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added a caution regarding Wanted Pages, added some more Reminders.
(changed the reminder in light of reviewing some best practices.) |
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==Updates== | ==Updates== | ||
*For now, the focus should be on having [[Special:WantedPages|every dead link]] fixed up with something. This can be a copy of the in-game help file. Use the <nowiki>{{HelpCopy}}</nowiki> template at the bottom of each copied page. | *For now, the focus should be on having [[Special:WantedPages|every dead link]] fixed up with something. This can be a copy of the in-game help file. Use the <nowiki>{{HelpCopy}}</nowiki> template at the bottom of each copied page. | ||
**Actually, be careful when tackling Wanted Pages. Many terms end up on the list not because the wiki is missing an article, but because it is being linked to in a new way. In those cases, consider whether the term should become a [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Redirects new redirect] or if you should just edit the irregular link on the necessary page(s). | |||
==Reminders== | ==Reminders== | ||
*Writing edit summaries is nice to do because it makes reviewing changes easier. | |||
*Category naming: Names of topic categories should be singular (Geography, Planescape, Aetherspace) and names of set categories should be plural (Demon Lords, Points of Interest). | *Category naming: Names of topic categories should be singular (Geography, Planescape, Aetherspace) and names of set categories should be plural (Demon Lords, Points of Interest). | ||
*You can add letters to the end of link text for plurals or possessives: <nowiki>[[Vernal God]]dess [[Kiakoda]]'s</nowiki> will correctly display the text while linking to the pages that are in the brackets. | |||