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| chapters = [[A Wiki Editor's Manual: Content Standards|Content Standards]]<br>[[A Wiki Editor's Manual: Collaboration|Collaboration]]<br>[[A Wiki Editor's Manual: Basics|Basics of Editing]]<br>[[A Wiki Editor's Manual: Changelogs|Changelogs]]<br>[[A Wiki Editor's Manual: Special Pages|Special Pages]]<br>[[A Wiki Editor's Manual: Images|Images]]<br>[[A Wiki Editor's Manual: Templates|Templates]]<br>[[A Wiki Editor's Manual: Categories|Categories]] | | chapters = [[A Wiki Editor's Manual: Content Standards|Content Standards]]<br>[[A Wiki Editor's Manual: Collaboration|Collaboration]]<br>[[A Wiki Editor's Manual: Basics|Basics of Editing]]<br>[[A Wiki Editor's Manual: Changelogs|Changelogs]]<br>[[A Wiki Editor's Manual: Special Pages|Special Pages]]<br>[[A Wiki Editor's Manual: Images|Images]]<br>[[A Wiki Editor's Manual: Templates|Templates]]<br>[[A Wiki Editor's Manual: Categories|Categories]]<br>[[A Wiki Editor's Manual: Tables|Tables]] | ||
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Revision as of 18:54, 25 January 2017
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| Season | {{{season}}} |
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| Authors | Henry |
| This Chapter | Table of Contents |
| More Chapters | Content Standards Collaboration Basics of Editing Changelogs Special Pages Images Templates Categories Tables |
| Notes | {{{notes}}} |
A work in progress...
This is presented as a quick-reference guide for FOnline: Reloaded wiki editors only, meant to clarify standards for consistency and how-to procedures for editing this particular wiki. It is not comprehensive instructions for all-purpose editors of other MediaWiki projects. It should cover these main topics:
Content Standards
- Add a User Page for Yourself (so other editors can talk with you directly on wiki)
- Ownership, Attitude and Etiquette
- Upper Case vs Lower Case
- Details: Where to Draw the Line (Follow Cannon, Avoiding Excess Info)
- Page Names: An NPC's name might be simply "Joe" but no page should be simply called "Joe".
Collaboration
- Chat with other editors during editing
- Use Talk pages
Basics of MediaWiki Editing
- Rules and Purpose
- Bold, Italics, Colors
Changelogs
- Copy/Paste from Forum, format for wiki
- Add Green Checkmark/UserName [[File:Yes_check.png]] [[User:Henry|Henry]] (example) to items you edit
Keep a Watchful Eye on Special Pages
- Active Users and their edits! Proof-read each other's edits.
- Orphaned Pages
- Double Re-Directs
- Wanted Pages
- Dead-End Pages
Image Files
- Find an image in the existing list that is already uploaded
- While Avoiding Duplicates, Upload Additional Images
- Where to Find Missing Images
- Maintain File Type Standards
Working with Templates
- Find/Lookup Existing Templates
- Copy/Use an Existing Template
- Add a New Template
Working with Categories
- See the List of Existing Categories
- Add a New Category
Working with Tables
- Begin Table, Table Header, Tabled Row, Table Cell, End Table