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Articles, Categories and Templates

If you want to do more than just edit a few pages, there are a few basic wiki concepts to know.

An Article is basically a single page on the wiki. Most articles belong to a certain game or game company.

A Category is a group of pages that have something in common. Also, a special "overview" page is automatically created for a category.

Templates are prepared layouts for pages that can be used within articles.

Basic Game/Company article structure

Any game found in this wiki should have at least the following articles:

• An article about the game company, if not already there.

On the company page there's an information box on the top left with a list of featured games. A new game should be added to this list. Usually those lists are ordered alphabetically, try to keep it this was. The page's name should be the name of the company, for examples see Illusion or INTERHEART.

• An article about the game.

Game pages also have an information box on the top left showing the company, but instead of featured games a list of pages for this game is shown. As some games will be more complex than others, complex games usually have more subpages. Main game articles can include links to gameinfo, list system requirements, display cover art, etc.

Optional pages for any game are:

• Subpages

For H games, subpages usually include a gameplay and a H guide, but there could be more.

Step-by-Step: Creating a Game Company page

Example Company: KISS

(only notes, flesh out later)

Create the main company page

• To create the page, go to KISS
• Hit "Create" to create the page
• Use the gamecompany template:

{{gamecompany|company=KISS|category=KISS Games}}

• You should see something like this when hitting "preview":

• Notice the red link "Template:KISSGames" below "Featured games". This is where a list of games by that company will go later.
• Add some basic information about the company. The page source may look like this later:

{{gamecompany|company=KISS|category=KISS Games}}

Website: [http://www.kisskiss.tv http://www.kisskiss.tv]

Welcome to the '''KISS''' page. This is a hub for [[wikipedia:eroge|eroges]] made by the Japanese company '''KISS'''.

• Save page
• The create page now looks like this:

Note that using the {{gamecompany}} template automatically put the page in the category you have specified and in the Category:Game Company category.

Create the featured games list

• To fill the list of games for this company, in the navigation box click the red link "Template:KISSGames"
• Create a list of games. There's only one game for KISS at the moment, so the list in this example is very short:

• The added line starts with an '*', representing an unsorted list, followed by an internal link to a local wikipage.
• Save the page and return to the company page. The Infobox now has a game listed and should look like this:

• Note the link to the game is red, so the page does not exists. Head to the next section to find out about creating game pages.

Step-by-Step: Creating a Game page

So we have a company page and a (red)link to a game page. Let's create a page for that game.

Just click the redlink to the game and you'll be able to create a new page. Game pages are very similar to company pages. Instead of the {{gamecompany}} template however, game pages use the {{hgame}} template.

{{hgame}} should get the same parameters the {{gamecompany}} template got, but additionally has a game=GAMENAME parameter. Like the company page, a menu to the right is generated but without the featured game list. Instead, there's a redlinked template that will hold the subpages of the game.

Game Page Structure

Game pages should be organized in a tree like structure. The gamepage itself is the root of the tree. Subpages are used for more detailed information.

For example, a more complex game like @HomeMate has quite a lot subpages:

• @HomeMate
• @HomeMate/Story
• @HomeMate/Story/Characters
• @HomeMate/Gameplay
• @HomeMate/Gameplay/Dates
• @HomeMate/Gameplay/H Guide
• @HomeMate/Gameplay/Events
• @HomeMate/Gameplay/Maps
• @HomeMate/Gameplay/Customization
• @HomeMate/Gameplay/Customization/Clothing
• @HomeMate/Gameplay/Items
• @HomeMate/Gameplay/Items/Special items
• @HomeMate/Technical Help
• @HomeMate/Modding
• @HomeMate/Modding/Mod overview
• @HomeMate/Modding/Savegame hacking