Category:Help

Overview of the Help system

Tools for Editors

Lotro-Wiki Manual of Style Creating Images and Icons for upload Extended Image Syntax How to use the Article Creation section Naming issues Categorization guidelines Documentation: HTML Color Codes Documentation: Quality - Colors used by LOTRO to designate Item Quality Advanced Editing Links Help -- links to editing information on this Wiki; a direct link to the Help page can be found in the side-menu. Basic Editing Information Advanced Editing I: Definitions and pointers Advanced Editing II: Techniques Technique: How to create Citations Technique: Disambiguation - Other pages with the same name but different content Advanced Editing III: CSS and Tables Documentation: Category Tree Extension on Mediawiki Editing Guidelines Creating Crafting pages Creating Item pages Creating Quest pages Creating Creature pages Creating NPC pages Standard Operating Procedures for Editors Category: Things to do Patrolling Wiki Statistics -- Statistics about the Wiki, page counts and the like Contribution Scores - Statistics about the editing in the past 30 days Projects Projects are also itemized in Help Editor: Information. Major Lotro-Wiki Projects Categorization • Character • Crafting • Creatures • Deeds • Documentation • Effects • Game Guides • Images • Instances • Lore • LOTRO Store • Monster Play • NPCs • Quests • Skirmishes • System Tools • World Expansion projects: Mordor Using Article Management Tags Category:Article Management Tags Category:Stubs

The Help page is divided into four(4) sections.

General Reader Information

Editor: Article Creation "Templates"

Editor: Information

Editor: Boilerplates

Editor: Information

Pages in Category: Help Information contain general information of use to all Editors.

• Help: FAQ: FAQ about participation in Lotro-Wiki
• Help: Introduction: An introduction to Lotro-Wiki terminology

• Help: Article Creation: - Introduction: Get started creating Articles at Lotro-Wiki

• Help: Editing: Basic Editing techniques

• Help: Advanced Editing I: Advanced Editing I: Definitions and pointers
• Help: Advanced Editing II: Advanced Editing II: Techniques
• Help: Advanced Editing III: Advanced Editing III: CSS and Tables
• Help: Tables: Basic information on creating tables

Tips for New Editors

What is this language we use here? The code we use is called wiki markup. It is not HTML but under the hood the wiki-engine creates HTML from the markup; see Wiki Markup for more information. Lotro-Wiki uses MediaWiki which recognizes wiki-markup, many HTML tags, and CSS. Staying Current In the left-hand column, the link "Recent discussions" will list any recent change to a talk page. Using that link is an easy way to "stay current". An even better way is to chat with other editors and admins. Red links in Preview Mode If a link turns out red it indicates an error, usually a typo or "page not found". Something that should be fixed before saving them page. However, when editing in newly added areas we accept red links for pages expected to new added soon; all red links can be found using a link under "Special Pages" in the left-hand column. Removing "Stub" Tags Some pages have an Article Management Tag, meaning the page needs additional work. When adding the missing information, please remove the tag, which removes the page from e.g. Category:Stubs/Mob or whatever category the page was tagged for. Creature vs. Mob "Mob" is an enemy inside an instance, while "creature" is any other enemy. Kill vs. Defeat At Lotro-Wiki we never say "kill" but always say "defeat". How to Delete a Page? Only Administrators have the ability to delete pages. Instead you can tag a page for deletion by adding {{Delete Page|<reason>}} at the top of the page. However, we prefer to keep old pages around for reference so we use the {{Obsolete}} tag. Similarly, certain information on a page could be useful for future reference. Either hide that info under a collapsed table titled e.g. "obsolete info", or move that info to a section at the bottom of the page, similarly titled, or to a new page with a name indicating the info is old. Chat with other editors for advice. How to Move (Rename) a Page? Only Administrators can move a page, use the {{Move}} tag, and give a reason why.

Tools for Editors

Lotro-Wiki Manual of Style Creating Images and Icons for upload Extended Image Syntax How to use the Article Creation section Naming issues Categorization guidelines Documentation: HTML Color Codes Documentation: Quality - Colors used by LOTRO to designate Item Quality Advanced Editing Links Help -- links to editing information on this Wiki; a direct link to the Help page can be found in the side-menu. Basic Editing Information Advanced Editing I: Definitions and pointers Advanced Editing II: Techniques Technique: How to create Citations Technique: Disambiguation - Other pages with the same name but different content Advanced Editing III: CSS and Tables Documentation: Category Tree Extension on Mediawiki Editing Guidelines Creating Crafting pages Creating Item pages Creating Quest pages Creating Creature pages Creating NPC pages Standard Operating Procedures for Editors Category: Things to do Patrolling Wiki Statistics -- Statistics about the Wiki, page counts and the like Contribution Scores - Statistics about the editing in the past 30 days Projects Projects are also itemized in Help Editor: Information. Major Lotro-Wiki Projects Categorization • Character • Crafting • Creatures • Deeds • Documentation • Effects • Game Guides • Images • Instances • Lore • LOTRO Store • Monster Play • NPCs • Quests • Skirmishes • System Tools • World Expansion projects: Mordor Using Article Management Tags Category:Article Management Tags Category:Stubs

• Template: Tips for New Editors
• Template: Tools for Editors

• Article Management Tags
  • Article Management Tags/Display

• Help: SOP for Editors
• Help: Patrolling

• Help:Group rights
  • Lotro-Wiki.com: Administrators
  • Lotro-Wiki.com: Editors
  • Lotro-Wiki.com: Ninjas

Editor: Templates

Editor: Article Creation "Templates"

• Pages in Category: Article Creation contain "Create Article" templates utilizing The MediaWiki "Create Article" extension.
  • Each page in this category should have a matching page in Category:Boilerplates.
  • Each page in this category should have a matching page in Category: Template Preloads.

Editor: Boilerplates

• Pages in Category:Boilerplates contain individual Boilerplates and related information for Editors.
  • Most pages here will have a corresponding entry in Category:Article Creation.
  • Boilerplates should transclude the corresponding Template <name>/doc file and normally, a Template <name>/Preload file.

IMPORTANT: Boilerplates easily become out of sync with Templates and their /doc and /Preload files

• Boilerplates - Documentation
• Boilerplate:Creature - Creatures
• Boilerplate:Deed - Deeds
• Boilerplate:Effect - Effects
• Boilerplate:Item - Item
• Boilerplate:Item Set - Item Sets
• Boilerplate:Kinship - Kinship
• Boilerplate:Legacy - Legacy
• Location Boilerplates -- No individual "Create Article" exists
  • Boilerplate:Lands
  • Boilerplate:Regions
  • Boilerplate:Areas
  • Boilerplate:Location Settlements
  • Boilerplate:Landmarks
  • Boilerplate:Location Interiors
  • Boilerplate:Instances
• Boilerplate:NPC - NPC
• Boilerplate:Player Character - Player Character
• Boilerplate:Quest - Quest
• Boilerplate:Recipe - Recipe
• Boilerplate:Reputation Faction - Reputation Faction
• Boilerplate:Skill - Skill
• Boilerplate:Title - Title
• Boilerplate:Trait - Trait

Help System Category Tree

This: <categorytree mode=all,depth=2>Help</categorytree>, like the Category page itself does NOT display the pages which are indicated. See especially Sub category: Guidelines