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Welcome to the Archives of [[AchaeanLore:About|Achaean Lore]]. We are in beta! Please do NOT share this URL with others. The house isn't quite clean enough for guests!
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More information:
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*Contributors, please see: [[AchaeanLore:Contributing_Guidelines|Contributing_Guidelines]].
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*If there are any questions or disputes about formatting, refer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style Manual of Style] as a guide.
|align="left" style="border: 1px solid #cccccc; color: #000;"|'''What are the Archives?'''
*Also see: [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User's_Guide#For_editors Editor's User Manual] for tips on how to format nicely and such.
* A player-written encyclopedia for the vast virtual world of [http://www.achaea.com Achaea].
*If you are totally unfamiliar with wikis, check out http://en.wikipedia.org
* A compendium of history, mythology, bestiary, geography, and other studies of Achaea.
*What's a wiki anyway? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki Wiki?]
* A place where new and old explorers and lore-lovers of Achaea can share and expand their knowledge.
*Don't know where to start contributing?
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** [[Special:Wantedpages]] lists pages that still need to be written.
|style="border: 1px solid #cccccc; color: #000;"|'''What are the Archives not?'''
** [[Special:Lonelypages]] lists pages that should probably be linked from another page but aren't yet.
* The Archives run on [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki] software, but it is not a pure wiki. That means not anyone can contribute; editing is restricted-access only.
** [[Special:Uncategorizedpages]] lists pages that need to be [[AchaeanLore:Contributing Guidelines#Categories|categorized]] (and [[Special:Categories]] lists potential categories for them).
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*What has everyone else been working on? [[Special:Recentchanges]]
|style="border: 1px solid #cccccc; color: #000;"|'''But doesn't this defeat the purpose of finding knowledge within the game?'''
 
* Quest information and information that helps you further your character in the game will not be included in the Archives, excepting in certain special contexts.
Notes:
* Those who wish to gain information solely through their characters in Achaea may still do so; this supplementary material is an optional tool, not a forced replacement.
*Yes, this will all look prettier when we go "live". :)
* There will still be much in Achaea not accessible here, such as the esoteric knowledge of Houses and Divine Orders.
*To access any file from the Achaea help system, go to Help:Filename. For example, [[Help:Houses]].
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**Please do not edit Help:* files!
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The Chroniclers of Lore are the approved contributors to the Archives.
*[[Becoming a chronicler]]
*[[Chronicling guidelines]]
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Revision as of 13:41, 25 November 2005

Welcome to Achaeapedia: Archives of Achaean Lore!
What are the Archives?
  • A player-written encyclopedia for the vast virtual world of Achaea.
  • A compendium of history, mythology, bestiary, geography, and other studies of Achaea.
  • A place where new and old explorers and lore-lovers of Achaea can share and expand their knowledge.
What are the Archives not?
  • The Archives run on MediaWiki software, but it is not a pure wiki. That means not anyone can contribute; editing is restricted-access only.
But doesn't this defeat the purpose of finding knowledge within the game?
  • Quest information and information that helps you further your character in the game will not be included in the Archives, excepting in certain special contexts.
  • Those who wish to gain information solely through their characters in Achaea may still do so; this supplementary material is an optional tool, not a forced replacement.
  • There will still be much in Achaea not accessible here, such as the esoteric knowledge of Houses and Divine Orders.
Who can contribute?

The Chroniclers of Lore are the approved contributors to the Archives.

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