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| − | + | For some of us overly-organized types, there is a tendency to want to categorise everything. In fact, a quick visit to [[Special:Uncategorizedpages|Uncategorized pages]] should show only a very few pages. Categories are one of the best ways to organize articles in the wiki, and all community members are encouraged to add every article to an appropriate category (''or occasionally more than one''). There's a place for everything else, and everything is in its place. | |
| − | + | Others don't want to stop there, and that's where we need some good old NSwiki consensus. It's possible that [[Hell Bovines]] want a lettuce category for all their different brands, or [[SAG Weapons Corporation]] needs a complete catalog of handguns. Well, they both can, at present, by adding those items to their factbooks. What we're trying to avoid is the existence of standalone categories for Lettuce and Handguns. | |
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| − | + | If you want to create a new factbook for your main nation, go right ahead. Instructions are posted in [[:Category:Factbooks]]. Before creating anything else, though, post a comment in the [[NSwiki:Village pump|Village pump]], bring it to [[NSwiki (IRC)|#nswiki]], or drop a note on the Talk page of one of the [[NSwiki:Administrators|sysops]]. Thanks. | |
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| + | If the title of an article does not follow [[NSwiki:Naming conventions|NSwiki's naming conventions]], or it has simply been misspelled, you can fix this with a page move. This creates a [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Redirect|redirect]] at the old location, so please fix any double redirects that result. The [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Talk page|talk page]], if any, will normally be moved as well. However, a page move is not possible if a page already exists at the desired destination. If you have this problem, please do not simply cut and paste the content to the new location (otherwise we lose the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Page history|edit history]], which is included in a page move). Instead, please contact an [[NSwiki:Administrators|administrator]], so they can arrange the merge / move. | ||
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Revision as of 09:23, 30 December 2004
Creating New Categories
For some of us overly-organized types, there is a tendency to want to categorise everything. In fact, a quick visit to Uncategorized pages should show only a very few pages. Categories are one of the best ways to organize articles in the wiki, and all community members are encouraged to add every article to an appropriate category (or occasionally more than one). There's a place for everything else, and everything is in its place.
Others don't want to stop there, and that's where we need some good old NSwiki consensus. It's possible that Hell Bovines want a lettuce category for all their different brands, or SAG Weapons Corporation needs a complete catalog of handguns. Well, they both can, at present, by adding those items to their factbooks. What we're trying to avoid is the existence of standalone categories for Lettuce and Handguns.
If you want to create a new factbook for your main nation, go right ahead. Instructions are posted in Category:Factbooks. Before creating anything else, though, post a comment in the Village pump, bring it to #nswiki, or drop a note on the Talk page of one of the sysops. Thanks.
Moving right along
If the title of an article does not follow NSwiki's naming conventions, or it has simply been misspelled, you can fix this with a page move. This creates a redirect at the old location, so please fix any double redirects that result. The talk page, if any, will normally be moved as well. However, a page move is not possible if a page already exists at the desired destination. If you have this problem, please do not simply cut and paste the content to the new location (otherwise we lose the edit history, which is included in a page move). Instead, please contact an administrator, so they can arrange the merge / move.
