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| ====== Intro to the Wiki System ====== | ====== Society Game Wikis ====== |
| This page is here to serve as a primer to the wiki and how we use it for the game, for those who have not used one before, or who are looking for a refresher. | |
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| As always please don't hesitate to email/message the GMs if you have any questions. | This page is an overview of how the Wiki (this website) is used in [[https://oxfordrpg.com|ORPGSoc]] Society Games. If you come across terms you find unfamiliar, you may find the [[..:start:glossary|Glossary]] helpful. If you have any further questions, please reach out to the [[..:gameplay:gms_crew|GMs]]. |
| =====The Wiki===== | |
| The wiki is primarily used to keep all the information you need to know about the game's setting in one place (at game start anyway; as the game progresses the information may become out of date, and you will need to find in-game sources to keep up). Also, the wiki is used for players to submit their Turnsheets, which is how we facilitate actions between sessions (see 'Downtimes, Emails and Turnsheets'). FIXME - what are we doing for turnsheets | |
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| You won't be able to edit most of the pages on the wiki -- the GMs keep on top of that -- but you will be able to edit the turnsheets and other pages in your user space, as well as the [[playground:playground|Playground]], which is an OC page often used for sharing memes surrounding the game. To get to your user page, you must first be logged in; then click on the button in the very top-left, with an icon of a person, and finally click 'User page'. | The Wiki serves two primary purposes in a Society Game. Before the beginning of the game, the Wiki should be your go-to source of information about the game. During the game, the Wiki is the system used for [[..:system:downtimes_turnsheets#turnsheets|Turnsheets]]. See below for more information. |
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| Most formatting that you might want to use can be accessed using the toolbar while editing a page, but if you want to know more details of this wiki's syntax then have a look at the [[wiki:syntax|Syntax]] page. | ===== Navigating the Wiki ===== |
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| =====User Accounts and Character Pages===== | To move between pages on the Wiki, you only need to click on links to other pages, like [[|this one]]. These links can be found scattered throughout the pages, as well as on the sidebar to the left. The Wiki can also contain links to external webpages, such as [[https://oxfordrpg.com|this link]] to the ORPGSoc website. If you need help finding your way around the Wiki, then the [[..:start#getting_started|Welcome and Start Here!]] page has a guide to the most useful pages to read. |
| Once you have gone through the [[:system:character_creation|character creation]] FIXME - this might not be the link we ultimately use - process and your character has been approved, you need to wait for an email from the [[gm@referenceii.oxfordrpg.com|GM Team]] containing details of your wiki account. This will be under the name of your character, and will provide you access to a user page with turnsheets and up-to-date information about all of the mechanical details of your character. | |
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| This page is private, so only you and the GMs can see it – you cannot see the user pages of any other players. You can, however, see their public bios in the [[:player_characters|Player Characters page]] FIXME - this is probably not going to be the link we ultimately use, and will be required to submit your own as part of character creation. | Most of the time, you will not be able to edit the pages on the Wiki as this is the GMs' responsibility. However, for pages which you can edit, such as your [[.:wiki_intro#writing_turnsheets|Turnsheets]], there will be a Pencil icon on the right which allows you to Create/Edit the page. Clicking this will bring you to the source for the page, where you can type the text you wish to appear on the page. To learn the syntax for the Wiki, you may find [[wiki:syntax|this page]] helpful, or you may wish to test things on the [[..:playground:playground|Playground]], a page for testing syntax which is often used for sharing memes about the game. You will need to be logged into your account to edit any pages (see the [[.:wiki_intro#user_accounts|User Accounts]] section below). |
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| =====Turnsheets===== | ===== Information on the Wiki ===== |
| On your user page should be a series of red links, named 'Turnsheet #'. These link to pages that don't exist yet, so when you are ready to begin writing up your actions, click on the link for that week and then click 'Create this page' on the right-hand toolbar on the subsequent page. | |
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| The turnsheet will have a template prepared to show you the basic layout. Please try to stick to the format as much as possible, though if you need to do something different then make sure it's clear to the GMs what you are trying to do (and please don't delete the tags at the bottom or we won't be able to process it!). Once you have written everything up, click the save button to create the page so that you (and all the GMs) can see it. You may want to click preview first to make sure everything reads like you hope it would, but do remember to save it afterwards. Editing the page after this point is fine as long as it's before the deadline on the [[:game:downtime|Downtime, Emails and Turnsheets]] page – nothing will be taken as final by the GMs until then. | The Wiki is contains information that is relevant for both the In-Character and Out-of-Character experience of the game. |
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| A more in-depth explanation can be found in [[:game:downtime|Downtime, Emails and Turnsheets]], and sample turnsheets can be found [[:game:sample_turnsheets|here]]. FIXME - what are we doing for turnsheets, and what links are those using? | IC information present on the Wiki can primarily be found in the Setting pages and in the pages for [[..:gameplay:character_creation|Character Creation]]. These should help you get a sense of who your characters for the game could be and what the premise of the game is. Some pages may be updated during the game to reflect changes or discoveries over the course of the game, though it should not be assumed that every page remains fully accurate as the game progresses. |
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| =====Emails===== | The other pages primarily contain OC information about the game, such as [[..:start#when_where|when and where]] the game will take place, or the expected [[..start:cat|player conduct]] and prohibited topics for the game. |
| When a user account is created, you'll also receive an in-character email address of the form yourcharactername@referenceii.oxfordrpg.com. This will actually just link emails sent to that account to the email account you provide when signing up, and any emails sent to a xxxx@referenceii.oxfordrpg.com email from that account will appear to come from your in character email. Out of character email addresses will not be displayed, though OC names and other email metadata will be. In rare circumstances, such as when replying to your own emails with some email programs, the email metadata can, itself, contain out of character email addresses. | |
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| The function of this is that this system allows you to have IC conversations outside of session without anyone else necessarily seeing them (except the GMs, of course: a copy of every email is automatically sent to the GMs to allow us to keep tabs on what everyone is planning to do). | ===== User Accounts ===== |
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| If you use an email program that allows you to send from multiple addresses, you can add these to the list of your email accounts by clicking the 'Update Profile' button in the top right. Emails will only ever be sent to your primary address, but this is just a precautionary measure and of course is entirely optional. This is especially useful if you use the Gmail + function, for example, and sometimes forget to send from a particular mailbox, or if you find that emails from your main account are going to people's spam folders. | Once you have [[..:gameplay:character_creation|created a character]] and this character has been approved by the GMs, you will receive an email containing your account details for the Wiki. You will then be able to log in to your account via the button in the top-right of the page. |
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| | When you are logged in, the login button will be replaced by an icon of a head and shoulders. This button will let you access your User Page. This page is private to you and the GMs, and contains links to your Turnsheet pages. Until you create the Turnsheet pages, these links will be **red**, though will still take you to where the Turnsheet page should be created. |
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| | ===== Writing Turnsheets ===== |
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| | Your User Page (see above) will contain numbered red links to the pages on the Wiki for you to write your [[..:system:downtimes_turnsheets#turnsheets|Turnsheets]]. When you are ready to begin writing your Turnsheet, clicking on the pencil "Create This Page" icon on the right-hand-side of the page will bring up a template for the Turnsheet for you to fill in. You are allowed to deviate from the format given by the template, but any such changes may make it harder for the GMs to understand your Turnsheet, so please keep these changes to a minimum. Please do not delete the tags at the bottom of the template, as this will mean the GMs will not be notified about your Turnsheet being submitted. |
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| | After pressing 'save' on your Turnsheet, the page will be created. You will subsequently be able to edit your Turnsheet page. The GMs will only treat the contents of the Turnsheet as final once the deadline of **11:59pm** on the **Thursday** after Uptime has passed. If you will need longer to write your Turnsheet, please reach out to the GMs to ask for an extension. We are aware that there are many reasons for late Turnsheets, but if Turnsheets are late, the GMs will have less time to plan around them, so please try to hand your Turnsheets in on time when possible. |
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| | More information about the contents of Turnsheets can be found on the [[..:system:downtimes_turnsheets|Downtimes and Turnsheets]] page. |