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| − | Editing articles, that is to say adding new and changing existing ones, is | + | Editing articles, that is to say adding new and changing existing ones, is really easy in wiki's. |
| − | First you need to register (don't forget to give | + | First you need to register (don't forget to give a valid email) and you are set to start writing or iron typos out of old articles. |
| − | Usually there is already an existing [[:Category:Template|template]] for what you are going to add, | + | Secondly you need to see if the article already exists. |
| − | E.g. [[:Template:Infobox Weapon|Weapon]]s, [[:Template:Infobox Shield|shield]]s, [[:Template:Infobox Armour|armour]]s, [[:Template:Infobox Item|Item]]s (things that are mainly used from inventory), [[:Template:Infobox Projectile|projectile]]s, [[:Template:Spell|spell]]s, [[:Template:Skill|skill]]s, different quest types, [[:Template:Society|society]]s and plants all have their own templates | + | That is done by writing the items name to the search box and hitting go. |
| − | After looking through preview (which you should always do before saving) | + | If it is a item, dont add the <glows> to the search as the search engine gets confused from < and >'s. |
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| + | If there is no hit, then hit the 'create this page' link and get down to business. | ||
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| + | Usually there is already an existing [[:Category:Template|template]] for what you are going to add, a frame that is used for articles. | ||
| + | E.g. [[:Template:Infobox Weapon|Weapon]]s, [[:Template:Infobox Shield|shield]]s, [[:Template:Infobox Armour|armour]]s, [[:Template:Infobox Item|Item]]s (things that are mainly used from inventory), [[:Template:Infobox Projectile|projectile]]s, [[:Template:Spell|spell]]s, [[:Template:Skill|skill]]s, different quest types, [[:Template:Society|society]]s and plants all have their own templates. | ||
| + | Simply copy the frame from the appropriate templates page, paste it to the article and fill in the fields. | ||
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| + | If the item gives the stat [[int]] or increases the skill [[short blades]] or similiar, then it belongs to that category. | ||
| + | Articles that reduce or hamper abilitys are '''not''' included to categorys as then you cant use the categorys for searching benificial things. | ||
| + | To include the articel to a category add e.g. <nowiki>[[Category:Int]]</nowiki> or <nowiki>[[Category:Short blades]]</nowiki> or similiar at the bottom of the article. | ||
| + | After looking through the preview to be sure the article looks ok (which you should always do before saving), write what you did to summary field, hit save and you have contributed! | ||
There are couple main guidelines about how to fill those fields. | There are couple main guidelines about how to fill those fields. | ||
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When adding anything else and you need a line break, hit the enter once more, so that it has empty line between the two texts. | When adding anything else and you need a line break, hit the enter once more, so that it has empty line between the two texts. | ||
This is a wiki 'languages' syntax to tell the wiki to that you want a real line break. | This is a wiki 'languages' syntax to tell the wiki to that you want a real line break. | ||
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[[Category:Help]] | [[Category:Help]] | ||
Revision as of 10:08, 23 July 2008
Editing articles, that is to say adding new and changing existing ones, is really easy in wiki's. First you need to register (don't forget to give a valid email) and you are set to start writing or iron typos out of old articles.
Secondly you need to see if the article already exists. That is done by writing the items name to the search box and hitting go. If it is a item, dont add the <glows> to the search as the search engine gets confused from < and >'s.
If there is no hit, then hit the 'create this page' link and get down to business.
Usually there is already an existing template for what you are going to add, a frame that is used for articles. E.g. Weapons, shields, armours, Items (things that are mainly used from inventory), projectiles, spells, skills, different quest types, societys and plants all have their own templates. Simply copy the frame from the appropriate templates page, paste it to the article and fill in the fields.
If the item gives the stat int or increases the skill short blades or similiar, then it belongs to that category. Articles that reduce or hamper abilitys are not included to categorys as then you cant use the categorys for searching benificial things. To include the articel to a category add e.g. [[Category:Int]] or [[Category:Short blades]] or similiar at the bottom of the article. After looking through the preview to be sure the article looks ok (which you should always do before saving), write what you did to summary field, hit save and you have contributed!
There are couple main guidelines about how to fill those fields. In 'description' field you should not insert any additional rows, instead it should be all in one long row. The template automagically wordwraps them. When adding anything else and you need a line break, hit the enter once more, so that it has empty line between the two texts. This is a wiki 'languages' syntax to tell the wiki to that you want a real line break.
