So you had a great scene, and you want to post it to the Wiki. We want to have as many scenes logged and posted as possible, so that's fantastic! But you might be asking yourself, now what? The following directions assume your log is going to go under one of the 'general RP' tabs by date, not under events, TPs, hatchings, etc. If you think your log belongs there, let a member of Xanadu Weyr's staff staff know ('xaw .who/admins' and/or '+xawhelp adminlist' on game).
1. Make sure the log is edited for posting - that generally means it doesn't contain OOC, pages, or knot chatter.
2. You need to create a new page to post your log to, but what should it be named? We're now posting all our logs in the format of <MMDDYY-#> so you need to see which # your log will be.
- Go to the Logs page and click on the appropriate tab based on the month the RP took place in.
- Scroll down to the bottom, as the logs are in chronological order, and see if there are any other logs from that day. If so, yours will be the next # in line. If not, yours will be MMDDYY-1.
- Once you have that figured out, type this Log Name (MMDDYY-#) into the Add New Log box, either on the Logs page or in the left sidebar. Or here:
Add a New Log
This will create your new page!
3. Make sure to give it a title, which should be fun and/or informative. The default is Update Me! so be sure to do this. :)
4. It gives you a template. Some of these things are required for our wiki code to work. The very top should look like this:
[!-- OOC Date --] January 01, 2012
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[!-- Cast List --] Thea, Xe'ter
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5. After that, if you want to include the Room Name, Description, and/or Room Picture, insert them in the correct places.
To find room pictures, check out our Room Images. Right click and select 'Copy Image URL' (or similar based on your browser) to get the URL for inserting into your log.
5. Copy your log, highlight the word LOG on your new page, and paste.
6. We like to make a link to each character's page the first time they appear in the scene. Again not required, but if you would like to do that, it looks like this:
[[[player:Name]]] So, for instance:
It was a pretty day and [[[player:Thea]] was walking down the beach.
7. Please make sure to add the appropriate tags. It automatically puts in 'logs' and the current year. Please add the month, which should be an underscore and then the three letter abbreviation for that month (for example, _jan or _feb or _oct). Then list all the characters in the log with the format _CharacterName (for example _Thea). This prevents these character tags from showing up in our sidebar tag cloud and allows our automatic log code to work. Thanks for using this format!
8. Beneath the input box there's an option to Preview or Save. I recommend starting with Preview to see how it looks, and when you are finished, click Save. This will show you your finished page.
9. Last step, promise! Go back to the Logs page, and at the very bottom on the right, click 'Edit'. Now you need to be a little careful, because you're editing the Logs page and it can be complicated. If you need help, please ask on game and someone will lend a hand!
Scroll down, looking for the appropriate Month to be listed. Scroll down to the bottom of that section and put your log in where it belongs chronologically. You should be able to copy the format of the surrounding logs, but just in case, it should look like this:
* || [[[log:MMDDYY-#|Title]]] || RL DATE || CHARACTERS INVOLVED ||
So, * || [[[log:010109-1|Some Made Up Log]]] || December 31, 2099 || Thea, Xe'ter ||
That's it! If you have questions or suggestions for this page, please contact a member of Xanadu staff on game.
