NetHackWiki:How to help - Revision history

Furey: Delete section on automatable tasks. All tasks listed here have been done. In particular, weapon table is sortable by several columns, including damage-to-large and weight.

2024-06-18T16:59:29Z

Delete section on automatable tasks. All tasks listed here have been done. In particular, weapon table is sortable by several columns, including damage-to-large and weight.

Furey: /* Move-related tasks */ Delete this section. Both of the external tools have link-rotted, and the move finished a long time ago.

2024-06-18T16:56:04Z

‎Move-related tasks: Delete this section. Both of the external tools have link-rotted, and the move finished a long time ago.

Aximili: /* Specific tasks */ lol

2022-05-01T19:09:03Z

‎Specific tasks: lol

Netzhack: /* Specific tasks */

2020-02-19T15:44:07Z

‎Specific tasks

Dtype: /* Move-related tasks */ tls link

2017-04-23T19:53:13Z

‎Move-related tasks: tls link

Kernigh: Link to mediawiki.org about wiki markup. Old links gave wrong information.

2012-05-16T18:16:01Z

Link to mediawiki.org about wiki markup. Old links gave wrong information.

Tjr: /* Move-related tasks */ google custom search within those sites linking to the deprecated wiki

2011-05-16T13:09:11Z

‎Move-related tasks: google custom search within those sites linking to the deprecated wiki

Tjr: /* TODO list */ ask people to check their bookmarks and websites

2010-11-19T15:58:34Z

‎TODO list: ask people to check their bookmarks and websites

Tjr: Text replace - "Wikihack" to "NetHackWiki"

2010-11-11T18:41:25Z

Text replace - "Wikihack" to "NetHackWiki"

Tjr: Text replace - "NethackWiki" to "NetHackWiki"

2010-11-11T18:05:38Z

Text replace - "NethackWiki" to "NetHackWiki"

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 * We lack [[GUI|screenshots]] of NetHack running on exotic platforms.
 * Many [[property|properties]] have no complete articles.
 == Other wiki help ==
 * [[m:Help:Contents|MediaWiki Handbook]] has technical documentation about the wiki software
 [[Category:NetHackWiki]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:56, 18 June 2024
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	If you want something done and won't or can't do it yourself, try adding it to one of the following lists, or mark the relevant page with a {{tl\|todo}} notice.		If you want something done and won't or can't do it yourself, try adding it to one of the following lists, or mark the relevant page with a {{tl\|todo}} notice.
−
−	~~===Move-related tasks===~~
−	* Check your bookmarks and your website: do they point to the new wiki, https://nethackwiki.com? (Tools: [http://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/search?p=nethack.wikia.com&bwm=i&bwmo=d&bwmf=s Links to deprecated wiki], [http://www.google.de/cse/home?cx=017829446202303040675:rwiagmyju-y search within])

	===General tasks===		===General tasks===

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 ===Specific tasks===
+{{Todo|Perhaps ironically, this list is out of date. Many of the items were added in 2006. The list should be rewritten. Alternatively, it may be better to rely on the Todo notice/category.}}
 * There are still many [[ring]]/[[wand]]/[[potion]]/[[scroll]]/[[spellbook]] articles which are either non-existent or very short stubs. Expand them!
 * We have "best" solutions for [[sokoban]] (those leaving no boulders immobile); we should also have fastest solutions.

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 * There are still many [[ring]]/[[wand]]/[[potion]]/[[scroll]]/[[spellbook]] articles which are either non-existent or very short stubs. Expand them!
 * We have "best" solutions for [[sokoban]] (those leaving no boulders immobile); we should also have fastest solutions.
-* There are many [[special level]]s yet to be mapped, like in the Gazetteer.
+* Many [[special level]]s have yet to be mapped, as they are in the Gazetteer.
 * The [[role]] articles need more structure and a lot more detail.
-* We (and, in fact, the net in general) have very few articles about [[SLASH'EM]], though see [[Style_guide#SLASH.27EM|the style guide on this]].
+* We (and, in fact, the net in general) have very few articles about [[SLASH'EM]] (but see [[Style_guide#SLASH.27EM|the style guide on this]]).
-* We have no/stubby articles about past tournaments and winners.
+* We have no complete articles about past tournaments and winners.
 * We lack [[GUI|screenshots]] of NetHack running on exotic platforms.
-* There are many [[property|properties]] with no/stubby articles.
+* Many [[property|properties]] have no complete articles.
 ===Automatable tasks===

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 ===Move-related tasks===
-* Check your bookmarks and your website: do they point to the new wiki, http://nethackwiki.com? (Tools: [http://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/search?p=nethack.wikia.com&bwm=i&bwmo=d&bwmf=s Links to deprecated wiki], [http://www.google.de/cse/home?cx=017829446202303040675:rwiagmyju-y search within])
+* Check your bookmarks and your website: do they point to the new wiki, https://nethackwiki.com? (Tools: [http://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/search?p=nethack.wikia.com&bwm=i&bwmo=d&bwmf=s Links to deprecated wiki], [http://www.google.de/cse/home?cx=017829446202303040675:rwiagmyju-y search within])
 ===General tasks===

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 # Be a NetHack player
-# Read the [[Wikia:Help:Tutorial|wiki editing tutorial]]
+# Read about [[MediaWikiWiki:Help:Formatting|wiki markup]]
 #* Optionally, practice editing in our [[NetHackWiki:sandbox|sandbox]]
 # [[Special:Userlogin|Create an account]]
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 == Other wiki help ==
 * [[m:Help:Contents|MediaWiki Handbook]] has technical documentation about the wiki software
 [[Category:NetHackWiki]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:58, 19 November 2010
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	If you want something done and won't or can't do it yourself, try adding it to one of the following lists, or mark the relevant page with a {{tl\|todo}} notice.		If you want something done and won't or can't do it yourself, try adding it to one of the following lists, or mark the relevant page with a {{tl\|todo}} notice.
		+
		+	===Move-related tasks===
		+	* Check your bookmarks and your website: do they point to the new wiki, http://nethackwiki.com?

	===General tasks===		===General tasks===

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 # Be a NetHack player
 # Read the [[Wikia:Help:Tutorial|wiki editing tutorial]]
-#* Optionally, practice editing in our [[Wikihack:sandbox|sandbox]]
+#* Optionally, practice editing in our [[NetHackWiki:sandbox|sandbox]]
 # [[Special:Userlogin|Create an account]]
 # Read our [[style guide]]
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 * Do something from the [[:Category:Todo|Todo list]]
 * Create a [[Special:Wantedpages|page that doesn't exist yet]]
-* Browse the [[Wikihack:Categories|category tree]] and find a place for uncategorised [[Special:Uncategorizedpages|pages]], [[Special:Uncategorizedimages|images]] and [[Special:Uncategorizedcategories|categories]]
+* Browse the [[NetHackWiki:Categories|category tree]] and find a place for uncategorised [[Special:Uncategorizedpages|pages]], [[Special:Uncategorizedimages|images]] and [[Special:Uncategorizedcategories|categories]]
 * Fix [[Special:DoubleRedirects|double redirects]], if any
 * Choose a [[:Category:Stubs|stub article]] and expand it
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 * If you are a [[source diver]], annotate some [[source code]]
 * Welcome anonymous users by placing "<nowiki>{{subst:welcome}} --~~~~</nowiki>" on their talk page
-* Participate in discussions at the [[Wikihack:Community Portal|Community Portal]]
+* Participate in discussions at the [[NetHackWiki:Community Portal|Community Portal]]
 ===Specific tasks===

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 {{community}}
-Because this is a [[wiki]], anyone can edit and change almost any page. However, to help make NethackWiki a useful and interesting place for ''[[NetHack]]'' players, we ask for you to:
+Because this is a [[wiki]], anyone can edit and change almost any page. However, to help make NetHackWiki a useful and interesting place for ''[[NetHack]]'' players, we ask for you to:
 # Be a NetHack player
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 * [[Wikia:Category:Help]] has some general help pages
 * [[m:Help:Contents|MediaWiki Handbook]] has technical documentation about the wiki software
-[[Category:NethackWiki]]
+[[Category:NetHackWiki]]