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Using the wiki, you can create a very rich and detailed '''character page''' with information about your character, an archive of sims, and much more. The tutorial below will teach you more about this. | |||
==Character Page vs. User Page== | ==Character Page vs. User Page== | ||
As you may already be aware, you automatically have a user page when you register on the wiki. If you look to the top of the page you're on right now, you'll see a small list of links, the leftmost link being your username. Now, we need to create a distinction between the "User" or "Writer" and the "Character". There's only one of you, the user, while you can have many characters. As such, it's not very efficient to use your user page as your character page, because you may have more than one character. And creating more than one username is also not very efficient. | |||
So, use your user page to give information about you, or at the very least, to create a LIST of characters you write for, and then link to them from there. But you will want to actually create a specific page for each character. | So, use your user page to give information about ''you, the writer,'' or at the very least, to create a LIST of characters you write for, and then link to them from there. But you will want to actually create a specific page for each character. | ||
==Creating the Character Page== | ==Creating the Character Page== | ||
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Now that you have read about how to create and name pages correctly you can proceed with creating your own character page. | Now that you have read about how to create and name pages correctly you can proceed with creating your own character page. | ||
Before you begin, keep in mind that you are free to add and edit as much as you wish. The following examples of character pages are just "starting points" to work from. | |||
Click on each of the links below to view our standard, template character pages. Read the instructions on the page for more information about how to choose the template you'd like to use. You can always add elements from other templates once you've started. | |||
===[[Basic Character Pages]]=== | ===[[Basic Character Pages]]=== | ||
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All pages on the wiki should be [[118Wiki:Using Categories|categorized]]. The category tag(s) should be the last text on the page, one to a line. | All pages on the wiki should be [[118Wiki:Using Categories|categorized]]. The category tag(s) should be the last text on the page, one to a line. | ||
The first tag you should add is as follows: '''<nowiki>[[Category:Characters]]</nowiki>''' | The first category tag you should add is as follows: '''<nowiki>[[Category:Characters]]</nowiki>''' | ||
===Occupation=== | ===Occupation=== | ||
After that you will need to identify if your character is a member of StarFleet or a Civilian | After that you will need to identify if your character is a member of StarFleet or a Civilian: | ||
* If your character is a StarFleet officer, add: '''<nowiki>[[Category:Starfleet personnel]]</nowiki>''' | * If your character is a StarFleet officer, add: '''<nowiki>[[Category:Starfleet personnel]]</nowiki>''' | ||
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===Traits=== | ===Traits=== | ||
Does your character fit one of the following traits?: | Does your character fit one of the following traits?: | ||
* if she/he has any ESP like | * if she/he has any ESP like abilities then they would be a [[Readers Guild|Reader]]. For more information about this or to make sure your character qualifies as a reader follow the link, [[Readers Guild|Reader]]. Once you are sure your character qualifies as a reader then add the following category: '''<nowiki>[[Category:Reader Characters]]</nowiki>''' | ||
* is she/he is a [[Lambda Alliance|Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Transgendered]] character then add the following category: '''<nowiki>[[Category:GLBT Characters]]</nowiki>''' | * is she/he is a [[Lambda Alliance|Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Transgendered]] character then add the following category: '''<nowiki>[[Category:GLBT Characters]]</nowiki>''' | ||
* if she/he holds a noble title then add this category: '''<nowiki>[[Category:Nobility]]</nowiki>''' | * if she/he holds a noble title then add this category: '''<nowiki>[[Category:Nobility]]</nowiki>''' | ||
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==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
Our Featured Bio Team reviews the best bios on the wiki and curates a list of the top examples. You can find lots of inspiration for your own bio by checking out their [[Featured Bio Contest#List of Featured Articles|List of Featured Bios]]. | Our '''Featured Bio Team''' reviews the best bios on the wiki and curates a list of the top examples. You can find lots of inspiration for your own bio by checking out their [[Featured Bio Contest#List of Featured Articles|List of Featured Bios]]. | ||
[[Category:Characters|*]] | [[Category:Characters|*]] | ||
[[Category:Help]] | [[Category:Help]] | ||
[[Category:Characters Guild]] | [[Category:Characters Guild]] | ||