Wiki-Fu Members Unite!

Discussion in 'Dev Blogs' started by Kylegar, Feb 12, 2010.

  1. Kylegar

    Kylegar Specstax Rule

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    I am need of assistance.

    I'm moving some stuff from the front page to a more permanent (and editable) home on the wiki for a site upgrade. However, since it's going to be linked from the front page, It needs to look good, and I'm terrible at that part.

    So, I need these pages to be nice and accessible, then I will lock them from being edited:

    http://wiki.empiresmod.com/index.php?title=Download
    http://wiki.empiresmod.com/index.php?title=Download_client
    http://wiki.empiresmod.com/index.php?title=Download_server

    These just needs to be nice and templated, I'll work on getting current info later
    http://wiki.empiresmod.com/index.php?title=Developer_Team
    http://wiki.empiresmod.com/index.php?title=Join_Us


    Again, I'll lock the pages after they look good. Also, don't worry about the content of the last two, I'll work on getting them up, but, if someone wants to make a DevTeamMember template and PositionOpen template, that'd make my job of adding content far easier.

    Thanks!
     
  2. Theowningone

    Theowningone Noone likes me :'(

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    I'll help in like 30 minutes. The wiki doesn't get used enough.
     
  3. blizzerd

    blizzerd Member

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    i use the wiki on a weekly basis, i have written some texts that i plan to add to the wiki (concerning scripts) but have not yet done because my english shucks and i want some form of it presentable before adding
     
  4. Kylegar

    Kylegar Specstax Rule

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    If you want to make download and install instructions in your native language, Feel free. I'm sure quite a few people would appreciate it.
     
  5. Theowningone

    Theowningone Noone likes me :'(

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    3\/3|\| 1|\| 1337?
     
  6. DrummerX

    DrummerX Empires Tyrant

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    <facepalm>

    why don't you just use some CSS template and make it look nice? You can use blogs and such with it....
     
  7. ScardyBob

    ScardyBob Member

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    Just put it up now and others can edit it later.
     
  8. Kane

    Kane Member

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    You are doing it wrong... a Wiki is not a CMS, nor is a Wordpress a CMS...
     
  9. Jessiah

    Jessiah Member

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    I still think the new site should be Movable Type powered and not Wordpress powered. Hell, with MT you could easily port the current theme to the system.
     
  10. Kane

    Kane Member

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    Meh, let them do, their concern.
     
  11. ViroMan

    ViroMan Black Hole (*sniff*) Bully

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    Here are the links that I have done a little work on

    http://wiki.empiresmod.com/index.php?title=Download_client
    http://wiki.empiresmod.com/index.php?title=Download_server
    http://wiki.empiresmod.com/index.php?title=Join_Us
    http://wiki.empiresmod.com/index.php?title=Developer_Team

    http://wiki.empiresmod.com/index.php?title=Download
    Really, what can you do to make that page better? not much.

    I have made them look more pleasing but, im sure there is more to be done. Nice surprise in one of the links. :)

    Stupid spell checker changed the word "linkks" that I typed into licks. BAH!
     
    Last edited: Feb 15, 2010
  12. Jessiah

    Jessiah Member

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    I updated your download page to be more noob friendly ;) And replaced your horrible |- crap with numbered lists.
     
  13. ViroMan

    ViroMan Black Hole (*sniff*) Bully

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    lol ya... I forgot how to do that, besides I said there was more to be done with em. :P did you notice my surprise?
     
  14. ScardyBob

    ScardyBob Member

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    There needs to be a sitemap. There are probably half a dozen pages that I have no idea how to get to other than finding the link in the original forum post.
     
  15. ViroMan

    ViroMan Black Hole (*sniff*) Bully

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    true dat
     
  16. Beerdude26

    Beerdude26 OnThink(){ IsDownYet(); }

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    Just start adding glossary tags to all the pages, I did it for many map pages
     
  17. ScardyBob

    ScardyBob Member

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    But how do you get to the glossary then? There doesn't seem to be an easy way from the wiki main page (as least not as far as I can tell). Maybe I'm missing something obvious?
     
  18. ViroMan

    ViroMan Black Hole (*sniff*) Bully

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    We ADD the glossary page to the main page or the side bar? eh?
     
  19. ViroMan

    ViroMan Black Hole (*sniff*) Bully

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    Query:
    What is the storage limit to the empires wiki?

    Addendum:
    Can we place the mods to empires IN the wiki's storage?

    Statement:
    I would like to place them in there so that we don't loose the files in the eventuality that we loose the unreliable meat sack that created them or its original link like a mappers original files.
     
  20. Jessiah

    Jessiah Member

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    For the archiving, send me file links (something I can right click and save as) and I can download them directly to my server and start building an archive.

    I will NOT download anything to my computer for the purpose of uploading it. Raw file links only!
     
    Last edited: Feb 23, 2010

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