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Topic: Reminder: Include helpful in-game information in pages (eg tips, tricks, faqs)
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Reminder: Include helpful in-game information in pages (eg tips, tricks, faqs)

This is a reminder that pages should do more than inform users of what or who something or somebody is in the game. It should include things that could help visitors play the game.

Some examples of information include:

Characters:

  • Where might you find this character in the game?
  • When can you access the character? Do you have to finish certain tasks first, or go to a certain place at a certain time?
  • How do you deal with the character?
  • Are there things a player should know when confronting the character? Perhaps there is dialogue and the character should choose certain topics to unlock certain levels
  • What can you do to improve the response from the character? For instance, when you first meet him or her, they might not even want to talk to you.
I think you get the idea. Don't just include information like history, background, appearance, and etc (all of these are critical too), which I classify as knowledge/encyclopedic information, but also include helpful in-game USEABLE information, which you might find in guides, walkthroughs, and tips.



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Reminder: Include helpful in-game information in pages (eg tips, tricks, faqs)


Krunal said to me not to include tips, but yeah, this will certainly be a helpful reminder for those working on the FF Wiki.



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re: Reminder: Include helpful in-game information in pages (eg tips, tricks, faqs)

The "Prime Directive" of wikis, in terms of the type of content, should actually be "Walkthrough/FAQ style game related information". The vast majority of visitors would be coming to find that type of information. Encyclopedic info is an important component as well, and a required base, so building it up is very necessary - but that's what it should be considered: a basic minimal requirement. Contributors should take things further.

Think of NeoWikis as a set of massively community collaborated lore bases and walkthroughs for games.



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re: Reminder: Include helpful in-game information in pages (eg tips, tricks, faqs)

Well I think that iReaperX is putting where shortcuts and stuff are on the NFS wiki. I hope to get screenshots of them later on though.


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re: Reminder: Include helpful in-game information in pages (eg tips, tricks, faqs)

Is this acceptable? It is mainly opinion but there is a lot of tips so a yes or no on this?

I'm talking about the 08 section.



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re: Reminder: Include helpful in-game information in pages (eg tips, tricks, faqs)

Well I think that it's good that you can give people tips on what they can do with the squad so yeah I think that it should be acceptable.


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re: Reminder: Include helpful in-game information in pages (eg tips, tricks, faqs)

Too much opinions, not enough elaboration.

You just saying who is good isn't going to help. If I went to that page looking for information, I'd want to know exactly why this player would complement my team.

Back up your opinions with detailed statistics and complete reasoning.



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re: Reminder: Include helpful in-game information in pages (eg tips, tricks, faqs)

Well there are some stats in there so well would this be a good page for hints & tips?


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Sep 18, 08 at 11:19pm
re: Reminder: Include helpful in-game information in pages (eg tips, tricks, faqs)

Racing tracks need screenshots and diagrams.



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re: Reminder: Include helpful in-game information in pages (eg tips, tricks, faqs)

Yes they are coming as soon as I or any other member can get some they will go up.


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re: Reminder: Include helpful in-game information in pages (eg tips, tricks, faqs)

Wouldn't it be better to have separate pages off from the main character profile for game information? For games, wouldn't separate pages for the various bits of information be cleaner?



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