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Latest revision as of 00:03, 14 September 2009

Check out our Wiki Development Yahoo! Group.

This area is used to post information and notices that are relevant to all members of the community.

Please see the discussion page to talk about the wiki!

Roster standardization

Here's a project we may want to implement, comments welcome:

118Wiki:Roster standardization

Upgrades

~~So, after going through the whole process to upgrade, I realized that our server doesn't use php5.0, which is what MediaWiki 1.7 and above require. So much for that.~~ Whoops... done! --Wolf /^{talk page} 18:55, 27 August 2007 (CDT)
There are no plans to upgrade MediaWiki just yet. DCody 14:26, 16 August 2009 (EDT)

NPC Listing Tutorial

The Creation and Upkeep of NPC Listings tutorial is online.

Categorization

New information on categorizing species has been posted. Questions regarding the Intelligent Lifeform Index should be directed to Captain Robin Phoenix.

Using "Discussion" Pages

New tutorial on using Discussion pages is up.

InterWiki Links - New Feature

We now have a new feature on the wiki, which allows us to link more easily to both Wikipedia and Memory-Alpha articles.

It's quite simple. Using the "Gorn" article, as an example, here's the links you would use to link to the Gorn article on both Wikipedia and Memory-Alpha:

Wikipedia: [[wp:Gorn]]
Memory-Alpha: [[ma:Gorn]]

Now, keep in mind that the link would appear as such: "You can read more about the ma:Gorn on Memory-Alpha."

To remove the "ma" or "wp" prefix on the link, just mask it like you normally would, i.e.-

Wikipedia: [[wp:Gorn|Gorn]]
Memory-Alpha: [[ma:Gorn|Gorn]]

Links appear in the "light blue" coloring that external links on the wiki use, BUT they DO NOT have the icon that shows they external links.

Using Appropriate Formatting

One thing I want to point out is the "See Also" sub-section. Please use the Wikipedia format, looking like this:

==See Also==
* Item 1
* Item 2

For more on using proper formatting, see here: Wikipedia Manual of Style

Featured Articles & Article of the Month

In the process of being introduced. See 118Wiki:Featured Articles for details of nominating an article for featured status. It's hoped one Featured Article per month will appear on the Main Page as an "article of the month".

Spam Team

For anyone who is willing to help delete spam pages and block spammers, please drop me a line on my Talk page. --Cody /^{talk page}
~~Are you willing to help delete spam pages and block spammers? Please drop me a line on my Talk page! ~~--Wolf /^{talk page} 19:37, 27 February 2009 (EST)~~~~

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-=Wiki Introduction=
+<center>'''Check out our Wiki Development [http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ufop-team-wikiadmin/ Yahoo! Group].'''</center>
+This area is used to post information and notices that are relevant to all members of the community.
-Our Wiki: [http://www.starbase118.net/wiki]
+''Please see the [[118Wiki talk:Community_Portal|discussion page]] to talk about the wiki!''
-A Wiki is a website that allows anyone to edit the pages contained within. By simply clicking "edit," on any page on our Wiki, you can use very simple "Wiki Code" to change and update the pages. This is a great collaborative tool because it allows everyone to take part in the editing and creation process.
+==Roster standardization==
+Here's a project we may want to implement, comments welcome:
-Our Wiki is intended to be a repository of data about our group, and about Star Trek. One of the main purposes for our Wiki is to replace what you can find in the "Academy Library" area of our current website. When the new member's side of our website launches it will not include an "Academy Library," but will instead point to the Wiki's Academy area.
+* [[118Wiki:Roster standardization]]
-In doing this, the hope is that these files on Star Trek which people use for reference will become more accessible to everyone. And, anything that needs to be added or changed can have that done easily.
+==Upgrades==
+<strike>So, after going through the whole process to upgrade, I realized that our server doesn't use php5.0, which is what MediaWiki 1.7 and above require. So much for that.</strike>
+Whoops... done! --[[User:FltAdml. Wolf|Wolf]] /<sup>[[User talk:FltAdml. Wolf|talk page]]</sup> 18:55, 27 August 2007 (CDT)
+<br> There are no plans to upgrade MediaWiki just yet. [[User:DCody|DCody]] 14:26, 16 August 2009 (EDT)
-Of course, the Wiki is also used for other purposes as well. For example, much of the information about the Embassy project is being house on the Wiki. It works well as a place where you can drop data and information so that others can access it easily.
+==NPC Listing Tutorial==
+The [[Creation and Upkeep of NPC Listings]] tutorial is online.
-If you have any questions about the Wiki, feel free to ask them here.
+==Categorization==
+New information on [[118Wiki:Guidelines for Species Categories|categorizing species]] has been posted. Questions regarding the Intelligent Lifeform Index should be directed to Captain [[Phoenix, Robin|Robin Phoenix]].
-=To Do List=
+==Using "Discussion" Pages==
+[[Help:Discussion pages|New tutorial]] on using Discussion pages is up.
-* Move Academy Files to the Wiki
+==InterWiki Links - New Feature==
-* Create Categories
+We now have a new feature on the wiki, which allows us to link more easily to both [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia] and [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Main_Page Memory-Alpha] articles.
-* Create and clean-up help files
-* Create Navigational Templates
-* Re-Create the Main Menu
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+It's quite simple. Using the "Gorn" article, as an example, here's the links you would use to link to the Gorn article on both Wikipedia and Memory-Alpha:
-==Move Academy Files to the Wiki==
+* Wikipedia: <nowiki>[[</nowiki>'''wp'''<nowiki>:Gorn]]</nowiki>
+* Memory-Alpha: <nowiki>[[</nowiki>'''ma'''<nowiki>:Gorn]]</nowiki>
-As mentioned elsewhere in this forum, we're planning on moving everything that's in the Academy Library into the Wiki. This simply entails heading to the Academy Library [http://www.starbase118.net/academy/index.htm here], and copying/pasting the articles there into the Academy Library area of the Wiki ([[Academy Library|here]]).
+Now, keep in mind that the link would appear as such: "You can read more about the [[ma:Gorn]] on Memory-Alpha."
-If you need help figuring out how to best use the editing tools of the Wiki, you'll want to head to Wikipedia's help area, here. Wikipedia is the best example of a Wiki on the internet today, and we use the same software they do. So, anything you learn to do on Wikipedia, you can do on our Wiki.
+To remove the "ma" or "wp" prefix on the link, just mask it like you normally would, i.e.-
-==Create Categories==
+* Wikipedia: <nowiki>[[wp:Gorn|Gorn]]</nowiki>
-Wikipedia uses a number of tactics to organize their encyclopedia, many of which would benefit our Wiki. We want to make our Wiki as simple as possible to work with, so we should endeavour to make it simple to find things. Categories are one way to make a subject easy to find.
+* Memory-Alpha: <nowiki>[[ma:Gorn|Gorn]]</nowiki>
-To learn more about how categories work on our wiki, go to Wikipedia's help files on categories, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorization here].
+Links appear in the "light blue" coloring that external links on the wiki use, BUT they DO NOT have the icon that shows they external links.
-Once you've read that file, you can start categorizing the pages on our Wiki. Ideally, everything should have a category!
+==Using Appropriate Formatting==
+One thing I want to point out is the "See Also" sub-section. Please use the Wikipedia format, looking like this:
-==Create and clean-up help files==
+<nowiki>==See Also==</nowiki><br />
-We currently have some help files that have been moved over from Wikipedia. But there's a new version of MediaWiki (the software that runs our wiki), so we need folks to edit the current help files we have, and create any new, necessary ones.
+<nowiki>* Item 1</nowiki><br />
+<nowiki>* Item 2</nowiki>
-We don't need all of Wikipedia's help files on our Wiki, just some very good, quality help files that will be important to anyone trying to help build our wiki.
+For more on using proper formatting, see here: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style Wikipedia Manual of Style]
-There are also some help files which were copied over verbatim from Wikipedia, and as such say things like "Here on Wikipedia..." when they should say "Here on 118Wiki..." We need folks who can edit the help files to reflect our wiki.
+==Featured Articles & Article of the Month==
+In the process of being introduced. See [[118Wiki:Featured Articles]] for details of nominating an article for featured status. It's hoped one Featured Article per month will appear on the Main Page as an "article of the month".
-So the tasks here are:
+==Spam Team==
+For anyone who is willing to help delete spam pages and block spammers, please drop me a line on my Talk page. --[[User:DCody|Cody]] /<sup>[[User talk:DCody|talk page]]</sup>
-. Head to Wikipedia's Help Contents and find the articles which are most important to those who will help build our wiki. This, this, and this are probably the most important to begin with.
+<br> <strike>Are you willing to help delete spam pages and block spammers? Please drop me a line on my Talk page!<strike> --[[User:FltAdml. Wolf|Wolf]] /<sup>[[User talk:FltAdml. Wolf|talk page]]</sup> 19:37, 27 February 2009 (EST)
-. Head to Main Page of our wiki to see where we have links to our help files, like the "Repository of Official How-to Wisdom" and such. Edit those files for accuracy.
-. Move over any articles from Wikipedia to 118Wiki which aren't already there, and which will be useful to us.
-==Create Navigational Templates==
-This is a lot easier than it sounds. Basically, navigational templates are little menus which help you find your way around a particular group of pages which share a common subject. For example, if you head [[Duronis Embassy|here]], and scroll to the very bottom of the page, you'll see an area on our wiki (information on the Embassy project) where I've implemented a navigational box.
-To learn more about navigational templates, head to Wikipedia's help file on them, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Navigational_templates here].
-Then, head to our wiki and find areas which could use this kind of organization. A good place to start would be the "Academy Library" files.
-==Re-Create the Main Menu==
-The main menu is a bit organized at the moment. We need it to be more user friendly, and more aesthetically pleasing. As always, Wikipedia's Main Page is a good example of what we'll want.
-We WILL want:
-- A featured article.
-- A "did you know" section.
-- A "Browse by Topic" list.
-We WON'T want:
-- An anniversary section -- we're not an encyclopedia.
-- A news section -- our website's main page will do that.
-So I'd suggest perhaps putting in place of the anniversary and news sections some ideas from the Wikipedia Community Portal. In place of an anniversary section, we could put an "open tasks" list, and so on.
-[[Main Page Test|Here]] you can see how the new main pages is coming along. Feel free to discuss it.