Project Redcap:Templates

Because this site is powered by MediaWiki, it can use MediaWiki's templates. Templates are a formatting tool that present specific pieces of information in a consistent way. For example, the often-seen "citation needed" note is a template; so are the reference footnotes we use on this site. Templates can also be larger, like the info boxes describing Ars Magica products, such on The Sundered Eagle: the Theban Tribunal.

Using Templates

Templates can go a long way toward making a Wiki consistent and professional. See http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Template for information on using templates in general.

We copy templates liberally from Wikipedia to create a familiar appearance, so also consult Wikipedia for documentation on specific templates.

Custom Templates

I have created a number of custom templates specifically for Project: Redcap. One example is Template: Product description, which is used to create infoboxes on all the product pages.

Category:Project Redcap Custom Templates lists all the custom templates available. If you create one of your own, please add it to this category. Andrew Gronosky (talk) 13:53, 28 December 2015 (MST)

Suggested Templates

We encourage writers and editors to use the following templates, all of which are installed on Project: Redcap.

Template:About

Describes the content of a page to differentiate it from other pages. For an example, see Hermes' Portal: the italicized text at the top (beginning "This page is about...") comes from the template.

Template:Citation needed

Use this template inline in an article to mark any statement that would benefit from a citation. Citations useful both to substantiate statements and to help players find obscure rules and text.

Template:Disambiguation

When there are several articles that potentially match a given topic, use this template to list those possibilities and help the user choose the right one.

Template:Main

Use this when there is a longer, main article on a topic that is included as a subtopic of the current article.

Template:Stub

Use to mark an article as a "stub." A stub is a very cursory article that is better than nothing, but would benefit from significant expansion.

Installing New Templates

Only a few templates come with MediaWiki when one first installs it. The rest have the be manually imported. Contact me if there is a template you want to use, but is not currently installed. Andrew Gronosky (talk) 13:53, 28 December 2015 (MST)