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This is the '''policies''' of {{WikiTitle}} that all contributing members are expected to follow. Most of these policies work exactly like other wikis.
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==Community Portal==
  
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This is the Community Portal for {{WikiTitle}}, and is meant to inform the contributors of this page on the current comings and goings of the Wiki. For all news or actual game related discussions, please visit [http://www.diii.net Diii.Net]. As this D3 wiki is just getting off the ground, please excuse the mess, and pitch into help out wherever you can.
  
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==Articles==
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===How to create/edit articles===
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When making new articles, check the current [[Help:Boilerplate|boilerplates]] to see how to structure the actual article.
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''(Basic/Fast tutorial)''
  
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* If you want create new article, look at another articles for inspiration.
  
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===Standard Article Structure===
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* Use categories! Each article '''Must''' be at least in one category.
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If there are no boilerplates available for your article, use this simple structure:
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** How to add category? Type on bottom of article something like this: '''<nowiki>[[Category:Quests]]</nowiki>'''
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* '''Brief introduction (*)'''. 1-2 lines of text, starting with the name of the article, in '''bold text'''. Just make an extremely brief explanation of the article.
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** If you dont know where your article become, put it in '''[[:Category:Categorization requests]]''' and someone else will do it.
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* '''Game information (**)'''. Add any information available on the topic for the actual game. Can be quite extensive, use subsections.
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** If you put article in 2 or more categories, dont do it when one is another subcategory. For example, dont put articles to [[:Category:Melee weapons]] and [[:Category:Weapons]]
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* '''Background/Lore (**)'''. Add the "Universe" perspective. Can be quite extensive, use subsections.
 
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* '''Older games'''. Add info referring to older games in the series.
 
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* '''Development'''. Add any other information relating to the development of this topic.
 
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* '''Trivia'''. If there are any links to funny/Easter egg information, add here.
 
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* '''Media'''. Add images, a wiki gallery and links to other media.
 
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* '''Related Links'''. Add any links that are closely related to the topic.
 
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* '''References (*)'''. List the sources used in the creation of the article.
 
  
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* Organize your articles by using titles.
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** Don't use single equaled titles (''<nowiki>=Your title=</nowiki>''), its top level title reserved for article name!
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** For highest title level use '''<nowiki>==Level 1 title in article==</nowiki>'''
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** For lower level titles use more "'''='''" (''<nowiki>===Level 2 title in article===</nowiki>, <nowiki>====Level 3 title in article====</nowiki>'')
  
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* '''(*)''' = Very important.
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* Use button '''Show preview''' before you save changes.
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* '''(**)''' = At least one of these.
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* Enter short summary
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* More info in the [[Help:Contents|help section]]
  
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===Sign Up on the {{WikiTitle}} Roster!===
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Please sign yourself up on the [[{{WikiTitle}} Crew|{{WikiTitle}} roster]], and take credit for the work you do! It is also an easy and good way to access the lot of us if we need to send messages to each other.
  
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===Long Articles===
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==Current DiabloWiki Focus==
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If an article starts to become too long (if you get a warning when trying to save), you should consider moving out sections to separate articles. If you do so, keep a small section with a brief description of the topic left, either as its own section or as part of another heading. You should also make sure to link back to the original article, as they most likely will be related.
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'''Remember that the {{wl|[http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/DiabloWiki:Community_Portal Diablo 2 Wiki]}} also needs help.'''
  
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''If you know of any task that needs be done, edit here and add it. Don't remove anything unless you are [[Leord]], [[Flux]], [[Elly]] or [[Rush]]!''
  
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==Categories==
 
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Make sure any [[article]] or [[category]] you create fits nicely into the [[Help:Structure|{{WikiTitle}} category structure]].
 
  
  
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==Headlines==
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===Information Gathering===
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Headlines are used as normal. The main headline look like this: "<nowiki>==</nowiki> Headline <nowiki>==</nowiki>", and all subheaders add one equal sign on each side to create a headline structure.
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An obvious task we must all try our best at. Finding out more about Diablo III and adding the content to the wiki. Important central articles to add information:
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* [[Known Items Listing]] - Any time a new item might appear.
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** [[Weapons]] - Sub category.
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** [[Armor]] - Sub category.
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* [[Barbarian]] - Any new info available.
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** [[Barbarian skills]] - Skill trees and individual skills needed figuring out.
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* [[Witch Doctor]] - Any new info available.
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** [[Witch Doctor skills]] - Skill trees and individual skills needed figuring out.
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* [[Wizard]] - Any new info available.
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** [[Wizard skills]] - Skill trees and individual skills needed figuring out.
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* [[:Category:Monsters]] - We need to update this whenever a new monster is added. If a name is not known, add a placeholder.
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* Other, related
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** [[Art controversy]] - Is this a thing of the past? It should be added all known information and rounded off as good as possible.
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** [[Media Coverage]] - The archive for all Diablo fans. Please help fill out.
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** [[Diablo 3 History]] - This and related pages should be finalised.
  
  
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==Titles==
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* [[Lore]] - Dire need of lore additions.
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* Almost all titles in a wiki adhere to the general principle that all words are written with minor letters, and only use capitals in titles (example: [[media coverage]] versus [[High Heavens]]). {{WikiTitle}} itself transform the first letter of any title to a capital letter, which is unimportant for the naming. It's the equivalent of the first word of a sentence. This holds true with articles, boilerplates, categories and templates. If in doubt, check with other contributors.
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** [[:Category:Settlements]] - Listing, loring.
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* [[Disambiguation]]s (cases where two articles or two categories with the same name mean completely different things) use a space and a parenthesis with a clarification like this: [[Barbarian (Diablo II class)]] or this: [[:Category:Locations (lore)]]. The word in the parenthesis is always minor letters.
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** [[:Category:Factions]] - Listing, loring.
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* [[Article]]s are almost exclusively used in singular ("Barbarian" instead of "Barbarians" etc). If it is at all possible to use singular form, do so.
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** [[:Category:Artefacts]] - Listing, loring.
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* [[Category]] titles use a similar logic to articles, where a two-worded category title uses a minor letter for the second word like this: [[:Category:Art books]]. Categories are almost exclusively used in plural ("Category:Maps" instead of "Category:Map").
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* Games info pages and categories:
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** [[Diablo I]] - Info page.
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** [[Diablo II]] - Info page.
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** [[Diablo III]] - Info page.
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===Standardising Content===
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A more advanced task is to create [[Help:Boilerplate|boilerplates]] for many pages:
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* [[Classes]] - Needs done, even if lack of info.
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* [[Skills]] - Needs done, even if lack of info.
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** Skills also need a standard display system. Goign with individual articles for each skills?
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** Possible to use a [[template]] for parts of the skills that's easy to link in to a skill page and a summarized page.
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** Template that is contents of a table perhaps? Starting and stopping the table on the skill page
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* [[Weapons]] - Got some weapons, should not be impossible.
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* [[Armor]] - Got some weapons, should not be impossible.
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* [[Monsters]] - Got some monster stats, should not be impossible.
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* [[Locations]] - Such as [[Leoric Highlands]] etc.
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* [[Characters]] - Personalities within the universe from lore perspective. Both chars in the game and not.
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* [[NPCs]] - Personalities represented in one of the games. Possibly multiple infoboxes.
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For all the above, infoboxes and navboxes are needed, and gathering/listing information as well.
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===Inter-Wiki Communication===
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* The [[Template:Interwiki|Interwiki template]] is now finished for use.
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* The [[Template:Iw|Iw link template]] (Iw = Inter Wiki, but small) is now finished for use.
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* The [[Template:Wl|Wiki Link]] template is done. Easy linking to external sites without external site arrow.
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Look at respective templates for how to use. Ask [[Leord]] if the least unsure.
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Revision as of 15:14, 22 December 2008

Community Portal

This is the Community Portal for DiabloWiki, and is meant to inform the contributors of this page on the current comings and goings of the Wiki. For all news or actual game related discussions, please visit Diii.Net. As this D3 wiki is just getting off the ground, please excuse the mess, and pitch into help out wherever you can.

How to create/edit articles

(Basic/Fast tutorial)

  • If you want create new article, look at another articles for inspiration.
  • Use categories! Each article Must be at least in one category.
    • How to add category? Type on bottom of article something like this: [[Category:Quests]]
    • If you dont know where your article become, put it in Category:Categorization requests and someone else will do it.
    • If you put article in 2 or more categories, dont do it when one is another subcategory. For example, dont put articles to Category:Melee weapons and Category:Weapons
  • Organize your articles by using titles.
    • Don't use single equaled titles (=Your title=), its top level title reserved for article name!
    • For highest title level use ==Level 1 title in article==
    • For lower level titles use more "=" (===Level 2 title in article===, ====Level 3 title in article====)
  • Use button Show preview before you save changes.
  • Enter short summary
  • More info in the help section

Sign Up on the DiabloWiki Roster!

Please sign yourself up on the DiabloWiki roster, and take credit for the work you do! It is also an easy and good way to access the lot of us if we need to send messages to each other.

Current DiabloWiki Focus

Remember that the Diablo 2 Wiki also needs help.

If you know of any task that needs be done, edit here and add it. Don't remove anything unless you are Leord, Flux, Elly or Rush!


Information Gathering

An obvious task we must all try our best at. Finding out more about Diablo III and adding the content to the wiki. Important central articles to add information:



Standardising Content

A more advanced task is to create boilerplates for many pages:

  • Classes - Needs done, even if lack of info.
  • Skills - Needs done, even if lack of info.
    • Skills also need a standard display system. Goign with individual articles for each skills?
    • Possible to use a template for parts of the skills that's easy to link in to a skill page and a summarized page.
    • Template that is contents of a table perhaps? Starting and stopping the table on the skill page
  • Weapons - Got some weapons, should not be impossible.
  • Armor - Got some weapons, should not be impossible.
  • Monsters - Got some monster stats, should not be impossible.
  • Locations - Such as Leoric Highlands etc.
  • Characters - Personalities within the universe from lore perspective. Both chars in the game and not.
  • NPCs - Personalities represented in one of the games. Possibly multiple infoboxes.

For all the above, infoboxes and navboxes are needed, and gathering/listing information as well.


Inter-Wiki Communication

  • The Interwiki template is now finished for use.
  • The Iw link template (Iw = Inter Wiki, but small) is now finished for use.
  • The Wiki Link template is done. Easy linking to external sites without external site arrow.

Look at respective templates for how to use. Ask Leord if the least unsure.


Wiki Help Index [e]
• Help Contents

• Community Portal
• Markup - Create article - Sandbox
• Help FAQ
• Wiki Support
• Category Structure
• DiabloWiki Policies
• Help Category
• Link us

 • Wiki Tools

• Article History
• Boilerplates
• Deleting pages
• Disambiguations
• Moving Articles
• Redirects
• Stubs
• Templates

 • Glossary

• Articles
• Categories
• Images
• Linking
• Tables
• Talk Pages
• Vandalism

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