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== Adding New Tips ==
== Adding New Tips ==
* You need a contributor account to edit the wiki. If you want access, please ask in the Something Awful thread.
* You need a contributor account to edit the wiki. If you want access, please ask in the Something Awful thread.
* If you don't have access to the Something Awful thread, or you have no idea what it is, send an email with the tips to the address on the home page. The tips will be added for you.


* To add tips to an existing page, find it in the Game List or use the search box, then click "Edit", top right.
* To add tips to an existing page, find it in the Game List or use the search box, then click "Edit", top right.
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* Add '''<nowiki>[[Category:Games]]</nowiki>''' to the end of game pages so they show up on the Game List.
* Add '''<nowiki>[[Category:Games]]</nowiki>''' to the end of game pages so they show up on the Game List.


* If a game title starts with "The", use the following category tag to make sure it appears in the correct place in the games list: For "The Legend of Zelda", '''<nowiki>[[Category:Games|Legend of Zelda]]</nowiki>'''
* If a game title starts with "The", or you need a title to appear in the correct place numerically, use the following category tag: For "The Legend of Zelda", '''<nowiki>[[Category:Games|Legend of Zelda]]</nowiki>'''. For "Grand Theft Auto III", '''<nowiki>[[Category:Games|Grand Theft Auto 3]]</nowiki>'''


* You can hide spoilers by using the "spoiler" CSS class. '''<nowiki><div class="spoiler">This is a spoiler.</div></nowiki>''' gives you: <div class="spoiler">This is a spoiler.</div>
* You can hide spoilers by using the "spoiler" CSS class. '''<nowiki><div class="spoiler">This is a spoiler.</div></nowiki>''' gives you: <div class="spoiler">This is a spoiler.</div>
* You might want to add an alternative title for a game - for example "Final Fantasy 7" as an alternative to "Final Fantasy VII". Create a separate page for the the alternative title as its own page and put the following as the page content: '''<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Page Name]]</nowiki>'''. You should not add the category tag to redirect pages.

Latest revision as of 16:55, 30 January 2024

General Notes

  • Use the search box in the top right or the Game List to find tips.
  • Nearly all of the tips in this wiki are from a Something Awful forum thread. This is just a place to store them.

Adding New Tips

  • You need a contributor account to edit the wiki. If you want access, please ask in the Something Awful thread.
  • If you don't have access to the Something Awful thread, or you have no idea what it is, send an email with the tips to the address on the home page. The tips will be added for you.
  • To add tips to an existing page, find it in the Game List or use the search box, then click "Edit", top right.
  • If you want to create a new game page, the easiest way is to paste the full title of the game into the search box. You'll see a link to create the page above the search results.
  • Add [[Category:Games]] to the end of game pages so they show up on the Game List.
  • If a game title starts with "The", or you need a title to appear in the correct place numerically, use the following category tag: For "The Legend of Zelda", [[Category:Games|Legend of Zelda]]. For "Grand Theft Auto III", [[Category:Games|Grand Theft Auto 3]]
  • You can hide spoilers by using the "spoiler" CSS class. <div class="spoiler">This is a spoiler.</div> gives you:
    This is a spoiler.
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