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Mervi at 13:35, 8 March 2017

2017-03-08T13:35:57Z

Mervi: Is it starting to buck you already? we has links!

2014-06-28T21:18:51Z

Is it starting to buck you already? we has links!

Mervi: minor corrections + please use the templates :)

2009-08-18T20:10:51Z

minor corrections + please use the templates :)

Mervi: a typo

2008-02-27T21:19:33Z

a typo

Mervi at 17:21, 4 July 2007

2007-07-04T17:21:58Z

Mervi: adding link to the cheatsheet

2007-07-04T17:20:29Z

adding link to the cheatsheet

Mervi: title after the name IF necessary, not before

2006-06-15T12:37:39Z

title after the name IF necessary, not before

Mervi: moved minor/major from community portal

2006-05-05T18:40:34Z

moved minor/major from community portal

Mervi: avoid book titles in articles that are not directly about the book

2006-05-03T18:46:51Z

avoid book titles in articles that are not directly about the book

Mervi: /* Character titles */

2006-04-13T11:30:48Z

‎Character titles

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 == Editing articles ==
-Before you start writing or editing content, you might want to glance through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page the Editing Guide at Wikipedia.org] (We are using the same wikiscript, so the same techniques apply). [[User:ChriSchaeffer|ChriSchaeffer]] has also started a "cheatsheet" for the most common codings, you can see it [[Help_talk:Editing|here]]. Another good way to learn how to use the few tricks you need is to to click the edit button on any of the content pages and look how it was done - just remember not to change stuff and save before you know what you're doing! That's it for the technical side of things. The rest of this Help page is guidelines meant to help you customize your writing to fit the purposes of this particular wiki.
+Before you start writing or editing content, you might want to glance through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page the Editing Guide at Wikipedia.org] (We are using the same wikiscript, so the same techniques apply). [[User:ChriSchaeffer|ChriSchaeffer]] has also started a "cheatsheet" for the most common codings, you can see it [[Help_talk:Editing|here]]. Another good way to learn how to use the few tricks you need is to to click the edit button on any of the content pages and look how it was done - you can also experiment with the preview feature (just don't click "save" on a changes you don't mean to make). You can also experiment on your own user page, and do try out the buttons on top of the editing box - they can make things a lot easier!
 == Respect copyrights ==
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 ==Live in the Now==
-Be a wolf. Describe the persons and places in the present tense - unless it's someone we know from the stories that has died decades ago. Examples: Fitz is, Regal is, Burrich is. Satrap Esclepius was. So was Cabal the White. However, this is only a guideline. If you're unsure, don't let it prevent you from writing an article, someone else will come and fix it if needed.
+Be a wolf. Describe the persons and places in the present tense - unless it's someone we know from the stories that has died decades ago. Examples: Fitz is, Satrap Esclepius was. However, this is only a guideline. If you're unsure, don't let it prevent you from writing an article, someone else will come and fix it if needed.
 ==Short descriptions or long essays? ==
-Many of the characters are so minor that we barely know anything else but a name, hometown and profession about them. For the main characters, it is a good idea to use sub-headers for organizing information that covers decades of events. See the [[Fitz|draft for Fitz]] that I've started as an example or the nicely forming [[The Fool]] and [[Burrich]].
+Many of the characters are so minor that we barely know anything else but a name, hometown and profession about them- and that's ok. For the main characters, it is a good idea to use sub-headers for organizing information that covers decades of events. Although still works-in-progress, the articles for [[Fitz]], [[The Fool]] and [[Burrich]] are good examples.
 == Character titles and article names==
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 == Sneak around a bit ==
-It's a good idea to use the "What links here" feature in the toolbox to see what articles are linking to the one you're working with - there's probably facts you'd like to mention from the point of view of the character you're writing about. Another good tip is to write the name of the character to the search box and hit "search" instead of "go" - this way you see where the character has been mentioned even if there's no link to your article, or the link is slighly different from what it should be.
+It's a good idea to use the "What links here" feature in the toolbox to see what articles are linking to the one you're working with - there's probably facts you'd like to mention from the point of view of the character you're writing about. Another good tip is to write the name of the character to the search box and choose "containing" instead of just hitting enter on any one result - this way you see where the character has been mentioned even if there's no link to your article, or the link is slighly different from what it should be.
 ==Avoid book titles==

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 ==Is it starting to buck you already?==
-"Buckkeep" for our purposes is the castle, the keep itself. It's easier to refer to it as just "Buckkeep" instead of adding the repeating "castle" after it. Then there's Buckkeep town, Buckkeep stables, Buck River, Buck Point, Buck and a bucking bronco that Burrich is trying to tame.
+"Buckkeep" for our purposes is the castle, the keep itself. It's easier to refer to it as just "[[Buckkeep]]" instead of adding the repeating "castle" after it. Then there's [[Buckkeep town]], [[Buckkeep stables]], [[Buck River]], [[Buck Point]], [[Buck]] and a bucking bronco that Burrich is trying to tame.
 == Sneak around a bit ==

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 ==Live in the Now==
-Be a wolf. Describe the persons and places in the present tense - unless it's someone we know from the stories that has died decades ago. Examples: Fitz is, Regal is, Burrich is. Satrap Esclepius was. So was Cabal the White. However, this is only a guideline. Don't let it prevent you from writing an article, someone else will come and fix it if needed.
+Be a wolf. Describe the persons and places in the present tense - unless it's someone we know from the stories that has died decades ago. Examples: Fitz is, Regal is, Burrich is. Satrap Esclepius was. So was Cabal the White. However, this is only a guideline. If you're unsure, don't let it prevent you from writing an article, someone else will come and fix it if needed.
 ==Short descriptions or long essays? ==
 Many of the characters are so minor that we barely know anything else but a name, hometown and profession about them. For the main characters, it is a good idea to use sub-headers for organizing information that covers decades of events. See the [[Fitz|draft for Fitz]] that I've started as an example or the nicely forming [[The Fool]] and [[Burrich]].
-== Character titles ==
+== Character titles and article names==
-Whenever the character has a title, mention it in the article. Do not make it a part of the link unless the character has a first name that we do not know. Examples:
+Whenever the character has a title, mention it in the article. Do not make it a part of the link/name of the article unless the character has a first name that we do not know. Examples:
-Lady [[Patience]] and Lady [[Marthi Duparge]] - but [[Duparge (lord)]]. This is to avoid confusion between entries meant for families in general ([[Duparge]]) and individuals. The Farseers go best without the "Farseer" part too, as goes anyone who has many names, but is most often referred to simply as "Fitz", "Molly" or "Kennit". Don't add Kings or Satraps or anything like that to the rulers' names either, except in the article itself of course. Avoid using "the" in the article names also, unless it's really part of the name like "The Fool".
+Lady [[Patience]] and Lady [[Marthi Duparge]] - but [[Duparge (lord)]]. This is to avoid confusion between entries meant for families in general ([[Duparge]]) and individuals. The Farseers go best without the "Farseer" part too, as goes anyone who has many names, but is most often referred to simply as "Fitz", "Molly" or "Kennit". Don't add Kings or Satraps or anything like that to the rulers' names either (except in the article itself of course). Avoid using "the" in the article names also, unless it's really part of the name like "The Fool". Whenever the "the" is an inseparable part of the title, saved it as "Name, the" (ie. "Golden Fool, the") - this is a wish made by our resident librarian. ;) And don't worry, redirects for "the Name" will be made even if you forget/don't know how to make one.
 == Avoid repeating and duplicating links ==
-Most of the time it's enough to link a name once in an article - the first time it is mentioned. If you're not sure that the article you're linking to exists, or you're not sure how the name is formatted in the existing article's name (with or without the title, for example), use the search box. This should help us avoid creating a page for "Fool" and "the Fool", for example.
+Most of the time it's enough to link a name once in an article - the first time it is mentioned. If you're not sure that the article you're linking to exists, or you're not sure how the existing article's name is formatted (with or without the title, for example), use the search box. This should help us avoid creating a page for "Fool" and "the Fool", for example. (Again, mistakes happen and redirects fix them, don't worry.)
 ==Is it starting to buck you already?==
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 ==Avoid book titles==
 Try not to write sentences like "In the beginning of Royal Assassin Fitz thinks that Molly might be dead". Instead, try to connect it to the events in the story line, for example: "After returning from the Mountain Kingdom to witness Kettricken's betrothal, Fitz thinks that Molly might be dead." It takes more time and effort, but the results are worth it, because it gives the sense of continuity to your article. There are of course times when you can't avoid mentioning the books, for example if there is an inconsistency about some character or place in several books, as well of course in the book pages.

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 == Sneak around a bit ==
-It's a good idea to use the "What links here" feature in the toolbox to see what articles are linking to the one you're working with - there's probably facts you'd like to mention from the point of view of the character you're writing about. Another good tip is to write the name of the character to the search box and hit "search" instead of "go" - this way you see where the character has been mentioned even if there's no link to your article, or the link is slighly different from what is should be.
+It's a good idea to use the "What links here" feature in the toolbox to see what articles are linking to the one you're working with - there's probably facts you'd like to mention from the point of view of the character you're writing about. Another good tip is to write the name of the character to the search box and hit "search" instead of "go" - this way you see where the character has been mentioned even if there's no link to your article, or the link is slighly different from what it should be.
 ==Avoid book titles==
 Try not to write sentences like "In the beginning of Royal Assassin Fitz thinks that Molly might be dead". Instead, try to connect it to the events in the story line, for example: "After returning from the Mountain Kingdom to witness Kettricken's betrothal, Fitz thinks that Molly might be dead." It takes more time and effort, but the results are worth it, because it gives the sense of continuity to your article. There are of course times when you can't avoid mentioning the books, for example if there is an inconsistency about some character or place in several books, as well of course in the book pages.

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 Whenever the character has a title, mention it in the article. Do not make it a part of the link unless the character has a first name that we do not know. Examples:
-Lady [[Patience]] and Lady [[Marthi Duparge]] - but [[Duparge (lord)]]. This is to avoid confusion between entries meant for families in general ([[Duparge]]) and individuals. The Farseers go best without the ;Farseer" part too, as goes anyone who has many names, but is most often referred to simply as "Fitz", "Molly" or "Kennit". Don't add Kings or Satraps or anything like that to the rulers' names either, except in the article itself of course. Avoid using "the" in the article names also, unless it's really part of the name like "The Fool".
+Lady [[Patience]] and Lady [[Marthi Duparge]] - but [[Duparge (lord)]]. This is to avoid confusion between entries meant for families in general ([[Duparge]]) and individuals. The Farseers go best without the "Farseer" part too, as goes anyone who has many names, but is most often referred to simply as "Fitz", "Molly" or "Kennit". Don't add Kings or Satraps or anything like that to the rulers' names either, except in the article itself of course. Avoid using "the" in the article names also, unless it's really part of the name like "The Fool".
 == Avoid repeating and duplicating links ==

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	== Sneak around a bit ==		== Sneak around a bit ==
	It's a good idea to use the "What links here" feature in the toolbox to see what articles are linking to the one you're working with - there's probably facts you'd like to mention from the point of view of the character you're writing about. Another good tip is to write the name of the character to the search box and hit "search" instead of "go" - this way you see where the character has been mentioned even if there's no link to your article, or the link is slighly different from what is should be.		It's a good idea to use the "What links here" feature in the toolbox to see what articles are linking to the one you're working with - there's probably facts you'd like to mention from the point of view of the character you're writing about. Another good tip is to write the name of the character to the search box and hit "search" instead of "go" - this way you see where the character has been mentioned even if there's no link to your article, or the link is slighly different from what is should be.
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		+	==Avoid book titles==
		+	Try not to write sentences like "In the beginning of Royal Assassin Fitz thinks that Molly might be dead". Instead, try to connect it to the events in the story line, for example: "After returning from the Mountain Kingdom to witness Kettricken's betrothal, Fitz thinks that Molly might be dead." It takes more time and effort, but the results are worth it, because it gives the sense of continuity to your article. There are of course times when you can't avoid mentioning the books, for example if there is an inconsistency about some character or place in several books, as well of course in the book pages.

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 Whenever the character has a title, mention it in the article. Do not make it a part of the link unless the character has a first name that we do not know. Examples:
-Lady [[Patience]] and Lady [[Marthi Duparge]] - but [[Lord Duparge]]. This is to avoid confusion between entries meant for families in general ([[Duparge]]) and individuals. The Farseers go best without the "Farseer" part too, as goes anyone who has many names, but is most often referred to simply as "Fitz", "Molly" or "Kennit".
+Lady [[Patience]] and Lady [[Marthi Duparge]] - but [[Lord Duparge]]. This is to avoid confusion between entries meant for families in general ([[Duparge]]) and individuals. The Farseers go best without the "Farseer" part too, as goes anyone who has many names, but is most often referred to simply as "Fitz", "Molly" or "Kennit". Don't add Kings or Satraps or anything like that to the rulers' names either, except in the article itself of course. Avoid using "the" in the article names also, unless it's really part of the name like "The Fool".
 == Avoid repeating and duplicating links ==