Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Contributing

How to contribute to EDFM.

Current stage

EDFM is open to the public and actively under development. Anyone may create an account and contribute to the wiki.

Contributors can optionally sign in with Frontier (see Special:UserLogin) to link a Frontier account to their EDFM account. Normal Frontier sign-in is for login/linking only and does not request Companion API (capi) access or grant the Verified Commander badge by itself. Commander-name verification is available as a separate optional Preferences action: a logged-in user may choose Attach CMDR Name to request auth capi, read their Commander name once, and attach Verified Commander status. This is not required to edit — ordinary account creation and editing do not depend on Frontier verification. Editing/upload permissions may be limited to verified accounts or additional trusted groups in the future.

The site is still in an early stage, so many pages, templates, and systems are being expanded or refined as the project grows. Contributors are welcome to add information, improve existing pages, correct inaccuracies, and help develop the Field Manual.

What contribution looks like

• Editing: edits go through the normal wiki edit flow. Significant or gameplay-fact-bearing changes should carry {{Article status}} with status=Needs review until checked against Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Verification Policy.
• Screenshots: see Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Screenshot Policy before uploading anything.
• Sourcing: see the source quality guide for what counts as a good source.
• Tone: see Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Editorial Policy.
• Legal/privacy rules: see Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Terms of Use, Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Privacy Policy, Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Cookie Policy, and Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Image Use Policy.

Reporting problems

Use the article's talk page to flag inaccuracies, and tag the article with {{Unverified claim}} or {{Draft warning}} as appropriate rather than leaving unflagged uncertain content.

Elite Dangerous Field Manual is an unofficial, non-commercial community project. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Frontier Developments plc. Game assets and imagery from Elite Dangerous are used with permission of Frontier Developments plc. Elite Dangerous and related trademarks and assets remain the property of their respective owners. See Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Legal and Trademark Notice for details.