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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]]<br>[[A Wiki Editor's Manual: Colors|Colors]]
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This is a guide for wiki editors, meant to clarify standards for consistency and how-to procedures for editing this particular wiki (FOnline: Reloaded). It should cover these main topics:
This is a guide for wiki editors, meant to clarify standards for consistency and how-to procedures for editing this particular wiki (FOnline: Reloaded). It should cover these main topics:


= Basic Content Standards =
= Content Standards =
* Add a User Page for Yourself (so other editors can talk with you directly on wiki)
* Add a User Page for Yourself (so other editors can talk with you directly on wiki)
* Ownership, Attitude and Etiquette
* Ownership, Attitude and Etiquette
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* Chat with other editors during editing
* Chat with other editors during editing
* Use Talk pages
* Use Talk pages
= Basics of MediaWiki Editing =
* Rules and Purpose
* Bold, Italics, Colors


= [[Changelogs]] =
= [[Changelogs]] =
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* See the List of Existing Categories
* See the List of Existing Categories
* Add a New Category
* Add a New Category
Using Colors


[[Category:Guides]]
[[Category:Guides]]

Revision as of 20:28, 26 October 2016

A Wiki Editor's Manual
How To Edit This Wiki
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Collaboration
Basics of Editing
Changelogs
Special Pages
Images
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Categories
Colors
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A work in progress...

This is a guide for wiki editors, meant to clarify standards for consistency and how-to procedures for editing this particular wiki (FOnline: Reloaded). 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 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