Create zone article

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

Step by step instructions

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 zone 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 "Zone:YourZoneName" in the wiki's search box at the top, replace "YourZoneName" with the name of the zone. Example: Zone:TestZon or Zone:BritsBest. Then press the Enter key or the search symbol in the window.

3. See if your zone is already in the database. If this is the case, you will come to the zone article directly. You are welcome to improve/add information about the zone 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 zone 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 zone article for you. Smart huh? In the edit box, type:

    {{subst:Examplezone}}

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

The template has now done half the work, so now it remains to adapt the content so that it matches the zone 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 zone 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 zone article. Explanations follow below:
{{Zone
|name            = Examplezone
|image           = [[File: Examplezone.jpg|350px]]
|imagetext       = Imagetext
|symbol          = [[File: Zontyp01.png|60px]]
|symboltext      = (Zontyp, for example [[World Heritage Site]])
|difficulty      = [[File: Difficulty1.png|frameless|90px]]
|location        = [[Municipality: Example municipality|Example municipality]], [[Region: Example region|Example region]], [[Country: Example country|Example country]]
|surface         = [[Surface]], [[Surface]]
|created         = 0000-00-00
|trivia          = No turfer has ever taken this zone.
}}

Explanations:

{{Zone
|name            = Examplezone
-> The title of the zone info window.

|image           = [[File: Examplezone.jpg|350px]] 
-> Picture of the zone. Replace "Examplezone.jpg" with self-uploaded image. You upload your own images by using the side menu on the left, selecting "Upload file" under Wiki tools and following the instructions.

|imagetext       = Imagetext 
-> Piece of text that serves as descriptive text to the image.

|symbol          = [[File: Zontyp01.png|60px]] 
-> Ev. zone type (Zontyp) symbol for the zone. Replace the number with the appropriate number for the zone type, if applicable:
    01: World Heritage Site
    02: Winner zone
    03: Water zone
    04: Train station zone
    05: National park zone
    06: Monument zone
    07: Holy zone
    08: Summit zone
    09: Bridge zone
    10: Castle zone
    11: Ruin zone

|symboltext      = (Zontyp, for example [[World Heritage Site]]) 
-> Associated text that talks about ev. zone type for the zone. Ex, Bridge zone, Monument zone, Summit zone, Water zone etc.

|difficulty      = [[File: Difficulty1.png|frameless|90px]] 
-> How difficult the zone is, in rough throws. Replace the figure with the appropriate difficulty level figure. 1 is easiest, 5 is most difficult.

|location        = [[Municipality: Example municipality|Example municipality]], [[Region: Example region|Example region]], [[Country: Example country|Example country]] 
-> Indicates municipality, region and country for the zone. Replace the examples with your own information.

|surface         = [[Surface]], [[Surface]]
-> Indicates ev. the surface of the zone.

|created         = 0000-00-00
-> Can be excluded. Ev. date when the zone was created. Can be seen through [[Warded]] or the Urbangeek's [[Third party development|third party tool]] [[Turf Map Tool]].

|trivia          = No turfer has ever taken this zone.
-> Some fun info about the zone that can be fun to know.
}} 

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: Zones]]
[[Category: (Zontyp)]]
[[Category: Example country]]
[[Category: Example region]]
[[Category: Example municipality]]
[[Category: Year]]
 

Do the following:

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

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

[[Category: (Zontyp)]]
-> Fill in the zone type (delete the parentheses), otherwise delete.

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

[[Category: Example region]]
-> Region where the zone is located, otherwise delete.

[[Category: Example municipality]]
-> Municipality where the zone is located, otherwise delete.

[[Category: Year]]
-> Replace 'Year' with the year the zone was created, Ex. 2012, otherwise delete.
 

5. After doing this a few times, the knowledge will begin to settle, and it will be easier to implement zone 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 zone article

To upload images to your zone article:

  1. Click "Upload file" at the bottom of the menu bar on the left.
  2. Name your photos according to this format: "Zone_YourZoneName-Number"

Examples: "Zone_TestZon-01", "Zone_BritsBest-07" and so on.

  1. Go to your zone article and replace
   "[[File: Examplezone.jpg|350px]]" (is next to the top of your article) 

with your own file:

   [[File: Zone_YourZoneName-Number.jpg|350px]] (example Zone_WikiZone-01)

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

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.