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This wiki uses the '''MediaWiki''' platform. If you are new to MediaWiki, see the Help articles on the sidebar. | This wiki uses the '''MediaWiki''' platform. If you are new to MediaWiki, see the Help articles on the sidebar. | ||
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| + | Note that the following are not actual MediWiki templates. They are an example page in which we can discuss what the structure of the articles should look like. These should be used as a guide for creating new articles. | ||
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| + | As the Wiki community grows we can discuss the of these articles in the relevant '''Talk Pages'''. I'm not 100% sure how notifications work, perhaps by "watching" the templates below? | ||
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Contents
How do I edit?
This wiki uses the MediaWiki platform. If you are new to MediaWiki, see the Help articles on the sidebar.
Article Guides (structure and consistency)
Note that the following are not actual MediWiki templates. They are an example page in which we can discuss what the structure of the articles should look like. These should be used as a guide for creating new articles.
As the Wiki community grows we can discuss the of these articles in the relevant Talk Pages. I'm not 100% sure how notifications work, perhaps by "watching" the templates below?
- Item Template
- Template:ITEM infobox
- Template:MineralSurvey
- Lorebooks Template
- Deity Template
- Quest Template
- Town Template
- Creature Template
- Zone Template
- Skill Template
- NPC Template
- Dungeon Template
Formatting Templates
For a full list of formatting templates, see Category:Formatting templates. Below are the most common:
- Template:Quote
- Quote official text (both ingame NPC talk and developer's posts).
- Template:Hint
- Hides light spoilers inside a tooltip. This helps keep the layout nice as these fit "inline". Keep these hints short because they appear as a tooltip. You can not use double quotes inside, use single quotes 'like this'.
- Template:Spoiler
- Hide big spoilers in a collapsible block. Unfortunately we can not format a table inside those! Consider using lists (bullet lists, definition lists).
- Template:ItemT
- This is a fun template that gives the appearance of an in-game item description. Its goal is to liven up the pages with some visuals. As for all templates, its value is that we can change the appearance later for many pages just by editing the template, so if the in-game appearance change, that is not a problem. Icons are not yet supported until the Wiki has better Extensions installed (a default "empty" icon is used).
- Template:MOB infobox
- Create an attractive "info card" for enemies and bosses. This is another way to liven up the pages. The info card does not document everything as that is in the body of the article. TODO More parameters will be added but are limited atm due to lack of proper Wiki Extensions.
Categories
This section gives an overview of the common categories:
- Category:Zones
- Category:Dungeons
- Category:Bosses
- Category:Elite (Elite Bosses)
- Category:NPCs
- Category:Skills
F.A.Q.
- Q. This wiki is too light/bright/does not look like a gaming wiki!
- A: This is completely unimportant during the alpha. This wiki is hosted by the developers themselves, on their own domain. This means in due time, they may very well decide to revamp the general appearance to something more exciting. They obviously have more important things to do during alpha. What matters now is providing quality content and help for the players. If you prefer, consider helping out the Project: Gorgon Wikia site instead.
- Q. The rich text editor is too basic/ the syntax is complicated.
- A: It is. Consider it a new skillset. With that said, keep in mind this is collaborative work. If you don't like formatting things, simply focus on quality content. Someone else who is more into the layout and formatting will simply go over and tidy up things.
