PCGamingWiki:Editing guide/General information
Key points and General information serve as the buffer between the Infobox/Series sidebar and the rest of the article. They provide critical information related to the game and its community.
Key points
- Explanation on the type of bullet points can be found in the Sample Article
Syntax
'''Key points''' {{ii}} Information {{++}} Positive point {{--}} Negative point
Example
Key points
- Information
- Positive point
- Negative point
Key points summarize important information regarding a game. What is considered important varies from game to game, but there are some general rules to follow:
- Key points are reserved for very important points. Each article should have at most 5 points.
- The points provided should be information that regards major issues with the game (compatibility issues, critical bugs/crashes, non-functioning multiplayer, etc.), invasive DRM, availability enhancements/limitations, and any possible benefits (free game, open source, community activity, etc.)
- As mentioned earlier, any point that could be considered subjective must have a reputable reference.
General information
Syntax
- Taken (mostly) from Terraria
'''General information''' {{ii}} [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/page/blog/_/features/port-reports/pc-report-wolfenstein-the-new-order-r141 PC Report] {{mm}} [http://www.terraria.org/ Official website] {{mm}} [http://www.terrariaonline.com/forums/ Official forums] {{mm}} [http://www.terraria.org/issues.html List of Issues] - Provided by the Terraria developers {{mm}} [http://terraria.gamepedia.com/Terraria_Wiki Official Wiki] {{GOG.com links|1207665503|terraria}} {{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/105600/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
Example
General information
- PC Report
- Official website
- Official forums
- List of Issues - Provided by the Terraria developers
- Official Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
General information is a list of general links that are relevant to the game.
General rules
- While not as strict as Key points, too many links can create unneeded clutter. Each article should have 10 general links max.
- If a PC Report or other article by PCGamingWiki is available, provide a link to it at the top of the list.
- Some potential sites to use:
- Official websites by the developer
- Official forums
- Any thread of general game-specific data
- Game wikis (official or community)
- Fan sites
- GOG.com links (required if available on GOG.com)
- Steam links (required if available on Steam)
- The list formatting should be the following:
- PCGamingWiki articles
- Official websites (game site, developer-run forums, official wikis)
- Other official websites
- Community wikis
- General community links (fan sites, databases, etc.)
- GOG.com links tag
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums
- Source code links (if available)
- If nothing else can be found, provide a link to the relevant MobyGames article
GOG.com links tag
Syntax
{{GOG.com links| Product ID | Forums ID | Note for forums link }}
Example
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
A simplified method of providing links to GOG.com pages. With the appropriate page IDs, the tag can auto-link to the game-specific support page and forums.
- Keep in mind that while in most cases the support page and forums page IDs will be the same, sometimes they will be not.
- Ex:
- Support page URL: https://support.gog.com/hc//categories/201400969?game=1207658747
- Product ID:
1207658747
- Product ID can be obtained from the GOG Database (example).
- Product ID:
- Forums page URL: https://www.gog.com/forum/prince_of_persia_series
- Page ID:
prince_of_persia_series
- Page ID:
Full Example
How it should look:
Key points
- Information
- Positive point
- Negative point
General information
- Official website
- Official forums
- List of Issues - Provided by the Terraria Developers
- Official Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions