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:: Ex: [[:Category:Mythos]] states that it is for pages pertaining to Aetolian lore. The [[Mythos]] page gives a summary of Aetolian lore and could feature things like recommended articles, major important events (Dreikathi invasion, Grand Artifice, etc.), so on and so forth. | :: Ex: [[:Category:Mythos]] states that it is for pages pertaining to Aetolian lore. The [[Mythos]] page gives a summary of Aetolian lore and could feature things like recommended articles, major important events (Dreikathi invasion, Grand Artifice, etc.), so on and so forth. | ||
== Subcategories == | === Subcategories === | ||
Subcategories are good! They are a way to further sort and organize information in the wiki. Subcategory is an artificial term; it is simply a category that happens to reside in another category. | Subcategories are good! They are a way to further sort and organize information in the wiki. Subcategory is an artificial term; it is simply a category that happens to reside in another category. | ||
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Area pages are marked with the [[Template:AreaPage|<nowiki>{{AreaPage}}</nowiki>]] template. Obviously, these are articles for the various areas, or player-accessible zones, of the game. | Area pages are marked with the [[Template:AreaPage|<nowiki>{{AreaPage}}</nowiki>]] template. Obviously, these are articles for the various areas, or player-accessible zones, of the game. | ||
== Naming Area Pages == | === Naming Area Pages === | ||
* ''Vashnar Mountains'' is preferred over ''The Vashnar Mountains'', if only because then our category pages don't have massive clusters of articles under the "T" alphabetical listing. | * ''Vashnar Mountains'' is preferred over ''The Vashnar Mountains'', if only because then our category pages don't have massive clusters of articles under the "T" alphabetical listing. | ||
* In using the AreaPage template, you should add a type as well: '''<nowiki>{{AreaPage|type=Mountains}}</nowiki>'''. Write the type in title case. | * In using the AreaPage template, you should add a type as well: '''<nowiki>{{AreaPage|type=Mountains}}</nowiki>'''. Write the type in title case. | ||
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This wiki is very much a work in progress, and as of this writing requires significant changes to its infrastructure, to better facilitate future editing and readability. | This wiki is very much a work in progress, and as of this writing requires significant changes to its infrastructure, to better facilitate future editing and readability. | ||
== Help Files Needing Expansion == | === Help Files Needing Expansion === | ||
* These are articles that were ripped from help files in-game. We can do much better than this. The wiki exists to go above and beyond the brief tidbits of information the game's files put on offer. Ways to tell the article is just a copy: | * These are articles that were ripped from help files in-game. We can do much better than this. The wiki exists to go above and beyond the brief tidbits of information the game's files put on offer. Ways to tell the article is just a copy: | ||
:# Typing HELP <article name> brings up its exact text. | :# Typing HELP <article name> brings up its exact text. | ||