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"The info on __ wiki page is wrong!" Wiki Update Thread

PostPosted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 9:24 am
by Hans_Lemurson
You're a newcomer to the game and as you're browsing through our fair Wiki you run across some information that is...WRONG?!!! :shock:
Do you not feel confident enough to make your own wiki account to correct this heinous oversight?
Do you feel more comfortable complaining on the forums instead?

Well look no further; this is the thread for you!
Just write a post your complaints right here about any wiki inaccuracies you stumble upon.

Please include:
-Link to the article in question.
-Description of inaccuracy
-Your up-to-date information on the subject
-A screenshot too if possible, but only if you're feeling really* ambitious.
*(Not all THAT ambitious, since you're in a special gray zone between "screenshot posting skillz" and "Don't wanna make a new account for another website")

That's all! A person who actually has an account on the wiki and some rudimentary understanding of wiki formatting will be happy to correct the information as soon as is convenient.

The wiki NEEDS people like you, since once you've read it once over and learned most of the game, you develop a blind spot to information that you "already know". You don't check the pages to see if they are still accurate, and you forget what it was like for a concept not to make sense.

Your ignorance** thus empowers you for the betterment of all. Let it flow!
**(I am kidding. You are very very smart and we all appreciate you for that.)

Re: "The info on __ wiki page is wrong!" Wiki Update Thread

PostPosted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 10:31 am
by Burseig
Yeah nice post.
I already noticed few mistakes, then created an account on the Wiki, but was lost in the process to modify a page...
So I ended up doing nothing.

I'll post here if I can remember what was wrong...

Re: "The info on __ wiki page is wrong!" Wiki Update Thread

PostPosted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 2:41 pm
by Wournos
Is this for errors only or are missing info allowed too?
For instance, almost all structures are missing info about their size in the info segment. Some have it listed in the overall notes segment instead.

Re: "The info on __ wiki page is wrong!" Wiki Update Thread

PostPosted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:05 pm
by MagicManICT
IMO if you want to help with the wiki, make a wiki account. Each page has a "Talk" or "Discussion" page for a reason.

Otherwise, +1 for this. I'll certainly be glad to help out with posting information others come up with. I'm a good editor if not necessarily a good content creator.

Re: "The info on __ wiki page is wrong!" Wiki Update Thread

PostPosted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 8:36 pm
by Hans_Lemurson
Wournos wrote:Is this for errors only or are missing info allowed too?
For instance, almost all structures are missing info about their size in the info segment. Some have it listed in the overall notes segment instead.

That's a little more complicated, but I think it should work out fine.

Hmm...except that apparently the template doesn't seem to include size as an editable field. That's something for the "wiki suggestion thread".

Re: "The info on __ wiki page is wrong!" Wiki Update Thread

PostPosted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 4:58 am
by Sevenless
I like the initiative... but isn't there already a wiki thread for exactly this?

Re: "The info on __ wiki page is wrong!" Wiki Update Thread

PostPosted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 5:54 am
by dageir
Wiki on Leanto needs some lovin. Some of the info is not correct anymore. Also a few words about what it takes to destroy a claimed leanto could be in order.
http://salemwiki.info/index.php/Lean-to

Re: "The info on __ wiki page is wrong!" Wiki Update Thread

PostPosted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 7:07 am
by Hans_Lemurson
Sevenless wrote:I like the initiative... but isn't there already a wiki thread for exactly this?

Yeah, but it's in the suggestions forum, and my understanding is that it is suggestions for changes to the underlying structure of the wiki, not the facts that lie at its surface. That's what this thread is for.

dageir wrote:Wiki on Leanto needs some lovin. Some of the info is not correct anymore. Also a few words about what it takes to destroy a claimed leanto could be in order.
http://salemwiki.info/index.php/Lean-to

"Needs some lovin" is a little bit vague.

Post what you think the Wiki SHOULD say, not just tell others to "just take tare of the mess, ok?"

Re: "The info on __ wiki page is wrong!" Wiki Update Thread

PostPosted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 3:33 am
by sabinati
Hans_Lemurson wrote:
Wournos wrote:Is this for errors only or are missing info allowed too?
For instance, almost all structures are missing info about their size in the info segment. Some have it listed in the overall notes segment instead.

That's a little more complicated, but I think it should work out fine.

Hmm...except that apparently the template doesn't seem to include size as an editable field. That's something for the "wiki suggestion thread".


the structure template has a size field already, due to request in the wiki suggestion thread