FFXI:Editing Guide
Introduction
The FFXIclopedia is a wiki, which means that anyone can easily edit any unprotected page and save those changes immediately to that page.
Editing a FFXIclopedia page is not very hard. Simply click on the "edit this page" tab at the top of a FFXIclopedia page. This will bring you to a new page with a text box containing the editable text of the original page. If you just want to experiment, please do so in the sandbox; not here. You should write a short summary in the small field below the edit-box. When you have finished, press the Show Preview button to see how your changes will look. You can also see the difference between the page with your edits and the previous version of the page by pressing the Show Changes button. If you're satisfied with what you see, press the Save page button. Your changes will immediately be visible to other FFXIclopedia users.
You can also click on the "Discussion" tab to see the corresponding talk page, which contains comments about the page from other FFXIclopedia users. Click on the "+" tab to add a new section, or edit the page in the same way as an article page.
You should remember to sign your messages on talk pages, but you should not sign edits you make to regular articles. In page histories, the software keeps track of which user makes each change.
See also the Help page for some templates which can be used.
Neutrality
Please remember when editing articles that this site is for factual information regarding the Final Fantasy XI universe and is intended to be used as a source database. Please do not populate the articles with opinions regarding your personal feelings about a topic. Ex: XX race stinks at XX job. If there are multiple points of view regarding a topic, and you feel that the content would be suitable for an article, please be sure to present both sides of the argument and give a neutral point of view on the topic. Ex: The pros and cons to meleeing RDMs.
Case
Also, please remember, when creating links, case matters. If you create a link in one instance where a letter is capitalized, and another where it is not, they will be two separate links. Please be consistent. Otherwise, we poor sysops need to go back and edit all the mislinks. ^^;
There are steps around this, though. Case only matters after the first word. For example "case" and "Case" will link to the same page, but "Case test" and "Case Test" will not. In these cases, it is probably a good idea to make both pages: "Case Test" and "Case test", and have one redirect to the other.
Creating A New Article
- To create a new page:
- Create a link to it on some other (related) page.
- Save that page.
- Click on the link you just made. The new page will open for editing.
- Or put http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/YOUR ARTICLE NAME in the address bar of your browser and click the edit tab.
Tips on editing FFXIclopedia articles
Always use a neutral point of view. FFXIclopedia is not a soapbox. The only exception to this is is you create your own guide and place the text [[Category:Guides]] and {{guide}} at the top.
Link to your article from other articles. After making a new page, it's a good idea to use the What links here feature to check the pages that already link to your new page. Make sure that all the links are referring to your page in the right context. You should also use the search feature to find occurrences of the title of your new page—and possible variants thereof—so that you can create appropriate links.
Minor edits
When editing an article page on this site, a logged-in user can mark that edit as being "minor". Minor edits generally mean spelling corrections, formatting, and minor rearrangement of text.
Wiki markup
The wiki markup is the syntax system you can use to format a FFXIclopedia page.
In the left column of the table below, you can see what effects are possible. In the right column, you can see how those effects were achieved. In other words, to make text look like it looks in the left column, type it in the format you see in the right column.
You may want to keep this page open in a separate browser window for reference. If you want to try out things without danger of doing any harm, you can do so in the Sandbox. Try opening the Sandbox in a separate window or tab and keeping this page open for reference.
Article Formatting
What it looks like | What you type |
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Start your sections as follows: New section Subsection Sub-subsection
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==New section== ===Subsection=== ====Sub-subsection==== |
A single newline generally has no effect on the layout. These can be used to separate sentences within a paragraph. Some editors find that this aids editing. But an empty line starts a new paragraph.
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A single newline generally has no effect on the layout. These can be used to separate sentences within a paragraph. Some editors find that this aids editing. But an empty line starts a new paragraph. |
You can break lines |
You can break lines<br /> without starting a new paragraph. |
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* It's easy to create a list: ** Start every line with a star. *** More stars means deeper levels. **** A newline in a list marks the end of a list item. * An empty line starts a new list. |
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# Numbered lists are also good ## very organized ## easy to follow ### easier still |
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; Definition list : list of definitions ; item : the item's definition ; another item : the other item's definition |
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* You can even create mixed lists *# and nest them *#* like this *#*; can I mix definition list as well? *#*: yes *#*; how? *#*: it's easy as *#*:* a *#*:* b *#*:* c |
A manual newline starts a new paragraph. |
: A colon indents a line or paragraph. A manual newline starts a new paragraph. |
When there is a need for separating a block of text
This is useful for (as the name says) inserting blocks of quoted (and cited) text. |
<blockquote> The '''blockquote''' command will indent both margins when needed instead of the left margin only as the colon does. </blockquote> |
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<center>Centered text.</center> |
A horizontal dividing line: this is above it and this is below it. |
A horizontal dividing line: this is above it ---- and this is below it. |
Links and URLs
What it looks like | What you type |
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FFXIclopedia has an article on the Beastmaster job.
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FFXIclopedia has an article on the [[Beastmaster]] job. |
FFXIclopedia also has a NPC Guide.
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FFXIclopedia also has a [[Adventuring Fellow Guide|NPC Guide]]. |
FFXIclopedia also has a few Armor Storers.
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FFXIclopedia also has a few [[Armor Storer]]s. |
FFXIclopedia:Editing Guide is this page.
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[[FFXIclopedia:Editing Guide]] is this page. |
When adding a comment to a Talk page, you should sign it by adding three tildes to add your user name: or four to add user name plus date/time:
Five tildes gives the date/time alone:
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When adding a comment to a Talk page, you should sign it by adding three tildes to add your user name: : ~~~ or four for user name plus date/time: : ~~~~ Five tildes gives the date/time alone: : ~~~~~ |
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#REDIRECT [[Parrying]] |
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[[Category:Guides]] |
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[[:Category:Guides]] |
The prefered way to link to external (non-FFXIclopedia) sources is a named link:
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[http://www.teamavengers.org/index.php Avengers] |
Uploading Images
Uploading images to the Wiki is allowed. When adding new pictures, please be sure to follow the Image Policy.
Please be aware that when taking screenshots from FFXI on a PS2 that extraneous EXIF data gets put into the header of the image. What this does, is prevents the Wiki from creating a thumbnail image, and causes thumbnails to look like a black box. To work around this, before uploading an image, open the image in any image editing software (Photoshop, Gimp, etc) and save the file with a new name. This will rewrite the EXIF data and allow the Wiki to show thumbnail images properly.
Images
Only images that have been uploaded to FFXIclopedia can be used. To upload images, use the upload page. You can find the uploaded image on the image list.
What it looks like | What you type |
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A picture: | A picture: [[Image:Job-ul-warrior.jpg]] |
With alternative text: | With alternative text: [[Image:Job-ul-warrior.jpg|Warrior]]
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Floating to the right side of the page and with a caption:
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Floating to the right side of the page and with a caption: [[Image:Job-ul-warrior.jpg|frame|Warrior]]
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Linking directly to an image without displaying it: | Linking directly to an image without displaying it: [[media:Job-ul-warrior.jpg|Warrior]]
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Character Formatting
What it looks like | What you type |
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Emphasized text |
''Emphasized text'' '''Strong emphasis''' '''''Even stronger emphasis''''' |
You can use small text for captions. |
You can use <small>small text</small> for captions. |
Better stay away from big text, unless it's within small text. |
Better stay away from <big>big text</big>, unless <small> it's <big>within</big> small</small> text. |
You can |
You can <s>strike out deleted material</s> and <u>underline new material</u>. |
You can use various colored text as well.
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:'''<font color="red">Red</font> :'''<font color="#00CCFF">Light Blue</font> :'''<font color="Green">Green</font> :'''<font color="#CCCC00">Beige</font> :'''<font color="purple">Purple</font> :'''<font color="blue">Blue</font> |
You can use templates for colored text as well.
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:{{Water|Blue Text}} :{{Fire|Red Text}} :{{Earth|Beige Text}} :{{Wind|Green Text}} :{{Ice|Light Blue Text}} :{{Dark|Black Text}} :{{Lightning|Purple Text}} :{{Light|Gray Text}} |
You can also make colorful links. |
:[[Light Crystal|{{Light|Light Crystal}}]] |
Missing Material
Can't find what you are looking for? Go to our Requests Page. Click the edit button at the top of the page and type in your request at the bottom the list in the edit box. Be sure to number your request by putting a "# " before your request so that we can differentiate each request. At some point in the future, another user will see your request and add the necessary content for you.
Moving Material
Having reviewed Wikipedia's policy regarding the GFDL and Redirects, the Sysops of this site have agreed to use the following guidelines to ensure attribution of contributor's works on FFXIclopedia:
- The primary method for moving material should be by use of the Move function.
- When this is not possible, as in the case of Categories, the editor must:
- Place in the Discussion of the original article the following statement: "Please do not delete this redirect to preserve the history of its edits"
- Place in the Discussion of the new article the moved notice and the url of the original article using the following code:
{{moved}} [http://wikisite.com/index.php/Original_Article Original Article History]
Special thanks to Wikipedia:How to edit a page guide.