StDoodle
Minion
So I was considering undertaking the work of doing some major add-ons & cleanups to the wiki.
The problem is, I'm not exactly an expert when it comes to wikis, so there are a couple of things I'm unfamiliar with.
1) Templates. From what I've seen, specialized wikis like to make great use of such things. However, the only one I've run across is the function template, and I can't for the life of me figure out what "dobedo" does... looks like random vandalism, but I dunno.
2) Organization in general is lacking; Pretty much all ash functions should be in said category, and categories such as "Your character" should be a sub-category of that. Or something.
3) Links. The wiki is notoriously un-linked, which really needs to be fixed. Somewhat related, shouldn't overloaded functions be listed on one page with all of their options and an explanation of different parameter use, or all listed separately by parameters? Currently, we have a mix of the two, from what I can tell.
4) Prettifying. (Ok, that's a horrible word.) What I mean is, you can choose to display your links differently than the internal wiki-linking structure, and since the wiki structure has auto-caps and disallows underscores, functions should be "prettied up" such that they always display on the page the same as they're actually invoked, IMO.
I know this should technically go on the talk page of the wiki itself, but hoped it would generate more interest / views here. I'd really like to do some work to make the wiki a better resource, but I don't want to "step on anyone's toes," so to speak. So if there are established rules beyond wiki standards that I should follow, please clue me in before I make a mess of the place.
Thanks, StD
The problem is, I'm not exactly an expert when it comes to wikis, so there are a couple of things I'm unfamiliar with.
1) Templates. From what I've seen, specialized wikis like to make great use of such things. However, the only one I've run across is the function template, and I can't for the life of me figure out what "dobedo" does... looks like random vandalism, but I dunno.
2) Organization in general is lacking; Pretty much all ash functions should be in said category, and categories such as "Your character" should be a sub-category of that. Or something.
3) Links. The wiki is notoriously un-linked, which really needs to be fixed. Somewhat related, shouldn't overloaded functions be listed on one page with all of their options and an explanation of different parameter use, or all listed separately by parameters? Currently, we have a mix of the two, from what I can tell.
4) Prettifying. (Ok, that's a horrible word.) What I mean is, you can choose to display your links differently than the internal wiki-linking structure, and since the wiki structure has auto-caps and disallows underscores, functions should be "prettied up" such that they always display on the page the same as they're actually invoked, IMO.
I know this should technically go on the talk page of the wiki itself, but hoped it would generate more interest / views here. I'd really like to do some work to make the wiki a better resource, but I don't want to "step on anyone's toes," so to speak. So if there are established rules beyond wiki standards that I should follow, please clue me in before I make a mess of the place.
Thanks, StD