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== Policy ==
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==Overview==
This is a guide for how to be a Paragon Wiki editor. This includes general Wiki editing information and specific Paragon Wiki policy and templates.
 
 
== Wiki Policy ==
 
=== Paragon Wiki Policy===
* [[Paragon Wiki:Article Guidelines|Paragon Wiki Article Guidelines]]
* [[Paragon Wiki:Article Guidelines|Paragon Wiki Article Guidelines]]
* [[Paragon Wiki:Main_Discussion | How to format discussion on a article's Talk/Discussion page.]]
:Further information: [[wikipedia:Talk_page| Wikipedia on Talk/Discussion pages]]
=== General Wiki Policy ===
* [[wikipedia:Editing_policy | How to be a good Wiki editor]]
* [[wikipedia:Manual_of_Style | Wikipedia's ''Manual of Style'']]
* [[wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines | Wikipedia's policies and guidelines ]] (not all apply or are modified by Paragon Wiki)


== Editing Wikis ==
== Editing Wikis ==
* [[wikipedia:Help:Editing|How to edit wiki pages]], which covers wikitext markup
* [[wikipedia:Meta:Sandbox|The wikimedia sandbox]], a useful site for playing with formatting without creating a new article.
* [[Paragon Wiki:Main_Discussion]]  The main discussion page has since been replaced by the [http://paragonwiki.com/forums forums], but it still contains useful information for editing discussion pages.
* [[Help:Templates]], provides links to other resources regarding using templates.


== Preloaded data ==
===Formatting Pages===
 
* [[wikipedia:Help:Editing|How to edit wiki pages]] (Wikipedia's main editing help page)
* [[wikipedia:Help:Wiki_markup|How to format a page with wiki markup language]]
* [[wikipedia:Tutorial_%28Formatting%29| Wikipedia's formatting tutorial]]
* [[wikipedia:Cheatsheet| Wikipedia's formatting cheat sheet]]
* [[wikipedia:FAQ/Editing| Wikipedia's editing FAQ]]
* [[wikipedia:Help:Link | How to create links ]]
* [[wikipedia:Picture_tutorial | Inserting pictures tutorial ]]
 
 
===Creating Pages and Page Name Management ===
 
* [[wikipedia:Namespace| Understanding Namespaces]] ('''for example:''' main{{dot}} User:{{dot}} User_Talk:{{dot}} File:{{dot}} etc...)
* [[wikipedia:Starting_an_article| Creating a new page or article]] ('''tip:''' fill in box on main page)
* [[wikipedia:Article_titles | Naming an article]] ('''tip:''' the case of the first letter doesn't matter, for every other letter, case '''''does''''' matter!)
* [[wikipedia:Help:Moving_a_page | Moving/Renaming a page ]]
* [[wikipedia:wikipedia:Layout| How to lay out a page ]]
 
 
=== Practice ===
 
* [[wikipedia:Meta:Sandbox|The wikimedia sandbox]] (a useful site for playing with formatting without creating a new article)
 
 
 
== Templates ==
 
=== Available Templates ===
 
* [[:Help:Contact Template|Contact Template]] to use when creating a new article about a contact
* [[:Help:Contact Template|Contact Template]] to use when creating a new article about a contact
* [[:Help:Preloaded Images|Preloaded Images]] such as powers icons and such.  Before uploading an image, please read.
* [[:Help:Preloaded Images|Preloaded Images]] such as powers icons and such.  Before uploading an image, please read.
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* [[:Category:Mission Templates|Mission Templates]] are templates covering common missions, such as story arcs, zone contact intros (such as David Wincott), and security chief intros.  These missions can apply to multiple contacts.  They have been templated for easy insertion and to avoid errors in duplication.
* [[:Category:Mission Templates|Mission Templates]] are templates covering common missions, such as story arcs, zone contact intros (such as David Wincott), and security chief intros.  These missions can apply to multiple contacts.  They have been templated for easy insertion and to avoid errors in duplication.
* [[:Category:Contact Templates|Contact Templates]] are templates that can be used to duplicate new contact introductions among contacts.
* [[:Category:Contact Templates|Contact Templates]] are templates that can be used to duplicate new contact introductions among contacts.
* [[:Category:Userbox Templates|Userboxes]] are templates that can be placed on your userpage to indicate your interests.


== Userpage boxes ==
=== Creating and Editing Templates ===
 
* [[wikimedia:Help:Template| Wikimedia's help page on templates]]
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:ParserFunctions| functions used in template math or logic expressions]
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Magic_words| special variable, i.e. ''magic words'' used in templates or articles ]


* [[:Category:Userbox Templates|Userboxes]] are templates that can be placed on your userpage to indicate your interests.


== Image Editing ==
== Image Editing ==

Revision as of 19:13, 8 February 2010

Overview

This is a guide for how to be a Paragon Wiki editor. This includes general Wiki editing information and specific Paragon Wiki policy and templates.


Wiki Policy

Paragon Wiki Policy

Further information: Wikipedia on Talk/Discussion pages


General Wiki Policy


Editing Wikis

Formatting Pages


Creating Pages and Page Name Management


Practice


Templates

Available Templates

  • Contact Template to use when creating a new article about a contact
  • Preloaded Images such as powers icons and such. Before uploading an image, please read.
  • Useful Templates can help formatting various articles.
  • Mission Templates are templates covering common missions, such as story arcs, zone contact intros (such as David Wincott), and security chief intros. These missions can apply to multiple contacts. They have been templated for easy insertion and to avoid errors in duplication.
  • Contact Templates are templates that can be used to duplicate new contact introductions among contacts.
  • Userboxes are templates that can be placed on your userpage to indicate your interests.


Creating and Editing Templates


Image Editing

GIMP (Gnu Image Manipulation Program) (wiki). Open source, cross platform. Can do most anything Photoshop can (in the right hands). Make sure you install the GTK+ libraries first.

Paint.NET (wiki) is based on the .NET Framework by Microsoft. Some call it what MSPaint should have been.

Obsolete info

  • Store Templates to use so that you don't have to type in the names off all the enhancements a store sells

Older info, may be outdated