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A work in progress...
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:
This is presented as a quick-reference guide for '''FOnline: Reloaded''' wiki editors, 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. For that, click the '''Help''' link to left.


= Content Standards =
= Content Standards =
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* Ownership, Attitude and Etiquette
* Ownership, Attitude and Etiquette
* Upper Case vs Lower Case
* Upper Case vs Lower Case
** Notice the standard for page names here is much like Book Chapters: use upper-case for important words
** For example, "Raiders bases" should be "Raiders Bases", and a Redirect is in order.
* Details: Where to Draw the Line (Follow Cannon, Avoiding Excess Info)
* Details: Where to Draw the Line (Follow Cannon, Avoiding Excess Info)
** We could easily type too much info, and overwhelm readers with great walls of text.
** Some developers did not even ''want'' a FOnline wiki, due to risk of spoilers.
* Page Names: An NPC's name might be simply "Joe" but no page should be simply called "Joe".
* Page Names: An NPC's name might be simply "Joe" but no page should be simply called "Joe".
* Do not add Player Factions to wiki. Let those faction's leaders do it, and only if active long-term.
** There might be 10 different people named "Joe", so every "Joe" page should be more descritpive:
** Examples: Joe the Raider, Joe the Farmer, Trader Joe, etc. (but not simply "Joe").
* As a rule, do not add Player Factions to wiki. New players try the game, start a team, and want a wiki page. So many times those same players disappear 2 weeks later with no comment, and these pages linger here, giving subsequent new players the false impression they can join the faction. Let a faction mature first before quickly adding a page here for them.


= Collaboration =
= Collaboration =
* Chat with other editors during editing, like via '''Discord''' chat.
* Chat with other editors during editing, like via '''Discord''' chat, or [[Radio]]s
* Use Talk pages
* Use Talk pages, leave comments, and use Summary field at bottom of Edit page.


= Basics of Editing =
= Basics of Editing =
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* Headers, Bullet Points
* Headers, Bullet Points
* Page Links! The core function of an effective wiki!
* Page Links! The core function of an effective wiki!
** Use brackets to surround text, like this:<nowiki>[[link example]]</nowiki>
** Your ability to link pages well, will depend on how familiar you are with pages on this wiki, so read a lot
* Bold, Italics, Alternate Colors, Strikethroughs, Underlining
* Bold, Italics, Alternate Colors, Strikethroughs, Underlining
* Redirects
* Redirects: '''<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[the right page]]</nowiki>'''
* Expandable Spoilers
* Expandable Spoilers:
** <nowiki>{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
! Expandable Spoiler Code
|-
| Typing this...
|}</nowiki>
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
! Expandable Spoiler Example
|-
| ...will produce this!
|}
* Previewing Your Edits First, then Saving Your Edits, and Reversing Edits
* Previewing Your Edits First, then Saving Your Edits, and Reversing Edits


Revision as of 22:24, 19 July 2020

A Wiki Editor's Manual
A Wiki Editor's Quick-Reference Guide
Season 3
Status Started
Completion 1%
Authors Henry
This Chapter Table of Contents
More Chapters Content Standards
Collaboration
Basics of Editing
Changelogs
Special Pages
Images
Templates
Categories
Tables
Notes


BEFORE YOU BEGIN: It would be best to play this game a lot first. Go enjoy it! Yes, you'll find things in-game that are not on this wiki yet, and that may bug you, and you may really want to help fix it. But don't let it bug you at all - just keep playing. Go fight some tough quests! Go fight some Telltale bosses! Collect Puppets and access new locations! Go craft a giant pile of the best gear ever! Join a strong faction and do some Town Control! Then, if you still want to do editing work here, start by reading this manual. When you're sure you want to pour your time into editing, shout to Henry in Discord chat - provide a login name and password.

Introduction

A work in progress...

This is presented as a quick-reference guide for FOnline: Reloaded wiki editors, 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. For that, click the Help link to left.

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
    • Notice the standard for page names here is much like Book Chapters: use upper-case for important words
    • For example, "Raiders bases" should be "Raiders Bases", and a Redirect is in order.
  • Details: Where to Draw the Line (Follow Cannon, Avoiding Excess Info)
    • We could easily type too much info, and overwhelm readers with great walls of text.
    • Some developers did not even want a FOnline wiki, due to risk of spoilers.
  • Page Names: An NPC's name might be simply "Joe" but no page should be simply called "Joe".
    • There might be 10 different people named "Joe", so every "Joe" page should be more descritpive:
    • Examples: Joe the Raider, Joe the Farmer, Trader Joe, etc. (but not simply "Joe").
  • As a rule, do not add Player Factions to wiki. New players try the game, start a team, and want a wiki page. So many times those same players disappear 2 weeks later with no comment, and these pages linger here, giving subsequent new players the false impression they can join the faction. Let a faction mature first before quickly adding a page here for them.

Collaboration

  • Chat with other editors during editing, like via Discord chat, or Radios
  • Use Talk pages, leave comments, and use Summary field at bottom of Edit page.

Basics of Editing

  • View the page, Edit the page, View History of a page's edits, and Discussion between editors
  • Headers, Bullet Points
  • Page Links! The core function of an effective wiki!
    • Use brackets to surround text, like this:[[link example]]
    • Your ability to link pages well, will depend on how familiar you are with pages on this wiki, so read a lot
  • Bold, Italics, Alternate Colors, Strikethroughs, Underlining
  • Redirects: #REDIRECT [[the right page]]
  • Expandable Spoilers:
    • {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" ! Expandable Spoiler Code |- | Typing this... |}
Expandable Spoiler Example
...will produce this!
  • Previewing Your Edits First, then Saving Your Edits, and Reversing Edits

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

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

Working with Tables

  • Begin Table with Border, Table Header, Tabled Row, Table Cell, End Table
Header
Row 1 Column 1
Row 2 Column 1
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