Alts:Logs

AKA: How the hell do I post logs on your crazy wiki?

Create the Page

To begin, click on 'RP Log' under 'Add New' on the main menu.

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'.

Filling in The Details

You will now see a screen that looks an awful lot like this:

{{ Log
| who = 
| where = 
| what = 
| when = 
| gamedate = YYYY.MM.DD
| quote = 
| weather = 
| categories = 
| mentions = 
| ooc = 
| icons = 
| log = 



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Step by step:

Who

Who was in your scene? Fill it out like so, with a comma between each name:

| who = Joe, Meg, Andy, Sue

If dragons appeared in the scene, or if someone played an NPC, you can denote that using this code:

Joe{{!}}Dragonth

This is the equivalent of [[Joe|Dragonth]].

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.

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 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:

| icons = joe smile.jpg, joe dragonth.jpg, meg.jpg, andy.png, sue omg.jpg

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:

{{ 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 = 



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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'.