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Apollo: several updates, hints, examples

2010-08-03T22:51:24Z

several updates, hints, examples

Apollo: /* Adding Categories */

2010-08-03T22:37:04Z

‎Adding Categories

Apollo: /* Categories */

2010-08-03T22:36:32Z

‎Categories

Apollo: /* Format and representation */

2010-08-03T21:32:41Z

‎Format and representation

Apollo: /* Wiki */

2010-08-03T20:57:41Z

‎Wiki

Apollo: /* Content */

2010-08-03T20:56:09Z

‎Content

Apollo: /* Responsible staff */

2010-08-03T20:23:30Z

‎Responsible staff

Apollo: /* Responsible staff */

2010-07-03T22:39:43Z

‎Responsible staff

Apollo: /* Responsible staff */

2010-06-28T22:23:28Z

‎Responsible staff

Flowtron: import from previous wiki

2010-06-19T19:46:47Z

import from previous wiki

New page

==Content==
While the documentation contains technical details mainly, the Wiki's aim is to provide more user-friendly documentation like tutorials and frequently asked questions. Redudancies should be avoided and articles should link to parts of the documentation instead.

Parts of Wiki could be linked to the reference, too: http://assault.cubers.net/docs/reference.xml

The most important aspects of this Wiki are the provision of task-oriented guides and tutorials and articles that focus on certain aspects of the game (ie. mapping, movement, etc.). Copying and pasting content is not acceptable because it may not be adapted to the Wiki.

==Format and representation==

;Page titles:They must represent normal English language, but begin with a capital letter (not "Multiplayer Guide" but "Multiplayer guide", since "guide" is just a normal word)
;Headings:... must be used to organise and split up content for easier location
;Italicisation: directory paths, names of files, clans or players and other non-standard terms should be italicised.
;Bolds:Bolds should be used sparingly - only for the main titles and such.
;Embedded lists: Some would prefer if embedded lists were more useful. The case is that links should be incorporated in descriptive text rather than just standing as a list. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Embedded_list Wikipedia:Embedded list]
;Link articles:Sometimes another article explains a term or a command or describes players and clans more detailed. Try to interlink them to give the user a chance to find them.

== Categories ==
[[Special:Categories|Categorise]] content. It needs to be organised. When you write an article, adding a category will make it easier to find.
The miniumm is to add the "language category". Look here for [[:Category:Pages sorted by language|available language categories]]

==Responsible staff==
* ''[[User:Apollo|Apollo]]'' has become the main contibutor ans works often on categories and templates.
* ''[[User:Drakas|Drakas]]'' does perform a lot of editing and cleaning up on the Wiki.
* ''[[User:8bit|Nighthawk]]'' is responsible for the [[List of clans]].

If you're unhappy with their actions, contact them on the Wiki.

[[Category:Wiki]]
[[Category:English]]

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	The second link is adding the article to the category [[:Category:Clan\|clan]], which contains all articles of active clans. This category is also a good example for the hierarchical structure between categories: The category ''clan'' is part of (or "child" of) the category ''AssaultCube community'', ''clan'' contains also a child category for retired clans.		The second link is adding the article to the category [[:Category:Clan\|clan]], which contains all articles of active clans. This category is also a good example for the hierarchical structure between categories: The category ''clan'' is part of (or "child" of) the category ''AssaultCube community'', ''clan'' contains also a child category for retired clans.
		+
		+	== Hints for writing a good article==
		+	* Try to get always a '''neutral point of view''' when writing an article. This includes not to use a narrative writing style (e.g. "I have founded my clan SuperCubers" becomes "SuperLeader founded the clan SuperCubers").
		+	* Don't mix up HTML tags like <code><nowiki><b> <i> <p> <br></nowiki> </code> etc. with the Wiki formatting tags.
		+	* Use the preview function as often as you can.
		+	* Don't forget to categorize your article.
		+	* Help out other editors if you find some errors, missing categories, broken links etc. in their articles. They will do same for you.
		+	* If you want to write a translation then read this article: ''[[Help:How to translate the wiki]]''

	==Responsible staff==		==Responsible staff==

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 In this line the <code><nowiki>[[Dedicated Elite Soldiers|DES]]</nowiki></code> links to the article of the well known clan ''Dedicated Elite Soldiers''. Instead of showing the title of article (which is the clan's full name), the partial code <code>|DES</code> changes it to the short form ''[[Dedicated Elite Soldiers|DES]]''. The second code <code><nowiki>[[clan]]</nowiki></code> links to the page [[clan]], where the user can get information about clans in the AssaultCube community in general.
-===Adding Categories===
+===Adding categories===
 :''Look here for all available [[Special:Categories|Categories]].''

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 While the [http://assault.cubers.net/docs/ documentation] contains technical details mainly, the Wiki's aim is to provide a more user-friendly documentation. This specifically apply to tutorials, task-oriented guides and so called "frequently asked questions" (FAQ).
-Another important aspect of the Wiki are articles that focus on certain aspects of the game, like [[map]]ping, [[special movement]], [[CubeScript]] etc.
+Another important aspect of the Wiki are articles that focus on certain aspects of the game, like [[map]]ping, game tactics on official maps like [[ac_desert]], [[special movement]], [[CubeScript]],  etc.
 The third aspect of this Wiki are articles related to the AssaultCube community. This includes articles about [[clan]]s (a good example of a proper article is the one about ''[[Tear you Down!]]''), events like the [[1st AssaultCube Mapping Competition]], ladders (e.g. [[AC ladder]], [[HI-SKILL ladder]]) and much more.

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	[[Category:Wiki]]		[[Category:Wiki]]
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 Some would prefer if embedded lists were more useful. The case is that links should be incorporated in descriptive text rather than just standing as a list. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Embedded_list Wikipedia:Embedded list]
-== Categories ==
+== Links and categories==
-[[Special:Categories|Categorise]] content. It needs to be organised. When you write an article, adding a category will make it easier to find.
+===Linking articles===
-The miniumm is to add the "language category". Look here for [[:Category:Pages sorted by language|available language categories]]
 ==Responsible staff==

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 ==Format and representation==
-;Page titles:They must represent normal English language, but begin with a capital letter (not "Multiplayer Guide" but "Multiplayer guide", since "guide" is just a normal word)
+===Headings===
-;Headings:... must be used to organise and split up content for easier location
+They must be used to organise and split up content into sections for easier location. They are also necessary to create the table of contents.
-;Italicisation: directory paths, names of files, clans or players and other non-standard terms should be italicised.
-;Bolds:Bolds should be used sparingly - only for the main titles and such.
+<pre>
-;Embedded lists: Some would prefer if embedded lists were more useful. The case is that links should be incorporated in descriptive text rather than just standing as a list. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Embedded_list Wikipedia:Embedded list]
+==History==
-;Link articles:Sometimes another article explains a term or a command or describes players and clans more detailed. Try to interlink them to give the user a chance to find them.
+==Contributions==
 == Categories ==

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-==Content==
+==Wiki==
-While the documentation contains technical details mainly, the Wiki's aim is to provide more user-friendly documentation like tutorials and frequently asked questions. Redudancies should be avoided and articles should link to parts of the documentation instead.
+While the [http://assault.cubers.net/docs/ documentation] contains technical details mainly, the Wiki's aim is to provide a more user-friendly documentation. This specifically apply to tutorials, task-oriented guides and so called "frequently asked questions" (FAQ).
-Parts of Wiki could be linked to the reference, too: http://assault.cubers.net/docs/reference.xml
+The third aspect of this Wiki are articles related to the AssaultCube community. This includes articles about [[clan]]s (a good example of a proper article is the one about ''[[Tear you Down!]]''), events like the [[1st AssaultCube Mapping Competition]], ladders (e.g. [[AC ladder]], [[HI-SKILL ladder]]) and much more.
 ==Format and representation==

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 ==Responsible staff==
-* ''[[User:Apollo|Apollo]]'' has become the main contibutor ans works often on categories and templates.
+* ''[[User:Apollo|Apollo]]'' has become the main contibutor and works often on categories and templates. If you're unhappy with his actions, contact him on his [[User Talk:Apollo|discussion page]].
 [[Category:Wiki]]

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 ==Responsible staff==
 * ''[[User:Apollo|Apollo]]'' has become the main contibutor ans works often on categories and templates.
-If you're unhappy with their actions, contact them on the Wiki.
+If you're unhappy with his actions, contact him on the Wiki.
 [[Category:Wiki]]
 [[Category:English]]