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'''RogueBasin''' is a wiki about [[roguelike]] games in general. http://roguebasin.t-o-m-e.net
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[[Image:RogueBasin logo.png|frame|right|The logo of '''RogueBasin''']]
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'''RogueBasin''' is a [[wiki]] about [[roguelike]] games in general, now located at roguebasin.com ... [[you]] can now participate by [[roguebasin:Special:Userlogin|creating an account]].
  
They only allow register users to edit, but apparently they have also disabled new user accounts. This was intended as temporary protection against spam, but has persisted for months. How would one edit? (See [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.development/browse_thread/thread/111799c09c387f0a/c20e5ad22fafaae2?lnk=st&q=RogueBasin&rnum=6].) Actually, our wiki installation (provided by [[Wikia:Wikia|Wikia]]) is in much better situation than theirs, the one possible disadvantage being that we have Google ads.
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Some interesting pages:
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* [[roguebasin:NetHack|NetHack]]
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* [[roguebasin:Hacklike|Hacklike]] versus [[roguebasin:Band|Band]]
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* [[roguebasin:Definition|Definition]] - "What is a roguelike?"
  
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In addition, RogueBasin has many pages about individual roguelike games and some pages about roguelike programming. Some roguelike developers create pages about their own games, while a few players post reviews of the games.
| colspan="3" align="center" | ''Comparitive chart'' (''as of 8 July, 2006'')
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== Conditions for RogueBasin editors ==
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While RogueBasin was at roguebasin.t-o-m-e.net, Spam forced it to restrict editing to registered users and to block the creation of new user accounts, except through an [https://web.archive.org/web/20160409165900/angband.oook.cz/rgrd.php?showpost=75394 alternate process] publicised in some [[Usenet]] groups but not the wiki itself. In practice, this made registering an account and contributing to RogueBasin somewhat worthless, because few others would be able to create an account and edit those contributions.
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Thus [https://web.archive.org/web/20160409165900/http://angband.oook.cz/rgrd.php?showpost=79040 The Quest for the new RogueBasin]. Users of rec.games.roguelike.development discussed new hosting for RogueBasin. DarkGod, the maintainer of [[ToME]], gave a copy of the MediaWiki 1.3.9 database to Björn Bergström of [http://roguelikedevelopment.org roguelikedevelopment.org]. The wiki has now finally replaced the default MediaWiki flower with a new logo from an old logo contest. Also, [[you]] can now register an account on the wiki. The site is currently using MediaWiki version 1.15, a rather recent version.
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== Statistical comparison between RogueBasin and NetHackWiki ==
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RogueBasin currently uses a slightly older version of MediaWiki, a popular wiki engine that we share with them, while we have the latest stable version. [[We]] at [[NetHackWiki]] can do a few things that RogueBasin editors currently cannot; for example, we can upload screenshots to our articles.
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{|class="prettytable"
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|+''Comparative chart'' (''as of 2011-01-27'')  
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|width="20%"|''Wiki''
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!width="40%"|RogueBasin
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!width="40%"|[[NetHackWiki]]
 
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| width="20%" | ''Wiki''
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|''Scope''
! width="40%" | RogueBasin
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|All roguelike games, including [[roguebasin:NetHack|''NetHack'']], [[roguebasin:Angband|''Angband'']], ...
! width="40%" | [[Wikihack]]
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|''[[NetHack]]'', with occasional mention of derivatives like ''[[SLASH'EM]]''
 
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|| ''Scope''
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|''License''
|| All roguelike games, including [http://roguebasin.t-o-m-e.net/index.php/NetHack ''NetHack''], [http://roguebasin.t-o-m-e.net/index.php/Angband ''Angband''], ...
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|GNU Free Documentation License
|| ''[[NetHack]]'', with occasional mention of derivates like ''[[SLASH'EM]]''
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|[[NetHackWiki:Copyrights]]
 
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|| ''License''
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|''[[Wiki:WikiEngine|WikiEngine]]''
|| GNU Free Documentation License
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|MediaWiki [[roguebasin:Special:Version|1.15.0]]
|| [[Wikia:Wikia copyrights|GNU Free Documentation License]]
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|MediaWiki [[Special:Version|1.16.1]]
 
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|| ''[[Wiki:WikiEngine|WikiEngine]]''
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|''Content pages''
|| MediaWiki [http://roguebasin.t-o-m-e.net/index.php/Special:Version 1.3.9]
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|[[roguebasin:Special:Statistics|1128]]
|| MediaWiki [[Special:Version|1.7alpha (r13557)]]
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|[[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]]
 
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|| ''Content pages''
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|''Image uploads''
|| [http://roguebasin.t-o-m-e.net/index.php/Special:Statistics 299] (45%)
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|[[roguebasin:Special:Upload|disabled]]
|| [http://www.wikia.com/wikistats/EN/TablesWikiaNETHACK.htm 667] (100%)
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|[[Special:Upload|enabled]] for logged-in users
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|| ''Image uploads''
 
|| [http://roguebasin.t-o-m-e.net/index.php/Special:Upload disabled]
 
|| [[Special:Upload|enabled]] for logged-in users
 
 
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Latest revision as of 14:38, 15 August 2022

The logo of RogueBasin

RogueBasin is a wiki about roguelike games in general, now located at roguebasin.com ... you can now participate by creating an account.

Some interesting pages:

In addition, RogueBasin has many pages about individual roguelike games and some pages about roguelike programming. Some roguelike developers create pages about their own games, while a few players post reviews of the games.

Conditions for RogueBasin editors

While RogueBasin was at roguebasin.t-o-m-e.net, Spam forced it to restrict editing to registered users and to block the creation of new user accounts, except through an alternate process publicised in some Usenet groups but not the wiki itself. In practice, this made registering an account and contributing to RogueBasin somewhat worthless, because few others would be able to create an account and edit those contributions.

Thus The Quest for the new RogueBasin. Users of rec.games.roguelike.development discussed new hosting for RogueBasin. DarkGod, the maintainer of ToME, gave a copy of the MediaWiki 1.3.9 database to Björn Bergström of roguelikedevelopment.org. The wiki has now finally replaced the default MediaWiki flower with a new logo from an old logo contest. Also, you can now register an account on the wiki. The site is currently using MediaWiki version 1.15, a rather recent version.

Statistical comparison between RogueBasin and NetHackWiki

RogueBasin currently uses a slightly older version of MediaWiki, a popular wiki engine that we share with them, while we have the latest stable version. We at NetHackWiki can do a few things that RogueBasin editors currently cannot; for example, we can upload screenshots to our articles.

Comparative chart (as of 2011-01-27)
Wiki RogueBasin NetHackWiki
Scope All roguelike games, including NetHack, Angband, ... NetHack, with occasional mention of derivatives like SLASH'EM
License GNU Free Documentation License NetHackWiki:Copyrights
WikiEngine MediaWiki 1.15.0 MediaWiki 1.16.1
Content pages 1128 4,167
Image uploads disabled enabled for logged-in users