Hades Wiki now has wiki-style forums where anyone can create or join existing topics related with the wiki. This page offers a guide for those using these forums for the first time, allowing you to know how to get started, how messages should be formatted, and any other details that may be of help.
It's generally advisable for source editors to be used when writing on forums, given the formatting used for messages. (In user preferences, under the "editing" tab, these are either the "source editor" or "VisualEditor - source mode").
Getting started[]
You can access the forums by visiting our Community Portal, or browsing the forum index directly via Hades Wiki:Forums. Both of these pages include recent forum topics, as well as an input field that can be used for creating new posts.
Forum index with example posts.
The tables showing forum pages have information including each topic title (with a link to the page), as well as the author, date of posting, latest edit activity, and latest user to edit. These are listed in descending order, with the most recently active at the top.
Writing messages[]
Adding to existing forums[]
If you see a topic you would like to contribute to, feel free to do it! Just visit the forum page link, and you should be able to see any ongoing conversations.
To leave a new message, you can edit the forum page and start writing under the latest comment on the page. Each new message in a conversation already happening in a forum page (as well as other talk pages around the wiki) needs to be indented to help others be able to distinguish new messages from older ones and follow the flow of the discussion more clearly. For example, below are messages and responses in an indented format (using : before each paragraph):
Formatted messages with indentation.
If a discussion is getting too large and there is too much indentation in one page, it is fine to "restart" the indentation in a next message as necessary. Headings can also be included in case a topic is complex and requires different conversations happening separately in one same page.
Once you are finished writing, make sure to sign your own message by adding four tildes after it (~~~~) or clicking the signature button in the editor. This will automatically include your username and the date of the edit, helping others know who posted and when. (See Help:Signature for more details!)
Creating a new forum page[]
If you want to create a brand new forum page, you can use the input box visible in the wiki's Community Portal or Forum index. You just need to write the name of the topic (without the "Forum:" prefix) in the input field and click the "add new topic" button next to it, as seen here:
Input field for creating a new forum page.
You will then be editing the new forum page, where you can write a message explaining what the topic is about. In the editor, you should see a note indicating where you can start writing (it's important that you write under this note, to make sure the template at the top is not altered - this template helps categorize the post, and makes sure the other tables work.)
Editor box that opens when creating a new page.
Once you are done writing the initial message, remember to sign it, as described above.
Other details[]
- Keeping track of messages
Both our Community Portal and Forum index will keep a list of recently posted messages, but you can also check Special:RecentChanges for a filter of forum pages in case you want to see all forum pages being edited. (Links to some forum pages may also be highlighted around the wiki by admins depending on the topics.)
- You can also use the Watchlist feature to keep watch over your forum pages (see Help:Watchlist for more details).
- What content is accepted?
The forums are intended for messages related to the wiki itself - about editing, wiki projects, updates, and more. If you have feedback or ideas for improving aspects of the wiki or better organizing things, that is definitely accepted and encouraged. The forums aren't necessarily for proposing minor article changes (feel free to edit article pages directly for that), but general discussions on the wiki's content are welcome too. Pretty much anything that isn't spam or vandalism is welcome.
- Ongoing work
These forums are simple and just meant as extra space to talk. They are pretty basic at the moment, but if there is ever a need to make it more complex (different categories for topics, etc.), that could always happen in future. Technically, you could even use the forums to ask for that.
- Remember to sign!
Already mentioned above, but please sign your messages! We can add an "unsigned" note to messages that haven't been signed to help clarify if there are any mistakes, but signing really does help everyone know who has left the message. Would you want to receive an unsigned letter? Well, maybe you would, that would be a mystery - but for the purposes of the wiki, it's very basic etiquette to sign after messages.
See also[]
- Help:Wiki-style forums at Fandom Community Central