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So again. '''Each page needs to be finished and accepted in the English language before commencing translation.'''
So again. '''Each page needs to be finished and accepted in the English language before commencing translation.'''


== Completed and Checked Pages ==
== Workflow Page Categories ==
 
During the initial creation of the pages for the wiki, please add one of the following tags at the foot of the page to show which stage the document is currently at. There are three stages :-
 
# Editing
# Completed
# Checked
 
==== Stage Details ====
 
[[:Category:Editing|'''List of pages that are currently being worked on and not yet finished''']] - this page will contain an automatically generated list of pages that are completed in the English language so long as they contain the appropriate Category entry at the foot of each page - include
 
<PRE>[[Category:Editing]]</PRE>


[[:Category:Completed|'''List of pages that have been completed''']] - this page will contain an automatically generated list of pages that are completed in the English language so long as they contain the appropriate Category entry at the foot of each page - include
[[:Category:Completed|'''List of pages that have been completed''']] - this page will contain an automatically generated list of pages that are completed in the English language so long as they contain the appropriate Category entry at the foot of each page - include

Revision as of 10:10, 11 September 2018

WikiCarpedia (WICA) general guidelines

I want to contribute

Visit Carcasonne Central forum, contribute to the community, gain their trust and prove you are worthy!

What to put in WikiCarpedia

WikiCarpedia is about facts. That means rules, variants, history, notable events, people and companies. House rules is as far as it goes beyond this, as long as they do not blur the whole picture and do not complicate it for the average player.

There are many other places to look for things like strategy guides or news.

New/old edition separation

At the time of WikiCarpedia creation, the New Edition (aka Carcassonne II) has already been 3 years on the market. There is now a large group of Carcassonne fans that have never played the old edition. A restart of the complete annotated rules (CAR) is in place, but keep in mind that not all players are interested in the long and complicated history of Carcassonne 1.

Naturally this approach means that a lot of things may have to be written twice (eg. Rules for main expansions). One of the benefits of this is that content regarding the old edition can have annotations that are not necessary for the new edition, while those for the new edition can have updated graphics and a more streamlined approach.

I have a question/issue regarding particular page

Each page has the discussion tab. Go there and press edit. Put title in header tags and elaborate below it. For example:

== The structure should be different ==
I think that we need to move faq segment before tile reference.

Do not forget to end your question with signature:

--~~~~

It looks like this: --Msasinski (talk) 11:18, 27 August 2018 (UTC)

Editing

How to create new page

Please read the User's Guide. The easiest way is to click one of the red links on the main page - a red link means the page has not yet been created. You will be directed to the new page creation.

The recommended way to create a new page for Mediawiki is to create a link on an already existing page (consult user guide on how to make links) and then click it to be directed to the new page creation.

How to edit a page

Please read the User's Guide. Check any of the existing pages by going into edit mode to look for guidance. If you have any more question do not hesitate to ask any question on Carcassonne Central Forum. Any frequently asked question will be addressed here.

How to edit main page

As any other page, except that this is allowed only to users promoted to administrators.

I would like to do some testing

Each user has their own page (eg User:msasinski) and associated discussion tab on which to try things out.

http://wikicarpedia.com/index.php/User:username

You can go directly to it from your username by clicking on your username in the top right of any screen.

How to name pictures

Please follow this convention when naming pictures for new edition:

 code_description.xxx 

for old edition add C1 in the middle:

 code_C1_description.xxx 

Code - It is up to you, but it should uniquely describe expansion and be recognizable. Use it consistently through the page.

Description - Up to you, but should be recognizable. If picture is for tile reference it may be simply 01, 02, 03 etc.

How to insert pictures

Please read the User's Guide and be consistent with the rest of WikiCarPedia. Please check out Besiegers - Cathars - Siege page and how the images are inserted there.

For copyright reasons, any individual tile images (such as in Tile Distribution on Expansion pages) have to be no more than 120 pixels by 120 pixels.

How to insert icons

Please refer to Icons page.

* [[File:Icon_Locked_Red.png|16px|text-bottom|]] - Questions ... 
* [[File:Icon_House_Black.png|16px|text-bottom|]] - Footnotes ...
* [[File:Icon_Double_Arrow_Black.png|16px|text-bottom|]] - Footnotes ...
* [[File:Icon_World_Black.png|16px|text-bottom|]] - Interpretations ...
* [[File:Icon_Open_Book.png|16px|text-bottom|]] - Fully ...
  • Icon Locked Red.png - Questions ...
  • Icon House Black.png - Footnotes ...
  • Icon Double Arrow Black.png - Footnotes ...
  • Icon World Black.png - Interpretations ...
  • Icon Open Book.png - Fully ...

How to insert footnotes

For example:

The teacher meeple is placed on the school.<ref> [[File:Icon_World_Black.png|16px|text-bottom|]] If playing with the dragon, the teacher will have to be placed on one or the other of the school tiles (i.e., not in the middle), as he can be eaten by the dragon.</ref>

Text within ref tags will be put on the bottom. Add following text at the very end of the page, where there are footnotes (before translate tags):

{{FootnoteIconPara_en}}

How to color text

<span style="color: red">'''RED'''</span>

RED


<span style="color: blue">'''BLUE'''</span>

BLUE


<span style="color: #ffcc00">'''YELLOW'''</span>

YELLOW


<span style="color: green">'''GREEN'''</span>

GREEN


'''BLACK'''

BLACK


<span style="color: gray">'''GRAY'''</span>

GRAY


<span style="color: #fc94fe">'''PINK'''</span>

PINK


For more colors check wikimedia help page

Color coding the rules

Carcassonne 2 manual consists of color coded parts. How to use them:

{{RulesPlacingTile|1=====|2=Placing a tile|
3=When you draw a Land tile with a fruit-bearing tree (Tree tile), you place it according to the normal rules. Then, you place a stack with 4 fruit tokens (of the same fruit type) on top of the Tree tile...
}}

Placing a tile

When you draw a Land tile with a fruit-bearing tree (Tree tile), you place it according to the normal rules. Then, you place a stack with 4 fruit tokens (of the same fruit type) on top of the Tree tile...

The are three templates with appropriate colors:

  • RulesPlacingTile
  • RulesPlacingMeeple
  • RulesScoring

Page translation

How to create page in my language

The translation process may seem complicated at first, but believe me, it is not. Just read the following steps and try it once. If the page already have language selector, you can go directly to point 3.

  1. Create new page and fill it with english content
  2. (THIS IS MOST IMPORTANT PART) put all the content in translate tags
<translate>
Fréttinga is a small municipality in MungoLand, located on the BaMungo island.
It hosts a population of about 400 people. It has some agriculture and fishing.
Tourists like to visit it in the summer time.

== Services ==

It doesn't have many services. There is a shop and car ferry visits the island
from mainland once a day.
</translate>

Note that you don't need to add markers like <!--T:1-->.

  1. under the page title you can find link "mark this page for translation"
  2. language selector appears on top of the page
  3. follow link "translate this page" at the top, follow the easy wizard
  4. new language will be available in language selector after the translation

If the English version was changed after translation, the sentence "This page has changes since it was last marked for translation." appears at the top. Click "marked for translation" part and decide if you want to translate it again (since some new parts may have been added).

Naturally every native speakers of their respective language are responsible for their approach to translation. Eg. names of expansions not officially translated to particular language can be translated on WikiCarPedia or not (address of the page still need to be kept in english).

If anything is unclear you can read extended manual.

How do I know what is left to translate

Visit Special:LanguageStats and choose your language code. Language code is case sensitive.

How translate links

[[Castles in Germany (1st edition)|Castles in Germany]]

can be translated using label (polish example):

* [[Castles in Germany (1st edition)/pl|Niemieckie Zamki]]

so the link to the correct page will be preserved.

How to translate footnotes heading

In English version you must use following template every time there are footnotes.

{{FootnoteIconPara_en}}

In translation tool you need to change the name of the template. For example:

{{FootnoteIconPara_pl}}
{{FootnoteIconPara_es}}
{{FootnoteIconPara_nl}}

If there is no template in your language it need to be created.

I am getting error when translating

Following error may occur:

Saving the translation failed: This namespace is reserved for content page translations. The page you are trying to edit does not seem to correspond any page marked for translation.

Just wait a minute or two and retry translation. There is a job running in the background modifying special translation subpages. Let it do his job.

Why English is first language for every page

Translation on WikiCarpedia is executed by use of the Translation plugin. This means that one language always needs to be first and it decides on general structure on the page. On Wikipedia.org every language version is a completely different page on different wiki site. Unfortunately this is complicated technically and requires a lot of resources.

In the end if, for some reason, the given page structure is unacceptable for given translation, the original (English) page needs to be (carefully) reconstructed.

So again. Each page needs to be finished and accepted in the English language before commencing translation.

Workflow Page Categories

During the initial creation of the pages for the wiki, please add one of the following tags at the foot of the page to show which stage the document is currently at. There are three stages :-

  1. Editing
  2. Completed
  3. Checked

Stage Details

List of pages that are currently being worked on and not yet finished - this page will contain an automatically generated list of pages that are completed in the English language so long as they contain the appropriate Category entry at the foot of each page - include

[[Category:Editing]]

List of pages that have been completed - this page will contain an automatically generated list of pages that are completed in the English language so long as they contain the appropriate Category entry at the foot of each page - include

[[Category:Completed]]

List of pages that have been proof checked - this page will contain an automatically generated list of pages that have had a proof check in the English language, so long as they contain the appropriate Category entry at the foot of each page - include

[[Category:Checked]]