A Wiki Editor's Manual

A Wiki Editor's Manual
A Wiki Editor's Quick-Reference Guide
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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
• Template:Group

Working with Categories

• See the List of Existing Categories
• Add a New Category