Boilerplate:Areas
This article is a navigation tool to help you create a new location article. There are multiple types of locations and those types are labeled below with their corresponding Boilerplates, which give you a clean copy of the formatted guideline to copy / paste when creating a new location.
Land
Lands of Middle-earth are viewed on the first layer of the Middle-earth map.
- Use Boilerplate:Lands to create a new land article.
- Check out Category:Lands to see if the land article already exists!
Region
Regions of Middle-earth are viewed on the second layer of the Middle-earth map, found on the land maps.
- Use Boilerplate:Regions to create a new region article.
- Check out Category:Regions to see if the region article already exists!
Area
Areas of Middle-earth are viewed on the third layer of the Middle-earth map, found on the region maps.
- Use Boilerplate:Areas to create a new area article.
- Check out Category:Areas to see if the area article already exists!
Settlement
Settlements of Middle-earth, including but not restricted to the blue settlement icon, are viewed on either the third or fourth layer of the Middle-earth map; found on a region or area map (these are named places that may or may not have their own map).
- Use Boilerplate:Location Settlements to create a new settlement article.
- Check out Category:Settlements to see if the settlement article already exists!
Landmark
Landmarks of Middle-earth, including but not restricted to the flag POI icon, are viewed on the Middle-earth map that represent buildings, structures, city sections, and other noteworthy locations that are of outstanding, historical, aesthetic, or cultural importance.
- Use Boilerplate:Landmarks to create a new landmark article.
- Check out Category:Landmarks to see if the landmark article already exists!
Interior
Interiors of Middle-earth that require a character to step into an instance through a portal or interact with an NPC to be transported to. Examples include, but are not limited to, taverns, shops, homes, and rooms in a building and are inhabited by friendly NPCs in most cases.
- Use Boilerplate:Location Interiors to create a new interior article.
- Check out Category:Interiors to see if the interior article already exists!
Dungeon
Dungeons of Middle-earth that require a character to step into an instance through a portal or interact with an NPC to be transported to. These include Crafting Instances, Quest Instances, and Public Dungeons and are usually populated by enemy mobs.
- Use Boilerplate:Dungeons to create a new interior article.
- Check out Category:Dungeons to see if the interior article already exists!
Instance
Instances of Middle-earth that are separate from the world, sometimes duplicate copies of places, usually private and accessed through the Instance Finder, and are used for Epic Battles, Skirmishes, Raids, and World Instances.
- Use Boilerplate:Instances to create a new instance article.
- Check out Category:Instances to see if the instance article already exists!
Clean Copy
{{Infobox Areas
|name = {{subst:PAGENAME}}
|region =
|dungeons = [[]]
|landmarks = [[]] <br> [[]] <br> [[]] <br> [[]] <br> [[]] <br> [[]]
|settlements = [[]]
|areas = [[]]
|levels =
|restier =
}}
[[File:{{subst:PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|400px]]<br clear="all"/>{{toc-right}}
== Location ==
'''{{subst:PAGENAME}}''' is an area within [[region]].
Write a small description about what this area is about or what can be found here that is of interest, include its connecting areas, no lore.
== Settlements ==
The following [[settlements]] are found within this area:
* [[]]
== Landmarks ==
These [[landmarks]] are located within {{subst:PAGENAME}}:
* [[]]
== NPCs ==
''See [[:Category:{{subst:PAGENAME}} NPCs|list of all NPCs]] within {{subst:PAGENAME}}''<br>
* [[]] <!-- ONLY if they are not bound to a landmark or settlement -->
OR use {{:Category:{{subst:PAGENAME}} NPCs}}
== Quests ==
''See "[[:Category:{{subst:PAGENAME}} Quests|starting quests]]" and the landmarks for more quests''<br>
'''Starting:'''
* [] [[Quest:|]] OR use {{:Category:{{subst:PAGENAME}} Quests}}
'''Involving:'''
* [] [[Quest:|]]
== Creatures ==
The following [[creatures]] are found within this area:
* [[]]
<br>
== Maps ==
[[File:REGION map.jpg|400px|Map of REGION]]<br clear="all"/>
== Lore ==
: ''<if any>''
<br>
{{Region}}
Notice: When Area and Settlement are the same, use the Boilerplate:Location Settlements because that is the intuitive resolution from a players perspective. Manually add the page to the area-category it should pertain to. Maybe add a comment in the initial paragraphs. Always add a comment on the fact to the talk-page of the location.