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*** "In the Chefs of Swaziland, we were able to win a lot due to our tremendous skill and the lack of any meaningful competition." | *** "In the Chefs of Swaziland, we were able to win a lot due to our tremendous skill and the lack of any meaningful competition." | ||
* Add '''references''' if at all possible | * Add '''references''' if at all possible | ||
+ | * For any non-forum(Taleworlds, FSE, etc.) website for events and tournaments try to include an archive of the page | ||
+ | ** The easy and preferred way is to use [https://archive.org/web/ archive.org] | ||
+ | ** Sometimes it may be justified to use to make an archive of the forum but usually that isn't required | ||
* Summarize major edits and if at all possible try to limit edits and group them together. | * Summarize major edits and if at all possible try to limit edits and group them together. | ||
* Most templates should auto categorize pages but if they don't don't be afraid of adding the categories on the ends of pages. | * Most templates should auto categorize pages but if they don't don't be afraid of adding the categories on the ends of pages. |
Latest revision as of 00:20, 13 January 2021
Guidelines and general tips for the creation of quality pages
Guidelines for Pages
- All articles should only contain fact-based statements that are written the the third person.
- Example of what to do
- "The Chefs of Swaziland were able to accomplish many of their wins through forfeits."
- Example of what NOT to do:
- "In the Chefs of Swaziland, we were able to win a lot due to our tremendous skill and the lack of any meaningful competition."
- Example of what to do
- Add references if at all possible
- For any non-forum(Taleworlds, FSE, etc.) website for events and tournaments try to include an archive of the page
- The easy and preferred way is to use archive.org
- Sometimes it may be justified to use to make an archive of the forum but usually that isn't required
- Summarize major edits and if at all possible try to limit edits and group them together.
- Most templates should auto categorize pages but if they don't don't be afraid of adding the categories on the ends of pages.
- If and when you need to link to another page, only include the link for the first instance of whatever you want to link. DON'T PUT LINKS FOR EVERY MENTION!
- Example of what to do:
- The [Chefs of Swaziland] have accomplished a x, y, and z... Due to this, the Chefs of Swaziland have...
- Example of what to do:
Templates
Some commonly used templates. Spreadsheet with Templates and Tournaments
- Template:NewInfobox_Season
- Template:NewInfobox_Player
- Template:Navbox
- Template:Main_Page_Navbox
- Template:Ref
- Template:Reflist
Starting a New Page
Create a Player Page
If you want to create a player page, please refer to Help:Player_Template for more information. Please due note, we have a script that can handle a large amount of players that need to be added so don't waste your time if you need to add more than 5 or so. Just ask and they can be batch added.
Create a Tournament Page
If you want to create a tournament page, please refer to Help:Tournament_Template for more information. Due note, we are currently focusing on adding tournaments that are relevant to the Mount and Blade competitive scene. Any tournaments under 24 participants or 6 teams that have signed up or have a prize pool or prestige worthy of being added.
Create a Team Page
If you want to create a Team page, please refer to Help:Team_Template for more information.