People Page Tutorial
This tutorial aims to help users create pages for the populace of An Tir. It is not an official nor mandatory guideline; it is here to help provide a starting point and ideas. It may also be used to help create other pages in this wiki.
What is a People Page?
A People Page is a wiki page featuring a member of the An Tir populace, and may be part of the People category. It provides information about that member, which may include:
- Persona background and history
- SCA history
- SCA awards and positions
- Alternate persona names and pronunciation
- Picture(s) of the member
- Heraldry of that member
The content of a page may include more or less than this; it depends on what information is available and the member is comfortable with sharing with the public. When adding or editing information on a page that is not about your own membership, strive to a) see if the information is already public knowledge (e.g., posted on an official SCA website, shared by the individual on a public mailing site, etc.) and b) obtain permission from the individual to do so. If adding or editing information for another, be ready and willing to remove or change what you have put forth if the member is uncomfortable. Also bear in mind that editing another's memories is considered very impolite.
A people page is not intended for:
- Events (see the Event Page Tutorial)
- Territories, such as baronies
- Jargon (see Glossary)
- "Keepers" postings from SCA mailing lists
While appropriate for this site, the structure of a People Page may not provide the best format. Please see the How Things Work Around Here for further information of appropriate content for the overall wiki.
Important! Photo Use on this Wiki
Coming soon...
Creating & Editing a Page
In order to have a People Page, a page must be created. The following pages contain information on the mechanics of how to create and edit pages:
You may wish to have them open in one internet browser tab or window and use another tab or window as your "workspace". That way, you can refer back to them easily while working.
When creating a People Page, check to see if the An Tir Order of Precedence is generating a link to a member. You may wish to a create a page from here; you can also move (rename) or redirect the page to a new page.
Redirecting and Moving Pages
Moving (renaming) a page means giving it another name. This is done by using the "move" tab at the top. The tab is not visible if you are not logged in. Then simply enter the new name and click "Move page". For more information, see Media Wiki's Help:Moving a Page
Redirects are used to forward users from one page name to another. They can be useful if a particular article is referred to by multiple names, or has alternative punctuation, capitalization or spellings. For more information, see Media Wiki's Help:Redirects
Adding the Template:Populace
| Photo | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{{photo}}} {{{photocaption}}} | ||||||||
| Information | ||||||||
| ||||||||
| Heraldry | ||||||||
| {{{device}}} {{{devicecaption}}} |
This wiki provides a Template:Populace that can be filled out to create a 'table' of information. You can see an 'unfilled' one to the right.
By editing a page, you can add this element to it by copy-pasting the following into the edit area:
{{Populace | photo = Add the File link to your photo here | photocaption = Your name (and possibly a caption for your photo) | location = Your Known World Location | status = AS ### | offices = NA | device = Add the File link to your device here | devicecaption = Write your blazon here. }}
You can also use the following below if you want to display badges, as well:
{{PopulaceWithBadges | photo = Add the File link to your photo here | photocaption = Your name (and possibly a caption for your photo) | location = Your Known World Location | status = AS ### | offices = NA | device = Add the File link to your device here | devicecaption = Write your blazon here. | badge1 = | badge2 = | badge3 = | badge4 = | badge5 = | badge6 = }}
You'll notice the badges go up to six. If you do not have six badges, leave the space after them blank.
Formatting and Organization
You might have noticed at the top their is a 'Contents' table. This is automatically generated when headline formatting is used. A headline is like a chapter title or header. With this wiki, they are created through the use of the equal symbol around text (=Example=). The number of equal symbols around the text determines how it will look on the page and if the text (and any information under it) will 'nest' under it.
By example, this section is set up with the following:
=Creating & Editing a Page=