Creation and Upkeep of Ship Histories: Difference between revisions

If your ship already has a history page created, you can skip this step. To find out if your ship does have a history already, just go to [[:Category:Ship Histories]]. If you don't see your ship there, then the first thing to do is create the page. All ship histories start with a page named after the ship itself. So, right click on the following link and select "Open Link in a New Window": [[Ship Histories]].

You'll now see your ship link in red. Click on it to go to the new page. Now you have a clean slate to work with! On this page, copy and paste the following:

In place of "Vessel Name," type your vessel's name ''without'' the "USS" part, but ''with'' any succeeding letters. For example: '''Enterprise''' OR '''Enterprise-A'''.

 

Then push the "Save page" button.

 

You'll now see a red link that says "Template:" and then your ship's name. Click on this, and copy/paste the following:

<nowiki>{{subst:ShipNav| Vessel=First Letter UpperCase Vessel Name| vessel=lowercase vessel name| roster=Roster Number| forum=Forum Number}}</nowiki>

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After "vessel=" change the text to the name of your vessel with the first letter lowercase. Also include the succeeding letter. For example: '''enterprise''' or '''enterprise-a'''.

* ''Note'': If your ship has a -A (or other letter), the link to your ship's website may not show up correctly. You will have to go back in and edit this later.

 

After "roster=" change the text to the number of your ship's roster on the UPDS. You can find this by going to the [http://www.starbase118.net/members/personnel/ personnel roster page]. Then hover your mouse pointer over your ship's name. You should see a link in your status bar that has a number at the very end. That's your ship's roster number.  

 

After "forum=" change the text to your ship's forum ID on the boards. You can find this by going to the [http://www.starbase118.net/forums/index.php?showforum=216 StarBase 118 Ships] category on the boards. Find your ship's name and hover your mouse pointer over the name. You should see a link in your status bar that has a number at the very end. That's your ship's forum ID number.

 

Now click the "Save page" button.

 

You should see a perfectly good ship nav. If you want to change it in any way, feel free to do so now. Then click on your ship's name at the top of the nav to go back to your ship history.  

The best thing to do with this "front" page is to add some introductory text about your vessel, and then some text. To see a good example, go to [[USS Wallace]]'s page.

==Important Reminders==

You'll want to make sure you add the navigation panel to ALL pages that have to do with your ship. To do so, just do: '''<nowiki>{{ShipName}}</nowiki>''' and REPLACE the text with your ship's name. i.e.- '''<nowiki>{{Enterprise}}</nowiki>''' OR '''<nowiki>{{Enterprise-A}}</nowiki>'''.

 

You want to be sure to use categories to help organize your ship's area correctly. If you have any situation where there is more than one page in a group, create a sub-category. Here are some examples:

 

* Mission Archives: Create a category called "Enterprise Mission Archive" (substituting your own ship name, of course). To do this, create your first mission archive page. At the bottom of it, put: '''<nowiki>[[Category:Enterprise Mission Archive]]</nowiki>'''. After you save this first page, then click on the red category link which should be at the bottom of the page. Add to this category page something like "All mission summaries for the USS Enterprise." Then, add your ship's category name at the bottom, like so: '''<nowiki>[[Category:USS Enterprise]]</nowiki>''', or '''<nowiki>[[Category:USS Enterprise-A]]</nowiki>'''. This category now becomes a sub-category of your ship's main category.  

 

 

 

===Get your Crewmates Involved===

You don't have to do it all yourself! Ask them to add nuggets of information where they think it's relevant. The more collaborative you make your ship history, the richer it will be!