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== Common Practices ==
 
== Common Practices ==
  
As much as possible, all lore should be referenced. That can be done by:
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All Lore should be referenced or explained how you got the assumption.
  
*A link to a ParagonWiki article, such as one that references a story arc: E.g., <nowiki>[[Timothy_Raymond#Lost_and_Found|Timothy Raymond's Lost and Found Arc]]</nowiki> which will appear as [[Timothy_Raymond#Lost_and_Found|Timothy Raymond's Lost and Found Arc]].
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References are to be posted using the following format:
  
*Or using the referencing and footnoting language of wiki code as described in the [[:wikipedia:Citing sources|Wikipedia page on citing sources]].
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<nowiki><ref>[URL <text in ref>]</ref>
  
If the source of the lore comes from text in the game, then there should already be a page on ParagonWiki with that text. Just link to that page as your source.
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<text in the ref> should be replaced in this format.
  
The other major sources of lore would be the [[novels]], [[Strategy Guides]], [[City of Heroes (Comic Book)|comic books]], and [[Paragon Studios|Dev]] postings on the official forums.
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Game: <Contact> - <mission>
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CoH/V Site: <page title>
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Comic: <Issue> - <page>
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Book: <Title> - <page>
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Video: <title> - <approximate time into the video>
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Developer: <name> <date>
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Extra: <description>
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Extras are items that are produced officially, but don't fit other categories, like the Map in cluded in GvE box
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</nowiki>
  
 
== Editing Help ==
 
== Editing Help ==

Revision as of 02:32, 3 June 2010

Overview

This page contains the general guidelines for The Lore Project as well as editing help.


Structure Information For Contributors

The URL of all the pages in the Lore Project begin with: www.ParagonWiki/wiki/Lore/

Other pages will fall under that directory tree, e.g.:

  • www.ParagonWiki/wiki/Lore/Multiverse
  • www.ParagonWiki/wiki/Lore/Multiverse/Rikti Earth
  • www.ParagonWiki/wiki/Lore/Multiverse/Upsilon Beta 9-6
  • www.ParagonWiki/wiki/Lore/ArcheTypes

And so on.

The Wiki will automatically leave breadcrumbs at the top of each sub-page showing one's place in the directory.


Common Practices

All Lore should be referenced or explained how you got the assumption.

References are to be posted using the following format:

<ref>[URL <text in ref>]</ref> <text in the ref> should be replaced in this format. Game: <Contact> - <mission> CoH/V Site: <page title> Comic: <Issue> - <page> Book: <Title> - <page> Video: <title> - <approximate time into the video> Developer: <name> <date> Extra: <description> Extras are items that are produced officially, but don't fit other categories, like the Map in cluded in GvE box

Editing Help

Red links indicate the page does not exist yet. By clicking on it, you'll be brought to an empty editing page. If you type in some info and save it, you will then be creating that page. Otherwise, new pages can be created from the field on the main page of ParagonWiki.