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(Created page with "= '''How to Create a Page!''' = This guide is to help you along the process of making a page, typically either for cats or feeders. If you're unfamiliar with source editor or need a refresher, this is for you. However, before you make a page you will need to check the following: * '''Does this cat already exist?''' If you're making a cat page for a pre-existing feeder, please make sure that you're not making a page for a cat who has already been documented. You can dou...") |
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However, before you make a page you will need to check the following: | However, before you make a page you will need to check the following: | ||
* '''Am I autoconfirmed?''' You might run into errors when creating a page, this means you are not yet eligible for page creation. To become autoconfirmed you need to be on the wiki for 3 days and have a couple contributions, start small! | |||
* '''Does this cat already exist?''' If you're making a cat page for a pre-existing feeder, please make sure that you're not making a page for a cat who has already been documented. You can double check this by searching the wiki, or asking around in the [https://discord.gg/xmDbCQWM55 wiki discord.] | * '''Does this cat already exist?''' If you're making a cat page for a pre-existing feeder, please make sure that you're not making a page for a cat who has already been documented. You can double check this by searching the wiki, or asking around in the [https://discord.gg/xmDbCQWM55 wiki discord.] | ||
* '''Do I have enough information?''' If you have a name chosen, at least | * '''Do I have enough information?''' If you have a name chosen, at least three sightings recorded, an understanding of the cat's behavior, and a few pictures that includes a top and front view of the cat, then you have the go-ahead to make a page. If you're making a page on a feeder, it is recommended to have three cat pages made for the feeder. | ||
*'''Have I read the [[Guidelines]] fully yet?''' Above all else, please make sure you're following the wiki rules, otherwise you run the risk of getting your page deleted. | *'''Have I read the [[Guidelines]] fully yet?''' Above all else, please make sure you're following the wiki rules, otherwise you run the risk of getting your page deleted. | ||
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* Rarity, personality, and occupation are typically seen on a majority of cat pages. This can be done by adding <code>rarity=|occupation=|personality=|</code>, and is typically placed inbetween the sex and first sighting brackets. | * Rarity, personality, and occupation are typically seen on a majority of cat pages. This can be done by adding <code>rarity=|occupation=|personality=|</code>, and is typically placed inbetween the sex and first sighting brackets. | ||
* If your cat has a relationship with another cat, whether it is familial, romantically, or otherwise unspecified, then you would add the relationship brackets to the infobox. The following code for that would be <code>parents=|partner=|siblings=|children=|other_relations=|</code>, and this would be typically placed after the first sightings bracket. | * If your cat has a relationship with another cat, whether it is familial, romantically, or otherwise unspecified, then you would add the relationship brackets to the infobox. The following code for that would be <code>parents=|partner=|siblings=|children=|other_relations=|</code>, and this would be typically placed after the first sightings bracket. | ||
* Although optional, you can add a caption below the image you've uploaded. This can be done by adding <code>caption=|</code> immediately after the image | * Although optional, you can add a caption below the image you've uploaded. This can be done by adding <code>caption=|</code> immediately after the image bracket. | ||
* If the cat goes by another name or has a nickname either from the international community or the Chinese community, then you can add the other names bracket. The code for this would be <code>other_names=|</code> and would be placed after the image or caption bracket. | * If the cat goes by another name or has a nickname either from the international community or the Chinese community, then you can add the other names bracket. The code for this would be <code>other_names=|</code> and would be placed after the image or caption bracket. | ||