THE Guide on Guide making

First, it's important that you determine that the guide has not already been done by someone else on the forums. There is a handy search feature in the upper right for this.

Then you need to do the research and really know your subject inside and out because you will be fielding questions later; glitches, can it be missed, who do you talk to, where to find everything, etc.

Type it up in a browser that has spell check, or my preferred is in Word for the grammar catches too. Get any supporting pictures together and posted so you can use them, either here in a private album or someplace like photobucket (no copyrighted material).

If you use someone else's material in your research then give them credit. Do not plagiarize.

Search the site again to make sure your guide idea is still not here before you post.

If in the process of doing all this you get scooped and someone else beats you to the punch, then don't post a separate thread, be cool. Just add things missed or left out to by posting a reply to their thread. After all it's the information that is the star, not you or I. No one comes across this forum by thinking, "I must see what PurpleShew posted today". They were searching for Dragon priests or Daedric items or whatever.

I know my signature lists all my tutorials but those are there for the people who need the info, not for my rep.

Definately needed, should clear up this section and add quality guides

Thank You

Wise words indeed. It can be challenging running a forum (i run a forum for something else).

Information that's posted is and always should be the star of the show, because its the info that keeps people coming back. Good guides and tutorials are a staple to any decent forum and its nice to see that this is one of the better ones especially in terms of the information, the willingness of the people wanting to help, and the quality of information offered.

This in turn attracts a higher quality member base that doesn't feel the need to spam or troll or flame, which makes for a good forum.

This was a waste of my time. I can not believe I read this.... JK ;P

I think this needs a bump.....

yo dawg... But a nice guide on making guide. Necessary indeed.

'Determine it's not already done by someone else'... I cannot count how many times I've seen duplicate threads for the same things. But it's not like that's bad. Everyone will have different opinions on what to do, and we don't have to all follow what the first guide writes; this is in particular for those posting character builds.

This is in need of another bump.
And these are the links to my recommended guides the ones that follow these shall we say ethical rules.
Skyrim Guide Compilation | Skyrim Forums
Skyrim Exploit Compilation | Skyrim Forums

This needs to be Pinned as it should be compulsive reading for anyone who is thinking of making a Guide.

Thank you Dave, And thanks Rayven for the quick edit and sticky.

But I totally was thinking "what did PurpleShew post today"! :3