Difference between revisions of "Help:Character Pages"

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NorCon's wiki is set up to automatically generate a page for every character. New characters will receive a page within 24 hours of being approved.
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== Page Creation ==
  
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To simplify the process, these pages are pre-populated with information from your +sheet on game; you will not need to update things like rank, location, craft, dragon, PB, etc. (See: '''+help sheet updates''' on game for the options you can set yourself.) 
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Page creation for characters and NPC is automated; new pages are created once an hour for both characters and dragons.  
  
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Once your page has been created, however, you may like to add other details.  
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Page content is initially taken from +sheet. Data includes:
  
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To do this, browse to your page and under 'Page tools' click 'edit with form.'
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* Rank
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* +glance info (age, height, hair, eyes)
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* Home
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* Birthplace
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* PB
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* Position (if applicable)
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* Dragon (if applicable)
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* Craft (if applicable)
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* Craft Specialty (if applicable)
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* Wing (if applicable)
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* Owner (if NPC)
  
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This will take you to a webform that will allow you to fill in other information - family and friends details - and upload a character picture. There is also a larger box where you can add any other information you'd like to - history, descriptions, relationships with other characters; whatever you'd like.
 
  
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You may also like to add your character to different categories - for example, to indicate where they were born, or other places they have lived.  
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See '''+help sheet updates''' for information on how to set player-controlled values.  
  
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Once you've updated your page, you may also like to add some icons. To do this, click 'Add New' and then 'Multi-Upload.' Icon names must be begin with ''Icon_<charactername>'' to show up on your character page. Character names can be in upper or lowercase, but must match the name of the page (nicknames won't work).
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'''''Data is updated from the +sheet system once a day.'''''
  
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'''Character page data is generally updated from the database once a day. Please don't worry if your data doesn't immediately reflect what is on game!'''
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==Preloads==
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New pages are automatically preload with a number of useful templates.
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=== <nowiki>{{{wysk}}</nowiki> ===
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Returns +wysk information for former characters, NPCs and anyone else whose wysk has been saved to the DB. Currently, this does not include PCs and can be ignored.
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=== <nowiki>{{Family}}</nowiki> ===
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This template generates a table of data on any family members listed in +sheet. For each family member it lists:
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* Relationship to the character
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* Name
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* Rank
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* Age
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=== RP Logs===
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There are three templates under the banner of RP Logs:
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''<nowiki>{{NewLogs |name={{BASEPAGENAME}}}}</nowiki>
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Lists the newest 20 logs the character was involved in, with a link to previous logs. This template can be replaced with other strings from [[Help:Log_Lists|here]].
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''<nowiki>{{#ifexist: {{BASEPAGENAME}}/Mentions | {{:{{BASEPAGENAME}}/Mentions}} | }}</nowiki>
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Lists any logs the character was mentioned in.
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=== <nowiki>{{Icons}}</nowiki>===
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Shows a gallery of a character's icons. See below for details on how to upload icons.
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== Adding Content ==
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After a page has been created, more content can be added. To do so, browse to the page, and under 'Page tools' click 'edit with form.'
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This will take you to a webform that will allow you to fill out other information including:
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* Uploading a profile picture
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* Mother
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* Father
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* Siblings
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* Children
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* Friends
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* Livejournal or other URL
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Below these options, there is another box where other information can be added (descriptions, histories, etc).
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== Categories ==
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Categories are used sparingly. If your character is a dragonrider, you might like to add them to the appropriate category (<nowiki>[[Category:Greenriders]]</nowiki>, for example).
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Categories may also be used to indicate former places a character has lived.  
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To select a category, simply tick the box in question.
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== Icons ==
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Icons are used in logs; they are not required.
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To upload icons for your character, click 'Add New' and then 'Multi-Upload'. Icons should be named with a prefix of the following:
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* '''Icon <character name>'''
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* '''Icon <Character name>'''
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For example: '''Icon k'del.jpg''' or '''Icon K'del sad.jpg'''
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Characters are limited to 50 icons.
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== Dragons ==
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Dragon pages are also automatically created after they are added to the DTU system.
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Data that may be pulled from that system includes:
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* Dragon name
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* Impressee
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* Hatchling name
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* Dragon color
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* Wing
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* Egg name
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* Size
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* Game Clutch ID
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* Description
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* Home
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* Hatchsecs
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* Dam
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* Sire
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* Hatch Date
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Values can be set by your area admin; please contact them if there is anything missing from your dragon.
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After your dragon has been created on the wiki, you can click 'Page tools' and 'Edit with Form' to fill out any other values. This includes the wiki clutch ID if applicable (as this value is different from the game clutch ID).
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== Data reuse ==
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The NorCon wiki is designed to reuse data wherever possible. Values set in your profile (or in your dragon's) are then used elsewhere in the wiki to populate lists.
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This data is refreshed once a day.

Revision as of 09:20, 8 June 2015

Page Creation

Page creation for characters and NPC is automated; new pages are created once an hour for both characters and dragons.

Page content is initially taken from +sheet. Data includes:

  • Rank
  • +glance info (age, height, hair, eyes)
  • Home
  • Birthplace
  • PB
  • Position (if applicable)
  • Dragon (if applicable)
  • Craft (if applicable)
  • Craft Specialty (if applicable)
  • Wing (if applicable)
  • Owner (if NPC)


See +help sheet updates for information on how to set player-controlled values.

Data is updated from the +sheet system once a day.

Preloads

New pages are automatically preload with a number of useful templates.

{{{wysk}}

Returns +wysk information for former characters, NPCs and anyone else whose wysk has been saved to the DB. Currently, this does not include PCs and can be ignored.

{{Family}}

This template generates a table of data on any family members listed in +sheet. For each family member it lists:

  • Relationship to the character
  • Name
  • Rank
  • Age

RP Logs

There are three templates under the banner of RP Logs:

{{NewLogs |name={{BASEPAGENAME}}}}

Lists the newest 20 logs the character was involved in, with a link to previous logs. This template can be replaced with other strings from here.

{{#ifexist: {{BASEPAGENAME}}/Mentions | {{:{{BASEPAGENAME}}/Mentions}} | }}

Lists any logs the character was mentioned in.

{{Icons}}

Shows a gallery of a character's icons. See below for details on how to upload icons.

Adding Content

After a page has been created, more content can be added. To do so, browse to the page, and under 'Page tools' click 'edit with form.'

This will take you to a webform that will allow you to fill out other information including:

  • Uploading a profile picture
  • Mother
  • Father
  • Siblings
  • Children
  • Friends
  • Livejournal or other URL

Below these options, there is another box where other information can be added (descriptions, histories, etc).

Categories

Categories are used sparingly. If your character is a dragonrider, you might like to add them to the appropriate category ([[Category:Greenriders]], for example).

Categories may also be used to indicate former places a character has lived.

To select a category, simply tick the box in question.

Icons

Icons are used in logs; they are not required.

To upload icons for your character, click 'Add New' and then 'Multi-Upload'. Icons should be named with a prefix of the following:

  • Icon <character name>
  • Icon <Character name>

For example: Icon k'del.jpg or Icon K'del sad.jpg

Characters are limited to 50 icons.

Dragons

Dragon pages are also automatically created after they are added to the DTU system.

Data that may be pulled from that system includes:

  • Dragon name
  • Impressee
  • Hatchling name
  • Dragon color
  • Wing
  • Egg name
  • Size
  • Game Clutch ID
  • Description
  • Home
  • Hatchsecs
  • Dam
  • Sire
  • Hatch Date

Values can be set by your area admin; please contact them if there is anything missing from your dragon.

After your dragon has been created on the wiki, you can click 'Page tools' and 'Edit with Form' to fill out any other values. This includes the wiki clutch ID if applicable (as this value is different from the game clutch ID).

Data reuse

The NorCon wiki is designed to reuse data wherever possible. Values set in your profile (or in your dragon's) are then used elsewhere in the wiki to populate lists.

This data is refreshed once a day.

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