GSWiki Raging Thrak - Revision history

GS4-XERAPHINA: updated page to include new player-guide template

2024-11-03T18:42:09Z

updated page to include new player-guide template

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			{{Player-guide
			\|author-displayed=[[Kaldonis_(prime)\|Kaldonis Harvest-Moon]]
			\|author=Kaldonis Harvest-Moon
			\|date=2015-02-17
			\|updated=2021-04-17
			\|topic=GSWiki
			}}
	Welcome to the '''GemStone Wiki'''! Formerly hosted independently at krakiipedia.org, the repository of the wiki contents was cloned near New Year's Day 2015 and is now officially hosted by Simutronics. Anyone who can log in to a GemStone account at [http://www.play.net play.net] can also log in to '''GSWiki'''. This article aims to introduce newcomers to GemStone and wiki-editing in general to '''GSWiki'''. This is a parody of the [[Raging Thrak]], so please take the contents as well-meaning but the tone with a grain of salt. During this discussion, we will never mention the name of [[Kaldonis_(prime)\|Kaldonis Harvest-Moon]] again.		Welcome to the '''GemStone Wiki'''! Formerly hosted independently at krakiipedia.org, the repository of the wiki contents was cloned near New Year's Day 2015 and is now officially hosted by Simutronics. Anyone who can log in to a GemStone account at [http://www.play.net play.net] can also log in to '''GSWiki'''. This article aims to introduce newcomers to GemStone and wiki-editing in general to '''GSWiki'''. This is a parody of the [[Raging Thrak]], so please take the contents as well-meaning but the tone with a grain of salt. During this discussion, we will never mention the name of [[Kaldonis_(prime)\|Kaldonis Harvest-Moon]] again.

DAID: /* Guides authored by a specific character */ New first bullet point: Check for the possibility of an alternate copyright

2021-04-17T07:45:30Z

Guides authored by a specific character: New first bullet point: Check for the possibility of an alternate copyright

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	===Guides authored by a specific character===		===Guides authored by a specific character===
	Sometimes, you'll see a guide either has a character's name in the title, or you'll see a synopsis at the top where the author has taken credit for the work. There are several rules-of-thumb for these situations:		Sometimes, you'll see a guide either has a character's name in the title, or you'll see a synopsis at the top where the author has taken credit for the work. There are several rules-of-thumb for these situations:

			*Check the bottom of the page for any alternate license than the default [[Gswiki:Copyrights]], which may prevent you from touching the article.
	*Try to limit your edits to copy-editing, wikilinking, or updates of new material.		*Try to limit your edits to copy-editing, wikilinking, or updates of new material.
	*Definitely discuss your intentions to edit and ideas on the wiki or outside GSWiki with the author beforehand, if you can.		*Definitely discuss your intentions to edit and ideas on the wiki or outside GSWiki with the author beforehand, if you can.

DAID: snarky wikilink thanks

2021-02-18T04:08:17Z

snarky wikilink thanks

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	Welcome to the '''GemStone Wiki'''! Formerly hosted independently at krakiipedia.org, the repository of the wiki contents was cloned near New Year's Day 2015 and is now officially hosted by Simutronics. Anyone who can log in to a GemStone account at [http://www.play.net play.net] can also log in to '''GSWiki'''. This article aims to introduce newcomers to GemStone and wiki-editing in general to '''GSWiki'''. This is a parody of the [[Raging Thrak]], so please take the contents as well-meaning but the tone with a grain of salt.		Welcome to the '''GemStone Wiki'''! Formerly hosted independently at krakiipedia.org, the repository of the wiki contents was cloned near New Year's Day 2015 and is now officially hosted by Simutronics. Anyone who can log in to a GemStone account at [http://www.play.net play.net] can also log in to '''GSWiki'''. This article aims to introduce newcomers to GemStone and wiki-editing in general to '''GSWiki'''. This is a parody of the [[Raging Thrak]], so please take the contents as well-meaning but the tone with a grain of salt. During this discussion, we will never mention the name of [[Kaldonis_(prime)\|Kaldonis Harvest-Moon]] again.

	==How do I login?==		==How do I login?==

VANKRASN39: /* Don't poach! */ add emphasis

2017-02-15T21:10:34Z

Don't poach!: add emphasis

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	Other times, you see they changed that one sentence you took an hour to hammer out keystroke-by-keystroke between sips of coffee. If this happens, as long as you're pretty sure the other editor had a good intention, it's best to leave it for a few days and come back. Other editors can check the history too and they might also like the way you wrote it the first time. If they do, they will revert the edit for you, showing you're not the only one who thinks that way. If they don't, you can try pushing your ideal wording through again, but don't be surprised if someone else jumps right in there and changes it again! When this happens, you have to remind yourself that you weren't writing the article for yourself: you were writing it to help other people, some of whom seem to think it's better another way. Go ahead and check the discussion page on the article to see if anyone left you remarks or advice on this particular point; if they didn't, go ahead and explain why you think the article is nicer one way rather than another. Even if you don't flinch at the harshest insults, try and show the other editors the kindness and respect you'd want them to show your mother, who doesn't know anything about GemStone or '''GSWiki'''.		Other times, you see they changed that one sentence you took an hour to hammer out keystroke-by-keystroke between sips of coffee. If this happens, as long as you're pretty sure the other editor had a good intention, it's best to leave it for a few days and come back. Other editors can check the history too and they might also like the way you wrote it the first time. If they do, they will revert the edit for you, showing you're not the only one who thinks that way. If they don't, you can try pushing your ideal wording through again, but don't be surprised if someone else jumps right in there and changes it again! When this happens, you have to remind yourself that you weren't writing the article for yourself: you were writing it to help other people, some of whom seem to think it's better another way. Go ahead and check the discussion page on the article to see if anyone left you remarks or advice on this particular point; if they didn't, go ahead and explain why you think the article is nicer one way rather than another. Even if you don't flinch at the harshest insults, try and show the other editors the kindness and respect you'd want them to show your mother, who doesn't know anything about GemStone or '''GSWiki'''.

	Also, if you see someone saying they want to add something themselves, go ahead and offer them advice or constructive ideas, but have some patience and don't just crush the article's head like a ripe melon with your huge claidhmore right before their eyes. After all, we all came here to have some fun slaying articles, not fellow editors! If you feel you'll need some extended time to work on a topic without others jumping in, this is a perfect time to use your sandbox!		Also, if you see someone saying they want to add something themselves, go ahead and offer them advice or constructive ideas, but have some patience and don't just crush the article's head like a ripe melon with your huge claidhmore right before their eyes. After all, we all came here to have some fun slaying articles, not fellow editors! If you feel you'll need some extended time to work on a topic without others jumping in, this is a perfect time to '''use your sandbox!'''

	===Guides authored by a specific character===		===Guides authored by a specific character===

VANKRASN39: /* What kind of editor are you? */ some format/content tweaks

2017-02-15T18:02:12Z

What kind of editor are you?: some format/content tweaks

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	==What kind of editor are you?==		==What kind of editor are you?==
	I'm sure back where you came from, you were proficient at something. Maybe you can yank two turnips out of the ground in one fell swoop without damaging the stalks. Perhaps you have the slow patience to till the fields on your old farm. Or someone who always needs to go to the market and barter a good price for your hard-earned root vegetables. Well, see wiki editing is the same way. There are lots of kind of skills that are needed in our community, and they are all valuable. When you're just getting started, you might prefer to stick with something more in your comfort zone, or maybe you want to just get your hands dirty and get to work! Most of all, we like multi-tasking people around here, so don't feel like you need to just need to specialize in one skill. We mostly can break it down as follows:		I'm sure back where you came from, you were proficient at something. Maybe you can yank two turnips out of the ground in one fell swoop without damaging the stalks. Perhaps you have the slow patience to till the fields on your old farm. Or someone who always needs to go to the market and barter a good price for your hard-earned root vegetables. Well, see wiki editing is the same way. There are lots of kind of skills that are needed in our community, and they are all valuable. When you're just getting started, you might prefer to stick with something more in your comfort zone, or maybe you want to just get your hands dirty and get to work! Most of all, we like multi-tasking people around here, so don't feel like you need to just need to specialize in one skill. We mostly can break it down as follows:
	*Content writers. This style looks for articles desperately needing of expansion, and they write the material~~, not worrying about how good it might be~~.		*'''Content writers'''. This style looks for articles desperately needing of expansion, and they write the material.
	*Fiddlers. People like this like to tinker with the loose ends; they like to tweak tables and page formatting, or even make templates ~~or re-arrange the wiki structure to a more beautiful form~~.		*'''Fiddlers'''. People like this like to tinker with the loose ends; they like to tweak tables and page formatting, or even make templates.
	*Technicians and testers. This sort of person likes to check what information is available against known data or go make tests in game. A lot of this work might be filling out lots of missing creature data for different stats, for instance		*'''Technicians''' and '''testers'''. This sort of person likes to check what information is available against known data or go make tests in game. A lot of this work might be filling out lots of missing creature data for different stats, for instance.
	*Pure editors. These kinds of people like to regularly peek at the Recent Changes and make sure everything is up to a reasonable standard. They aren't shy to jump right in on any article and fix formatting or make sure information isn't being duplicated willy-nilly all over the place.		*'''Pure editors'''. These kinds of people like to regularly peek at the Recent Changes and make sure everything is up to a reasonable standard. They aren't shy to jump right in on any article and fix formatting or make sure information isn't being duplicated willy-nilly all over the place.

	There are surely other ways to work on our project here, but we just like to make sure anyone fresh off the farm can get an idea how to think about this job and find work that interests them. Whatever sorts of work that interests you, we hope it's enjoyable and fulfilling to see a newly-edited article afterwords! Please always keep in mind that there are editors with different interests and styles than your own. As soon as you create a new page, other editors are free to edit it as much as you are.		There are surely other ways to work on our project here, but we just like to make sure anyone fresh off the farm can get an idea how to think about this job and find work that interests them. Whatever sorts of work that interests you, we hope it's enjoyable and fulfilling to see a newly-edited article afterwords! Please always keep in mind that there are editors with different interests and styles than your own. As soon as you create a new page, other editors are free to edit it as much as you are.

VANKRASN39: VANKRASN39 moved page The gswiki Raging Thrak to GSWiki Raging Thrak: naming convention, remove The

2017-02-15T17:49:52Z

VANKRASN39 moved page The gswiki Raging Thrak to GSWiki Raging Thrak: naming convention, remove The

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VANKRASN39: /* Did you learn anything? */ really correct title

2017-02-15T17:02:18Z

Did you learn anything?: really correct title

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	<big>1. Login.		<big>1. Login.
	2. Call your ISP.		2. Call your ISP.
	3. Email ~~APM~~ Wyrom your password, again.</big>		3. Email PM Wyrom your password, again.</big>

	>answer 1		>answer 1

VANKRASN39: /* Did you learn anything? */ correct title

2017-02-15T17:02:07Z

Did you learn anything?: correct title

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	<big>1. Login.		<big>1. Login.
	2. Call your ISP.		2. Call your ISP.
	3. Email ~~SGM-~~Wyrom your password, again.</big>		3. Email APM Wyrom your password, again.</big>

	>answer 1		>answer 1

VANKRASN39: /* Did you learn anything? */ log format

2017-02-15T17:01:33Z

Did you learn anything?: log format

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	==Did you learn anything?==		==Did you learn anything?==
	::(Note: Some of the questions were not quite covered yet. If you also notice that, feel free to add such content.)		::(Note: Some of the questions were not quite covered yet. If you also notice that, feel free to add such content.)
	<~~div~~ {{~~log~~}}>		<pre{{log2}}>
	The GSWiki Raging Thrak rasps, "I will now ask you a few short questions regarding what you have just learned. Answer all of them correctly and you shall be amply rewarded. Miss any of them and perhaps you should come back and listen better next time another editor inadvertently incinerates your Pulitzer Prize contribution to dust. Remember to state your answer in the form of ANSWER 1-3 or ANSWER T/F."		The GSWiki Raging Thrak rasps, "I will now ask you a few short questions regarding what you have just learned. Answer all of them correctly and you shall be amply rewarded. Miss any of them and perhaps you should come back and listen better next time another editor inadvertently incinerates your Pulitzer Prize contribution to dust. Remember to state your answer in the form of ANSWER 1-3 or ANSWER T/F."

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	The GSWiki Raging Thrak looks impressed. "Congratulations," he tells you, "You have learned our ways well. As a reward for your diligence I will kindly remind you about all the [[:Category:Stubs\|Stubs]]. Go forth now and practice what you have learned."		The GSWiki Raging Thrak looks impressed. "Congratulations," he tells you, "You have learned our ways well. As a reward for your diligence I will kindly remind you about all the [[:Category:Stubs\|Stubs]]. Go forth now and practice what you have learned."
	</~~div~~>		</pre>

	[[Category:Guides]]		[[Category:Guides]]

VANKRASN39: /* How can I format? */ 1 more

2017-02-15T06:14:01Z

How can I format?: 1 more

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	==How can I format?==		==How can I format?==
	I'm sure back on that turnip farm of yours, you heard about HTML, which is hypertext markup language. Well those markups get cumbersome, so wikis tend to use a style called markdown instead. If you never heard of any of that, I'm here to tell you formatting on wikis is pretty painless. After all, would you rather write <nowiki><href="https://gswiki.play.net">GSWiki</href></nowiki> or just <nowiki>[https://gswiki.play.net GSWiki]</nowiki>? They both link a website to appear as [https://gswiki.play.net ~~gswiki~~], but the latter looks a lot prettier and is easier to type for us old timers who've been touch-typing before you were born and only have a few marbles left rattling around upstairs. Wikilinking is also crucial, which is where you make a link to another article on '''GSWiki'''; enter it like this for the raw link: <nowiki>[[</nowiki>[[Implosion (720)]]<nowiki>]]</nowiki>; or if you want to streamline the link in a sentence, like this for a titled wikilink: <nowiki>[[Implosion (720)\|</nowiki>[[Implosion (720)\|my favorite spell]]<nowiki>]]</nowiki>. Just remember: one bracket for external, two brackets for internal; and the external links use a space between the link and the name, whereas wikilinks use a pipe…don't ask.		I'm sure back on that turnip farm of yours, you heard about HTML, which is hypertext markup language. Well those markups get cumbersome, so wikis tend to use a style called markdown instead. If you never heard of any of that, I'm here to tell you formatting on wikis is pretty painless. After all, would you rather write <nowiki><href="https://gswiki.play.net">GSWiki</href></nowiki> or just <nowiki>[https://gswiki.play.net GSWiki]</nowiki>? They both link a website to appear as [https://gswiki.play.net GSWiki], but the latter looks a lot prettier and is easier to type for us old timers who've been touch-typing before you were born and only have a few marbles left rattling around upstairs. Wikilinking is also crucial, which is where you make a link to another article on '''GSWiki'''; enter it like this for the raw link: <nowiki>[[</nowiki>[[Implosion (720)]]<nowiki>]]</nowiki>; or if you want to streamline the link in a sentence, like this for a titled wikilink: <nowiki>[[Implosion (720)\|</nowiki>[[Implosion (720)\|my favorite spell]]<nowiki>]]</nowiki>. Just remember: one bracket for external, two brackets for internal; and the external links use a space between the link and the name, whereas wikilinks use a pipe…don't ask.

	Perhaps you want to make something '''bold'''? Don't use deprecated flags like <nowiki><b>bold</b></nowiki> when you can just do <nowiki>' ' 'bold' ' '</nowiki>; that's three single quotes on both sides. Emphasizing text like this is also especially common for the article name within the article itself. Rather than using <nowiki><i>italic</i></nowiki> for ''italic'', try encasing it in two single quotes: <nowiki>' '</nowiki>italic<nowiki>' '</nowiki>.		Perhaps you want to make something '''bold'''? Don't use deprecated flags like <nowiki><b>bold</b></nowiki> when you can just do <nowiki>' ' 'bold' ' '</nowiki>; that's three single quotes on both sides. Emphasizing text like this is also especially common for the article name within the article itself. Rather than using <nowiki><i>italic</i></nowiki> for ''italic'', try encasing it in two single quotes: <nowiki>' '</nowiki>italic<nowiki>' '</nowiki>.