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==Welcome==
We're happy you've shown interest in contributing to the wiki, we welcome all editors and assume good faith for all edits made, so there are very few protected pages. Don't be afraid to jump in and start correcting and adding to pages.


We're happy you've shown interest in contributing to the wiki. This is a quick guide to how you can help
This is a quick guide to how you can help and a few guidelines.
 
==Wiki Style==
 
===Third-Person===
Write in an impersonal style and don't use pronouns (i.e. no "I", "you", or "he/she"; use "the player" or "players" instead).
 
Guides and direct gameplay advice can be exceptions to this.
 
===Links===
The first reference of items, skills, or game concepts in each section of a page should become links. All further references in that section should ''not'' be links.
 
Normally one link under each level two headline is enough. There are however exceptions, such as when both in a list or table and then explained afterwards, or when specifically referring to a wiki page.
 
==Wikicode==
Wikicode is the strange syntax used by all Mediawiki wikis, including this one. If you don't know it and are prepared to learn, read the Wikipedia page [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Wiki_markup here]. If you don't want to spend your life learning this markup, then fret not, you can still help.


==What needs doing?==
==What needs doing?==


===New pages===
===New pages===
New content is constantly being added to SoH which needs tutorials and such. before you start to write a page, search for it and if you can't find it, start one yourself. If you wish to work on a page uninterrupted, make it in your personal [[Special:MyPage/Sandbox|sandbox]] area or anywhere in your own pages. If you don't know wikicode, you can create a unformatted page and ask someone else to format it for you.
New content is constantly being added to SoH which needs tutorials and such. before you start to write a page, search for it and if you can't find it, start one yourself. If you wish to work on a page uninterrupted, make it in your personal [[Special:MyPage/Sandbox|sandbox]] area or anywhere in your own pages. If you don't know wikicode, you can create a unformatted page and ask someone else to format it for you.


===Content revisions===
===Content revisions===
A list of pages which need revisions can be found [[:Category:In need of revision|here]]
Updates are frequent and we need people to update the information on the wiki. To do this simply edit the page with new information. If you don't know wikicode you can write the new, updated content on the discussion page without formatting.
===Links===
Links are used to make a navigate-able internal link to another wiki page.
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; border: 2px solid darkgrey" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" colspan="2" ||
|-
!Code:
| <nowiki>[[Main Page]]</nowiki>
| <nowiki>[[Main_Page|main page]]</nowiki>
| <nowiki>[[Main_Page|page]]s</nowiki>
|-
!Result:
| [[Main Page]]
| [[Main_Page|main page]]
| [[Main_Page|page]]s
|}
Note that links are case-sensitive, expect for the first letter. This means that making an all lower-case link to a wiki page with a non-single word name, will require the link to have a display text. Underscores (<code>_</code>) and spaces (<code> </code>) are interchangeable in a link, but using underscores is preferred in code-behind links.
Most wiki pages are written as singular, meaning that adding an "s" directly after of the link is a simple way to make a word plural. This also works with other endings, such as "ing" and similar.
===External Links===
External links are used to link to other websites.
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; border: 2px solid darkgrey" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" colspan="2" ||
|-
!Code:
| <nowiki>[http://hazeron.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page]</nowiki>
| <nowiki>[http://hazeron.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Hazeron Wiki]</nowiki>
|-
!Result:
| [http://hazeron.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page]
| [http://hazeron.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Hazeron Wiki]
|}


A list of pages which need revisions can be found [[:Category:Article_stubs|here]]
Recommend that external links should normally be avoided. Only some specific pages actually need them, and even so there is no way to ensure that the link isn't dangerous to users.


Updates are frequent and we need people to update the information on the wiki. To do this simply edit the page with new information. If you don't know wikicode you can write the new, updated content on the discussion page without formatting.
Linking to [http://hazeron.com/ Hazeron.com] is normally ok.


===Images===
===Images===
If you have relevant images then [[Special:Upload|upload]] them and add them to the page they're intended for.
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; border: 2px solid darkgrey" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" colspan="2" ||
|-
!Code:
||
<nowiki>[[File:imbox_notice.png]]</nowiki>
||
<nowiki>[[File:imbox_notice.png|thumb|none|Caption text.]]</nowiki>
|-
!Result:
||
[[File:imbox_notice.png]]
||
[[File:imbox_notice.png|thumb|none|Caption text.]]
|}


If you have relevant images then upload them and add them to the page they're intended for. It is appreciated if the pictures of items you add have a blank background and are in the .gif or .png format. The easiest way to add images of items is to find the picture in the [http://hazeron.com/manual.html game manual] or a [http://hazeron.com/EmpireStandings2014/pJQSVB.html character page].
When choosing a name for a new file, please try to see how similar images are named. With game icons it would also be nice to have images keep the original file name as supplied by [[Haxus]].
 
For a ''mostly'' complete list of all images already on the wiki, see the [[Special:UncategorizedFiles]] page.


===Marking for revision and deletion===
===Marking for revision and deletion===
If a page is '''out of date''' or doesn't have a reason for existing, add one of the following templates to the top of the page:


If a page is '''out of date''' or doesn't have a reason for existing, add one of the following tags to the top of the page:
<nowiki>{{Revision}}</nowiki>


  <nowiki>{{Stub}}</nowiki><br>
  <nowiki>{{Revision|Information out of date.}}</nowiki>
or<br>
or, if the page covers content that ''was'' in the game but was removed:
<nowiki>{{Cleanup}}</nowiki><br>
  <nowiki>{{RemovedFeature}}</nowiki>
or<br>
  <nowiki>{{delete}}</nowiki>


  <nowiki>{{delete|No longer exists.}}</nowiki>
  <nowiki>{{RemovedFeature|[Patch note link goes here]}}</nowiki>
or, if the page is completely useless and has no historical value, such as pages covering features that were never added:
<nowiki>{{Delete}}</nowiki>
 
<nowiki>{{Delete|Not useful.}}</nowiki>


See the template pages for more information about how to use them.
See the template pages for more information about how to use them.
* [[Template:Revision]]
* [[Template:RemovedFeature]]
* [[Template:Delete]]
* [[Template:Delete]]
* [[Template:Stub]]
* [[Template:Cleanup]]


==Talk Pages==
==Talk Pages==
When write on a page or user's '''talk page''' (for example [[Talk:Main_Page]]), there are a few things you need to know.
When writing on a user's or a page's '''talk page''' (for example [[Talk:Main_Page]]), there are a few things you need to know.


===Signature===
===Signature===
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==Useful pages==
==Useful pages==


'''Categories:''' [[Special:Categories|Used]], [[Special:UnusedCategories|unused]] and [[Special:WantedCategories|wanted]]
'''Categories:''' [[Special:Categories|All]], [[Special:Categories|used]], [[Special:UnusedCategories|unused]] and [[Special:WantedCategories|wanted]]


'''Templates:''' [[Special:MostLinkedTemplates|Used]], [[Special:UnusedTemplates|unused]] and [[Special:WantedTemplates|wanted]]
'''Templates:''' [[Special:MostLinkedTemplates|Used]], [[Special:UnusedTemplates|unused]] and [[Special:WantedTemplates|wanted]]
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'''All pages:''' [[Special:AllPages|All existing pages]] and [[Special:WantedPages|Wanted pages]]
'''All pages:''' [[Special:AllPages|All existing pages]] and [[Special:WantedPages|Wanted pages]]
==Spambot protection - Security question==
To create an account you will need to provide the answer of one of <s>two</s> questions. <s>One being about the game engine (byond) and the other about the chan board (tg). The answers to the questions are in brackets.</s>
You will need to provide the answer to the question every time you make an edit as an unregistered user. The question is just above the edit content field.


[[Category:Guides]]
[[Category:Guides]]

Latest revision as of 20:16, 12 March 2024

We're happy you've shown interest in contributing to the wiki, we welcome all editors and assume good faith for all edits made, so there are very few protected pages. Don't be afraid to jump in and start correcting and adding to pages.

This is a quick guide to how you can help and a few guidelines.

Wiki Style

Third-Person

Write in an impersonal style and don't use pronouns (i.e. no "I", "you", or "he/she"; use "the player" or "players" instead).

Guides and direct gameplay advice can be exceptions to this.

Links

The first reference of items, skills, or game concepts in each section of a page should become links. All further references in that section should not be links.

Normally one link under each level two headline is enough. There are however exceptions, such as when both in a list or table and then explained afterwards, or when specifically referring to a wiki page.

Wikicode

Wikicode is the strange syntax used by all Mediawiki wikis, including this one. If you don't know it and are prepared to learn, read the Wikipedia page here. If you don't want to spend your life learning this markup, then fret not, you can still help.

What needs doing?

New pages

New content is constantly being added to SoH which needs tutorials and such. before you start to write a page, search for it and if you can't find it, start one yourself. If you wish to work on a page uninterrupted, make it in your personal sandbox area or anywhere in your own pages. If you don't know wikicode, you can create a unformatted page and ask someone else to format it for you.

Content revisions

A list of pages which need revisions can be found here

Updates are frequent and we need people to update the information on the wiki. To do this simply edit the page with new information. If you don't know wikicode you can write the new, updated content on the discussion page without formatting.

Links

Links are used to make a navigate-able internal link to another wiki page.

Code: [[Main Page]] [[Main_Page|main page]] [[Main_Page|page]]s
Result: Main Page main page pages

Note that links are case-sensitive, expect for the first letter. This means that making an all lower-case link to a wiki page with a non-single word name, will require the link to have a display text. Underscores (_) and spaces ( ) are interchangeable in a link, but using underscores is preferred in code-behind links.

Most wiki pages are written as singular, meaning that adding an "s" directly after of the link is a simple way to make a word plural. This also works with other endings, such as "ing" and similar.

External Links

External links are used to link to other websites.

Code: [http://hazeron.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page] [http://hazeron.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Hazeron Wiki]
Result: [1] Hazeron Wiki

Recommend that external links should normally be avoided. Only some specific pages actually need them, and even so there is no way to ensure that the link isn't dangerous to users.

Linking to Hazeron.com is normally ok.

Images

If you have relevant images then upload them and add them to the page they're intended for.

Code:

[[File:imbox_notice.png]]

[[File:imbox_notice.png|thumb|none|Caption text.]]

Result:

Caption text.

When choosing a name for a new file, please try to see how similar images are named. With game icons it would also be nice to have images keep the original file name as supplied by Haxus.

For a mostly complete list of all images already on the wiki, see the Special:UncategorizedFiles page.

Marking for revision and deletion

If a page is out of date or doesn't have a reason for existing, add one of the following templates to the top of the page:

{{Revision}}
{{Revision|Information out of date.}}

or, if the page covers content that was in the game but was removed:

{{RemovedFeature}}
{{RemovedFeature|[Patch note link goes here]}}

or, if the page is completely useless and has no historical value, such as pages covering features that were never added:

{{Delete}}
{{Delete|Not useful.}}

See the template pages for more information about how to use them.

Talk Pages

When writing on a user's or a page's talk page (for example Talk:Main_Page), there are a few things you need to know.

Signature

Always end of your message with your signature, so everyone knows who wrote what (without checking the edit history).
This can be done easily by using ~~~~ after your message. You can customize your signature on your user preferences page.

Code:

Look. ~~~~

Result:

Look. - Deantwo (talk) 10:35, 30 November 2013 (CET)

Indentation

When replying to another user's message, be sure to indent your message so it is visibly a reply to the above message.
This is done by simply adding : at the start of the line will cause this effect.

Code:

Look. - [[User:Deantwo|Deantwo]] ([[User_talk:Deantwo|talk]]) 10:35, 30 November 2013 (CET)
:At what? ~~~~

Result:

Look. - Deantwo (talk) 10:35, 30 November 2013 (CET)

At what? - Deantwo (talk) 10:40, 30 November 2013 (CET)

Headline

If you are starting a new topic, add a headline with the name of the topic. If a talk page is used a lot, it can become confusing if the topics aren't separated with headlines. It also allows for section editing, which makes editing long talk pages a lot easier.
This is one of the most basic things on a wiki, and are used by typing ==Topic== on the line above your message.

Code:

==Look at this tutorial==
Look. - [[User:Deantwo|Deantwo]] ([[User_talk:Deantwo|talk]]) 10:35, 30 November 2013 (CET)
:At what? - [[User:Deantwo|Deantwo]] ([[User_talk:Deantwo|talk]]) 10:40, 30 November 2013 (CET)
::This tutorial I made. ~~~~

Result:

Look at this tutorial [edit]


Look. - Deantwo (talk) 10:35, 30 November 2013 (CET)

At what? - Deantwo (talk) 10:40, 30 November 2013 (CET)
This tutorial I made. - Deantwo (talk) 10:45, 30 November 2013 (CET)

Useful pages

Categories: All, used, unused and wanted

Templates: Used, unused and wanted

Files: All, unused and wanted

All pages: All existing pages and Wanted pages