A Wiki article!? F**k yeah!

[Iserlohn]

Only noticed now that I have my own wiki article since more than four months now. Time to do stuff which brings people to expand the article (should dig up a TL idea...)

Thanks Petike!

[Doctor Imperialism]

I have yet to recieve a wiki article :(

Maybe if All's Aflame on the Western Front becomes popular enough. . . ;):p

[Klisz]

I have yet to recieve a wiki article :(

Maybe if All's Aflame on the Western Front becomes popular enough. . . ;):p

You know you can just create your own article for yourself, right? 'Tis what I did.

[Iserlohn]

You know you can just create your own article for yourself, right? 'Tis what I did.

But there is A LOT more prestige when someone creates it for you.

[Petike]

I have yet to recieve a wiki article :(

Maybe if All's Aflame on the Western Front becomes popular enough. . . ;):p

http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/offtopic/doctor_imperialism

Here you go. Consider it an early bithday present.

But there is A LOT more prestige when someone creates it for you.

And to adhere to that rule, I've done it for him. ;)

[Jasen777]

But there is A LOT more prestige when someone creates it for you.

And it totally impresses the ladies as well.

[Doctor Imperialism]

http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/offtopic/doctor_imperialism

Here you go. Consider it an early bithday present.



And to adhere to that rule, I've done it for him. ;)

Excellent! I am now another step down the road to becoming one of the Great Old Ones :D

[Petike]

Excellent! I am now another step down the road to becoming one of the Great Old Ones :D

What have I done !!! I've doomed us all ! :eek: :D

[samozain2020]

i'm agree with u

[Wolfpaw]

What have I done !!! I've doomed us all ! :eek: :DPh'nglui mglw'nafh Doctor Imperialism R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

[Petike]

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Doctor Imperialism R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

Shoo, shoo, you rugose eldritch abomination ! :rolleyes:

[TurkishCapybara]

You know you can just create your own article for yourself, right? 'Tis what I did.

How do you, then?!?!!?

[CaliBoy1990]

Only noticed now that I have my own wiki article since more than four months now. Time to do stuff which brings people to expand the article (should dig up a TL idea...)

Thanks Petike!

Hopefully maybe someday somebody might be nice enough to make one for me, too. :D

[Petike]

Hopefully maybe someday somebody might be nice enough to make one for me, too. :D

http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/offtopic/caliboy1990

You were saying ? ;) :D

How do you, then?!?!!?

First, navigate to the alphabetical member list. I assume you want to try your own name, so look under T and hit the edit button. Look for the correct alphabetical position for your use handle. Make a new line for it with the usual Enter stuff, the "star" denoting the list in each line of the source code should appear automatically. Now, copy someone's name along with the brackets and rewrite everything between "offtopic:" and the ending brackets to your user name. Save. Now scroll down the list, look for your name. If you've added it correctly to the list, it should be on the list now (under T). But it's still red. Click on the red link, a new page should appear. Hit "Edit" on the new page and start writing your profile, then save. It's best to give the page a title which uses the template :

====== AH. commer name ======

So, for example :

====== TurkishCapybara ======

This will allow everyone to easily identify your page. The rest of the writing and formatting is up to you, but you can learn a lot by reading other pages and copying or imitating their source code (e. g. //text// will give you the word "text" in italics, **text**will give you the word "text" written in bold, ===title=== is a smaller title/heading than ====title====, etc.).

[CaliBoy1990]

awesome, man, thanks! If nobody minds, I may just make one for somebody, myself. :D

[Doctor Imperialism]

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Doctor Imperialism R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn


I'm sigging this.

[CaliBoy1990]

I'm sigging this.

LMAO! Lovecraft FTW. BTW, I hope nobody minds but I added an article about one of our newer members to the Wiki recently, inspired by Petike's kindness towards myself.(Hint for the curious: the user is one of the few ladies on this forum and isn't Abby.)

[Petike]

LMAO! Lovecraft FTW. BTW, I hope nobody minds but I added an article about one of our newer members to the Wiki recently, inspired by Petike's kindness towards myself.(Hint for the curious: the user is one of the few ladies on this forum and isn't Abby.)

Got a thing for her, perchance ? ;) OK, I kid, I kid... I leave the reasons to you. :p

[Alex1guy]

I was quite happy when someone made an article about me :)

[Abhakhazia]

I hope to have an article eventually.
Right now I'm way to new, I only joined a month ago.

[Petike]

I was quite happy when someone made an article about me :)

Guess who...

The general policy is that if you write at least a semi-succesful, multi-installment timeline or story, you should get a page because you've already contributed something to the board.

[Color-Copycat]

Do I have a wiki article?

[Petike]

Do I have a wiki article?

I've checked and... oddly, you didn't have one, though you were mentioned on the page of DaD... :confused:

Fixed it for you (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/offtopic/color-copycat), our feline friend. ;)

[Color-Copycat]

Hey, thanks, Petike!

[Petike]

Hey, thanks, Petike!

Don't mention it.

[Armored Diplomacy]

Do TLs have to be finished before you get a Wiki article?

[Thespitron 6000]

I have an article, but I made it myself, so it's about 99% lies. Feel free to correct any of them IF YOU DARE.

[Petike]

Do TLs have to be finished before you get a Wiki article?

Not at all. Many TLs are worked on for years before they're 100 % finished and they still get to be included (either listed on the author's page or the Stories or Timelines and Scenarios sections). If you think a TL is extensive enough and could grab the interest of others, add it to the wiki.

My recent narrative about different native monarchies on the Hawaiian islands is in the "Early Modern AH" part of Timelines and Scenarios, even though it's short and I'm planning a much thorough remake in the future. There were few timelines listed in that section when compared to the other ones and Polynesian TLs are rare on the board, so I just thought : "Why not ? It would add a little variety in terms of theme and place..."

[Armored Diplomacy]

So have you made practically everyone's wiki page?

Be honest, did you make your own?;)

[Petike]

So have you made practically everyone's wiki page?

Not at all, but I made a lot of basic profiles for members who still didn't have any, despite having written several (mostly very neat) TLs.

Be honest, did you make your own?;)

I did. It's not a crime. Don't be affraid to make your own profile, if you want to. No one will be looking over your shoulder, it's your personal decision.

[lichtbringer]

A personal wiki article is totally overrated. ;)

[Armored Diplomacy]

A personal wiki article is totally overrated. ;)

Admit it: You're dying inside for one, but are too humble to make it yourself.;)

Petike, cheer up this poor soul and do your thing!

[Petike]

Petike, cheer up this poor soul and do your thing!

Aye, aye, sir. :D

[Kome]

So have we officially stole Bee's King of Wiki title and given it to Petike yet? :p

[oshron]

i dont have one yet; personally, i think i might actually like it if someone else made it in order to see what others' impressions of me are :D

[Zeldar155]

i dont have one yet; personally, i think i might actually like it if someone else made it in order to see what others' impressions of me are :D

lol, same here.

[Petike]

So have we officially stole Bee's King of Wiki title and given it to Petike yet? :p

I'm a humble Caretaker of the Wiki at best. Insistent terminology, right there. ;)

i dont have one yet; personally, i think i might actually like it if someone else made it in order to see what others' impressions of me are :D

Be my guest :

http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/offtopic/oshron

You've been here long enough and contributed quite a bit (flags, the TACOS scheme, etc.), so I think a personal page is certainly deserved. Frankly, I'm surprised you still didn't have any. Feel free to edit it as you like if you want to add more info about your works and so on...

[Serenissima]

I generally figure my TL ought to have a page before I do, and it's not nearly notable or complete enough yet to merit one.

[Robo Jesus]

Congratulations on your rising popularity.:)

[Doctor Imperialism]

Wow. This is the longest thread in this forum in what, three years? :eek:

[Kaiphranos]

So I note B_Munro has no article. Is that by his choice? If not, is someone up to that monumental task?

[Petike]

So I note B_Munro has no article. Is that by his choice? If not, is someone up to that monumental task?

To paraphrase Kennedy, don't ask what your wiki can do for you, ask yourself what you can do for the wiki ! ;) :D

I'd suggest you try and make one for Bruce, it's really really easy.

But I can make one if you're feared of trying it on your own.

Wow. This is the longest thread in this forum in what, three years? :eek:

It is ?! Jeez.

[sheilaaellis44]

Only noticed now that I have my own wiki article since more than four months now. Time to do stuff which brings people to expand the article (should dig up a TL idea...)

Thanks Petike!

My wiki is currently down since this last night, and when i try to reach the site, it redirects to the Wikispaces home page. Is this thing happening to others?

[oshron]

My wiki is currently down since this last night, and when i try to reach the site, it redirects to the Wikispaces home page. Is this thing happening to others?
its working fine for me

[Doctor Imperialism]

its working fine for me

Same here.

[AYoungContrarian]

Nobody made one for me. Strange; I figured I made some sort of impression in the year and a half I've been here. Ah well.

[Armored Diplomacy]

Thanks for my new article Petike! But you misspelled "Armored".:p

[Arachnid]

Nobody made one for me. Strange; I figured I made some sort of impression in the year and a half I've been here. Ah well.

Meh, I've been here 6 years and I haven't got one.

[Petike]

Thanks for my new article Petike! But you misspelled "Armored".:p

Did eye ? :eek:

(;) :p)

Nobody made one for me. Strange; I figured I made some sort of impression in the year and a half I've been here. Ah well.

Meh, I've been here 6 years and I haven't got one.

A remedy is coming. There's just too many of you - even the ones who have written TLs and hang around here frequently.

EDIT: Erm, Arachnid, you actually have a profile (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/offtopic/arachnid). It was apparently started by Codae. But it's just one sentence without any formatting, so I'll give it a more decent look. And you've actually been on the main member list for quite some time now.

[MrHuman]

I might make an article for myself, but if anyone wants to add to it when it's done, that would be great.

[Thande]

I have added articles for some of our Politibrits that I hadn't realised didn't have them: Kvasir, libbrit, stefanbl and Makemakean (well, he's an honourary Politibrit anyway).

[Makemakean]

I have added articles for some of our Politibrits that I hadn't realised didn't have them: Kvasir, libbrit, stefanbl and Makemakean (well, he's an honourary Politibrit anyway).

:eek:

...

...No! No! I'm not crying!

Just have something in my eye...

http://www.crossed-flag-pins.com/Friendship-Pins/Sweden/Flag-Pins-Sweden-Great-Britain.jpg

*They have accepted me!!!* :')

[AndyC]

:eek:

...

...No! No! I'm not crying!

Just have something in my eye...



*They have accepted me!!!* :')

They haven't accepted me yet ... :(

[Thande]

They haven't accepted me yet ... :(

I knew I forgot someone. I'll give you one as well (no, not like that).

[Makemakean]

They haven't accepted me yet ... :(

No, I meant as in being accepted by you guys, the British, "honourary Politibrit!" :p

For an Anglophile like me, that is actually quite a compliment to receive. :)

[AndyC]

I knew I forgot someone. I'll give you one as well (no, not like that).

Thanks :)

Have just read it - very nice.:D

[Thande]

No, I meant as in being accepted by you guys, the British, "honourary Politibrit!" :p

For an Anglophile like me, that is actually quite a compliment to receive. :)

That's true, I think the last person we accepted in that capacity was Flocc in 2006.

[Wolfpaw]

Just noticed that somebody was kind enough to make me a page. Thanks, whoever that was :)

[stefanbl]

Thanks :)

Have just read it - very nice.:D

Your quite interesting

[Thande]

Speaking of politibrits, I've made a wiki article (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/offtopic/the_politibrits). Feel free to reclassify those I wasn't sure of their views and add any I forgot.

[Abhakhazia]

Speaking of politibrits, I've made a wiki article (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/offtopic/the_politibrits). Feel free to reclassify those I wasn't sure of their views and add any I forgot.

Hmmmmm, nah, I'm a politiyank, so I wouldn't qualify.

[Thande]

Hmmmmm, nah, I'm a politiyank, so I wouldn't qualify.

They're a less coherent group because lots of people from all over post in US politics threads.

[stateless_englishman]

Speaking of politibrits, I've made a wiki article (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/offtopic/the_politibrits). Feel free to reclassify those I wasn't sure of their views and add any I forgot.

What about Justin (?) who was a Green Party candidate?

[Thande]

What about Justin (?) who was a Green Party candidate?

Pickard? He's political, but he's rarely on nowadays for whatever reason, and I was making a current list.

[Tongera]

Speaking of politibrits, I've made a wiki article (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/offtopic/the_politibrits). Feel free to reclassify those I wasn't sure of their views and add any I forgot.

Can you add me?

[Codae]

Can you add me?
You can add you. Wiki login is the same as board login.

[Tongera]

You can add you. Wiki login is the same as board login.

But it isn't the same....

Anyhow, i wouldn't know what to write about me.

[Tongera]

I also just noted something. One of the threads i created, Greek Name of Cities, has been added to the wiki. To the Greek resources section. Is there a reason for this? Just curious and all.

[stefanbl]

Speaking of politibrits, I've made a wiki article (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/offtopic/the_politibrits). Feel free to reclassify those I wasn't sure of their views and add any I forgot.

Amusing that libbrit is put in with us lot.

I'm going to put Constantinople and AndyC in with the Lib Dems due to taking position in my cabinet thing.

[stefanbl]

:eek:

...

...No! No! I'm not crying!

Just have something in my eye...

http://www.crossed-flag-pins.com/Friendship-Pins/Sweden/Flag-Pins-Sweden-Great-Britain.jpg

*They have accepted me!!!* :')

Do they do those flags for every combination?

[Meadow]

I always use the term 'Brit Pack', but Politibrits has a nice, Orwellian ring to it. Good show.

[Petike]

I always use the term 'Brit Pack', but Politibrits has a nice, Orwellian ring to it. Good show.

Quick, let's think of other cool-sounding compound words ! :D

[Richard the Great]

I don't really care about Wiki article on members as i prefer to enjoy the member's works and TLs but i wouldn't really mind if somebody would start an article about me in the future.

[Richard the Great]

Do they do those flags for every combination?
As far as i know the answer is yes.

[Petike]

I don't really care about Wiki article on members as i prefer to enjoy the member's works and TLs but i wouldn't really mind if somebody would start an article about me in the future.

The profiles are mostly there just in case we'd need a place where we could collect the person's stories and TLs. Most of the profiles (particularly the ones hastily made by me) are of that simple nature. I leave more personal information down to the person in question - if he/she wants to add anything, than by all means, he can do as he/she wants, as long as the page remains well arranged and readable. ;)

[Codae]

EDIT: Erm, Arachnid, you actually have a profile (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/offtopic/arachnid). It was apparently started by Codae. But it's just one sentence without any formatting, so I'll give it a more decent look. And you've actually been on the main member list for quite some time now.
Actually, Arachnid emself wrote that one sentence back in April. I just moved it into offtopic.

[Petike]

Actually, Arachnid emself wrote that one sentence back in April. I just moved it into offtopic.

Oh. OK, mystery solved.

[MrHuman]

I made an article (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/offtopic/mrhuman) for myself, and I wouldn't mind if it were added to.