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Amonimus (Sergeant)
2023-07-06 04:59:36

We link by WikiWord, square brackets is for changing link text.

Edited by Amonimus TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
Aazkaal Since: Sep, 2019
2023-07-06 05:00:26

It's not how it's done here.

Use one of those:

  • ArtShift — Art Shift (so-called "camel case").
  • {{Art Shift}} — Art Shift (can be used to use only part of the link, separating unneeded part with |, or to write it in lower case or in plural form. You have to use it for single-word links.
  • [[ArtShift Some text]] — Some text, used for potholes (and only for potholes).

Edited by Aazkaal
Amonimus (Sergeant)
2023-07-06 05:01:53

I strongly recommend reading Text Formatting Rules and checking the source (there a button at the top) of other wiki pages, because Characters.Stupid Short Eevee Comic is kinda messy.

Edited by Amonimus TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
CheeseNick Since: Jul, 2023
2023-07-06 05:05:05

To Amonimus: Yeah, I know it's kinda messy, the page is a work-in-progress. Thanks for the advice about the Text-Formatting Rules.

To Aazkaal: Thanks for the advice!

Andariel (Long Runner)
2023-07-06 08:03:22

The only type of work-in-progress pages we have are sandboxes. Everything else is live. And if the page isn't up to snuff, it might end up being cut

CheeseNick Since: Jul, 2023
2023-07-06 08:44:43

What, so I can't say that the page is "work in progress?" Rome wasn't built in a day, I'm trying to update the page as frequently as I can. I'm the only one that's actually working on the pages, give me some space.

Amonimus (Sergeant)
2023-07-06 08:58:26

If you use Sandbox.Stupid Short Eevee Comic or Sandbox.Cheese Nick, you're free to do whatever with them. But other pages are considered "committed", so if the page doesn't follow the manual of style from the get-go, the editor will be asked to familiarize themselves with the rules first. Plus it clogs the edit history. If you're planning to work on a page for a while, please work with its copy in the construction zone, then copypaste the finalized version to Characters.Stupid Short Eevee Comic.

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CheeseNick Since: Jul, 2023
2023-07-06 08:59:52

Ok. How do I access my sandbox?

CheeseNick Since: Jul, 2023
2023-07-06 09:02:49

Nevermind, figured it out. Does this mean I have to remove everything in the Characters list, or do I keep it the way it is until I'm finished with the Sandbox?

Amonimus (Sergeant)
2023-07-06 09:05:28

I'll queue it for deletion, so you can create it again if the sandbox won't have any issues.

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