New Babbage History Project, or, ARCHIVE YOUR STORY!! USE THE WIKI!!

[Mr. Tenk]

When it rains, it pours. The Ning doth overflow today, and the good stuff is flying off the front page into the quagmire of bad search functions faster than you can keep up with it. Here's an idiots guide to how to do it. I'm using YoYo Underby as an example since his story is recent and easy to salvage.

1. Go to the New Babbage Wiki and create an account.

http://cityofnewbabbage.com/records/

2. Create your character's biography entry. In your browser bar, enter a URL like this one:
http://cityofnewbabbage.com/records/index.php?title=YoYo_Underby

3. Your browser should direct you to a placeholder page. Click on the text link that invites you to edit this page.

4. Now you are in the edit tab. This is where you put your text. You can add in photos by pasting the URL of your image on a line of its own, it will appear as the image in the article tab.

6. After you've filled in your bio, start a new section on your page to index blog and forum entries from the Ning that document your story. You can look at the edit tab on the page I am using as an example for a cheat sheet, or paste this format:

==Noteworthy Events==
*Description of event
**links, if available [URL (space) name_of_article] (clicking the URL link button will paste in the square brackets, add a space for a text title for the link)

multiple asterisks will create indented formatting.

7. At the bottom of your entry, paste in this line:

[[Category:Biographies]]

This will get you listed on the index page. Use the double square brackets around words and names you think are worthy of cross referencing, and links will be created to existing pages or placeholders.

Since my build motivation has gone to crap lately, i'll be wrangling the entries for the next little while to give the project a healthy shove in the right direction. I expect you to edit over whatever i might write about you and your stuff.

I remain a luddite. If i can do this, anyone can.

[DreddPirateBob]

Updated. I'm tempted to go and do everyone elses just so they HAVE to sort theirs out :D

[Ceejay Writer]

Touch my entry and DIE, ruffian.

[Mr. Tenk]

and the beauty is, you can add your Ning blitherings to someone else's entries.

[Ceejay Writer]

*has stuff to say about Tenk. But wants to keep my lands*

[Ceejay Writer]

THANK YOU. I was thinking about this last night. I'm a Wiki Luddite too, and get a bit unnerved by the entry process, but I shall endeavour to persevere. The Ning is not capable of safekeeping and organizing our history as it deserves.

[Mr Underby]

Thank you Mr Tenk, something I should have done myself long long ago. I will see if there is anything else I feel is necessary in there, and add it in tonight.

And likewise if I should happen *couch cough* to have any alts...

[Mr. Tenk]

this doesn't mean i'm on your payroll or anything...
*glares up*

[Mr Underby]

/me smiles.

Certainly not.

[Mr. Tenk]

i hate it when he does that...

[Mr. Tenk]

Got some time today? Why not start archiving your stories on the wiki?

[Ceejay Writer]

I'm going to put up my bit about the moving of the Cafe today under the listing for the CocoaJava Cafe, and use it to practice making links. Absolutely nothing could possibly go wrong.

If we each focused on making our own bio page wonderful, and if the property owners also created a page for their builds (with a link to a pic? Are we still prevented from adding a pic to the Wiki?) THAT would right there go a long way towards fleshing out the Wiki.

And with all the people and places ready to reference, our history and stories will be more enjoyable for others to read.

[Sheryl Skytower]

yeah... I still can't figure out how to upload a picture, but I'm there!

:)