Guide to contributing to the wiki
Welcome
We're happy you've shown interest in contributing to the wiki, we welcome all editors and assume good faith for all edits made, so there are very few protected pages. Don't be afraid to jump in and start correcting and adding to pages.
This is a quick guide to how you can help.
Wikicode
Wikicode is the strange syntax used by all wikipedias including this one. If you don't know it and are prepared to learn, read the Wikipedia page here. If you don't want to spend your life learning this markup, then fret not, you can still help.
What needs doing?
New pages
New content is constantly being added to SoH which needs tutorials and such. before you start to write a page, search for it and if you can't find it, start one yourself. If you wish to work on a page uninterrupted, make it in your personal sandbox area or anywhere in your own pages. If you don't know wikicode, you can create a unformatted page and ask someone else to format it for you.
Content revisions
A list of pages which need revisions can be found here
Updates are frequent and we need people to update the information on the wiki. To do this simply edit the page with new information. If you don't know wikicode you can write the new, updated content on the discussion page without formatting.
Links
Links are used to make a navigate-able internal link to another wiki page.
| Code: | [[Main Page]] | [[Main_Page|main page]] | [[Main_Page|page]]s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result: | Main Page | main page | pages |
Note that links are case-sensitive, expect for the first letter. This means that making an all lower-case link to a wiki page with a non-single word name, will require the link to have a display text. Underscores (_) and spaces ( ) are interchangeable in a link, but using underscores is preferred in code-behind links.
Most wiki pages are written as singular, meaning that adding an "s" directly after of the link is a simple way to make a word plural. This also works with other endings, such as "ing" and similar.
It is preferred to not link to the same wiki page multiple times in the same section of a page. Normally one link under each level two headline is enough. There are however exceptions, such as when both in a list and then explained afterwards, or when specifically referring to a wiki page.
Images
If you have relevant images then upload them and add them to the page they're intended for.
| Code: |
[[File:imbox_notice.png]] |
[[File:imbox_notice.png|thumb|none|Caption text.]] |
|---|---|---|
| Result: |
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When choosing a name for a new file, please try to see how similar images are named. With game icons it would also be nice to have images keep the original file name as supplied by Haxus.
For a mostly complete list of all images already on the wiki, see the Special:UncategorizedFiles page.
Marking for revision and deletion
If a page is out of date or doesn't have a reason for existing, add one of the following tags to the top of the page:
{{Revision}}
{{Revision|Information out of date.}}
or
{{Delete}}
{{Delete|No longer exists.}}
See the template pages for more information about how to use them.
Talk Pages
When writing on a user's or a page's talk page (for example Talk:Main_Page), there are a few things you need to know.
Signature
Always end of your message with your signature, so everyone knows who wrote what (without checking the edit history).
This can be done easily by using ~~~~ after your message. You can customize your signature on your user preferences page.
| Code: |
Look. ~~~~ |
|---|---|
| Result: |
Indentation
When replying to another user's message, be sure to indent your message so it is visibly a reply to the above message.
This is done by simply adding : at the start of the line will cause this effect.
| Code: |
Look. - [[User:Deantwo|Deantwo]] ([[User_talk:Deantwo|talk]]) 10:35, 30 November 2013 (CET) |
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| Result: |
Headline
If you are starting a new topic, add a headline with the name of the topic. If a talk page is used a lot, it can become confusing if the topics aren't separated with headlines. It also allows for section editing, which makes editing long talk pages a lot easier.
This is one of the most basic things on a wiki, and are used by typing ==Topic== on the line above your message.
| Code: |
==Look at this tutorial== |
|---|---|
| Result: |
Look at this tutorial [edit] |
Useful pages
Categories: All, used, unused and wanted
Templates: Used, unused and wanted
All pages: All existing pages and Wanted pages
Spambot protection - Security question
To create an account you will need to provide the answer of one of two questions. <s>One being about the game engine (byond) and the other about the chan board (tg). The answers to the questions are in brackets.</s>
You will need to provide the answer to the question every time you make an edit as an unregistered user. The question is just above the edit content field.