Difference between revisions of "Help:Logs"

Latest revision as of 05:27, 11 April 2015

To upload a log, simply click 'Add New' and then 'RP Log'.

In the box, type in a title. Click 'Create or edit'.

Now, fill out each of the boxes:

Who - Who was in the log? Type in each of the names, separating them with a comma.
What - What happened in the log? Keep it brief.
Where - Where did it happen?
Involves - Which areas did it involve? This allows logs to show up on the pages of different areas.
When - When did it happen? Fill out each of the boxes. 'Custom' changes the entire display of the date; it does not append.
Date Played - What day did you play this on?
Quote - Optional. A quote from the log.
Weather - Optional. What was the weather like?
Mentions - Was anyone mentioned in this scene?
Type - Specify whether this was a log, vignette, or area news update.
OOC Comments - Any OOC comments you'd like to make can go here.
Icons - Character icons. Please only use 100x100 images.
Desc - The desc of the room you played in, if you would like to include it.
Log - The text of the log.
Categories - Does this log belong in any particular categories? If it relates to an ongoing plot or clutch, then yes. Also: flight logs, hatching logs, party logs, etc.

Click 'Preview' to see what your log will look like. When you're happy with it, press 'save page.'

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-'''AKA: How the hell do I post logs on your crazy wiki?'''
+To upload a log, simply click''' 'Add New' '''and then''' 'RP Log''''.
-== Create the Page ==
+In the box, type in a title. Click''' 'Create or edit''''.
-To begin, click on 'RP Log' under 'Add New' on the main menu.
+Now, fill out each of the boxes:
-Choose a name for your log, and enter it in the box, replacing the 'Scene Name Here' text (but keeping the 'Logs:' bit!). Click 'Start A New Log'.
+#'''Who''' - Who was in the log? Type in each of the names, separating them with a comma.
+#'''What''' - What happened in the log? Keep it brief.
+#'''Where''' - Where did it happen?
+#'''Involves''' - Which areas did it involve? This allows logs to show up on the pages of different areas.
+#'''When''' - When did it happen? Fill out each of the boxes. 'Custom' changes the entire display of the date; it does not append.
+#'''Date Played''' - What day did you play this on?
+#'''Quote''' - Optional. A quote from the log.
+#'''Weather''' - Optional. What was the weather like?
+#'''Mentions''' - Was anyone mentioned in this scene?
+#'''Type''' - Specify whether this was a log, vignette, or area news update.
+#'''OOC Comments''' - Any OOC comments you'd like to make can go here.
+#'''Icons''' - Character icons. Please only use 100x100 images.
+#'''Desc''' - The desc of the room you played in, if you would like to include it.
+#'''Log''' - The text of the log.
+#'''Categories''' - Does this log belong in any particular categories? If it relates to an ongoing plot or clutch, then yes. Also: flight logs, hatching logs, party logs, etc.
-== Filling in The Details ==
-You will now see a screen that looks an awful lot like this:
-<pre>{{ Log
+Click''' 'Preview' '''to see what your log will look like. When you're happy with it, press''' 'save page.''''
-| who =
-| where =
-| what =
-| when =
-| gamedate = YYYY.MM.DD
-| quote =
-| weather =
-| categories =
-| mentions =
-| ooc =
-| icons =
-| log =
-{{#ifexist: Logs_talk:{{BASEPAGENAME}} | <hr><hr><br><h2>Comments</h2>{{Logs_talk:{{BASEPAGENAME}}}} |<hr><hr>}}
-}}
-<comments /></pre>
-Step by step:
-=== Who ===
-Who was in your scene? Fill it out like so, with a comma between each name:
-<pre>| who = Joe, Meg, Andy, Sue</pre>
-If dragons appeared in the scene, or if someone played an NPC, you can denote that using this code:
-<pre>Joe{{!}}Dragonth</pre>
-This is the equivalent of <nowiki>[[Joe|Dragonth]]</nowiki>.
-=== Where ===
-Where did this scene take place? Generally, this is something like 'Living Caverns, High Reaches Weyr'. It is optional.
-=== What ===
-What happened in this scene? This is generally a short synopsis: 'Joe and Meg eat dinner together, and run into Andy and Sue. Meanwhile, Dragonth chases wherries out in the bowl.'
-=== When ===
-This is the IC date of the scene, generally taken from +time on the game, unless another time is agreed upon by the players involved.
-=== Gamedate ===
-This is the RL date of the scene, used for sorting. If you're backdating, please use the date the scene would have happened on had you been playing to +time (+help time2 on game will help you work that out!). It ''must'' go in the format ''YYYY.MM.DD''. For example: 2013.04.08.
-=== Quote ===
-An optional quote from the text of the log.
-=== Weather ===
-The IC weather description. This is optional.
-=== Categories ===
-A list of comma delineated categories that the log belongs under. Current categories are listed [[:Category:RP_Logs|here]].
-You do not need to put the 'Logs' bit after each category. Instead:
-<pre>| categories = General, The Exile Queen, Divided Leadership</pre>
-If this is a vignette, please include the category of 'Vignette'.
-=== Mentions ===
-This is a comma delineated list of characters who were mentioned in this scene.
-Please stick to characters only for this, as links to dragons/firelizards/etc. do funny things to the code.
-=== OOC ===
-Any OOC notes you'd like to make about the contents of this log (or anything else!).
-=== Icons ===
-A comma delineated list of icons, in the following format:
-<pre>| icons = joe smile.jpg, joe dragonth.jpg, meg.jpg, andy.png, sue omg.jpg</pre>
-You do ''not'' need to include the 'Icon' part of the file name.
-=== Log ===
-The log itself.
-== Preview and Save ==
-Your page should now look more like this:
-<pre>{{ Log
-| who = Joe, Joe{{!}}Dragonth, Meg, Andy, Sue
-| where = Living Caverns, High Reaches Weyr
-| what = Joe and Meg eat dinner together, and run into Andy and Sue. Meanwhile, Dragonth chases wherries out in the bowl.
-| when = Day 15, Month 6, Turn 31
-| gamedate = 2013.04.08
-| quote = "Watch where you're putting that thing, Andy!"
-| weather = It is a summer afternoon.
-| categories = General, Andy is a Doofus
-| mentions = Sally, Anna, Jane
-| ooc = It's all Andy's fault, I swear.
-| icons = joe smile.jpg, joe dragonth.jpg, meg.jpg, andy.png, sue omg.jpg
-| log =
-{{#ifexist: Logs_talk:{{BASEPAGENAME}} | <hr><hr><br><h2>Comments</h2>{{Logs_talk:{{BASEPAGENAME}}}} |<hr><hr>}}
-}}
-<comments /></pre>
-Before saving the page, you may like to click 'Show Preview' to confirm that everything looks as it should.
-You can also include a 'Summary', found in the box at the bottom of the page, which is a brief comment on what you're posting.
-When you're ready, click 'Save Page'.