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ShimmerFairy: starting thoughts on actual organization

2016-10-05T06:20:53Z

starting thoughts on actual organization

ShimmerFairy: Some notes on wiki organization

2016-05-12T00:13:36Z

Some notes on wiki organization

ShimmerFairy: Oh hey, I'm an admin!

2016-03-08T21:33:26Z

Oh hey, I'm an admin!

ShimmerFairy: From: ShimmerFairy To: the wiki Well Here You Go

2015-11-14T02:46:05Z

From: ShimmerFairy To: the wiki Well Here You Go

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Hi! I'm just someone who likes documenting stuff, and making things understandable <tt>:)</tt> . Not experienced in modding OoT or anything of the sort, just able to poke at the internals and see how various things work.

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 ==Organizing the Wikis==
-Scratch space/notes of my own on making sure the wiki is easy and fun to edit, and well-organized. '''Nothing here is authoritative.'''
+(just scratch/notes, don't take as final)
-===Article Rating Scheme===
+===Basic Points===
-Organizing articles by quality would help in finding items that need improving. Rating on two axes: '''quality''' and '''scope'''
+* Organize layout by subject area, where a subject area is a big "subsystem" of the game (e.g. models, actors, sounds, maps, ...)
-====Quality====
+===Example Possible OoT Layout===
-{| class="wikitable"
+* Ocarina N64
-|-
+** Introduction (things like explaining it has a filesystem of its own)
-! Rating !! Means
+** Filesystem
-|- style="background-color:#CCFFCC"
+*** List of files (one page for all or one per version)
-| '''Superb''' || Article clearly and comprehensively explains its subject. It's an excellent reference for someone working with the subject.
+** Code (assembler-related stuff)
-|- style="background-color:#FFFFCC"
+*** Actors
-| '''Good''' || Article explains things well enough on the subject, though perhaps doesn't explain everything about it. It's a suitable reference for someone new to the subject.
+** Models
-|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC"
+*** Objects
-| '''Poor''' || Article only briefly covers topics, and leaves many untouched. As a reference, "it's better than nothing".
+*** Maps
-|- style="background-color:#FFCCCC"
+*** Collision
-| '''Outdated''' || Article contains old and obsolete information. It is thus (near-)useless as a reference.
+** Images (textures etc.)
-|}
+** Scenes/Rooms
-====Scope====
+* Debug ROM (A user's guide for using the debug ROM, basically)
-Kinda like the "importance" rating on wikipedia pages, but less subjective than "does anyone care?".
+* Ocarina 3DS
-{| class="wikitable"
+* N64 Notes
-I realize '''General''' and '''Specific''' are kinda fuzzy in distinction, in my mind it really depends on what's left to delegate to. For example, a page on 3D Models would delegate detailed info to pages such as "F3DZEX", "Object Files", "Level Maps", so it'd be '''General'''. Meanwhile a page like "F3DZEX" or "Object Files" would only have more detailed info in the form of specific game files.
+* 3DS Notes
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	Hi! I'm just someone who likes documenting stuff, and making things understandable <tt>:)</tt> . Not experienced in modding OoT or anything of the sort, just able to poke at the internals and see how various things work.		Hi! I'm just someone who likes documenting stuff, and making things understandable <tt>:)</tt> . Not experienced in modding OoT or anything of the sort, just able to poke at the internals and see how various things work.
		+
		+	==Organizing the Wikis==
		+
		+	Scratch space/notes of my own on making sure the wiki is easy and fun to edit, and well-organized. '''Nothing here is authoritative.'''
		+
		+	===Article Rating Scheme===
		+
		+	Organizing articles by quality would help in finding items that need improving. Rating on two axes: '''quality''' and '''scope'''
		+
		+	====Quality====
		+
		+	{\| class="wikitable"
		+	\|-
		+	! Rating !! Means
		+	\|- style="background-color:#CCFFCC"
		+	\| '''Superb''' \|\| Article clearly and comprehensively explains its subject. It's an excellent reference for someone working with the subject.
		+	\|- style="background-color:#FFFFCC"
		+	\| '''Good''' \|\| Article explains things well enough on the subject, though perhaps doesn't explain everything about it. It's a suitable reference for someone new to the subject.
		+	\|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC"
		+	\| '''Poor''' \|\| Article only briefly covers topics, and leaves many untouched. As a reference, "it's better than nothing".
		+	\|- style="background-color:#FFCCCC"
		+	\| '''Outdated''' \|\| Article contains old and obsolete information. It is thus (near-)useless as a reference.
		+	\|}
		+
		+	====Scope====
		+
		+	Kinda like the "importance" rating on wikipedia pages, but less subjective than "does anyone care?".
		+
		+	{\| class="wikitable"
		+	\|-
		+	! Rating !! Means
		+	\|-
		+	\| '''Basics''' \|\| This article covers the very basic and overarching aspects of the game in question, e.g. the file table in OoT/MM. These topics are more often/more quickly well-researched, so getting them wrong is really bad. They more likely than not link to other pages on the wiki to delegate detailed info.
		+	\|-
		+	\| '''General''' \|\| This article goes over a general piece of the game, for example "Audio" or "3D Models". What's known about these topics is likely scattered, and very likely delegates to more specialized pages.
		+	\|-
		+	\| '''Specific''' \|\| This article goes over a specific area of the game, but not too specific (see "Niche" below). Examples could include "background music" or "F3DZEX". Probably don't delegate info to other pages, unless the info is big or overly technical.
		+	\|-
		+	\| '''Niche''' \|\| This article is about something absurdly specific, usually an individual file in the game's ROM or ISO. These pages should only exist if those files in question have noteworthy behavior or properties. There shouldn't be a reason to delegate info to more specific pages (except perhaps subpages for super-technical info).
		+	\|}
		+
		+	I realize '''General''' and '''Specific''' are kinda fuzzy in distinction, in my mind it really depends on what's left to delegate to. For example, a page on 3D Models would delegate detailed info to pages such as "F3DZEX", "Object Files", "Level Maps", so it'd be '''General'''. Meanwhile a page like "F3DZEX" or "Object Files" would only have more detailed info in the form of specific game files.
		+
		+	And yes, it is still fuzzy, but these are only notes, and besides this isn't trying to lay out a hierarchy, just a rough rating of an article's scope or general applicability.

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	Hi! I'm just someone who likes documenting stuff, and making things understandable <tt>:)</tt> . Not experienced in modding OoT or anything of the sort, just able to poke at the internals and see how various things work.		Hi! I'm just someone who likes documenting stuff, and making things understandable <tt>:)</tt> . Not experienced in modding OoT or anything of the sort, just able to poke at the internals and see how various things work.
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