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PWpedia>Sangodoc: /* Talk Pages */ Frankieraye -> v4liance

2013-10-06T09:29:01Z

Talk Pages: Frankieraye -> v4liance

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	New comments should be placed ''below'' older comments, so that they can be read in the order they were written.		New comments should be placed ''below'' older comments, so that they can be read in the order they were written.

	'''Comments to other users should be made on their user talk page, NOT on their user page.''' You are not allowed to edit another user's user page, with the exception of removing spam, copyrighted materials, or anything else that violates the PWE Terms of Service (when in doubt, alert [[User_talk:Sangodoc\|Sangodoc]] here or ~~Frankieraye~~ on the forums to the potential problem). This means that comments to another user should be made on their user talk page instead.		'''Comments to other users should be made on their user talk page, NOT on their user page.''' You are not allowed to edit another user's user page, with the exception of removing spam, copyrighted materials, or anything else that violates the PWE Terms of Service (when in doubt, alert [[User_talk:Sangodoc\|Sangodoc]] here or v4liance on the forums to the potential problem). This means that comments to another user should be made on their user talk page instead.
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PWpedia>Sangodoc: /* Specific Word Notes */ XP

2013-09-25T08:04:25Z

Specific Word Notes: XP

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	Abbreviations (such as "AoE" or "DOT") should be written as listed on the [[Abbreviations and Terms]] page (use the first example if more than one way of writing it is listed there).		Abbreviations (such as "AoE" or "DOT") should be written as listed on the [[Abbreviations and Terms]] page (use the first example if more than one way of writing it is listed there).

	"EXP" instead of "Exp" or "exp".		"EXP" instead of "XP", "Exp", or "exp".

	"Level" instead of "lvl" or "lv".		"Level" instead of "lvl" or "lv".

PWpedia>Sangodoc: /* Talk Pages */ Adding sections

2013-09-25T08:03:27Z

Talk Pages: Adding sections

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	'''DO NOT edit other people's comments.''' Even if you're just fixing their spelling or such, you should not edit other people's words.		'''DO NOT edit other people's comments.''' Even if you're just fixing their spelling or such, you should not edit other people's words.

	'''Use proper indenting when replying on talk pages.''' To do this, just add a colon (:) to the beginning of the text for each level of indentation. For example:		'''When adding a new topic to a talk page, use the "+" link at the top of the page.''' This will create a new section at the bottom of the page with a section title you choose. This will also cause your topic to be listed on a table of contents if there are enough topics on the talk page. Please use a brief but descriptive section title. Sections should be listed oldest to newest like this so that it is easy to read the sections in the order they were written.

			'''Use proper placement and indenting when replying on talk pages.''' To do this, just add a colon (:) to the beginning of the text for each level of indentation. For example:

	Question. -- by Xyz		Question. -- by Xyz
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	::Further comment on answer #1. -- by Nop		::Further comment on answer #1. -- by Nop
	:Answer #2. -- by Def		:Answer #2. -- by Def

			New comments should be placed ''below'' older comments, so that they can be read in the order they were written.

	'''Comments to other users should be made on their user talk page, NOT on their user page.''' You are not allowed to edit another user's user page, with the exception of removing spam, copyrighted materials, or anything else that violates the PWE Terms of Service (when in doubt, alert [[User_talk:Sangodoc\|Sangodoc]] here or Frankieraye on the forums to the potential problem). This means that comments to another user should be made on their user talk page instead.		'''Comments to other users should be made on their user talk page, NOT on their user page.''' You are not allowed to edit another user's user page, with the exception of removing spam, copyrighted materials, or anything else that violates the PWE Terms of Service (when in doubt, alert [[User_talk:Sangodoc\|Sangodoc]] here or Frankieraye on the forums to the potential problem). This means that comments to another user should be made on their user talk page instead.

PWpedia>Sangodoc: Undo revision 163692 by V4liance (talk) (undo vandalism)

2012-11-14T23:58:47Z

Undo revision 163692 by V4liance (talk) (undo vandalism)

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	:Answer #2. -- by Def		:Answer #2. -- by Def

	'''Comments to other users should be made on their user talk page, NOT on their user page.''' You are not allowed to edit another user's user page, with the exception of removing spam, copyrighted materials, or anything else that violates the PWE Terms of Service (when in doubt, alert [[User_talk:Sangodoc\|Sangodoc]] here or ~~V4liance~~ on the forums to the potential problem). This means that comments to another user should be made on their user talk page instead.		'''Comments to other users should be made on their user talk page, NOT on their user page.''' You are not allowed to edit another user's user page, with the exception of removing spam, copyrighted materials, or anything else that violates the PWE Terms of Service (when in doubt, alert [[User_talk:Sangodoc\|Sangodoc]] here or Frankieraye on the forums to the potential problem). This means that comments to another user should be made on their user talk page instead.
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PWpedia>V4liance: /* Talk Pages */

2012-11-14T21:47:35Z

Talk Pages

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	:Answer #2. -- by Def		:Answer #2. -- by Def

	'''Comments to other users should be made on their user talk page, NOT on their user page.''' You are not allowed to edit another user's user page, with the exception of removing spam, copyrighted materials, or anything else that violates the PWE Terms of Service (when in doubt, alert [[User_talk:Sangodoc\|Sangodoc]] here or ~~Frankieraye~~ on the forums to the potential problem). This means that comments to another user should be made on their user talk page instead.		'''Comments to other users should be made on their user talk page, NOT on their user page.''' You are not allowed to edit another user's user page, with the exception of removing spam, copyrighted materials, or anything else that violates the PWE Terms of Service (when in doubt, alert [[User_talk:Sangodoc\|Sangodoc]] here or V4liance on the forums to the potential problem). This means that comments to another user should be made on their user talk page instead.
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PWpedia>Sangodoc: /* Wiki and HTML Markup */ Noted DefTable template

2012-11-03T17:58:57Z

Wiki and HTML Markup: Noted DefTable template

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	==Wiki and HTML Markup==		==Wiki and HTML Markup==

			'''When creating tables please use the <nowiki>{{DefTable}}</nowiki> template as the table header when possible.''' The DefTable template automatically sets up all of this wiki's default table style parameters, so that your table can be automatically updated should the wiki's color style is updated. See [[Template:DefTable]] for details.

	'''Please use wiki markup when possible instead of HTML markup.''' So, for example, please use the wiki bold ('''<nowiki>'''</nowiki>''') instead of the HTML bold tag ('''<b>''').		'''Please use wiki markup when possible instead of HTML markup.''' So, for example, please use the wiki bold ('''<nowiki>'''</nowiki>''') instead of the HTML bold tag ('''<b>''').

PWpedia>Sangodoc: /* Wiki and HTML Markup */ Don't use unnecessary lLinebreaks

2012-05-16T02:18:42Z

Wiki and HTML Markup: Don't use unnecessary lLinebreaks

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	'''Please avoid using colored fonts unless it helps clarity.''' Coloring words in the middle of your text for no good reason makes for distracting reading. Please try to use bold and/or italics instead. For a good example of a page that makes use of colored fonts see the [[Cube of Fate]] article.		'''Please avoid using colored fonts unless it helps clarity.''' Coloring words in the middle of your text for no good reason makes for distracting reading. Please try to use bold and/or italics instead. For a good example of a page that makes use of colored fonts see the [[Cube of Fate]] article.

	'''Use the <br> tag to force linebreaks.''' In the editor, separate lines with no whitespace between them will get turned into a single paragraph when viewed normally. Use the <br> tag to force a linebreak. A double <br> can be used at the end of a section to improve spacing between sections.		'''Use the <br> tag to force linebreaks.''' In the editor, separate lines with no whitespace between them will get turned into a single paragraph when viewed normally. Use the <br> tag to force a linebreak. A double <br> can be used at the end of a section to improve spacing between sections. Also, '''please avoid using linebreaks when they are unnecessary''', such as when you have whitespace between paragraphs, they just add bloat to the article.

	'''Avoid using underscored text.''' Underscored text may be confused with a link, so it should be avoided. Bold is preferred instead.		'''Avoid using underscored text.''' Underscored text may be confused with a link, so it should be avoided. Bold is preferred instead.

PWpedia>Sangodoc: /* Nit-Picky Details */ Clarifications

2012-02-22T05:32:21Z

Nit-Picky Details: Clarifications

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	'''Ending punctuation should appear outside of parentheses, unless the whole sentence is in parentheses.''' For example, "You should do X here (because it will prevent Y from happening)."		'''Ending punctuation should appear outside of parentheses, unless the whole sentence is in parentheses.''' For example, "You should do X here (because it will prevent Y from happening)."

	'''Use standard characters from the keyboard.''' ~~For example~~ (shown in a different font below for clarity):		'''Use standard characters from the keyboard.''' Besides giving the wiki more consistency, this also prevents broken posts when copy-and-pasting to the forums. Some examples (shown in a different font below for clarity):
	Use ' instead of ’, " instead of “ or ”, ... instead of …, etc.		Use ' instead of ’, " instead of “ or ”, ... instead of …, etc.

	'''Do not use "&" instead of "and".''' There's really no point to that; it just looks lazy.		'''Do not use "&" instead of "and".''' There's really no point to that; it just looks lazy. Its use is especially bad in article titles, where it will cause the article's name to appear with "&amp;" in it in some cases.

PWpedia>Sangodoc: Added "Article Subject Matter" section

2011-11-04T02:15:47Z

Added "Article Subject Matter" section

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 When working on or creating articles for this wiki, please follow this style guide.  This will help provide a standard for all articles, to help increase their quality and avoid confusion for the users of this wiki.
 ==Basics==
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 '''Use the American English spelling for words.'''  This means you should write "armor" instead of "armour", "color" instead of "colour", "defense" instead of "defence", etc., since that is how it will be spelled in the game.
 '''Names of classes, "demon", and "sage" should be written in lower-case except when necessary.'''  So if you're writing about, for example, venomancers, do not capitalize the name of that class except at the beginning of a sentence.

PWpedia>Sangodoc: Noted date conventions and symbols

2011-10-02T22:51:52Z

Noted date conventions and symbols

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	'''Please check your spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar for errors.''' This should be basic common sense, since poor writing can make what you write look like crap, however many people still put "your" (belonging to you) when they mean "you're" (you are) and other such errors throughout their articles.		'''Please check your spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar for errors.''' This should be basic common sense, since poor writing can make what you write look like crap, however many people still put "your" (belonging to you) when they mean "you're" (you are) and other such errors throughout their articles.

	'''Use the American English spelling for words.''' This means you should write "armor" instead of "armour", "color" instead of "colour", etc., since that is how it will be spelled in the game.		'''Use the American English spelling for words.''' This means you should write "armor" instead of "armour", "color" instead of "colour", "defense" instead of "defence", etc., since that is how it will be spelled in the game.

	'''Do NOT create articles to ask questions.''' Questions about the game should be asked in [http://pwi-forum.perfectworld.com/ the forums], not the wiki. Questions about the articles should be asked on the article's discussion page. Questions about the wiki can either be asked on the [[PWpedia:Community portal\|community portal]] page or [[User_talk:Sangodoc\|Sangodoc's user page]] (wiki moderator).		'''Do NOT create articles to ask questions.''' Questions about the game should be asked in [http://pwi-forum.perfectworld.com/ the forums], not the wiki. Questions about the articles should be asked on the article's discussion page. Questions about the wiki can either be asked on the [[PWpedia:Community portal\|community portal]] page or [[User_talk:Sangodoc\|Sangodoc's user page]] (wiki moderator).
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	'''Avoid calling new additions to the game "new".''' Additions to the game will only be new for a little while, so it is better to write something like "added on 5/17/'11 (patch 522)", which will always be true, instead of "new".		'''Avoid calling new additions to the game "new".''' Additions to the game will only be new for a little while, so it is better to write something like "added on 5/17/'11 (patch 522)", which will always be true, instead of "new".

			'''Use the M/D/Y convention for dates.''' For consistency, all dates should be in the Month/Day/Year format, and it is acceptable to abbreviate the year (so, "2012" can be shown as "'12").

	'''Similarly, try to avoid referring to "current" sales or market prices.''' Sales come and go, market prices not only fluctuate, but vary from server to server, the economy goes through steady inflation, and so on. Thus, comments referring to prices of things that are not "fixed" prices (i.e. items sold by NPCs at a price that never changes and the like) should be avoided. Instead, recommend that they check the Auction House and/or catshop prices if they need to find out the going prices of items.		'''Similarly, try to avoid referring to "current" sales or market prices.''' Sales come and go, market prices not only fluctuate, but vary from server to server, the economy goes through steady inflation, and so on. Thus, comments referring to prices of things that are not "fixed" prices (i.e. items sold by NPCs at a price that never changes and the like) should be avoided. Instead, recommend that they check the Auction House and/or catshop prices if they need to find out the going prices of items.
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	'''Avoid using underscored text.''' Underscored text may be confused with a link, so it should be avoided. Bold is preferred instead.		'''Avoid using underscored text.''' Underscored text may be confused with a link, so it should be avoided. Bold is preferred instead.

			'''Use the correct symbols for items with special characters in the name.''' So an item that starts with "★★" in its name should have those symbols there. For a list of special characters like those see the [[Symbols]] page.
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