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See [[Category:Pages_needing_attention|Pages that need attention]] for a list of pages that are in need of attention..
 
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JackS has stated that the correct name for our project is "Vega Strike". Please only refer to the game as such (with two words), unless it is neccessary to write it without spaces (such as in URLs or file names).
 
JackS has stated that the correct name for our project is "Vega Strike". Please only refer to the game as such (with two words), unless it is neccessary to write it without spaces (such as in URLs or file names).

Revision as of 11:59, 27 December 2005

General

This page should proof as a guide for anyone editing the wiki.

There are no fixed rules though, especially, if something can be done better/easier/more efficient. See the [[Talk:VsWiki:Manual_of_Style|talk]] section for discussions on this guide.

In general you can get an preview of what we want to do in the Wikipedia style and how-to category.

Quick overview on editing

You can get a quick overview of how to edit this wiki here: WikiPedia:How to edit a page.

Please try out how to edit the wiki in the SandBox before doing any page-editing one 'living' pages.

Head to the Village Pump and make any discussions you wish about better organizing the wiki, or adding major new additions to the wiki.

See the Article Requests for Needed/wanted pages.

See for a list of pages that are in need of attention..

Vega Strike name

JackS has stated that the correct name for our project is "Vega Strike". Please only refer to the game as such (with two words), unless it is neccessary to write it without spaces (such as in URLs or file names).

Header and title style

General

If you add headers to a page or make a new page (title), please try to avoid extremly long sentences.

Up to ~4 words should be able to sum up the page. If it's longer you may have to split the content anyway ;)

The name header/title should be formed like a correct sentence. (e.g capital letters = First one of sentence + 1st of names + alot of abbreviations)

Database entry names

See Talk:Upgrades for a short listing on this issue. This will be moved to this place in the future FIXME

See also

Templates

See VsWiki:Templates for availabe templates and how to use them.

Content

Classify the content in categories

See Special:Categories for all available (and used :S ) categories, use them wisely.

See the manual and database pages for examples or browse the categories to figure out what categories are used for what content.

Links (Crosslinks)

Please do add crosslinks into the page you are creating/editing, but don't push it.

For example there is no need to re-link a word again and again. In most cases one single link on the first occurence of the word/term is enough. Of course if there is a long paragraph then a re-link is the better way to go.

See also

Images

General images

Most of the images currently used in the Wiki (especially in the Manual) are located in the wiki-manual gallery (http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/gallery/wiki_manual).

Some of them may already be available as template as well under VsWiki:Templates

Keyboard images

Please see Manual:Keyboard layout for more info on how top easily include keys in you text (via Templates).

Unfinished stuff

If you are writing content for the manual (or general the wiki) and you do not know anything about some part of it, just put the FIXME tags in your text.

You page will then be listed in the where every editor should look into from time to time ;)

See also