might be the time to start archiving them.'''''<br>

However, that does not mean you should remove the link to the flash site (example [[The Maze]], we havent deleted the link even though an HTML5 version exists and 'winterrowd.com' is basically dead. If such an HTML5 version doesnt exist. Link a YouTube video showcasing the screamer. Both uncensored and censored version should be made. <br>
[[User:TabbyGarf/Theories/Why Screamers are failing|Screamers may be dying, but the history shouldn't die with them.]]
=== Archive the websites! ===
You should '''ALWAYS''' archive a website. With the existence of short-life screamer websites, archiving existing screamers should be done. You can use the [https://archive.org/web/ Wayback Machine] for this. If its a software like [[Last Measure]], you must archive its source code using [https://pastebin.com/ Pastebin] by precising it is for archival purposes with a link redirecting to the Screamer Wiki and the page it is linked to.
== Bots ==
Make the captcha/question when every time when creating/editing a page appear for non AllPageAccess users. Make the answers related to screamers even if the current question might be a kid-proof wall. When one asks for the answer, just redirect them to a wiki page. The questions can be for example:
*Who created "The Maze"? '''Jeremy Winterrowd''' or '''Winterrowd'''
*What company made the "Ghost Car" advertisement? '''K-fee''' or '''Kfee'''
*What are called Liquid Generation's pranks? '''Sabotages''' or '''Sabotage'''

== Conclusion ==
These criteria might be hard to follow knowing many children use the Screamer Wiki as a platform to advertise their effortless videos with a sloppy article, ''I'm looking at you Logo Makers.'' You might mention that I take the wiki too seriously, and maybe, maybe you're right. Humor is indeed accepted in the wiki articles BUT there is nothing more serious than keeping a part of the Internet's history, screamers were and still are commonly used as a bait n' switch format and losing that would be fucking sad.
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Please contribute to the wiki with a bit of a more serious matter.<br>
<br>Gladly yours,<br>
[[User:TabbyGarf|TabbyGarf]] ([[User talk:TabbyGarf|talk]]) 18:02, 18 June 2020 (UTC)