Difference between revisions of "PCGamingWiki:Editing guide/General information"

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General information is a series of useful external links including forums, specific threads, specific guides, etc.

General information

Syntax

Taken (mostly) from Terraria

'''General information'''
{{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

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

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 forums
- Game wikis (official)
- 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 (developer-run forums, official wikis)
- Other official websites
- GOG.com links tag
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums
- Source code links (if available)

GOG.com links tag

Syntax

{{GOG.com links| Product ID | Forums ID | Note for forums link }}

Example

For Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

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).
- Forums page URL: https://www.gog.com/forum/prince_of_persia_series
  - Page ID: prince_of_persia_series

Full example

How it should look:

General information

Official forums

List of Issues - Provided by the Terraria Developers

Official Wiki

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Editing guide

Introduction

Availability

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-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.
+General information is a series of useful external links including forums, specific threads, specific guides, etc.
-==Key points==
-{{ii}} Explanation on the type of bullet points can be found in the [[PCGamingWiki:Sample_article|Sample Article]]
-'''Syntax'''
-<pre><nowiki>
-'''Key points'''
-{{ii}} Information
-{{++}} Positive point
-{{--}} Negative point
-</nowiki></pre>
-'''Example'''
-'''Key points'''
-{{ii}} 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==
@@ Line 52: / Line 27: @@
 '''General rules'''
-* While not as strict as Key points, too many links can create unneeded clutter. Each article should have 10 general links max.
+* 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:
@@ Line 67: / Line 42: @@
 ** 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===
@@ Line 91: / Line 65: @@
 *** Page ID: <code>prince_of_persia_series</code>
-==Full Example==
+==Full example==
 How it should look:
-'''Key points'''
-{{ii}} Information
-{{++}} Positive point
-{{--}} Negative point
 '''General information'''