Create municipality article

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A municipality is in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom, Sweden and Germany the smallest geographical unit in the game Turf. Every Turf zone in these countries belongs to a region but also a municipality / area belonging to that region.

For more information about what a municipality is in Turf, see Municipality.

The Create municipality article guide is intended to help wiki users create municipality/area articles as easily as possible with good results. Here's a little step-by-step guide on how to proceed.

Step by step instructions[edit]

It may seem complicated to create wiki articles at first, but it does not have to be that difficult. Follow this guide to create an excellent municipality/area article in no time:

1. We start by opening a new tab of TurfWiki in the browser.

2. Go to the new tab with TurfWiki. Enter "Municipality:Municipality name" in the wiki's search box at the top, replace "Municipality name" with the name of the municipality. Example: Municipality:Exampleshire or Municipality:Bredpool. Then press the Enter key or the search symbol in the window.

3. See if your municipality/area is already in the database. If this is the case, you will come to the municipality article directly. You are welcome to improve/add information about the municipality in this case. If the article is not in the database, click on the red text (Create the page "..." on this wiki!) To create a new municipality article.

4. Now an edit box appears. In this box you will enter a piece of text that automatically creates a ready-made template for the municipality article for you. Smart huh? In the edit box, type:

    {{subst:Example municipality}}

Then scroll down to the end of the box and click "Save Page". An example template has now been placed and you now have a ready-made basis for further editing.

Customize the template[edit]

The template has now done half the work, so now it remains to adapt the content so that it matches the municipality/area you are creating the article for. Here it can be a bit overwhelming at first, mainly due to the wiki language. We take care of the adjustment step by step here as well, to make everything a little easier:

1. Click "Edit" in the upper right corner of the municipality article page (Shortcut: Alt + Shift + E).

2. You now see a similar piece of text, without explanations then of course. Customize this with your own information using the box below:

# The following piece of text is the info box you see on the right in the municipality article. Explanations follow below:
{{Municipality
|name           = Example municipality
|image          = [[File: Example municipality, Example region.png|300px]]
|imagetext      = The [[municipality]] of Example municipality in the [[region]] of [[Region: Example region|Example region]]
|symbol         = [[File: Example municipality municipal arms.png|60px]]
|symboltext     = Example municipality municipal arms
|country        = [[Country: Example country|Example country]]
|region         = [[Region: Example region|Example region]]
|numberofzones  = xxx
|maxpph         = xxx
|updated        = 2020-12-27
}}

Explanations:

{{Municipality
|name           = Example municipality
-> The title of the municipality info window.

|image          = [[File: Example municipality, Example region.png|300px]] 
-> Map of the municipality's location in the region. Replace "Example municipality, Example region.png" with self-uploaded map (usually found on Wikipedia). You upload your own map by using the side menu on the left, selecting "Upload file" under Wiki tools and following the instructions.

|imagetext      = The [[municipality]] of Example municipality in the [[region]] of [[Region: Example region|Example region]] 
-> Piece of text that serves as descriptive text to the map.

|symbol         = [[File: Example municipality municipal arms.png|60px]] 
-> Picture of the municipal arms. Replace "Example municipality municipal arms.png" with self-uploaded image (usually available on Wikipedia). To upload images, use the side menu on the left, select "Upload file" under Wiki Tools and follow the instructions.

|symboltext     = Example municipality municipal arms 
-> Associated text that states that it is the municipal arms.

|country        = [[Country: Example country|Example country]] 
-> Which country the municipality is located in.

|region         = [[Region: Example region|Example region]] 
-> Indicates region for the municipality. Replace the examples with your own information.

|numberofzones  = xxx
-> How many zones there are in the municipality at present. Information about it is available at https://lundkvist.com

|maxpph         = xxx
-> Indicates the PPH that the zones in the entire municipality currently provide. Information about it is available at https://lundkvist.com

|updated        = 2020-12-27
-> Date when information on the number of zones and PPH has been obtained.
}} 

3. Customize the rest of the article using the instructions. You can remove sections that do not feel relevant to the article.

4. Do not forget to categorize the article! At the bottom of the wiki text you will see the following paragraph:

[[Category: Example]]
[[Category: Municipalities]]
[[Category: Example country]]
[[Category: Example region]]
[[Category: Example municipality| ]]
 

Do the following:

[[Category: Example]] 
-> Delete this category!

[[Category: Municipalities]]
-> Do not change this category.

[[Category: Example country]]
-> Country where the municipality is located.

[[Category: Example region]]
-> Region where the municipality is located.

[[Category: Example municipality| ]]
-> The name of the municipality you create. ((| ) after the name means that the article ends up first on the municipality's category page.)
 

5. After doing this a few times, the knowledge will begin to settle, and it will be easier to implement municipality article edits. Write in the discussion page or add an issue if something gets stuck/problems arise. The kind administrators and other wiki people will help you!

Upload media to municipality article[edit]

Upload map to your municipality article[edit]

  1. Click "Upload file" at the bottom of the menu bar on the left.
  2. Name your map according to this format: "Municipality name, Region name"

Example: "Bredpool, West of England".

  1. Go to your municipality article and replace
   "[[File: Example municipality, Example region.png|300px]]" (is next to the top of your article) 

with your own file:

   [[File: Bredpool, West of England.png|300px]]

This links to the image you uploaded. Click on "Preview" at the bottom to make sure your image is in the right place.

Upload a picture of the municipal arms to your municipality article[edit]

  1. Click "Upload file" at the bottom of the menu bar on the left.
  2. Name your picture according to this format: "Example municipality municipal arms"

Example: "Bredpool municipal arms".

  1. Go to your municipality article and replace
   "[[File: Example municipality municipal arms.png|60px]]" (after the "heading" symbol) 

with your own file:

   [[File: Bredpool municipal arms.png|60px]]

This links to the image you uploaded. Click on "Preview" at the bottom to make sure your image is in the right place.

Good luck! :)

Questions[edit]

Feel free to ask a question on the discussion page (under "discussion" in the tab browser) if you have any questions! Do not be afraid to make mistakes. It is always possible to correct afterwards.