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Considering the wiki's only a few days old, there isn't much to discuss, however there are still a few things to keep in mind.
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==Infobox Reference==
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==General==
* The current custom "Infobox" panels are:
 
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There is currently one custom "notice" panel:
 
{{Obsolete}}
 
*[[Template:Obsolete]]
 
  
<span style="font-weight:normal;">Please consider if the current ones are a good fit for your article before creating another.</span>
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===User Accounts===
==Formatting Conventions==
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If you wish to Contribute to the wiki, you can create an account using the appropriate button. If however user registration is currently closed, this will not work and instead you will need to contact a wiki admin in order to make an account. This can be done on the [https://discord.gg/scXwfXt official discord] on which a steam account is usually required to enter, if a user goes idle prior to entering the discord proper they will be kicked, but if you can contact an admin and say you came from the wiki you can proceed without a steam account.
*When referring to a specific directory, put it within <nowiki><code></code</nowiki> tags. Example: <code>/materials/brick/</code>
 
*When creating a texture gallery, have the caption of each refer to the original VTF's, TGA's, etc.'s name in quotations. For example:
 
<!-- Shamelessly plagiarized from the OICW article-->
 
<gallery widths="300" orientation="none" spacing="small" bordersize="none" captionposition="below" hideaddbutton="true">
 
reciever.png|"reciever.vtf"
 
scope.png|"scope.vtf"
 
</gallery>
 
*The Leak is in reference to the [[The 2003 Leak]], and should be capitalized.
 
==Page Composition==
 
VCC Wiki doesn't play exactly by the rules of any format. Rather, it uses a mishmash of good-sounding ideas primarily from the Combine Overwiki and TCRF.
 
  
As a result, there is no strict format on constructing articles here. Even if you use one of the formats below, there is still plenty of wiggle room about how you work with them. The <i>best</i> method should be used, not necessarily the most <i>standardized</i> one.
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===Why Not Edit?===
==="Evolution of"===
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Notice a factual error somewhere? See a formatting issue that nobody seems to have noticed? Try your hand at editing it!
Evolution articles document the "evolution" of various valve-related things that make it to retail, using headings for individual versions. Screenshots and textures are included within each header, as they should be each their own time capsule, moving onward.
 
====<i>Header Structure</i> ====
 
There is no strict format, as "evolution of" articles should be approached on a case-by-case basis, based in what we have of it.[[Combine Soldier (Evolution)]] provides a good example of how these can be structured, though.<br />
 
====<i>Header Structure</i> ====
 
<nowiki>==Concepts==</nowiki><br />
 
<nowiki>===Early Suit Designs=== </nowiki><br />
 
<nowiki>===Early Color Schemes=== </nowiki><br />
 
<nowiki>==Version 1: Pre-2002==</nowiki><br />
 
<nowiki>===Screenshots===</nowiki><br />
 
<nowiki>==Version 2: E3_Hydra==</nowiki><br />
 
<nowiki>===Screenshots===</nowiki><br />
 
<nowiki>==Version 3: 2002==</nowiki><br />
 
<nowiki>===Screenshots===</nowiki><br />
 
<nowiki>===Textures===</nowiki><br />
 
<nowiki>==Version 4: Leak==</nowiki><br />
 
<nowiki>===Screenshots===</nowiki><br />
 
<nowiki>===Textures===</nowiki><br />
 
<nowiki>==Version 5: Early 2004==</nowiki><br />
 
<nowiki>===Screenshots===</nowiki><br />
 
<nowiki>===Textures===</nowiki><br />
 
<nowiki>==References==</nowiki><br />
 
===Cut Enemies===
 
These are intended to document cut enemies, and what condition (or lack of) they are in, alongside their oddities.
 
  
====<i>Header Structure</i> ====
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If you need help about the syntax used for wiki formatting, you can find the general reference for mediawiki-based wikis [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents here].
<nowiki>==Overview==</nowiki><br />
 
<nowiki>==Condition== </nowiki><br />
 
<nowiki>Miscellaneous aspects (see below)</nowiki><br />
 
<nowiki>==Gallery==</nowiki><br />
 
<nowiki>===Screenshots=== (if applicable)</nowiki><br />
 
<nowiki>===Textures=== (if applicable)</nowiki><br />
 
  
===Weapons===
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Even if you don't do the job correctly, all that will happen is that someone will come over and fix it, telling you how to do it correctly the next time.
These are intended to document cut weapons, and how they (would have) functioned.
 
  
====<i>Header Structure</i> ====
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Don't be afraid to edit. It is easier to fix, than to have to build the whole thing. If you are unsure about editing an "official" page you can make a note of what you would change in the "Article-ToDo" section at the top of the page.
<nowiki>==Overview==</nowiki><br />
 
<nowiki>==Tactics== </nowiki><br />
 
<nowiki>==Gallery==</nowiki><br />
 
<nowiki>Miscellaneous aspects (see below)</nowiki><br />
 
  
<nowiki>===Screenshots=== (if applicable)</nowiki><br />
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If you're looking for help or feedback, head on over to our official discord and '''@ai_relationship_wiki'''! This way you can talk in real time rather than waiting on the talk page.
<nowiki>===Textures=== (if applicable)</nowiki>
 
==="Miscellaneous Aspects"===
 
What does Miscellaneous Aspects represent?
 
Essentially, this is a trivia section, where instead of bullet points, individual notable bits get their own heading.<br />
 
For example, on the [[MP5K (SMG1)]] page, it would refer to the
 
*<b>Viewmodel Picture Release</b>
 
*<b>Prior Revisions</b>
 
On the [[Heavy_Machine_Gun_(HMG1)]] page, it would refer to
 
* <b>Early Viewmodel</b>
 
It's based on TCRF's approach to headings, of which a good example can be seen [https://tcrf.net/Team_Fortress_2 here].
 
  
==Wikia Tricks==
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===Page Philosophy===
<span style="font-weight:normal;">Two tips for removing the unnecesary stuff wikia likes adding:</span>
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Let's face it - we're not going to have a universal set of standards for everything, considering our weird and varied subject matter.
*For galleries: Include "hideaddbutton=true" to remove the add buttons
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*For headers: Include "<nowiki>__NOEDITSECTION__</nowiki>" anywhere in the article to remove the header "edit" buttons
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When doing something new, don't approach it with a bunch of pre-thought-out header structures in mind. Think to yourself, what would work best? Often, that's the way that gets the best results.
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as noted earlier, anything you would like to add to a page but aren't sure about its structure, go ahead and add it to the article ToDo and that way it can be figured out before putting it on the actual article. We have jerry rigged our talk pages to act as [[Wiki_Todo| todo pages]] since we primarily use discord for discussion.
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==Subpages==
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===Starter guides===
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If you are new, look over these. If not, no need.
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*[[Editor's_information/Getting_Started|Getting Started]]
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**A starter guide to becoming an editor, explaining creating pages, formatting text, and adding images.
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===Should Reads===
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It's helpful to look over these pages before editing:
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*[[Editor's_information/Neutral_Point_of_View|Neutral Point of View]]
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**A quick overview of Neutral Point of View, and how to use it.
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*[[Editor's_information/Formatting_Conventions|Formatting Conventions]]
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**A (relatively short) list of formatting conventions. Getting familiar now will save you time later.
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*[[Editor's_information/Useful_Stuff|Useful Stuff]]
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**An index of files and programs that are extremely useful to have when editing on this wiki.
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*[[Editor's_information/Template_Guide|Template Guide]]
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**A guide on how to use templates, and a list of the templates VCC Wiki makes usage of.
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===Can Reads===
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They aren't necessary, but are useful in their own situations.
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*[[Editor's_information/Categorization_Guide|Categorization Guide]]
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**A list of actively-used tags, and when they should be used.
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*[[Editor's_information/Map_Documentation_Guide|Map Documentation Guide]]
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**A composite guide for map documentation articles.
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*[[Editor%27s_information/Page_Structures|Page Structures]]
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**Various "templates" for page structures.
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[[Category:Editor Documents]]
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==Misc==
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*[[Importing Images]]
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**A guide to re-importing pages to the VCC Wiki.

Revision as of 02:05, 19 December 2020


General

User Accounts

If you wish to Contribute to the wiki, you can create an account using the appropriate button. If however user registration is currently closed, this will not work and instead you will need to contact a wiki admin in order to make an account. This can be done on the official discord on which a steam account is usually required to enter, if a user goes idle prior to entering the discord proper they will be kicked, but if you can contact an admin and say you came from the wiki you can proceed without a steam account.

Why Not Edit?

Notice a factual error somewhere? See a formatting issue that nobody seems to have noticed? Try your hand at editing it!

If you need help about the syntax used for wiki formatting, you can find the general reference for mediawiki-based wikis here.

Even if you don't do the job correctly, all that will happen is that someone will come over and fix it, telling you how to do it correctly the next time.

Don't be afraid to edit. It is easier to fix, than to have to build the whole thing. If you are unsure about editing an "official" page you can make a note of what you would change in the "Article-ToDo" section at the top of the page.

If you're looking for help or feedback, head on over to our official discord and @ai_relationship_wiki! This way you can talk in real time rather than waiting on the talk page.

Page Philosophy

Let's face it - we're not going to have a universal set of standards for everything, considering our weird and varied subject matter.

When doing something new, don't approach it with a bunch of pre-thought-out header structures in mind. Think to yourself, what would work best? Often, that's the way that gets the best results.

as noted earlier, anything you would like to add to a page but aren't sure about its structure, go ahead and add it to the article ToDo and that way it can be figured out before putting it on the actual article. We have jerry rigged our talk pages to act as todo pages since we primarily use discord for discussion.

Subpages

Starter guides

If you are new, look over these. If not, no need.

  • Getting Started
    • A starter guide to becoming an editor, explaining creating pages, formatting text, and adding images.

Should Reads

It's helpful to look over these pages before editing:

  • Neutral Point of View
    • A quick overview of Neutral Point of View, and how to use it.
  • Formatting Conventions
    • A (relatively short) list of formatting conventions. Getting familiar now will save you time later.
  • Useful Stuff
    • An index of files and programs that are extremely useful to have when editing on this wiki.
  • Template Guide
    • A guide on how to use templates, and a list of the templates VCC Wiki makes usage of.

Can Reads

They aren't necessary, but are useful in their own situations.

Misc