The fundamental principles of the [[Xenharmonic Wiki]] may be summarized in five "pillars", derived from those of {{w|Wikipedia}}:
=== The Xenharmonic Wiki is a specialized encyclopedia ===
The Xenharmonic Wiki is a '''complementary resource to Wikipedia'''; in that sense, the scope of the Xenharmonic Wiki can be compared to that of wikis hosted on websites such as Fandom in that they are specialized encyclopedias, whereas Wikipedia is a general-purpose encyclopedia with stricter guidelines regarding its content and structure (see {{w|WP:5P1}}).
=== The Xenharmonic Wiki is written from a neutral point of view ===
Almost the same as Wikipedia: {{w|WP:5P2}}. The main difference is that '''original research is allowed on the Xenharmonic Wiki'''. There are a number of [[conventions]] in place to help readers distinguish between globally accepted ideas or terms and emergent ones. In addition, some pages are dedicated to editors' personal experiences, interpretations and opinions on various matters, and such pages should always be identifiable as such.
=== The Xenharmonic Wiki is free content that anyone can use, edit, and distribute ===
Same as Wikipedia: {{w|WP:5P3}}
=== The Xenharmonic Wiki's editors should treat each other with respect and civility ===
The fundamental principles of the Xenharmonic Wiki may be summarized in five "pillars", derived from those of Wikipedia:
The Xenharmonic Wiki is a specialized encyclopedia
The Xenharmonic Wiki is a complementary resource to Wikipedia; in that sense, the scope of the Xenharmonic Wiki can be compared to that of wikis hosted on websites such as Fandom in that they are specialized encyclopedias, whereas Wikipedia is a general-purpose encyclopedia with stricter guidelines regarding its content and structure (see WP:5P1).
The Xenharmonic Wiki is written from a neutral point of view
Almost the same as Wikipedia: WP:5P2. The main difference is that original research is allowed on the Xenharmonic Wiki. There are a number of conventions in place to help readers distinguish between globally accepted ideas or terms and emergent ones. In addition, some pages are dedicated to editors' personal experiences, interpretations and opinions on various matters, and such pages should always be identifiable as such.
The Xenharmonic Wiki is free content that anyone can use, edit, and distribute
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Sidebar revision
Summary of proposed changes
Remove Introduction
That page could be merged into the Main Page, since there's not a lot of information that's not already on the Main Page anyway.
Add FAQ between Random page and Help
I suggest renaming Ask Questions to Frequently asked questions. That page should offer short answers in addition to links to dedicated articles, as needed. By the way, most of these dedicated articles that we already have are written in a personal/non-neutral style (and are often old, in case that matters for some of them), so we might want to warn readers accordingly.
Remove Conventions
I don't think that link is worth the space it takes, especially since the page is directly accessible from the top of the Help page.
Rename Pedagogy to Guides and move it to the bottom of its section
"Pedagogy" is a bit vague and sounds like it's more oriented towards educators than learners. Most "pedagogical" pages are guides, since everything else is just a normal page from which readers can learn anyway, at least from my perspective.
Remove Discussion
The first part of that page would fit better in a "pedagogy" page, while the links should be directly added in the sidebar (see below).
Rename Orientation to Approaches
This seems less vague than "orientation", considering the goal of that page. See also Talk:MicrotonalTheory.
Merge General Theory and Mathematical Theory into Overview
Since General Theory already has some high-level stuff, we might as well want a single overview of tuning theory, with the basic stuff on top. So far my suggestion for the title of that page is "Overview of tuning theory"; it could just as well be "Overview of xenharmonic theory", too.
Remove Useful Tools
See Talk:Useful Tools. We could have a duplicate link to Software for the sake of independent sections, but I don't think it's worth it.
Add Links
Many websites have a "links" page available through the site's menu, so it would make sense to do the same here. By the way, since we have many pages with similar lists of links but for specific aspects, we might want to make this a sort of curated list with a "see also" hatnote in each section.
Rename Lists and Galleries to Lists and tables
Most pages that are called galleries are not really galleries (of images); however we do have a decent amount of tables. I think Lists and tables sounds overall better and clearer than Lists alone. This would imply renaming that page, of course.
Misc. edits
Use sentence case, change some target page titles (already updated or suggested), move LANGAUGES to the bottom (where it's displayed anyway), etc.
