General
- Arrange thanks in order based on the first letter used in the name (A-Z), followed by names that begin with numbers, and finally those beginning with special characters such as ".Shadow//"
- Names are separated by a comma and the word "and" (not an ampersand).
- No additional comments or characters that cannot be found on a standard qwerty keyboard in the thanks
- Names used must not be offensive (including well known abbreviations/etc)
Adding Thanks
Thanks can be added for "new information". Even though you may have provided new info, you obviously don't have to add thanks. Many times when I add something as small as sellback for example, I don't personally feel it's much, so I don't bother. Follows is a general list of what is considered thanks worthy;
- All correct images (see image guidelines)
- All appropriate notes, or adding additional new information to notes [such as color custom details (except for hair on helms where it would be not color custom)]
- Item location shop (only if the shop isn't on the existing page)
- Item price and sell back values (including gold/ac)
- Item rarity (Please note that "Unknown" is not currently considered a rarity)
- Item description
- Item base level that is not 1 or from a weapon that comes from a drop (unless it has a definite base level such as Shadowworn used to)
- Class damage/speed, skill details, etc
- Combat animation images with a 10% or less chance to be activated (NOT animated images). Thanks can be added for unconfirmed animation rates.
- Enhancement type and stats
- House room quantity
- Misc Item type
- Monsters/Shops/NPCs found in locations and wars
- Map names, room limit and access points
- Monster level, difficulty, HP, attack damage and all items dropped (only if the pages for said drops or the quest information haven't been made yet)
- NPC dialogue, quests, shops, and location
- Quest location, begun from, requirements, description, when complete, items required (with location), and rewards
- War progression and loot
- Weapon base damage
Adding Thanks for someone else
You can add thanks to someone else if they directly helped you with any of the above, but as with all thanks it must be done at the time of adding the new information.
If a page has been left with no names at all in the thanks (it has happened a few times), a mod will add thanks from those who contributed.
Cloning Pages
When you copy any information from another page (such as a seasonal item) you must copy all appropriate thanks with that information. If it is clear someone has copied info and has not added the appropriate thanks they will receive a warning. Also, do not add your name when cloning pages, unless the new page has some different info.
Do not add Thanks
Follows are a few examples of things we would please ask you not to add thanks for;
- Adding "Also see note"
- Adding Parody/Reference/Crossover/Bugged/Translation/Inscription notes
- Adding "Rarity: Unknown"
- Adding/Removing tags
- Adding the word rare after a rarity
- Adding "N/A" where appropriate
- Adding Treasure Chest as a drop item
- Attack Names without damage
- Adding the small/large image tags to things such as monster drops
- Adding any existant classes skills images located in Classes Skills in any classes
- Cloning a page without any seasonal changes (excluding tagged description < not title)
- Combat animation images with a higher than 10% chance to be activated
- Copying/Pasting info from one page to another
- Cropping/flipping wiki images (after they have been posted)
- Adding animation images
- Adding preview images
- Fixing basic wiki format issues such as "include image-tags", tabs and wiki links
- Fixing typos
- Force-locking other wiki members who are editing.
- Merging any seasonal pages into one page (e.g. Spiked Pigskin)
- Pages that do not have "thanks to", such as shops and cutscene scripts
- Quantity of monsters in locations/wars (also random generated info)
- Recovering a pic for a same one
- Removing incorrect information
- Removing strikethroughs
- Removing unnecessary information
- Rephrasing notes
- Shop names with a location if the shop is already listed for items
- Striking out information
- When it was added in a separated edit without any info listed on Adding Thanks section.
Removing Thanks
You can remove thanks if it is added and does not qualify based upon the above rules. If someone has done nothing but add their thanks, or have added thanks and incorrect/inappropriate/unnecessary info, simply revert the page.
Please note, these rules apply from the date of this post (11/02/10), please do not retroactively remove thanks from older pages. If there is an issue with older pages pm a mod. Remember, repeatedly removing thanks incorrectly is a ban-able offense.
A moderator may remove thanks for other reasons. Sometimes we may not explain why. The reasons could involve users banned from the wiki, information gained through hacking, and other such things.
Q&A
What is it? - Thanks to… can be found at the bottom of wiki pages (with the exception shops, lists, and a few others). It is credit given to those who have helped with that entry.
Why do we need rules? - Many wiki users care greatly about the thanks both of themselves and of others. If someone comes along to fix a typo or something else small, and adds thanks to themselves, other users get frustrated. It is at times a topic of contention. These rules exist so users can handle issues themselves instead of having to rely on a mod.
Do we still need to pm a mod to remove thanks? - If it is clear by the rules above, no, you can edit the page and remove the thanks yourself. Just make sure you say why in the comments. If it isn't clear by the rules, but you still feel something is wrong, pm rickyb20.
This person has thanks but they didn't edit the page!? - That's ok. A person doesn't need to edit the page themselves to get credit. They may have posed for the picture, provided the info via a pm or other method, or they might simply be using a different name on their wikidot account to the name they wish to use in thanks.
I / Someone forgot to add thanks when I / they edited, can I add it now? - No. You can't edit a page just to add thanks. If you forgot to add thanks when you added the new info, it's too late. Unless you are adding further new information you can't add thanks. Sorry, the rule exists to prevent people going back to long completed pages and claiming they help amongst other things. It also doesn't help the wiki if we have multiple edits where one will do. The moral is to just take care and do it correctly the first time, the wiki is not a contest, so don't rush. (The only exception to this is if the creator of the wiki page forgot to add their thanks.)
The thanks are messed up, will i get in trouble if I fix them? - No, go ahead. Alphabetizing, removing ampersands, spelling corrections, etc. Just make sure you're correct ^-^. But don't go back and add/remove thanks on an old page if the rules have recently changed, if you have a problem with an older page pm a mod.
Why's there extra forward slashes at the end of the thanks? - That's part of shadow's name. It's an unfortunate coincidence that the wiki uses it to define italics, and that we chose to use italics in the thanks. If shadow's name is not next to it then it's probably a typo from someone copy&pasting instead of using the templates. If new users could avoid using wiki syntax in their names it would be much appreciated.
I've changed my name, can I change my thanks? - No (although we will make an exception if your previous name was inappropriate and if your previous name contained personal information).
(if you have anything I've missed, or any more questions you think should be answered here pm them to me and I'll add them to this list)