AH.COM Wiki ready for testing

[Ian the Admin]

So I have the Wiki up and running (and basically empty), *except* for a proper idiot-resistant readme. There are links to the documentation that came with the wiki but they're not really idiot-resistant.

Test it out and let me know any thoughts, concerns, whatever.

http://wiki.alternatehistory.com

[EvolvedSaurian]

Whoo-hoo!

First response!

[luakel]

Cool! What goes in Off-Topic?

[Burton K Wheeler]

Cool! What goes in Off-Topic?

Whatever you want. I'd suggest a member directory of some kind, and entries relating to injokes like the religions of the board, Blame Thande, etc.

[Glen]

Looks to be working thus far...

[Flocculencio]

Alright- I'm an idiot and I want to write an article on Goatism...how do I do so?

[EvolvedSaurian]

Alright- I'm an idiot and I want to write an article on Goatism...how do I do so?

I insist that the first user-made article should be your Anglo-Dutch TL. It's...... beyond words.

[Flocculencio]

Alright- I'm an idiot and I want to write an article on Goatism...how do I do so?

NVM- Goatism (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/goatism) article is up as the first user-made article :D

[Flocculencio]

Also, a definition of the term I coined: Honourable Member (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/honourable_members).

The Anglo-Dutch TL will be a massive project to format properly and should not be undertaken while I am intoxicated.

[EvolvedSaurian]

NVM- Goatism (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/goatism) article is up as the first user-made article :D

Edited for spelling.

[G.Bone]

How does one upload an article?

[Flocculencio]

Edited for spelling.

What were my typoes?

[luakel]

Also, a definition of the term I coined: Honourable Member (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/honourable_members).
You forgot Evolved_Saurian, Sec of State of the n00bs, and Haggis, Attorney General of the n00bs. ;)

[Flocculencio]

You forgot Evolved_Saurian, Sec of State of the n00bs, and Haggis, Attorney General of the n00bs. ;)

Quiet you. You're King of the n00bs but you don't get to define n00bs :D

[Hermanubis]

Also, a definition of the term I coined: Honourable Member (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/honourable_members).


T'was expecting a list:rolleyes: ;)

(The Unnecessary U offends mine eye! Must pluck it out!)

[luakel]

Quiet you. You're King of the n00bs but you don't get to define n00bs :D
Yes I do. :p

[EvolvedSaurian]

What were my typoes?

Besides what you just wrote?:)

"revaeled", or instead of of, and something else.

Seems G. Bone is editing as we speak.

[G.Bone]

pfffffffffffffffffffffffffft

I'm editing SPACE cuz I don't know how to do anything else.

(nothing really)

[Flocculencio]

Page on Keira Knightley (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/keira_knightley) added

[Ian the Admin]

Um I guess I really need to write that readme.

Guys, to create a new document docname you do the following:

1. Edit an existing page and create a link like [[offtopic:docname]] (offtopic is the directory name, we're using that directory since goatism is off topic).

2. The link will appear red because the page doesn't exist yet. Click on the link and then you will be able to create the page and put stuff in it.

Flocc, I don't know how you managed to make the goatism article *without* any other pages linking to it. But probably the best thing to do would be to create, for example, an [[offtopic:AH.COM religions]] link on the offtopic page, create that new page, and add descriptions of goatism, sheepism, etc. there.

[EvolvedSaurian]

Page on Keira Knightley (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/keira_knightley) added

Could you get a more revealing picture?

Please?

[luakel]

Yeah, and name all of us who believe in her greatness. :)

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/3/35/KeiraMay232004Style.jpeg

[EvolvedSaurian]

Quiet you. You're King of the n00bs but you don't get to define n00bs :D

n00bs defined.:p

I may as well get something out of being a n00b.

[luakel]

Besides, 47, he who we must obey although he insults us every chance he gets, called you two n00bs, so we shall be the ruling quintet of the n00bnation!

[EvolvedSaurian]

Yeah, and name all of us who believe in her greatness. :)



That picture is nothing compared to what he put up there.

[luakel]

Yeah, but there's nothing better than those two...

[Flocculencio]

Flocc, I don't know how you managed to make the goatism article *without* any other pages linking to it. But probably the best thing to do would be to create, for example, an [[offtopic:AH.COM religions]] link on the offtopic page, create that new page, and add descriptions of goatism, sheepism, etc. there.

Oops- I did a search for "Goatism" and then when no articles came up on the search page clicked the "create article" tab.

It's amazing how much chaos computer idiots like me can manage to inadvertantly create, non?

[EvolvedSaurian]

Created Ian's page.

[Burton K Wheeler]

Created religions of the board portal.

[EvolvedSaurian]

Created religions of the board portal.

As far as I know, Flooc is the only Goatist. Certainly not one of the most popular, compared to the various flavors of Sheepism, Whatinaty or Thandislam.

[Flocculencio]

As far as I know, Flooc is the only Goatist. Certainly not one of the most popular, compared to the various flavors of Sheepism, Whatinaty or Thandislam.

Baldie has described himself as a Goatist too, IIRC. And Thandislam is a johnny-come-lately which tried to steal the Islam-parody which Goatism had already claimed.

[Burton K Wheeler]

As far as I know, Flooc is the only Goatist. Certainly not one of the most popular, compared to the various flavors of Sheepism, Whatinaty or Thandislam.

I am a Goatist, heathen scum.

[EvolvedSaurian]

Baldie has described himself as a Goatist too, IIRC

Compare that to the hordes following Orthodox Sheepism, the Reformists and Whatians.

And we all have taken part in Thandislam at one point or another.

[Flocculencio]

I am a Goatist, heathen scum.

Praise be unto you, O Baldie. You have seen the light of Goatism!

[Flocculencio]

Compare that to the hordes following Orthodox Sheepism, the Reformists and Whatians.

And we all have taken part in Thandislam at one point or another.

Yeah but Baldie and I cumulatively are far cooler than all of the above (not including Whatianity, which is extremely cool and not inconsistent with Goatism).

[Burton K Wheeler]

Baldie has described himself as a Goatist too, IIRC. And Thandislam is a johnny-come-lately which tried to steal the Islam-parody which Goatism had already claimed.

Does anyone even follow Thandislam?

[Flocculencio]

Does anyone even follow Thandislam?

Blaming Thande is one of those things which is common to every religion on the board. Some misguided soul, however, tried to make a religion based on only that.

[Diamond]

Poor, poor, poor misguided Goatists. Why, you're almost as bad as the vile Sheepapists. Join the Reformed Sheepist Church and find peace.


(Now if I could just learn how to create a Wiki article [yes, I'm retarded] I could list the tenets of the True Church.)

[Hendryk]

Who gets to write the entry for Whatianity? Should that be the Good Doctor's job, or mine as his humble archbishop, or someone else entirely for an unbiased approach?

[Flocculencio]

Poor, poor, poor misguided Goatists. Why, you're almost as bad as the vile Sheepapists. Join the Reformed Sheepist Church and find peace.


(Now if I could just learn how to create a Wiki article [yes, I'm retarded] I could list the tenets of the True Church.)

Silence, O Child of Misbelief! There is no Goat but Goat and Flocculencio is it's Prophet!

[Chris]

Can someone add a page for me and/or second chance and the multiverse war? At the risk of sounding...umm...slightly less great than I am:p it would be interesting to see what someone else makes of me.

Chris

[Darkest]

Hey, just a small bit of constructive criticism... is there any way we could get a 'cooler' imagine in the upper left?

[Max Sinister]

Sorry Flocc and others, I was faster: Here's (http://www.alternatehistory.org/wiki/doku.php/wiki/hitler_s_mediterranean_strategy) my wiki entry for my Hitler's Mediterranean Strategy TL.

[MrP]

Could you get a more revealing picture?

Please?

Yes, yes, we could. :)

All hail!

[Thande]

OK, nice work Ian and everyone. I too will write some articles when I figure out the details.

However, if I can inject a note of caution: we already know that Hashemite is busy vandalising AH.com's main Wikipedia links, so I suspect this may also be open to abuse. May I suggest we adopt a password scheme, PMed to responsible members* who are the only ones who can edit it?

*i.e. those that have been here for X period of time without violating forum rules.

[Max Sinister]

Thande, the wiki has a password, and I guess since banned members can't write here, neither they can in the wiki.

[Thande]

Thande, the wiki has a password, and I guess since banned members can't write here, neither they can in the wiki.
Oh, right. Thanks. Good to know. :)

[Landshark]

n00bs defined.:p

I may as well get something out of being a n00b.

You mean the beatings, insults and occasional use as colatarel to cover gambling debts aren't enough?

You ungratefull little urchin.:mad:

[fortyseven]

I added Bahaianism to the ah religions page, I added a Bahaianism page, and I edited the ah religions and Ian page.

[EvolvedSaurian]

You mean the beatings, insults and occasional use as colatarel to cover gambling debts aren't enough?

You ungratefull little urchin.:mad:

Must not respond, lest your bad spelling rub off on me.

[EvolvedSaurian]

I added Bahaianism to the ah religions page, I added a Bahaianism page, and I edited the ah religions and Ian page.

I already have one.

[fortyseven]

I already have one.

I edited your page. It needs more. I'll write some later today

[EvolvedSaurian]

I edited your page. It needs more. I'll write some later today

No.... you created a new one, with even less information than mine.

[Burton K Wheeler]

Sorry Flocc and others, I was faster: Here's (http://www.alternatehistory.org/wiki/doku.php/wiki/hitler_s_mediterranean_strategy) my wiki entry for my Hitler's Mediterranean Strategy TL.

The link to that thread is centered on top of the wiki whatever page you're looking at. While it certainly is a good TL, it's probably not worth that much attention.

[Max Sinister]

Seems I made a mistake... I'll work it out.

Edit: Done.

[fortyseven]

No.... you created a new one, with even less information than mine.

i didn't make a new page. i just edited one that already existed.

Michael made the one I edited. How do we delete pages?

[EvolvedSaurian]

i didn't make a new page. i just edited one that already existed.

Here's (http://www.alternatehistory.org/wiki/doku.php/ian) mine.

Here's (http://www.alternatehistory.org/wiki/doku.php/offtopic/ian) yours.

[Thande]

Sorry to be a cabbagehead, but when I attempted to edit a page, it told me I didn't have authorisation and hadn't logged in - exactly how does one do this?

EDIT: Never mind, found it.

[fortyseven]

Here's (http://www.alternatehistory.org/wiki/doku.php/offtopic/ian) mine.

Here's (http://www.alternatehistory.org/wiki/doku.php/offtopic/ian) yours.

you don't listen do you

[fortyseven]

Sorry to be a cabbagehead, but when I attempted to edit a page, it told me I didn't have authorisation and hadn't logged in - exactly how does one do this?

click on log in in upper right (use your username and password from here)

[EvolvedSaurian]

you don't listen do you

You don't capitalize or use punctuation, do you?

You edited it. Simple as that.

It does seem to be the case though. Lemme see.

[Leo Caesius]

I do have all of the images from the How Do You Look Thread downloaded, so I can put those up in the member gallery.

[Michael]

Re: Ian, have 2 versions, the off topic one, and the serious one.

[Thande]

I've created a page for Blaming Thande. http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/offtopic/blaming_thande It probably has lots of errors because I have no experience with editing Wikipedia articles before now. Just to warn you...

[Max Sinister]

For serious discussion: I set up a page for countries (http://www.alternatehistory.org/wiki/doku.php/category/country). Note that you have to link to the right namespace from there, like this: [[ wiki:Britain ]]

[fortyseven]

You don't capitalize or use punctuation, do you?

You edited it. Simple as that.



1)I don't when ppl don't listen

2) That's what I said

[fortyseven]

How do I post images? I don't understand the syntax instructions.

[EvolvedSaurian]

1)I don't when ppl don't listen

2) That's what I said

Huh? Who said that?

No, you didn't. You posted, I began replying. While I was doing that you edited your post to make it look like I don't listen.

[fortyseven]

Huh? Who said that?

No, you didn't. You posted, I began replying. While I was doing that you edited your post to make it look like I don't listen.

I said I didn't create another Ian page, then you said I did, then I repeated myself, you said I did again, then I edited to show you that i didn't create the other page, Michael did.

[EvolvedSaurian]

I said I didn't create another Ian page, then you said I did, then I repeated myself, you said I did again, then I edited to show you that i didn't create the other page, Michael did.

Except for the first segment, you're correct.

Now I'm talking about something else.

[fortyseven]

Except for the first segment, you're correct.

Now I'm talking about something else.

you could apologise, you know :)

[EvolvedSaurian]

you could apologise, you know :)

Why would I do that? I was right.

<even more confused>

[Thande]

Aaaargh now I'm addicted to this! :D

You two, stop fighting, and post more articles.

[EvolvedSaurian]

I always wondered what What was doing in between that lady's thighs.

[Thande]

No-one seems to be putting titles on their articles except me :confused:

[Thande]

Evolved Saurian, I just attempted to edit your Michigan article to add more names, but it would only let me create a new article, which then appeared underneath :confused:

[Max Sinister]

Seems you clicked on the wrong edit button. Back to the playground.

[Burton K Wheeler]

I always wondered what What was doing in between that lady's thighs.

What did you think he was doing? Knitting?

[Thande]

I seem to have edited the copyright information by mistake :o Can someone restore it to what it was?

[Nekromans]

What did you think he was doing? Knitting?

What with?

[MrP]

I seem to have edited the copyright information by mistake :o Can someone restore it to what it was?

You've just defined precisely why I shall do my very best to look at but not touch the Wiki! :D

[Max Sinister]

Now we also have categories for ATL wars (http://www.alternatehistory.org/wiki/doku.php/category/war) and persons (http://www.alternatehistory.org/wiki/doku.php/category/person).

[Thande]

Does anyone know how you redirect from a link to a different article, e.g. a link reading 'Blame Thande' leads to 'Blaming Thande' & c?

[Nekromans]

Yes, I do know.



Thanks for asking!

[EvolvedSaurian]

@Thande: Nice addition to the Ward article.

[Scarecrow]

I do have all of the images from the How Do You Look Thread downloaded, so I can put those up in the member gallery.
hmm, that means i had better put up a newer photo of me,:o :p

I wonder, would Decades of Darkness require its own wiki?

[Thande]

@Thande: Nice addition to the Ward article.
Thanks.

Can everyone please put the big H1 title for their articles as in Wikipedia itself? Otherwise they don't format properly and it's much harder to edit them.

[Michael]

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

Got 3 in there, if you've done anymore just put them in, I'll put them in alphabetical/join order tomorrow. This way we actually have a repository of them, as there didn't seem to be any actual page linking to Ward.

Also, try and keep the details of a person to what's on their profile, so if you happen to know, for example, doctor what's real name, number and address, don't just put it up for anyoen to see.

[Thande]

Also, try and keep the details of a person to what's on their profile, so if you happen to know, for example, doctor what's real name, number and address, don't just put it up for anyoen to see.
Agreed. I've also added a definition to your HM page.

[Haggis]

WHOO! I'm in an article!

[Max Sinister]

Someone must've screwed up the pictures in the WYSIWYG editor, they're not visible anymore...

And I put my pages for my TL by accident into the wiki namespace instead of the root namespace or the timelines namespace. Hope Ian can fix that.

This seemed to be the general problem: There's a namespace for offtopic, talk, timelines, and the root namespace (no prefix). Now we have some duplicated pages.

[Michael]

Agreed. I've also added a definition to your HM page.

Really? I can't see it.

[Thande]

Really? I can't see it.
http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/offtopic/honourable_member

[Michael]

Nope, still no me. :(

[Max Sinister]

And here's the other page: http://www.alternatehistory.org/wiki/doku.php/honourable_members

Sorry for screaming, but it has to be:

LOOK AT THE NAMESPACES! "flocculencio" IS DIFFERENT FROM "offtopic:flocculencio"!!!

AND LOOK AT THE SITE MAP (UPPER LEFT) WHETHER A PAGE YOU WANT TO CREATE ACTUALLY EXISTS!!!

[Thande]

Are you screaming at me or Michael? And should member articles be in Offtopic or not? :confused:

[Michael]

Are you screaming at me or Michael? And should member articles be in Offtopic or not? :confused:

I think he's just trying to avoid us creating multiples of the same page, i.e. there's already an honourable members page, but I created another one. :o

[Thande]

I think he's just trying to avoid us creating multiples of the same page, i.e. there's already an honourable members page, but I created another one. :o
Bugger it. All right, we'll stop that. All my ones link from Offtopic, which I would have thought would be the right category for member articles; unfortunately, I can't work out how to link to other categories (e.g. in my Flocc article I've put in a preliminary link for his TLs, but they all read "offtopic:Anglo-Dutch Empire" etc. )

[Max Sinister]

Yep, that's the namespace problem.

If you are working at the article "Flocculencio" in the namespace "offtopic", and want to link to the TL "Anglo-Dutch Empire" in the namespace "timelines", you have to make it like that: [[ timelines:Anglo-Dutch Empire]], not just [[ Anglo-Dutch Empire]]. And if you want to put a backlink into that article, it has to be [[ offtopic:Flocculencio]], not just [[ Flocculencio]].

And I wasn't screaming at anyone specifically.

[Michael]

HA! I worked it out. :D

[[*full link you want*|*link description*]]

Edit for clarification: [[http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/offtopic/thermopylae|some noobs thing]]

[MerryPrankster]

Is it okay to include descriptions of their Series personas in the articles on the members?

I included some Series stuff in Ward's, Othniel's, and Hermanubis's sections.

[Hermanubis]

One thing that is missed is the random page button...
(first thing I looked for!)

[EvolvedSaurian]

One thing that is missed is the random page button...
(first thing I looked for!)

Same thing here.:(

[Max Sinister]

Good to know:

If you accidentally created a page, you only have to delete all the content and save it, then the page will be deleted automatically.

[luakel]

Maybe there should be a all-member directory to make it easier to create new pages?
Poor, poor, poor misguided Goatists. Why, you're almost as bad as the vile Sheepapists. Join the Reformed Sheepist Church and find peace.


(Now if I could just learn how to create a Wiki article [yes, I'm retarded] I could list the tenets of the True Church.)
I shall as soon as I figure out just how the hell wiki works, master. :)

[oberdada]

it really IS good to know how to deleate a page...

But, it is then, gone forever?

That wouldn't be nice.

If somebody ever runs amok, he (or unlikely, she) could delete the entire WIKI.

[Max Sinister]

I don't think so. Changes in wikis are usually stored in a Database and can be undone by an admin anytime.

[Haggis]

Man, I wish I was better at Wikis because then I'd make an article on Chair Breaking.

[Floid]

Sweet. Good work Ian, we appreciate it. :)

[Thande]

Yep, that's the namespace problem.

If you are working at the article "Flocculencio" in the namespace "offtopic", and want to link to the TL "Anglo-Dutch Empire" in the namespace "timelines", you have to make it like that: [[ timelines:Anglo-Dutch Empire]], not just [[ Anglo-Dutch Empire]]. And if you want to put a backlink into that article, it has to be [[ offtopic:Flocculencio]], not just [[ Flocculencio]].

And I wasn't screaming at anyone specifically.
Thanks. Message received and understood.

Merry, I'd include a subheading under each member's article labelled "In the Series", like I did one for luakel saying "In Fiction", talking about his role in Luaky Commer & AH.com Wars.

[luakel]

Straha

Straha is perhaps one of the most-recognized members of AH.COM, but, like Luakel (who he has a bit of a feud with), his honourable member status is disputed. This is because he is quite trollish in his posts, and often says things that go over the line. His timelines are recognized for many things, including an American owned Mexico, large German and South African (see Draka) powers, very dystopic qualities (which he claims are only to "spice things up"), and often very specific politics in the USA and CSA. He is also known for practically ruining DBWI threads by posting very dystopic events in the first few posts.

In Chat, many regard him as a trolling pothead, though he disputes the latter by saying he's only smoked once. He often hazes n00bs, and is usually the first one on the scene when someone else is trolling, eagerly yelling "BAN HIS ASS!" He was also one of the main characters in the Sheep Thread.

The Series-

Straha plays the role of annoying but slightly lovable atheist pothead on the ship. He's often stoned out of his mind, and this leads to a love-hate relationship with the strongly religious Othniel, who often tries to steal his pot and convert him.

[Floid]

luakel, edit this page: Click me (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php?id=offtopic:straha&do=edit&rev=)

[Thande]

I want to write an article about the Map Thread, but I don't know which namespace to put it in (or create a new one?? I mean, it's in Books, Games and Videos, but it's not really related to any of that). As it's an AH.com legend, perhaps it could go in Off-topic?

[luakel]

luakel, edit this page: Click me (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php?id=offtopic:straha&do=edit&rev=)
Says it's locked... besides, I don't know how to do the links and formatting stuff.

@Thande- we should probably set up pages for the AH.COM Wars and Luaky Commer series...

[Thande]

Looking at the Honourable Members page, there seems to be a consensus that Member pages should be in Offtopic. Any objections?

[Thande]

Says it's locked... besides, I don't know how to do the links and formatting stuff.

@Thande- we should probably set up pages for the AH.COM Wars and Luaky Commer series...
Luaky, you have to log in (top right hand corner) and use your AH.com username and password.

The formatting is dead easy - I've never used it before today but it's pretty intuitive.

[Max Sinister]

@luakel, Thande, others: If someone works on a page, it's automagically locked for 15 minutes. So we won't lose changes because two members worked at the same page at the same time.

[Floid]

Says it's locked... besides, I don't know how to do the links and formatting stuff.I could do it if you want? Full credits to you ofcourse, I'll write that in the description.

[luakel]

I have logged in.

Also, is there any way we could get a category box at the bottom of each page, like the ones Wikipedia uses? That would make it easier to navigate around... Example below-

[luakel]

I could do it if you want? Full credits to you ofcourse, I'll write that in the description.
Sure thing...

[Thande]

Merry, I like the way you've done the Series stuff, but there's one thing. You keep spelling member names with a _ in the middle when they don't have them (Doctor_What, Dark_Slavik) and that will cause headaches because then those links won't link to the actual member articles.

[Max Sinister]

BTW: Look at my neat disambiguation pages, like http://www.alternatehistory.org/wiki/doku.php/timelines/third_reich

[Floid]

Sure thing...Done. Looks a bit poopy, you can edit it as you wish now.

[oberdada]

BTW: Look at my neat disambiguation pages, like http://www.alternatehistory.org/wiki/doku.php/timelines/third_reich

Not bad,
but,

wouldn't be a good idea to somehow link pages to the Front Page?

[Max Sinister]

Unnecessary. There's a link to the Front Page in the Upper left corner anyway.

[luakel]

Luaky Commer page is now up... does anyone know how I can connect it to offtopic?

[Thande]

Luaky Commer page is now up... does anyone know how I can connect it to offtopic?
It already is, isn't it? :confused:

[luakel]

It already is, isn't it? :confused:
It's part of Off Topic, but not connected to the main off topic page...

[Thande]

It's part of Off Topic, but not connected to the main off topic page...
I've just made some additions to it, hope you don't mind.

EDIT: I've added it to the Off Topic page.

[Nekromans]

To: FLoid, Luakel.
From: Nekromans.
Subject: Damn you...

It was worth a shot, anyway.

[oberdada]

Unnecessary. There's a link to the Front Page in the Upper left corner anyway.

Oh, that's not what I meant.

I thought it would be good to have a tree structure.
If you start at the Front page you should be able to click you're way down.

But the categories seem to do the trick.

[Diamond]

I shall as soon as I figure out just how the hell wiki works, master. :)
Good, my son. I trust those of my flock younger and wiser in the ways of Comp-Uter to carry forward the banner of Reformed Sheepism. :D

[Thande]

Good, my son. I trust those of my flock younger and wiser in the ways of Comp-Uter to carry forward the banner of Reformed Sheepism. :D
Reminds me, I'll have to add a reference about Reformed Sheepism to my Diamond article...

[MerryPrankster]

Merry, I like the way you've done the Series stuff, but there's one thing. You keep spelling member names with a _ in the middle when they don't have them (Doctor_What, Dark_Slavik) and that will cause headaches because then those links won't link to the actual member articles.

Doesn't Dr. What's entry have an underscore in it?

When I first did the internal link, I did not include an underscore and it did not link to his name.

[Thande]

Doesn't Dr. What's entry have an underscore in it?

When I first did the internal link, I did not include an underscore and it did not link to his name.
AFAIK it does not include an underscore. I removed it from the link in your article and it still worked fine.

(I don't think it matters if there's a space, because Wiki counts an underscore as a space - but with 'Dark_Slavik' that wouldn't have worked, because his name is DarkSlavik, one word).

[Diamond]

Reminds me, I'll have to add a reference about Reformed Sheepism to my Diamond article...
Did you write all of those? They're outstanding, man!

[Landshark]

Reminds me, I'll have to add a reference about Reformed Sheepism to my Diamond article...

You should also add something about the crime against humanity that is Diamond's unnaturally visible lower half.

[luakel]

Main Member List for all AH.COM members is up, listed alphabetically, so far it consists of the current crews of the AH.COM and CF.NET.

[Floid]

$10 says that this thread turns into a god-moding match between Diamond and Landshark.

[oberdada]

the WIKI is growing faster than I thought

Keep it up!

espacially Max !:)

[Diamond]

You should also add something about the crime against humanity that is Diamond's unnaturally visible lower half.
Quiet, you.

*slaps Landshark across the face with a white leather glove*

[Hermanubis]

Main Member List for all AH.COM members is up, listed alphabetically, so far it consists of the current crews of the AH.COM and CF.NET.
Was wondering why you left me out:o

[Thande]

Did you write all of those? They're outstanding, man!
Most of them. Thanks. :)

[luakel]

Hey Thande, wasn't there a character in Moonstruck based on me? What's his name, I'll add it to my entry...

[Landshark]

Quiet, you.

*slaps Landshark across the face with a white leather glove*

*returns the favour with the gauntlet from that suit of armour Leo's kitchenware company sells*

[Nekromans]

Oooh... Bitch-fight!

Oh, crap, I AM a n00b. How can I resolve this unfortunate state of affairs?

[Diamond]

*returns the favour with the gauntlet from that suit of armour Leo's kitchenware company sells*
*returns the favor with a nail-studded two-by-four*

[WhatIsAUserName]

So what are the current priorities for the Wiki?

[Nekromans]

Hey Thande, wasn't there a character in Moonstruck based on me? What's his name, I'll add it to my entry...

You mean Luke Stillsby? He was in TALW, too.

[Landshark]

*returns the favor with a nail-studded two-by-four*

*kicks Diamond in the love spuds with a steel toed stilleto*

[Max Sinister]

So what are the current priorities for the Wiki?

Whichever you want. It's not that it costs money, anyone's time but (y)ours, and everyone can work on any page.

Although I'd say we could need some more stuff for TLs.

[Thande]

You mean Luke Stillsby? He was in TALW, too.
That's right.

[Landshark]

and everyone can work on any page.

I'd take issue with that.

*kicks wikipedia in the hope that'll sort if out*

[Diamond]

$10 says that this thread turns into a god-moding match between Diamond and Landshark.
Heh heh, just noticed this... :o


*buries boot from a suit of power-armor in Earthfish's ass*

[Landshark]

Heh heh, just noticed this... :o

A likely story.

*buries boot from a suit of power-armor in Earthfish's ass*

AH HA! To do that you'd have to be wearing something on your lower half!

THE ABOMINATION HAS BEEN PANTS!!!!!

[luakel]

Hmm, maybe the Honourable members should be listed in order of joining?

[Hermanubis]

Hmm, maybe the Honourable members should be listed in order of joining?
That sounds like a good idea, you should get to it:)
(points to Feb. 2004 join date;) )

[Diamond]

AH HA! To do that you'd have to be wearing something on your lower half!

THE ABOMINATION HAS BEEN PANTS!!!!!
There's nothing in the Pantsless Xen which says one cannot wear footwear.

*buries other power-suit boot right up there as well*

[luakel]

That sounds like a good idea, you should get to it:)
If I have time later today. BTW, I just added a page where the glorious history of AH.COM can be chronicled by those who have been here from the beginning, as well as those who know much about various eras since.

[Landshark]

There's nothing in the Pantsless Xen which says one cannot wear footwear.

*buries other power-suit boot right up there as well*

a: How can you lift a foot wearing an armoured powersuit boot if you are not wearing the leg coverings which would provide the support for the boot's weight?

b: You now have both feet off the ground at the same time.

[Floid]

a: How can you lift a foot wearing an armoured powersuit boot if you are not wearing the leg coverings which would provide the support for the boot's weight?

b: You now have both feet off the ground at the same time.You are a member of AH.com in a godmoding match, therefore you are barred from using logic and reason. Stop using them.

[Thande]

Hey Doc, thanks for adding the Moonstruck reference to your article. :) I wasn't sure whether to put it in myself because the character had your real name.

[Landshark]

You are a member of AH.com in a godmoding match, therefore you are barred from using logic and reason. Stop using them.

Logic and reason can be used in a godmoding match at the point where their usage will cause maximun embarassment and harm to one of the participants.*

*See Road Runner cartoons where The Coyote has run off the edge of a cliff only to have gravity take it's toll once he has realised he is not in fact standing on anything.

[Diamond]

a: How can you lift a foot wearing an armoured powersuit boot if you are not wearing the leg coverings which would provide the support for the boot's weight?

b: You now have both feet off the ground at the same time.
a: When in the Pantsless Xen, one may attain levels of strength unknown previously.
b: When in the Pantsless Xen, gravity is no longer one's master.
c: What Floid said.

[Landshark]

a: When in the Pantsless Xen, one may attain levels of strength unknown previously.
b: When in the Pantsless Xen, gravity is no longer one's master.
c: What Floid said.

In the immortal words of the Tick.

"Gravity is a harsh misstress"

[G.Bone]

I've gotten this up:

http://www.alternatehistory.com/wiki/doku.php/timelines/a_healthy_baby_boy


Although whoever is in charge of the many nations of N. America (history) - you guys put it in the wrong TL...

[Ian the Admin]

Hey, just a small bit of constructive criticism... is there any way we could get a 'cooler' imagine in the upper left?

I can upload one if someone provides it. Has to be the same size or smaller. Can be .gif, .jpg, .png

[GBW]

I can upload one if someone provides it. Has to be the same size or smaller. Can be .gif, .jpg, .png
Hey, didn't we make a logo at one point?

[Ian the Admin]

Someone must've screwed up the pictures in the WYSIWYG editor, they're not visible anymore...


That's some kind of bug. My pictures keep disappearing too. I'll look at it when I get a chance.

[Ian the Admin]

How do I post images? I don't understand the syntax instructions.

1. Go to the page where you want to upload or use the image. This is because the image is going to go into the namespace (directory) where that page is.

2. On the "toolbox" menu on the lower left, click "Upload file".

3. Use the browse button to choose the file to upload.

4. If you want to store the file using a different name than it already has, put that name in the "Upload As" box.

5. Click "Upload".

Now the file is stored on the server in the same directory as the page you were viewing. For example if you were viewing page [[offtopic:diamond]] and uploaded image "nopants.jpg", then the file is located at {{offtopic:nopants.jpg}}. The curly brackets are used for files, whereas the square brackets are used for links.

So to display the image on a page, just add {{offtopic:nopants.jpg}}. If you add a file that is *not* an image, it will just be a link to the file.

You can also have the image display at a different width and height. To display nopants.jpg as 300x200 pixels, use {{offtopic:nopants.jpg?300x200}}.

[Max Sinister]

Sorry, but the wiki seems a bit screwed up... I work on pages, and instead of wiki code, I get what I'd get if I had saved the wiki code as plain HTML...

Like this:
====== Persia ====== Persia can refer to: * Shahdom of [[Persia (Hitler's Mediterranean Strategy)|Persia]] from [[Hitler's Mediterranean Strategy]] TL * (space reserved for Persias from other TLs) //This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.//

[Max Sinister]

Even more ununderstandable: In Preview, it looks right!

[fortyseven]

Figured out how to upload a pic thanks. How do I delete a pic from media selection?

[Ian the Admin]

Figured out how to upload a pic thanks. How do I delete a pic from media selection?

Only the admin (me) can delete uploaded files.

[Ian the Admin]

Sorry, but the wiki seems a bit screwed up... I work on pages, and instead of wiki code, I get what I'd get if I had saved the wiki code as plain HTML...

Like this:
====== Persia ====== Persia can refer to: * Shahdom of [[Persia (Hitler's Mediterranean Strategy)|Persia]] from [[Hitler's Mediterranean Strategy]] TL * (space reserved for Persias from other TLs) //This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.//

I'm not sure what you mean... do you mean that's what's showing up on the actual page *after* you've edited it? I have no idea what that would be. I can only suggest doing a full refresh of the page (hold ctrl-alt-shift and press the refresh button). Or maybe clearing your browser cache. Then see if the problem goes away.

The pages you've edited recently look OK to me.

[Max Sinister]

I don't know what was wrong, ordinary reloads or reload+shift didn't work, but now the pages look fine again...

[luakel]

The new and improved list of honourable members is done- all those in it have 1000 posts or more.

[fortyseven]

I like the noob page, especially the fortyseven connection :D

[Floid]

Who decides who is an honourable member? Ian? Flocculencio? Doctor What? A coven of witches?

Hmm.

[luakel]

Who decides who is an honourable member? Ian? Flocculencio? Doctor What? A coven of witches?

Hmm.
I assumed that it's basically all those members with 1000+ posts who joined in 2004, with all the 1000+ members afterwards who have been deemed worthy.

[Hermanubis]

Who decides who is an honourable member?
The Last person to edit the article, natch;)

[Hermanubis]

The new and improved list of honourable members is done- all those in it have 1000 posts or more.
Ah? Whats with using the date/month/year system? Isnt the American /month/date/year system good enouth for yea?:rolleyes:

[luakel]

Ah? Whats with using the date/month/year system? Isnt the American /month/date/year system good enouth for yea?:rolleyes:
The idea is British, so... why do you care, you've got a place on there anyway! :rolleyes: ;)

[fortyseven]

Ah? Whats with using the date/month/year system? Isnt the American /month/date/year system good enouth for yea?:rolleyes:

no, the American system is out of order

[Hermanubis]

The idea is British, so...
So what? Your an American, God Damn it! Act like one:p

[TheGrandVizier]

can i work on the wiki too?

[luakel]

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/embroidery/union%20jack.jpg

[Hermanubis]

no, the American system is out of order
It’s the idea of an American capitulating to British-isms that angers me, not your silly Date/Month/Year system:rolleyes:

[luakel]

can i work on the wiki too?
That's already there.

[GBW]

It’s the idea of an American capitulating to British-isms that angers me, not your silly Date/Month/Year system:rolleyes:
Super55 would respect the British... I daresay that's why Landshark likes him so.

[Hermanubis]

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/embroidery/union%20jack.jpg
Filthy Traitor! Can’t trust Ohioans for nothin’! That’s what I always say!

[Floid]

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/embroidery/union%20jack.jpgLuakel is an upstanding example of what an American should be.

[luakel]

Luakel is an upstanding example of what an American should be.
http://images.encarta.msn.com/xrefmedia/aencmed/targets/maps/mhi/00126d33.gif

[EvolvedSaurian]

Luakel is an upstanding example of what an American should be.

Quiet, you Sudaneses fellow, you!

[Hermanubis]

http://images.encarta.msn.com/xrefmedia/aencmed/targets/maps/mhi/00126d33.gif
I am infuriated beyond belief. Infuriated, I say!

Or I would be, if I knew what you were trying to say with this. Isn’t this a historical map?

[luakel]

I am infuriated beyond belief. Infuriated, I say!

Or I would be, if I knew what you were trying to say with this. Isn’t this a historical map?
Nostalgia...

[Hermanubis]

Nostalgia...
Infuriated it is then! :mad:

[Scarecrow]

hey someone did one for me:D

and they mentioned "Song of Roland'!!! fuck! even i had forgotten about that...:eek:

although i had better changed that first bit to 'jokes that he belongs to a West Australian sepratist group' :p

[Hermanubis]

Super55 would respect the British... I daresay that's why Landshark likes him so.
There is a difference between respecting the British and Tolerating Traitorous, Anglophile Ohioans! :mad:


(Fact: every single problem faced by the world today is the fault of Ohioans. Its true;) )


@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

[Haggis]

http://www.dixieresearch.com/confederate_flags_files/3rd_National_Confederate_Flag.gif


Wait a sec.........


http://www.united-states-map.org/images/american-flag.gif

There we go.

[Thermopylae]

*gasp* How come I wasn't informed that I was an AH.Com Honourable Member?! :D

I would like to thank the academy, and Jesus, and my Momma...

[GBW]

*gasp* How come I wasn't informed that I was an AH.Com Honourable Member?! :D

I would like to thank the academy, and Jesus, and my Momma...
He dishonours the Board by honouring himself! Get him!

[Doeth]

How do I add new pages?

[GBW]

Can something be done with joatsimeon? All it is is an e-mail link as is.

[Doctor What]

added a page about the ah.com series. It's just a paragraph long at this point tho--will work on it some more later.

[Thermopylae]

I don't know how to add a page. :( But there should be a page on His Imperial & Royal Majesty...

[Doctor What]

I don't know how to add a page. :( But there should be a page on His Imperial & Royal Majesty...

Just click on 'create a page' tab on the top of the screen.

[Thermopylae]

Just click on 'create a page' tab on the top of the screen.

I only see an "Edit this page" tab...

[Doctor What]

I only see an "Edit this page" tab...

http://www.alternatehistory.com/wiki/doku.php?do=search&id=Imperial+%26+Royal+Majesty

Start creating....

[Haggis]

I'm having a bit of a problem. I go to edit a page or something like that and then I'm immediately logged out before I can begin my work.

Anyone else having this problem?

[Kidblast]

I see in the coming days, I'll be transferring the HDYLTW thread from Wikia to the Wiki! Joy! :rolleyes:

[fortyseven]

edited the chronology page

I'd some but I don't know the exact dates fro some things

[Doctor What]

Made some basic info on both the Hub and the Pub, Ouroboros

[Doctor What]

Also posted a link on the Overlord.

[fortyseven]

added the cf.net and her crew on the Series page

Should we continue posting important additions here?

[Doctor What]

added the cf.net and her crew on the Series page

Should we continue posting important additions here?

Sure--why not?

[fortyseven]

Sure--why not?

well the thread will get quite long and drain bandwidth

[Nekromans]

coughmapthreadcough

That's a good point - should we host maps on photobucket/imageshack from now on, instead of using up the board's Bandwidth?

[Diamond]

Added info on Reformed Sheepism. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/offtopic/reformed_sheepism)

All praise the Sheep.
__________________

edit: Also added a page on Naked Santa (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/offtopic/naked_santa_picture). :)

[fortyseven]

coughmapthreadcough

That's a good point - should we host maps on photobucket/imageshack from now on, instead of using up the board's Bandwidth?

Good point. The Map Thread will probably be closed soon though.

[Diamond]

Good point. The Map Thread will probably be closed soon though.
*Gasp!!*

Shush your mouth, sir! :eek:

[Nekromans]

Good point. The Map Thread will probably be closed soon though.

BREAKING NEWS: A tablet from Babylonian times has been discovered.

Translation;

"And thus ten ten ten five two spake, "The place in which mapps are kept shall be closed soon, I expekt." And the Pantless demon did appeal to the Lord of creayshun, whose name is revered by the pbuh, and the mapps were saved."

In other words: People have been saying that since before you were born, old-timer.

[fortyseven]

As the Holy Sheep Thread was locked so shall the Holy Map Thread. Praise Ian.

[Michael]

If you're gonna add something to the wiki, could you please keep the formatting, I've noticed people adding members to the honourable members listing seemingly at random.

EDIT: There was something I was going to say... Something about avoiding the doubling up of pages, i.e. do we need an honourable members page and a member list? Perhaps have the member list just link to the actual forum page?

[fortyseven]

I added GBW and Michael to the list of Writer Chimps as they have 2 episodes each and each had contributed to the Halloween Special. Objections?

[Max Sinister]

Just as it says: The honourable members are those who aren't n00bs, while the big member list contains everyone. And the forum's member list isn't editable.

[Michael]

I added GBW and Michael to the list of Writer Chimps as they have 2 episodes each and each had contributed to the Halloween Special. Objections?

Psycho will, I also had a collab with Flocc. :)

[fortyseven]

Psycho will, I also had a collab with Flocc. :)

edited. I'd say you meet the qualifications easily with GBW being on the line

[Akiyama]

Today, when I want to edit a page, I can't see the little icons (for italics, bold etc.). All I see is "image image image image . . ." in Opera, and "X X X X . . ." using Internet Explorer.

I could see them yesterday. Where have they gone?

[Thande]

Today, when I want to edit a page, I can't see the little icons (for italics, bold etc.). All I see is "image image image image . . ." in Opera, and "X X X X . . ." using Internet Explorer.

I could see them yesterday. Where have they gone?
They keep going on and off for me. It doesn't really matter, because if you just wave the cursor over the Xs, it pops up labels telling you what they are.

[Kidblast]

Is it possible to start a category page on this wiki?

[Max Sinister]

Some suggestions to Ian what we could need:

- A permanent link to the wiki from the front page of both the site and the forum. For now, I'll sticky this thread, so we won't lose it.

- Does dokuwiki have templates we could re-use for entries for countries, kings and so on?

[Nekromans]

Waa! It moved!

Oh, right, Max is a mod. [double take] Really?

[Othniel]

Someone should put up Grey Wolf's Monarchy Tables on there.

[fortyseven]

BREAKING NEWS: A tablet from Babylonian times has been discovered.

Translation;

"And thus ten ten ten five two spake, "The place in which mapps are kept shall be closed soon, I expekt." And the Pantless demon did appeal to the Lord of creayshun, whose name is revered by the pbuh, and the mapps were saved."

In other words: People have been saying that since before you were born, old-timer.

the number would be in base60 Nekro :)

[G.Bone]

I've written Grey Wolf & Kit's bio although someone will have to fill in the details.

[Fellatio Nelson]

Ooh, I can't believe I missed this until now!

Also, I can't believe I Can't Believe It's Not Butter is not butter, either. I can be somewhat naive about certain things. :rolleyes:

Can someone do me (oo-er), otherwise I'll have to do myself and it won't be nearly quite as much fun (oo-er again).

I'll be most obliging to the ghost writer and fill them in (sigh... another oo-er) in an appropriate manner with all my secrets.

I shall provide a pic for it later on. Must dash, there is a bottle of wine with my name on it.

Love

Fellatio Cabernet Sauvignon Esq.

XXX

[Ian the Admin]

I have edited the wiki to remove all references to "honourable member" status and naming of anyone as a "n00b" (except for Luakel who supposedly is OK with it).

This board is not a popularity contest and people will be judged by what they say, not by how they're viewed by whoever edits the Wiki the most. If you want to publicly and permanently form cliques and slam others, I suggest you try http://www.hotornot.com.

Thanks for your understanding and cooperation.

[Imajin]

Hm, I have an article... though, have I really advocated Deseret?

[luakel]

Hm, I have an article... though, have I really advocated Deseret?
You caused Thande to accept its status as being around in all TL's. ;)

[Flocculencio]

Just a comment about S.M. Stirling's entry- since, unlike the rest of us, he is a semi-public figure (being a published writer) and since his username is an email address, perhaps it might not be appropriate to have an entry for him under that username unless he okays it. Just a thought- after all, it is an email address. Maybe the article could simply be titled "S.M. Stirling"

[G.Bone]

This is not an official "I hate thee" thing.

With that said, ...

Ian;

I know that your valiant efforts in making everything equal is for the good of the board. I do note that the whole erasure of the post count did set people at ease. That was fine by me.

However, the whole thing about the "Honourable Member" is - to my eyes - not prejudical. It's more of a commonly shared background than anything else. There's a lot of the posters from the old board that didn't make it in the transition; thus it is that those of the old board that do survive have a common interest.

Perhaps - in my humble opinion - you could restore the title with a specific preface stating that while the "Honourable Member" status is not a position of rank - but of a shared background and that it does not mean any offense to those that might be offended from it in the present and/or the future.

I do note that within the AH.Com Series there is the same premise of a 'clique' featured in those that people it. That is a point in justifying a similar trait within this board. I do not mean any offense by it.

With that said, perhaps you could extend the status of "Honourable Member" those that also joined in the transition.

These are just several points in which I believe, in my humble opinion, justify the status of "Honorable Member" within the wiki. I am not as verbose as my collegue posters as Dr. What or Leo; it's just that I believe that some vesitude of a commonly shared background of being three acute definitions {old poster, noted poster in the new board, those that survived the transition} needs to be preserved. Other definitions within the status of being a prolific poster of this 'clique' that has evolved in this forum could also be optioned if necessary.

I end this opinion simply on the note that I do not mean any offense to the posters, to you specifically, to your opinions, and to the other posters such as Urkel/Thermo/Haggis that have arisen recently.

[fortyseven]

I concur with G.Bone

[GBW]

Was this regarding my comment about Thermopylae putting that in his wiki article? I apologize, it was merely a jest - a poor one, apparently.

[Agentdark]

Should I write a bio for myself for the wiki, the only problem is I have no idea how to format wikis....

[Michael]

I recommend just copying someone elses profile Agentdark, and editing it to fit you.

[Agentdark]

Ah, Good thought, thanks.

[luakel]

I end this opinion simply on the note that I do not mean any offense to the posters, to you specifically, to your opinions, and to the other posters such as Urkel/Thermo/Haggis that have arisen recently.
The fact that you're calling me Urkel is something I take offense at though, moreso than being called a n00b.

[Agentdark]

My Bio is up, Check it Y'all (and add anything I forgot about myself)

[G.Bone]

The fact that you're calling me Urkel is something I take offense at though, moreso than being called a n00b.

My bad Luakel.....