PageCreation

Page Creation

Page creation is encouraged by all users of the Stratics Community Wiki. Below are some considerations and general good practices when creating a Wiki page.

Things to Consider when Creating a Page

• During page creation you will need all information you plan to include in the page handy, this saves time and improves accuracy. Please collect information prior to creating the page and not while creating the page, this minimizes the risk of more than one individual attempting to create a page on the same topic at the same time.
• Other people may edit the page you've created. This is the nature of wikis they are intended to be updated and improved as a communal effort over time.
• Understand and comply with the terms of the license attached to this Wiki. The Creative Commons license is designed to protect the open and free usage of information this wiki contains.
• Avoid Copyrighted sources. Copyrighted material should not be placed in the wiki unless it falls under Fair Use Doctrine.
• Write in a manner that promotes clarity. Using uncommon phrasing can lead to confusion, avoid slang, or idioms which are culturally or regionally distinct, more globally popularized idioms may be considered acceptable. Example: If you were discussing the hunting of and digging up of Treasure Chests you might say, "The rewards of a day spent treasure hunting is like a box of chocolates..." You wouldn't need to explain this phasing as pop culture and film as made this idiom widely known, how ever if you were to say "The rewards of a day spent treasure hunting is like buying a pig in a poke...." individuals outside portions of the Southern and Midwestern US, Scottland and a few other localized regions my become confused, though both idioms mean relatively the same thing, they express that there is no certainty as to what you will receive.

Be Considerate

In MMORPGs there are often many ways to accomplish the same task, or make use of the same skill. When creating a guide rather than simply removing or overwriting an existing guide consider simply writing an additional one either as an additional section of the same page, or as a new TAB on the same page using the Tabber Extention's added functionality. For Example:

This is a Guide about Stealing Bandages

More Guide Text

Other Guide Text Here

Another Guide on Stealing

Yep More Guide Text

Still More Guide Text

Yet another stealing guide this time it's deco

You guessed it more Text

Still More Guide Text

This will allow multiple view points and routes to a similar or related objective to be expressed without disabusing the contributions of another contributor.

How to Create a New Page

To begin creation of a new page is simple, following these steps will get you well on your way.

1. Search: Do a quick search to see if the page exists, if it does not then you will see an option to create that page.
2. Use Namespaces: Pages titles should include a namespace, this keep information about different subjects separate. Names of some creatures are extremely common across game titles, Orc's, Skeleton's, Wraiths and the like may require several entries into the wiki over time as additional games gain traction and support from our community. Namespaces allow us to keep them separate. Including a namespace identifier in the initial search will facilitate this process.
3. Plan: Don't be afraid to use a draft created outside the wiki initially to plan what you wish to write down. The extra involvement will keep your page from looking rushed, and will provide an opportunity for you to catch errors.