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Page creation checklist

When creating/editing a page, it is good to ensure that you have done all of the following:
  • The page is under the correct Area
    • You are likely creating the page/category initially under the WIP-section, in that case make sure that it is moved to the correct area after it is done and gets "published"
  • The page has an infobox template in use
  • Uploaded/Added an image(Instructions on uploading are below):
    • Infobox, if applicable |image=Image:title-of-the-attachment
    • To the page entry (when editing a page, under the "Main icon image"-section)
  • Added it to fitting categories
    • Please don't create a lot of new categories unless there are multiple pages that would "fit" there, and it "makes sense"
  • Added synonyms for the page
    • e.g. Gollum and Smeagol are the same, usually the infobox has something like "other names", those are good candidates for other names
    • If the page title has scandics or special characters, please also add synonyms with "english alphabet" characters, e.g. Lúthien has synonym Luthien
    • If the page is "plural", e.g. "swords", or "Hobbits" please also add the synonym for singular "sword" / "hobbit"
    • If the page title is "firstname lastname" also make synonym for the First name (as long as it is "unique"). example: Frodo Baggins => Frodo
  • References
    • It might be good to also add some references for the statements that are being made, these can be both links to other pages, or just a text saying which book and page where it is written.
    • To add a reference:
      • [FOOTNOTE]Link to place where you found it[/FOOTNOTE]
      • [FOOTNOTE]The Hottbit, page 142, third edition[/FOOTNOTE]
    • If you have added references you should also add the following to the bottom of the page:
      • [template]ReferenceList[/template]

Uploading an image

Please make sure to find images that are "free to use", we don't want to use images without permission. It also usually makes sense to credit the author and put a link to their site/portfolio.
  1. Open the relevant Wiki area, e.g. https://www.thetolkienforum.com/wiki/Characters or https://www.thetolkienforum.com/wiki/Races
    1. This is not super important, but a bit "nicer" if images of characters are under the Character "Area"
  2. Create new "Attachment"
  3. Upload the file
  4. Set the Prefix to Image
    1. This is also slightly optional, but if someone uploads the image "Frodo" it won't clash with the wiki page for him, since it will be `Image:Frodo`
  5. Give it a fitting name/title
  6. Add some text that briefly explains the image..
    1. If you found the image somewhere online, make sure to credit the author/artist and put a link to their site/portfolio
  7. Save it
  8. In the wiki page where you want to use it, in e.g. CharacterInfoBox: set:
    1. |image=Image:whatever-title-was-assigned
  9. On the wiki page you are editing you can also set "Main icon image" to "Enter the name of a wiki attachment" and insert the name
    1. See example from e.g. when editing https://www.thetolkienforum.com/wiki/Galadhrim

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