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Articles entered into the | Articles entered into the Achaea Wiki archives need to have a certain structure and format in order to ensure readability and consistency throughout. Plus, there are just certain ways of formatting the information such that it flows well within the online system used to present it. Furthermore, please ensure that you adhere to our [[:category:policy|policies]] at all times. | ||
=Articles= | =Articles= | ||
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===Namespaces=== | ===Namespaces=== | ||
When choosing a name, do not include a colon (':') in the name. This is reserved for 'namespaces' a feature of the wiki system and used only in very special circumstances. Do not change pages that already have a namespace on them. For example, "Help:" and " | When choosing a name, do not include a colon (':') in the name. This is reserved for 'namespaces' a feature of the wiki system and used only in very special circumstances. Do not change pages that already have a namespace on them. For example, "Help:" and "AchaeaWiki:" should not be removed or changed to a different namespace. At this time, please do not change any pages in the "Help:" namespace. | ||
==Categories== | ==Categories== | ||
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# In pages about Areas, individual places within the area should be bolded (unless they are linked). | # In pages about Areas, individual places within the area should be bolded (unless they are linked). | ||
# Other areas and all denizens should be linked, not bolded or italicised. | # Other areas and all denizens should be linked, not bolded or italicised. | ||
# Adventurers are not usually linked (see [[ | # Adventurers are not usually linked (see [[AchaeaWiki:Contributing Guidelines#Adventurers of Note|Adventurers of Note]]). | ||
# Some categories have special meaning. For instance, Areas, Villages, City-states, and Uncharted Areas all classify different types of places (with special in-game meanings). Make sure you are using the correct category. | # Some categories have special meaning. For instance, Areas, Villages, City-states, and Uncharted Areas all classify different types of places (with special in-game meanings). Make sure you are using the correct category. | ||
# Locations should link via the entire proper name. For instance <nowiki>"[[Urubamba River]]" not "[[Urubamba]] River"</nowiki>. | # Locations should link via the entire proper name. For instance <nowiki>"[[Urubamba River]]" not "[[Urubamba]] River"</nowiki>. | ||
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=New Pages= | =New Pages= | ||
New pages can be created in wiki-fashion by creating a link in an existing page/article or by simply trying to access that page in your browser directly. For example: <nowiki>"http:// | New pages can be created in wiki-fashion by creating a link in an existing page/article or by simply trying to access that page in your browser directly. For example: <nowiki>"http://wiki.achaea.com/My new article"</nowiki> should (in most modern browsers) take you to the correct place and you may edit from there. Take care, however when creating these 'orphaned' pages. Because they can be hard to find if an existing page does not link to them. And chances are, if the topic was important enough to have an article, it is mentioned in some related article(s). | ||
Also, when creating new pages, feel free to go back to older, related pages and create any links that may seem appropriate. | Also, when creating new pages, feel free to go back to older, related pages and create any links that may seem appropriate. | ||