SPLTstyle
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SPLTWiki Style Conventions
This page describes little things that make pages consistent.
New User Instructions
New Users please go to the Shared Documents from Users page. There you can download a set of step by step instructions for creating character pages. To add references to extra books go to the Mark Gravengood page and click edit to see how the coding was done. You can also use the Rick's Cafe page for how to set up a location and how to code for books that it appears in. To create a new location page under the locations category use the character page instructions but use the name of the location instead of a character name, copy the style of the link coding from the Rick's Cafe page.
When coding characters or locations please list the book links in time line order as shown on the main page.
Thank You
This page describes little things that make pages consistent.
- Please use the appropriate Category link on the bottom of pages of Characters, etc. so that they show up in the appropriate Category index.
- Pages for characters should be created in the format [[Last, First]] ( note the space after the comma) so that they will index properly on the Category:Characters page.
There is a downloadable PDF on the Shared Documents from Users page with some step by step instructions.
- The title of Wes' book is NOT Next Generation but The Next Generation ! Leaving out the 'The' (note capitalization) will cause wrong pages to be generated in categories, etc. that are very time consuming to clean up.
- When there are alternative names for a character, only the true full name as given in the text should be given a complete character page. A page should be created for each alternative name but in [[ First Last]] order with a simple sentence link to the full character's page. Maiden / Married names should each have separate full character pages with the appropriate references to the stories in which they occur. Somewhere on each of the married and maiden name pages there should be a cross reference link to the appropriate other page. See the pages Judy Niven and Judith Sorensen for examples.
Template List
Please use these templates when starting new pages, etc. You will need to copy the template to the new location and then edit the appropriate parameter entries.
Category List
When creating new pages, please use a category entry for the following categories:
Category:Locations as well as the specific book's locations category.
Category:Characters as well as the specific book's characters category.
An individual book's characters and locations category is likely to have been created even though the page for the book itself may not yet have been created. Check the Category:Locations and the Category:Characters to see if there is a relevant category entry as a subcategory.
Use an existing Category:Locations or Category:Characters entry to use as a model.
An activities category is expected to be created. There may be one for each book, too.
Be careful in inserting Categories! [[:Category:Locations]] is correct while adding alternative text like [[:Category:Locations|Locations]] is wrong as it is in this case sort key text! And boy was this hard to find! --SPLTWikiSysop 14:11, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
Please use the discussion page associated with this page -Talk:SPLTstyle for style questions and suggested solutions.
Note that you need to be logged in as a user to edit the discussion page.
Abbreviations for Book Titles
References to the chapters in book are put in superscript, with an abbreviation for the book title and a chapter number, so thatCF01 means Canyon Fires Chapter 1. The following table lists abbreviations used:-
| Books | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Square One | SQ |
| Canyon Fires | CF |
| Magic Carpet | MC |
| Blue Beauty | BB |
| Facing the Storm | FtS |
| Alone Together | AT |
| Andromeda Chained | AC |
| Dawnwalker | DW |
| Absent Friend | AF |
| Runner's Moon | RM |
| Busted Axle Road | BAR |
| The Next Generation | TNG |
| Snowplow Extra | SX |
| Rocinante | Roc |
