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Users must obey [[TWC Official:Terms of Service|TWC Terms of Service]] whilst editing the Wiki, breaches of the ToS on the Wiki may result in sanctions being applied to the forum users TWC account. Users should additionally obey the [[TWC Wiki Policy & Guidelines]]. | Users must obey [[TWC Official:Terms of Service|TWC Terms of Service]] whilst editing the Wiki, breaches of the ToS on the Wiki may result in sanctions being applied to the forum users TWC account. Users should additionally obey the [[TWC Wiki Policy & Guidelines]]. | ||
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| + | Once you have logged in to the Wiki you will be able to change a wide range of options from your ''''Preferences'''' tab. The most important are described below: | ||
| + | ====Email==== | ||
| + | In ''''User Profile'''' you have the option to add or update your email address. Please do include an email address as this will allow you to reset your password if you forget it! You can also opt to receive emails when a file on your watchlist is changed. The wiki watchlist works in a similar way to forum thread subscriptions. You can opt to ''''Watch'''' a page just by clicking the tab at the top of that page, you don't have to edit the page. | ||
| + | ====Appearance==== | ||
| + | [[File:Custom css.jpg|thumb|right|Skin settings and custom.css]] | ||
| + | Under ''''Appearance'''' you have the option to change the ''''Skin'''' applied to your view of the Wiki. A variety of skins are installed which change the colour and styling of the pages and menu items. To tweak things further, for anyone familiar with Cascading Style Sheets you can also make a ''''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:User_style Custom.css]'''' file. Click the red link next to the skin you want to adapt and it will take you to the page where you need to place your custom.css. | ||
| + | ====Gadgets==== | ||
| + | Under the ''''Gadgets'''' tab you can turn on or off various gadgets for your account. For readers, the most useful will probably be the Navigation Popups option that allows you to preview pages by hovering over links. | ||
==Editing the Wiki== | ==Editing the Wiki== | ||
Revision as of 23:44, 8 May 2019
This Page is WIP - please come back soon for a more useful version!
Welcome to the TWC Wiki! All TWC users are welcome to edit the wiki but if you'd like to get more involved you can also Join the Wiki Team.
To discuss the Wiki on the TWC Forum please Discuss the TWC Wiki here!
Contents
Wiki User Accounts
You need an account on this Wiki in order to:
- Vote in Wiki polls.
- Change your preferences to select different skins or viewing gadgets.
- Edit existing pages.
- Create new pages.
NOTE: It is not possible to edit this Wiki without logging in.
To make a Wiki account you must first have an account on the TWC Forums. If you have a TWC forum account, the name doesn't contain invalid characters, and you have not yet created a Wiki account, you should be able to log in to the Wiki using your forum account Username and Password. This will automatically create a Wiki account, which will be separate from the TWC account thereafter. If you have trouble logging in with your forum account please post here to request a new Wiki account or other assistance.
Users must obey TWC Terms of Service whilst editing the Wiki, breaches of the ToS on the Wiki may result in sanctions being applied to the forum users TWC account. Users should additionally obey the TWC Wiki Policy & Guidelines.
Preferences
Once you have logged in to the Wiki you will be able to change a wide range of options from your 'Preferences' tab. The most important are described below:
In 'User Profile' you have the option to add or update your email address. Please do include an email address as this will allow you to reset your password if you forget it! You can also opt to receive emails when a file on your watchlist is changed. The wiki watchlist works in a similar way to forum thread subscriptions. You can opt to 'Watch' a page just by clicking the tab at the top of that page, you don't have to edit the page.
Appearance
Under 'Appearance' you have the option to change the 'Skin' applied to your view of the Wiki. A variety of skins are installed which change the colour and styling of the pages and menu items. To tweak things further, for anyone familiar with Cascading Style Sheets you can also make a 'Custom.css' file. Click the red link next to the skin you want to adapt and it will take you to the page where you need to place your custom.css.
Gadgets
Under the 'Gadgets' tab you can turn on or off various gadgets for your account. For readers, the most useful will probably be the Navigation Popups option that allows you to preview pages by hovering over links.
Editing the Wiki
Editing an Existing Page or Section
Click the thing already....
Starting a New Page
How to put the page name in browser - or click red link...
WikiMedia Mark-up
Link to wikimedia help and a few easy bits + pic of the edit box
TWC Wiki Policies
yup we've got some
- ToS
- Policies
Standard Page Types
Mod Pages
Pages made about modifications to the Total War games should where possible follow this style guide;
Naming Conventions
For Pages and categories - inc for categories see: We need to finish this page! TWC_Wiki:Category_List
Member's Pages
Pages about the members of TWC should where possible follow this style guide:
Templates
yup got some of them too
Templates for Display Boxes
Maintenance Templates
MediaWiki Pages
These can only be edited by administrators, but let's put the useful links here so Mak can find them again... and people can request changes (somewhere!)
User Groups
Patrollers etc - links to the pages about them
