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=Add your knowledge=
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[[Category:Help]]
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==Introduction==
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This is the Diablo Wiki, which is a community depository for ''Diablo and Diablo II'' information of every kind. Any Diablo fan is free to help by expanding sections, just adding numbers, or fixing other editors' typos. As the name might tell you, Diablo Wiki is a ''wiki'', an open source document that anyone can edit or add to. "All of us are smarter than any of us," goes the theory. Wikis are designed to be easy to edit; they are primarily text-based, and you do not need to know HTML, PHP, CSS or any other programming language to edit wiki pages.
  
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We encourage you to take part and utilise the site by adding new sections and editing existing sections to help keep the vast amounts of information already on the site up to date for the community. It's very simple to do, simply whack the edit icon at the top of every page screen. Don't be afraid to make changes if you have the info, there's a handy preview button before you commit :)
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==How to Help==
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In order to help, you just need to press "Edit" on the article or section that you feel you can contribute on. In most cases, it is just a matter of adding text, or changing a letter or number, so no more skill is required. If you want to add pages, or make more substantial additions to the wiki, it is good to have a basic understanding on the very simplistic edit markup used in wikis.<br>
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===What you can help with===
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* The [[{{WikiTitle}}:Community Portal|Community Portal]] holds a brief summary of current initiatives, which you can check out.
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* You can help to build on [[:Category:Stubs|stubs]] that other editors have added.
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* Wanted content means pages that are linked to, but they don't yet exist. They need to be filled with content or at least made into <nowiki>{{Stubs}}</nowiki>:
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** [[Special:Wantedpages|Wanted pages]]
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** [[Special:Wantedcategories|Wanted categories]]
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* If you have a bit further experience in wikis, you can add categories to uncategorised:
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** [[Special:Uncategorizedpages|Pages]]
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** [[Special:Uncategorizedcategories|Categories]]
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** [[Special:Uncategorizedimages|Images]]
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** [[Special:Uncategorizedtemplates|Templates]]
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* If there are completely useless content, you can add the delete tag <nowiki>{{Delete}}</nowiki> on them:
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** [[Special:Unusedimages|Images]]
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** [[Special:Unusedcategories|Categories]]
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** [[Special:Unusedtemplates|Templates]]
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* And if you come across any [[Special:BrokenRedirects|broken redirects]] you could be kind enough to fix or tag for deletion.
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If you're less of an ''{{NameTitle}}'' expert, or aren't comfortable writing original material, you can help improve existing pages. Almost every page on this wiki could be improved by adding links to other related pages, illustrating the information by inserting thumbnails or links to full screenshots, and improving the navigation (by adding links or categorization) to help people find the pages they seek.
  
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If you're not sure where to start, you could try looking in the various categories devoted to [[Help:Maintenance|wiki maintenance]].
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If you have experience with wikis you can help fix up errors or formatting problems, or work with people who know ''Hellgate: London'' or writing, but aren't wiki experts.
  
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=Credit Where Credits Due=
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If you don't want to get that involved you can make smaller changes; fix typos, join the "talk" on a page to suggest additions or corrections or different interpretations.
  
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Before you embark upon editing or adding pages make sure you login with an account so you get credited for your efforts.
 
  
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=Quality over Quantity=
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==How to Edit==
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Editing in wikis is made to be as easy as possible. It does not require other programming or web editing skills. It does require you to be registered, though, and you can do that easily by registering <!-- break point --> [{{GameAddress}}/forums/register.php here]. <!-- [[Special:Userlogin|here]] -->
  
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WorldofWar.Net has always prided itself on the high standard of site content and so we encourage everyone to check their updates for simple things like spelling and grammar. Also make sure you double check your info before commiting. Accurate BC information is the key!
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* [[Help:Markup]] - List of the most commonly used formatting in a Wiki.
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* [[{{WikiTitle}}:Sandbox|Wiki Sandbox]] - Use this page to try out the markup without doing unnecessary changes to other articles.
  
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=Templates=
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===Support===
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If you have problems that the help sections (or the external help section below) can't help, you can make questions on the [[{{WikiTitle}} talk:Community Portal|Community Portal talk page]]. Just edit, and write your question at the bottom. End your request with <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>, so that the wiki will stamp the comment with your name, today's date and time.
  
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[[:Category:Templates| Click here]] to learn about templates, how to create them, or view existing templates available to use.
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You can also check out [[Help:Support]]  
  
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=Wiki Code=
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===External Help===
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Wikipedia, and associated pages have a lot of additional help pages, if you want to go in deeper into the wiki editing business. Some of it might not be 100% compatible with this wiki, but next to everything will be.
  
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Wiki's use their own syntax for creating text formatting. Below is a list of common syntax you can use to format your pages. A more extensive guide to wiki editing can be found [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing on Wikimedia's site].
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet Cheatsheet] on editing.
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents/Editing_Wikipedia Wikipedia Edit Contents]
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* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:FAQ Wiki FAQ] - Warning, most of it is quite complex!
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* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Image Adding Images]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Extended_image_syntax Extended Image Syntax]
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* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Template Making Templates]
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* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Table Making Tables]
  
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==Text Formatting==
 
  
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==How do wikis work?==
  
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A wiki is an open source document that anyone can edit or add to. "All of us are smarter than any of us," goes the theory.  Wikis are designed to be easy to edit; they are primarily text-based, and you do not need to know HTML or PHP or CSS or any other programming language to edit wiki pages. Wikipedia.org hosts numerous excellent how-to pages; read through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents/Editing_Wikipedia their help section] if you want a full overview.
  
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Heading 3 <nowiki>===Your heading===</nowiki>
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For more practical purposes, you can jump right in and edit text on this wiki without knowing anything more than how to click the "edit" button. Wiki commands are easy to self-teach; just look at existing pages and see how links, headers, images, and more are inserted, and copy the simple syntax. A handy list of [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Wikitext_examples basic wiki codes can be seen here], and learning [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorization_FAQ this information about Categorization] is very useful if you want pages you create on this wiki to be found by others. (In a nutshell: wiki tables of contents are auto-generated, and you need to add the appropriate category code to a page to make it show up in the appropriate table of contents.)
  
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'''Bold Text''' <nowiki>'''Your Text'''</nowiki> (3 apostrophes)
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==How can you help?==
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If you know about ''Hellgate: London'', you can fill in some pages that aren't yet online, or flesh out existing pages. A wiki is a living document, and with the game constantly evolving, there are always changes/updates/corrections to be made to existing pages, as well as new pages that need to be created.
  
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''Italic Text'' <nowiki>''Your Text''</nowiki> (2 apostrophes)
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If you're less of an ''Hellgate: London'' expert, or aren't comfortable writing original material, you can help improve existing pages. Almost every page on this wiki could be improved by adding links to other related pages, illustrating the information by inserting thumbnails or links to full screenshots, and improving the navigation (by adding links or categorization) to help people find the pages they seek.
  
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==Creating Links==
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If you have experience with wikis you can help fix up errors or formatting problems, or work with people who know ''Hellgate: London'' or writing, but aren't wiki experts.
  
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Creating links are very simple and there are two methods, an external site link and an internal site link for content already inside the GuildWars Wiki.
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If you don't want to get that involved you can make smaller changes; fix typos, join the "talk" on a page to suggest additions or corrections or different interpretations.
  
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===Internal Links===
 
  
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Internal site link use two brackets <nowiki>[[ ]]</nowiki> on either side of the title, with an optional title (if specified, separate with a | character). <nowiki>[[Topic|Link Title]]</nowiki>
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Redirects
  
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===External Link===
 
  
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External links show like this: [http://yourlink.com|Your Link Title]
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This is the HellgateWiki, which is a community depository for ''Hellgate: London'' information of every kind. Any Hellgate fan is free to help by expanding sections, just adding numbers, or fixing other editors' typos. As the name might tell you, HellgateWiki is a ''wiki'', an open source document that anyone can edit or add to. "All of us are smarter than any of us," goes the theory. Wikis are designed to be easy to edit; they are primarily text-based, and you do not need to know HTML, PHP, CSS or any other programming language to edit wiki pages.
  
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External links can be made with one bracket on either side of the link, like [1] (http://www.worldofwar.net).
 
  
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Text for the link can be given by using a space between the link and the text. Guild Wars Loadedinc website (http://www.gwonline.net) is done with <nowiki>[http://www.worldofwar.net WorldofWar.Net website]</nowiki> which turns into [http://www.worldofwar.net WorldofWar.Net website]. When possible, provide text for the link, as not doing so produces the "[1]" style links which aren't very helpful.
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The site is supported by the Unofficial Hellgate London site on [http://hellgate.incgamers.com Hellgate IncGamers]. We encourage the community to share their knowledge with others to build HellgateWiki.com into the best resource for Hellgate there is.
  
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The link can also just be typed without using brackets at all for a "bare link", such as http://www.worldofwar.net. This is acceptable for simple links (like short domains) that can be easily recognized.
 
  
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Diablo Wiki is a comprehensive information resource for the Diablo community. The site is supported by the Unofficial Diablo II site on [http://www.diabloii.net Diabloii.Net]. We encourage the community to share their knowledge with others to build the Diablo Wiki into the best resource for Diablo there is.
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Wiki format is pretty clever and can automatically create content boxes like you see at the top of the page. A content box is automatically created when you have a head which is done with (type =Your heading=) and also create subheadings using (type ==Your heading==). It's that simple!
 
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Revision as of 22:52, 27 January 2008

Introduction

This is the Diablo Wiki, which is a community depository for Diablo and Diablo II information of every kind. Any Diablo fan is free to help by expanding sections, just adding numbers, or fixing other editors' typos. As the name might tell you, Diablo Wiki is a wiki, an open source document that anyone can edit or add to. "All of us are smarter than any of us," goes the theory. Wikis are designed to be easy to edit; they are primarily text-based, and you do not need to know HTML, PHP, CSS or any other programming language to edit wiki pages.

How to Help

In order to help, you just need to press "Edit" on the article or section that you feel you can contribute on. In most cases, it is just a matter of adding text, or changing a letter or number, so no more skill is required. If you want to add pages, or make more substantial additions to the wiki, it is good to have a basic understanding on the very simplistic edit markup used in wikis.

What you can help with

  • The Community Portal holds a brief summary of current initiatives, which you can check out.
  • You can help to build on stubs that other editors have added.
  • Wanted content means pages that are linked to, but they don't yet exist. They need to be filled with content or at least made into {{Stubs}}:
  • If you have a bit further experience in wikis, you can add categories to uncategorised:
  • If there are completely useless content, you can add the delete tag {{Delete}} on them:
  • And if you come across any broken redirects you could be kind enough to fix or tag for deletion.

If you're less of an Template:NameTitle expert, or aren't comfortable writing original material, you can help improve existing pages. Almost every page on this wiki could be improved by adding links to other related pages, illustrating the information by inserting thumbnails or links to full screenshots, and improving the navigation (by adding links or categorization) to help people find the pages they seek.

If you have experience with wikis you can help fix up errors or formatting problems, or work with people who know Hellgate: London or writing, but aren't wiki experts.

If you don't want to get that involved you can make smaller changes; fix typos, join the "talk" on a page to suggest additions or corrections or different interpretations.


How to Edit

Editing in wikis is made to be as easy as possible. It does not require other programming or web editing skills. It does require you to be registered, though, and you can do that easily by registering [[[:Template:GameAddress]]/forums/register.php here].

  • Help:Markup - List of the most commonly used formatting in a Wiki.
  • Wiki Sandbox - Use this page to try out the markup without doing unnecessary changes to other articles.

Support

If you have problems that the help sections (or the external help section below) can't help, you can make questions on the Community Portal talk page. Just edit, and write your question at the bottom. End your request with --~~~~, so that the wiki will stamp the comment with your name, today's date and time.

You can also check out Help:Support

External Help

Wikipedia, and associated pages have a lot of additional help pages, if you want to go in deeper into the wiki editing business. Some of it might not be 100% compatible with this wiki, but next to everything will be.


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