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==Formatting Templates==
 
==Formatting Templates==
: [[Template:Quote]] : Quote official text (both ingame NPCs and devs posts)
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For a full list of formatting templates, see [[:Category:Formatting templates]]. Below are the most common:
: [[Template:Hint]] : Hide light spoilers inside a tooltip
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: [[Template:Spoiler]] : Hide big spoilers in a collapsible block
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; [[Template:Quote]]
: [[Template:ItemT]] : Looks like in-game item popup
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: Quote official text (both ingame NPC talk and developer's posts).
: [[Template:MOB infobox]] : Create an infobox in the Creature articles!
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; [[Template:Hint]]
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: 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'.
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; [[Template:Spoiler]]
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: Hide big spoilers in a collapsible block. Unfortunately we can not format a table inside those! Consider using lists (bullet lists, definition lists).
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; [[Template:ItemT]]
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: 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. <span style="color:red">Icons are not yet supported</span> until the Wiki has better Extensions installed (a default "empty" icon is used).
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; [[Template:MOB infobox]]
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: 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. <span style="colo:red">TODO</span> More parameters will be added but are limited atm due to lack of proper Wiki Extensions.
  
 
==Categories==
 
==Categories==
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This section gives an overview of the common categories:
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: [[:Category:Zones]]
 
: [[:Category:Zones]]
 
: [[:Category:Dungeons]]
 
: [[:Category:Dungeons]]

Revision as of 08:53, 4 October 2014

Special Pages
MediaWiki Help
Formatting
Text and HTML
Images (& gallery syntax)
Links
Tables
Table markup
Wikipedia Tools
Editing
Categories
Moving a page
Transclusion (ie. includes)
Discussion
Using talk pages
Extensions
DynamicPageList

How do I edit?

This wiki uses the MediaWiki platform. If you are new to MediaWiki, see the Help articles on the sidebar.

Template Guides (copy pasta)

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:Serbule NPCs
Category:Eltibule NPCs
Category:Kur Mountains NPCs
etc.
Category:Skills
Category:Beast Forms
Category:Combat Skills
Category:Other Skills
Category:Trade 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.