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Ok, since people don't seem to take the hint to leave the format that's already there and copy that (tl;dr = DON'T MUCK IT UP WITH YOUR OWN FORMATTING, KIRASH), here's a short manual of style for entries on the page:

• The full title (up to and including the colon) will be bolded.
  
• No extra spaces around words in the parentheses; parentheses should only be used on definitions that are abbreviated (e.g. RPC, IMM).
  
• DO NOT have the title of the dictionary entry be a link. The entire point of this page is to, eventually, allow a lot of the minor pages to be deleted; linking the entry to those minor pages is just work that will have to be undone later.
  
• Likewise, minimize in-entry links. Certain pages, e.g. rules and wizlist, should be linked to; they're too long and too independent to ever fully fit in the dictionary.
  
• Don't randomly capitalize a term because you think it's a proper noun; definitions are not proper nouns. The sole exception so far is terms that are not abbreviated, but are merely shortened (e.g. perm); capitalization can be used to emphasize the shortening, ala "PERManent kill."
  

I hope this clears up some misconceptions. This news entry will be edited as more style points come up. Thanks!

-RenegadeJedi 16:06, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Class Categories, 2.0
Since a lot of work has been done over the last couple of days (by @Kirash and myself) on class categories, I figured that it would be a good idea to state the eventual goal with these: having all of them look like category:engineering. Besides the obvious format, there are some functional differences on that page that aren't as obvious: "skills" and "feats" at the top link to their respective sections on the page; additionally, the EVENTUAL goal is to--using CSS, as I've shown in category:engineering#gather--have the slist entries link to the page, not to external pages. Ideally, only those skills that are really complicated (some engineering skills and a handful of others, e.g. call) would actually have pages; the rest would just have entries on their category's page. Additionally, I'm trying to flesh out the LotJ Dictionary. If anyone can name words that should be on there (and I agree), it's 20 points; if you write up the definition (and I like it enough to not have to edit it--much), it's 50 points. Thanks!

-RenegadeJedi 13:53, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Extensions, etc.
Thanks to Rojan, we finally have the short URLs (e.g. http://www.legendsofthejedi.com/wiki/Main_Page): you can know type directly to a page without having to know the PHP prefix. We also have an extension that allows page titles to be hidden (once again, look at the main page for the example; you won't see the glaring "Main Page" title above all the pretty divs). For now, it's to be used for class category pages; look at category:engineering for proper use. Also, Rojan found out one of the reasons why images don't seem to be working: absolute links. USE RELATIVE LINKS. If that doesn't fix it (and I've already found ones it won't fix), well... I'm still looking into it.

-RenegadeJedi 22:37, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

Class Categories
I've modified the format of category:engineering; this is the new example for the rest of the class pages (categories, really). This includes medical and smuggling; I just didn't have the time to fix them yet, so that work is up for grabs. Also: if you want points for your work, guys, you need to e-mail me. I'm not going to be a secretary. Regardless, thanks for the work!

-RenegadeJedi 16:07, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

Categories
Because most of the work of adding pages to categories has been counterproductive (like adding pages to categories that are going to be deleted, e.g. category:help, category:IC, etc.), please stop categorizing pages. I've removed that item from the to-do list. Thanks!

-RenegadeJedi 19:34, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Uprising
Currently IC characters can not have informational pages. For the time being, IC clans will be allowed restricted informational pages--nothing that couldn't be found out easily (e.g. with showclan or the news command), or they will be edited out of existence. Sorry.

-RenegadeJedi 22:17, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

News Archive

What?

• Create individual character, planet, clan, ship, battle, and event pages (i.e., red-linked pages); expand and correct those already in existence.
  • When feasible (and not against the rules), use LotJ-specific tidbits of information (i.e., do not copy the Wookieepedia page and/or LotJ help file and call it a day).
• Continue adding famous characters (LotJ or EU) to racial pages.
• Update new player guides for the new timeline; find other pages likely not compliant (e.g. History, RPC) and fix them.
• Go through and have redirects on partial names, @account names instead of user:account pages, name typos or variations, etc. Note that redirects to a category (e.g. engineering) must always be formatted as # r e d i r e c t [ [ : category : <category name ] ] (without the extra spaces)... note the extra colon in front of "category," as it's what prevents the redirect page from being added to the category it redirects to.
• Make sure ALL rules pages are up to date.
• Make a ship template.
• Make a "historical" category, or some such, for skills/etc. (e.g. slash) that are a historical part of LotJ but have no current iteration.
• Standardize skill pages (format, templates, et al); standardize skill categories (make the rest look like medical/smuggling).

How?

• Basic Tutorial
• Formatting Guide