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If you want to help with the wiki, join our [https://discord.gg/ | {{V}} | ||
If you want to help with the wiki, join our [https://discord.gg/MelvorIdle Discord] and direct message one of the Wiki Admins for an account. | |||
== What to do == | == What to do == | ||
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{{:Contributing/To-Do List}} | {{:Contributing/To-Do List}} | ||
== What not to do == | == What not to do == | ||
A lot of the content on the Wiki is also generated via Lua functions. Please be cautious around this. If you notice a page generated by Lua, contact one of the Wiki Admins before editing the page. | |||
If you wish to add information on pages with generated content, please edit the text above the placement of the template. For example, {{ItemIcon|Crown of Rhaelyx | If you wish to add information on pages with generated content, please edit the text above the placement of the template. For example, {{ItemIcon|Crown of Rhaelyx}}. | ||
Generated content currently includes: | Generated content currently includes: | ||
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* All [[:Category:Tables|Table Templates]] | * All [[:Category:Tables|Table Templates]] | ||
If you do find an issue with the accuracy of information in any of these templates, it is possible that the internal game data is flawed, or there has been a recent hotfix (hidden update without a version number change) to the game code and the | If you do find an issue with the accuracy of information in any of these templates, it is possible that the internal game data is flawed, or there has been a recent hotfix (hidden update without a version number change) to the game code and the [https://wiki.melvoridle.com/index.php?search=intitle%3A%2Fdata&title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&fulltext=0&ns828=1 Lua data modules] need to be updated. | ||
== Templates == | == Templates == | ||
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=== Versioning === | === Versioning === | ||
We have created a system of templates to mark which pages are up to date. At the top of every page there should be a template indicating for which version the page is written. This will look like either {{T|V}} or {{T|V| | We have created a system of templates to mark which pages are up to date. At the top of every page there should be a template indicating for which version the page is written. This will look like either {{T|V}} or {{T|V|1.0}}. | ||
* If a page is entirely populated by | * If a page is entirely populated by Lua-powered templates, then simply add {{T|V}} to the top of the page. | ||
* If a page contains a decent amount of user-written text that has the potential to change with each version, then the version number should be specified. For example, if a page is written for version | * If a page contains a decent amount of user-written text that has the potential to change with each version, then the version number should be specified. For example, if a page is written for version 1.0 you would add {{T|V|1.0}} to the top of the page. | ||
Each page should have a version attached to it. Every version can be found in the [[:Category:Versions|Versions Category]]. One of the main tasks is to make sure that pages are up to date. | Each page should have a version attached to it. Every version can be found in the [[:Category:Versions|Versions Category]]. One of the main tasks is to make sure that pages are up to date. | ||
