Hello there and welcome to the Final Fantasy NeoWiki FAQ. If you're reading through this thread, you obviously have at least a passing interest in what this is all about. If you're interested in learning more, feel free to read on. This post will be updated periodically by Dragoon, The Pursuit or Tifabelle if and when changes need to be made, as this is an ongoing project that will most likely have a few things change from time to time, so we'll do our best to keep you up to date with everything so you can keep contributing!
2. What is a NeoWiki?
A NeoWiki is, essentially, a subsite of Neoseeker that is worked on by any member of the community to provide the most accurate, up-to-date information of things going on in the world of a specific game franchise, in this case the world of Final Fantasy. Based around the MediaWiki software that runs on Wikipedia, the NeoWiki concept is a much more convienient means to have a database of information for all Neoseekers than Portals. Adding to that, there are, and will be, a lot more cooler tools and functions with the Wikis. If you want to see another example of a Wiki, check out the Final Fantasy, Pro Evolution Soccer or the Digimon Wikis. Taking on such a project like a wiki isn't easy, nor is it something you can sit down and do in a few hours. It takes many months of hard work from a team of Neoseeker members to achieve much, so all the help that the members can offer to us is appreciated, and is recognized by the Wiki Contributor tag you receive if you regularly contribute.
The finalfantasy.neo team is constantly changing, expanding and growing stronger. A list of current contributors can be found here.
In addition to our contributors, there are also one active staff member, Tifabelle, who also admins the wiki.
If you have a question about the project, please ask in this thread. While we'd like to field your questions via PM as well, it's not fair to everyone else that you get your question answered privately when a lot of other people may have the same question you do. At least one team member will check through here whenever there's a new post, so your question will be answered at some point. If someone checks through the thread and doesn't know the answer, they'll find someone on the team who does and let them know to answer your question. Alternatively, just edit your question into the Talk Page.
5. When will it be finished?
Your guess is as good as ours. Obviously, Final Fantasy is an ever growing, ever expanding, ever re-running series of games, merchandise, etc, so a Final Fantasy Wiki Contributors job is never done. Keeping on top of the work, and having a large base of contributors will make it go faster, but since new ideas for pages will, and should be, constantly springing up, we'll never get bored. And if, god forbid, Final Fantasy did shut down, we'd still have plenty to do for a long time.
6. How can I contribute?
Before you can start writing up your content, you need to understand the specific markup of a Wiki. Here is a handy editing guide that should send you on your way to start creating content. Another great editing guide is written up here, detailing the basics of wiki editing.
However, should you have any other questions regarding anything about editing, or even anything regarding the Wiki, simply post it in this thread; our staff and contributors will be more than happy to help.
7. How can I suggest something for the Wiki?
Simply post it in this thread. However, you do not need to run anything by us if you do not want to, you are free to contribute anywhere on the wiki any time, as long as you are not deleting satisfactory content, writing unsatisfactory content, or breaking any Neoseeker Rules, which are expected to be followed on the Wiki. But, if you want to run a major idea to us, feel free to use this thread or the Talk Page. If you have a suggestion for NeoWikis in general, please submit your ideas in this forum.
8. Is there a list of what has to be done?
As of writing there is no definitive list of what is needed on the wiki. General advice would indicate just to add information wherever and whenever possible. However if you feel something specific should be done drop Tifa a quick tifabelle and ask!
9. What is a Staff Member's job on the Wiki?
Staff members have a number of jobs across the wiki, one of them being contributing. That's right - just like our contributors, the staff members often make regular contributions to the wiki. Because of this, we are experienced in wiki editing, and therefore, one of our most important jobs is to help you.
In addition to this, staff members have some extra powers on wikis - the most relevant to contributors are probably moving pages and deleting pages. If you have a request to move or delete a page, contact a staff member on their talk page, PM them, or simply post your request in this thread.
10. Who can I contact about the Wiki?
This depends on what you'd like to talk with us about. If it's about contributing, then contact any staff member, or ask in this thread or the Talk Page. If it's a general question or an idea, post it here. If it's something else but still related to the wiki, feel free to contact any of the staff members listed and they'll tell you who you can talk to if they don't know the answer. If it is a serious matter then contact the staff members or a wiki super admin, such as Avalith or Dragoon.
Thank you for reading this FAQ and general introduction to the Final Fantasy NeoWiki and the NeoWikis in general. We hope to see you all on the wiki! Have fun!
Thread Recap (last 10 posts from newest to oldest)
Feb 10, 12 at 12:20am
Vicarious
Thank you everyone who helped with the Wiki so far. It is greatly appreciated!
Feb 09, 12 at 9:03pm
Alkor
I made a new page about the chocobo races, but I need your help to complete it. I'm need to have the confirmation about the chocobos location (the required weather more precisely). The biggest missing part is in the abilities : I'm not sure I was able to create every abilities with my current monsters, and I need to know the easiest monsters to get them.
The Ultimate chocobo section is empty on purpose, I need to find how to collect the best skills on a gold or silver chocobo first.
Its that little book you get from the preorder that connects XIII with XIII-2, the one that is a tiny book with like 33 or 37 pages long.
You're talking about Episode I, right? If you want to copy the book word for word, i dont think we can do that because of copyright violations. However you can add in a detailed summary of the book if you'd like. :3
A step above Wiki Moderator and Wiki Leader, Wiki Super Admins are much like Super Moderators in that they hold staff permissions on all NeoWikis and are responsible for the promotion of Wiki Leaders. Further to this, they also handle problem reports that can range anywhere from an unsolved dispute between wiki staff members to someone vandalizing hundreds of pages.
They use either a green or red icon, depending on whether they are a moderator on the forums. Otherwise you can recognise them as they will have a green wikisuper tag underneath their usernames in the forums.
Hello there and welcome to the Final Fantasy NeoWiki FAQ. If you're reading through this thread, you obviously have at least a passing interest in what this is all about. If you're interested in learning more, feel free to read on. This post will be updated periodically by Dragoon, The Pursuit or Tifabelle if and when changes need to be made, as this is an ongoing project that will most likely have a few things change from time to time, so we'll do our best to keep you up to date with everything so you can keep contributing!
2. What is a NeoWiki?
A NeoWiki is, essentially, a subsite of Neoseeker that is worked on by any member of the community to provide the most accurate, up-to-date information of things going on in the world of a specific game franchise, in this case the world of Final Fantasy. Based around the MediaWiki software that runs on Wikipedia, the NeoWiki concept is a much more convienient means to have a database of information for all Neoseekers than Portals. Adding to that, there are, and will be, a lot more cooler tools and functions with the Wikis. If you want to see another example of a Wiki, check out the Final Fantasy, Pro Evolution Soccer or the Digimon Wikis. Taking on such a project like a wiki isn't easy, nor is it something you can sit down and do in a few hours. It takes many months of hard work from a team of Neoseeker members to achieve much, so all the help that the members can offer to us is appreciated, and is recognized by the Wiki Contributor tag you receive if you regularly contribute.
The finalfantasy.neo team is constantly changing, expanding and growing stronger. A list of current contributors can be found here.
In addition to our contributors, there are also one active staff member, Tifabelle, who also admins the wiki.
If you have a question about the project, please ask in this thread. While we'd like to field your questions via PM as well, it's not fair to everyone else that you get your question answered privately when a lot of other people may have the same question you do. At least one team member will check through here whenever there's a new post, so your question will be answered at some point. If someone checks through the thread and doesn't know the answer, they'll find someone on the team who does and let them know to answer your question. Alternatively, just edit your question into the Talk Page.
5. When will it be finished?
Your guess is as good as ours. Obviously, Final Fantasy is an ever growing, ever expanding, ever re-running series of games, merchandise, etc, so a Final Fantasy Wiki Contributors job is never done. Keeping on top of the work, and having a large base of contributors will make it go faster, but since new ideas for pages will, and should be, constantly springing up, we'll never get bored. And if, god forbid, Final Fantasy did shut down, we'd still have plenty to do for a long time.
6. How can I contribute?
Before you can start writing up your content, you need to understand the specific markup of a Wiki. Here is a handy editing guide that should send you on your way to start creating content. Another great editing guide is written up here, detailing the basics of wiki editing.
However, should you have any other questions regarding anything about editing, or even anything regarding the Wiki, simply post it in this thread; our staff and contributors will be more than happy to help.
7. How can I suggest something for the Wiki?
Simply post it in this thread. However, you do not need to run anything by us if you do not want to, you are free to contribute anywhere on the wiki any time, as long as you are not deleting satisfactory content, writing unsatisfactory content, or breaking any Neoseeker Rules, which are expected to be followed on the Wiki. But, if you want to run a major idea to us, feel free to use this thread or the Talk Page. If you have a suggestion for NeoWikis in general, please submit your ideas in this forum.
8. Is there a list of what has to be done?
As of writing there is no definitive list of what is needed on the wiki. General advice would indicate just to add information wherever and whenever possible. However if you feel something specific should be done drop Tifa a quick tifabelle and ask!
9. What is a Staff Member's job on the Wiki?
Staff members have a number of jobs across the wiki, one of them being contributing. That's right - just like our contributors, the staff members often make regular contributions to the wiki. Because of this, we are experienced in wiki editing, and therefore, one of our most important jobs is to help you.
In addition to this, staff members have some extra powers on wikis - the most relevant to contributors are probably moving pages and deleting pages. If you have a request to move or delete a page, contact a staff member on their talk page, PM them, or simply post your request in this thread.
10. Who can I contact about the Wiki?
This depends on what you'd like to talk with us about. If it's about contributing, then contact any staff member, or ask in this thread or the Talk Page. If it's a general question or an idea, post it here. If it's something else but still related to the wiki, feel free to contact any of the staff members listed and they'll tell you who you can talk to if they don't know the answer. If it is a serious matter then contact the staff members or a wiki super admin, such as Avalith or Dragoon.
Thank you for reading this FAQ and general introduction to the Final Fantasy NeoWiki and the NeoWikis in general. We hope to see you all on the wiki! Have fun!
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