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Because this site is powered by [http://www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki], it can use MediaWiki's [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Template templates]. Templates are a formatting tool that present specific pieces of information in a consistent way. For example, the often-seen "citation needed" note is a template; so are the reference footnotes we use on this site. Templates can also be larger, like the info boxes describing Ars Magica products, such on [[The Sundered Eagle: the Theban Tribunal]]. | Because this site is powered by [http://www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki], it can use MediaWiki's [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Template templates]. Templates are a formatting tool that present specific pieces of information in a consistent way. For example, the often-seen "citation needed" note is a template; so are the reference footnotes we use on this site. Templates can also be larger, like the info boxes describing Ars Magica products, such on [[The Sundered Eagle: the Theban Tribunal]]. | ||
== Template Documentation == | == Template Documentation == | ||
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We copy templates liberally from Wikipedia to create a familiar appearance, so also consult Wikipedia for documentation on specific templates. | We copy templates liberally from Wikipedia to create a familiar appearance, so also consult Wikipedia for documentation on specific templates. | ||
== Custom Templates == | |||
I have created a number of custom templates specifically for Project: Redcap. One example is [[Template: Product description]], which is used to create infoboxes on all the [[products|product]] pages. | |||
[[:Category:Project Redcap Custom Templates]] lists all the custom templates available. If you create one of your own, please add it to this category. [[User:Andrew Gronosky|Andrew Gronosky]] ([[User talk:Andrew Gronosky|talk]]) 13:53, 28 December 2015 (MST) | |||
== Suggested Templates == | == Suggested Templates == | ||
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;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Main Template:Stub] | ;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Main Template:Stub] | ||
:Use to mark an article as a "stub." A stub is a very cursory article that is better than nothing, but would benefit from significant expansion. | :Use to mark an article as a "stub." A stub is a very cursory article that is better than nothing, but would benefit from significant expansion. | ||
== Installing New Templates == | |||
Only a few templates come with MediaWiki when one first installs it. The rest have the be manually imported. [[Special:Contact|Contact]] me if there is a template you want to use, but is not currently installed. [[User:Andrew Gronosky|Andrew Gronosky]] ([[User talk:Andrew Gronosky|talk]]) 13:53, 28 December 2015 (MST) | |||
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Because this site is powered by MediaWiki, it can use MediaWiki's templates. Templates are a formatting tool that present specific pieces of information in a consistent way. For example, the often-seen "citation needed" note is a template; so are the reference footnotes we use on this site. Templates can also be larger, like the info boxes describing Ars Magica products, such on The Sundered Eagle: the Theban Tribunal.
Template Documentation
See http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Template for information on using templates in general.
We copy templates liberally from Wikipedia to create a familiar appearance, so also consult Wikipedia for documentation on specific templates.
Custom Templates
I have created a number of custom templates specifically for Project: Redcap. One example is Template: Product description, which is used to create infoboxes on all the product pages.
Category:Project Redcap Custom Templates lists all the custom templates available. If you create one of your own, please add it to this category. Andrew Gronosky (talk) 13:53, 28 December 2015 (MST)
Suggested Templates
We encourage writers and editors to use the following templates, all of which are installed on Project: Redcap.
- Template:About
- Describes the content of a page to differentiate it from other pages. For an example, see Hermes' Portal: the italicized text at the top (beginning "This page is about...") comes from the template.
- Template:Citation needed
- Use this template inline in an article to mark any statement that would benefit from a citation. Citations useful both to substantiate statements and to help players find obscure rules and text.
- Template:Disambiguation
- When there are several articles that potentially match a given topic, use this template to list those possibilities and help the user choose the right one.
- Template:Main
- Use this when there is a longer, main article on a topic that is included as a subtopic of the current article.
- Template:Stub
- Use to mark an article as a "stub." A stub is a very cursory article that is better than nothing, but would benefit from significant expansion.
Installing New Templates
Only a few templates come with MediaWiki when one first installs it. The rest have the be manually imported. Contact me if there is a template you want to use, but is not currently installed. Andrew Gronosky (talk) 13:53, 28 December 2015 (MST)