NSIS Wiki:Tips & Rules - Revision history

Joost at 15:25, 13 June 2006

2006-06-13T15:25:23Z

â† Older revision		Revision as of 15:25, 13 June 2006
Line 4:		Line 4:

	[[Special:Listadmins\|Administrators]] don't really like to enforce a lot of rules, but if they have extra time to verify, they'll certainly do that. They tend to give more importance to the "Very Important Rules" section.		[[Special:Listadmins\|Administrators]] don't really like to enforce a lot of rules, but if they have extra time to verify, they'll certainly do that. They tend to give more importance to the "Very Important Rules" section.

	The maximum "punishment" that you can get for braking a rule is the deletion of a page you have created and to block you from using the wiki. But for that to happen, you would have to have spammed a lot or posted a lot of ads.

	== Major Rules (always verified) ==		== Major Rules (always verified) ==
Line 61:		Line 59:

	*"Examples should be ready for use and easily referenced" rule: All examples should be in "ready to use" form: for NSIS scripts, for example, they should be in .nsi or .nsh files, inside .zip files. Also, if they are examples for other contributions, the files should be linked directly from the page of the contributions it uses. In those contributions pages, the examples links should be in a section in list form showing which examples are related to that contribution.		*"Examples should be ready for use and easily referenced" rule: All examples should be in "ready to use" form: for NSIS scripts, for example, they should be in .nsi or .nsh files, inside .zip files. Also, if they are examples for other contributions, the files should be linked directly from the page of the contributions it uses. In those contributions pages, the examples links should be in a section in list form showing which examples are related to that contribution.
	*"Files from external websites should be uploaded here" rule: Always host your downloads here, in the forums, on in the sourceforge.net domain. You might want people to visit your website to download the contributions directly from there, but this download file should also be uploaded here. I ([[User:deguix\|deguix]]) saw websites going down with many useful contributions for other communities, and I don't want that to repeat with NSIS. Even if you are sure the website will stay for long, this "long" is not long enough: it should be permanent and with backups.		*"Files from external websites should be uploaded here" rule: Always host your downloads here, in the forums, or in the sourceforge.net domain. You might want people to visit your website to download the contributions directly from there, but this download file should also be uploaded here. I ([[User:deguix\|deguix]]) saw websites going down with many useful contributions for other communities, and I don't want that to repeat with NSIS. Even if you are sure the website will stay for long, this "long" is not long enough: it should be permanent and with backups.

	==== Categories ====		==== Categories ====

Deguix at 23:20, 24 April 2006

2006-04-24T23:20:41Z

â† Older revision		Revision as of 23:20, 24 April 2006
Line 1:		Line 1:
			*The [[Special:Listadmins\|administrators]] need people to try to make pages better, by following the rules below. They can't always verify everything needed.

	== Rules enforcement ==		== Rules enforcement ==

Line 74:		Line 76:
	*Put some reference to your contribution in the wiki when you release your contribution or you might lose it in the forums. Don't leave the job to search the forums and retrieve information about the contribution for us, wiki administrators.		*Put some reference to your contribution in the wiki when you release your contribution or you might lose it in the forums. Don't leave the job to search the forums and retrieve information about the contribution for us, wiki administrators.
	*Try to use conformidity to your pages with the other pages from the same category, like for functions in the category [[:Category:Functions & Macros\|Functions & Macros]]. This is necessary because this is a wiki showing a database of different information, and so they need the same setup for making them better looking to users. This should be also applied to names for the pages of the functions.		*Try to use conformidity to your pages with the other pages from the same category, like for functions in the category [[:Category:Functions & Macros\|Functions & Macros]]. This is necessary because this is a wiki showing a database of different information, and so they need the same setup for making them better looking to users. This should be also applied to names for the pages of the functions.

	*I ([[User:deguix]]) need people to try to make pages better, by following the rules above. I can't always verify everything needed.

	[[Category:Browse]]		[[Category:Browse]]

Deguix at 23:19, 24 April 2006

2006-04-24T23:19:15Z

â† Older revision		Revision as of 23:19, 24 April 2006
Line 22:		Line 22:
	*"NSIS discussion banning in wiki" rule: Don't create NSIS discussions here. That's the job for the [http://forums.winamp.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=65 NSIS Forums]. Exceptions are how the articles look and wiki services (i.e. Uploading files).		*"NSIS discussion banning in wiki" rule: Don't create NSIS discussions here. That's the job for the [http://forums.winamp.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=65 NSIS Forums]. Exceptions are how the articles look and wiki services (i.e. Uploading files).
	*"Blank pages deletion" rule: Any blank pages in this wiki will be deleted. If a blank page has a history, it will be examined and then, by decisions, it could be deleted, the last change could be reverted, or it could be protected if the page is changed and blanked often. Blank pages are just to trick users into thinking there is useful content.		*"Blank pages deletion" rule: Any blank pages in this wiki will be deleted. If a blank page has a history, it will be examined and then, by decisions, it could be deleted, the last change could be reverted, or it could be protected if the page is changed and blanked often. Blank pages are just to trick users into thinking there is useful content.
	*"Page authors have better preference in disputes" rule: The <nowiki>{{~~PageAuthor~~}}</nowiki> template is used to identify the author who created the page or who is actually maintaning the page. Authors of pages have a better say when there are disputes over content with normal or guest users as the author generally has more knowledge of his contribution than other people would. That does not mean that a sysop user cannot interfere and give better preference to a normal or guest user. Guest users are the least favored in disputes over pages ~~content~~.		*"Page authors have better preference in disputes, except against wiki admins" rule: The <nowiki>{{p-author}}</nowiki> template is used to identify the author who created the page or who is actually maintaning the page. Authors of pages have a better say when there are disputes over content with normal or guest users as the author generally has more knowledge of his contribution than other people would. That does not mean that a sysop user cannot interfere and give better preference to a normal or guest user. Guest users are the least favored in disputes over the content of the pages.

	==== Talk pages ====		==== Talk pages ====
Line 75:		Line 75:
	*Try to use conformidity to your pages with the other pages from the same category, like for functions in the category [[:Category:Functions & Macros\|Functions & Macros]]. This is necessary because this is a wiki showing a database of different information, and so they need the same setup for making them better looking to users. This should be also applied to names for the pages of the functions.		*Try to use conformidity to your pages with the other pages from the same category, like for functions in the category [[:Category:Functions & Macros\|Functions & Macros]]. This is necessary because this is a wiki showing a database of different information, and so they need the same setup for making them better looking to users. This should be also applied to names for the pages of the functions.

	*~~'''Wiki feature~~ to ~~come if necessary:''' If there is a lot of spam in the wiki~~, ~~then there is a chance of making~~ the ~~wiki to require user registration~~. I ~~know, you wouldn~~'t ~~like this. But some people don't learn, and to teach them, this would be the best tool available to be used, besides of some other tools...~~.		*I ([[User:deguix]]) need people to try to make pages better, by following the rules above. I can't always verify everything needed.

	[[Category:Browse]]		[[Category:Browse]]

Deguix at 23:15, 24 April 2006

2006-04-24T23:15:13Z

â† Older revision		Revision as of 23:15, 24 April 2006
Line 73:		Line 73:
	*Try always to create pages for scripts that are updated to the latest version of NSIS. If a script only works for a version of NSIS, and this is not the latest, you should mention that it won't work for the current NSIS version.		*Try always to create pages for scripts that are updated to the latest version of NSIS. If a script only works for a version of NSIS, and this is not the latest, you should mention that it won't work for the current NSIS version.
	*Put some reference to your contribution in the wiki when you release your contribution or you might lose it in the forums. Don't leave the job to search the forums and retrieve information about the contribution for us, wiki administrators.		*Put some reference to your contribution in the wiki when you release your contribution or you might lose it in the forums. Don't leave the job to search the forums and retrieve information about the contribution for us, wiki administrators.
	*Try to use conformidity to your pages with the other pages from the same category, like for functions in the category [[:Category:Functions & Macros\|Functions & Macros]]. This is necessary because this is a wiki showing a database of different information, and so they need the same setup for making them better looking to users.		*Try to use conformidity to your pages with the other pages from the same category, like for functions in the category [[:Category:Functions & Macros\|Functions & Macros]]. This is necessary because this is a wiki showing a database of different information, and so they need the same setup for making them better looking to users. This should be also applied to names for the pages of the functions.

	*'''Wiki feature to come if necessary:''' If there is a lot of spam in the wiki, then there is a chance of making the wiki to require user registration. I know, you wouldn't like this. But some people don't learn, and to teach them, this would be the best tool available to be used, besides of some other tools....		*'''Wiki feature to come if necessary:''' If there is a lot of spam in the wiki, then there is a chance of making the wiki to require user registration. I know, you wouldn't like this. But some people don't learn, and to teach them, this would be the best tool available to be used, besides of some other tools....

	[[Category:Browse]]		[[Category:Browse]]

Deguix at 23:13, 24 April 2006

2006-04-24T23:13:36Z

â† Older revision		Revision as of 23:13, 24 April 2006
Line 73:		Line 73:
	*Try always to create pages for scripts that are updated to the latest version of NSIS. If a script only works for a version of NSIS, and this is not the latest, you should mention that it won't work for the current NSIS version.		*Try always to create pages for scripts that are updated to the latest version of NSIS. If a script only works for a version of NSIS, and this is not the latest, you should mention that it won't work for the current NSIS version.
	*Put some reference to your contribution in the wiki when you release your contribution or you might lose it in the forums. Don't leave the job to search the forums and retrieve information about the contribution for us, wiki administrators.		*Put some reference to your contribution in the wiki when you release your contribution or you might lose it in the forums. Don't leave the job to search the forums and retrieve information about the contribution for us, wiki administrators.
	*Try to use conformidity to your pages with the other pages from the same category, like for functions in the category [[:Category:Functions & Macros\|Functions & Macros]]. This is necessary because this is a wiki showing a database of different information, and so they need the same setup for making them better looking to users~~, and not totally different~~.		*Try to use conformidity to your pages with the other pages from the same category, like for functions in the category [[:Category:Functions & Macros\|Functions & Macros]]. This is necessary because this is a wiki showing a database of different information, and so they need the same setup for making them better looking to users.

	*'''Wiki feature to come if necessary:''' If there is a lot of spam in the wiki, then there is a chance of making the wiki to require user registration. I know, you wouldn't like this. But some people don't learn, and to teach them, this would be the best tool available to be used, besides of some other tools....		*'''Wiki feature to come if necessary:''' If there is a lot of spam in the wiki, then there is a chance of making the wiki to require user registration. I know, you wouldn't like this. But some people don't learn, and to teach them, this would be the best tool available to be used, besides of some other tools....

	[[Category:Browse]]		[[Category:Browse]]

Deguix at 23:12, 24 April 2006

2006-04-24T23:12:54Z

â† Older revision		Revision as of 23:12, 24 April 2006
Line 73:		Line 73:
	*Try always to create pages for scripts that are updated to the latest version of NSIS. If a script only works for a version of NSIS, and this is not the latest, you should mention that it won't work for the current NSIS version.		*Try always to create pages for scripts that are updated to the latest version of NSIS. If a script only works for a version of NSIS, and this is not the latest, you should mention that it won't work for the current NSIS version.
	*Put some reference to your contribution in the wiki when you release your contribution or you might lose it in the forums. Don't leave the job to search the forums and retrieve information about the contribution for us, wiki administrators.		*Put some reference to your contribution in the wiki when you release your contribution or you might lose it in the forums. Don't leave the job to search the forums and retrieve information about the contribution for us, wiki administrators.
			*Try to use conformidity to your pages with the other pages from the same category, like for functions in the category [[:Category:Functions & Macros\|Functions & Macros]]. This is necessary because this is a wiki showing a database of different information, and so they need the same setup for making them better looking to users, and not totally different.

	*'''Wiki feature to come if necessary:''' If there is a lot of spam in the wiki, then there is a chance of making the wiki to require user registration. I know, you wouldn't like this. But some people don't learn, and to teach them, this would be the best tool available to be used, besides of some other tools....		*'''Wiki feature to come if necessary:''' If there is a lot of spam in the wiki, then there is a chance of making the wiki to require user registration. I know, you wouldn't like this. But some people don't learn, and to teach them, this would be the best tool available to be used, besides of some other tools....

	[[Category:Browse]]		[[Category:Browse]]

Deguix: Added the "files from external websites should be uploaded here" rule.

2005-12-12T12:43:10Z

Added the "files from external websites should be uploaded here" rule.

â† Older revision		Revision as of 12:43, 12 December 2005
Line 59:		Line 59:

	*"Examples should be ready for use and easily referenced" rule: All examples should be in "ready to use" form: for NSIS scripts, for example, they should be in .nsi or .nsh files, inside .zip files. Also, if they are examples for other contributions, the files should be linked directly from the page of the contributions it uses. In those contributions pages, the examples links should be in a section in list form showing which examples are related to that contribution.		*"Examples should be ready for use and easily referenced" rule: All examples should be in "ready to use" form: for NSIS scripts, for example, they should be in .nsi or .nsh files, inside .zip files. Also, if they are examples for other contributions, the files should be linked directly from the page of the contributions it uses. In those contributions pages, the examples links should be in a section in list form showing which examples are related to that contribution.
			*"Files from external websites should be uploaded here" rule: Always host your downloads here, in the forums, on in the sourceforge.net domain. You might want people to visit your website to download the contributions directly from there, but this download file should also be uploaded here. I ([[User:deguix\|deguix]]) saw websites going down with many useful contributions for other communities, and I don't want that to repeat with NSIS. Even if you are sure the website will stay for long, this "long" is not long enough: it should be permanent and with backups.

	==== Categories ====		==== Categories ====
Line 73:		Line 74:
	*Put some reference to your contribution in the wiki when you release your contribution or you might lose it in the forums. Don't leave the job to search the forums and retrieve information about the contribution for us, wiki administrators.		*Put some reference to your contribution in the wiki when you release your contribution or you might lose it in the forums. Don't leave the job to search the forums and retrieve information about the contribution for us, wiki administrators.

	*'''Wiki feature coming up:''' There are probably some extra user rights coming up in version 1.5 of mediawiki, allowing some people to have the "write" right removed temporarily, so that you can still read the wiki, without bothering us if you have done something really bad in this wiki, or to have an extra ability, for example, to revert bad edits with a click.
	*'''Wiki feature to come if necessary:''' If there is a lot of spam in the wiki, then there is a chance of making the wiki to require user registration. I know, you wouldn't like this. But some people don't learn, and to teach them, this would be the best tool available to be used, besides of some other tools....		*'''Wiki feature to come if necessary:''' If there is a lot of spam in the wiki, then there is a chance of making the wiki to require user registration. I know, you wouldn't like this. But some people don't learn, and to teach them, this would be the best tool available to be used, besides of some other tools....

	[[Category:Browse]]		[[Category:Browse]]

Deguix: Made some changes to rules priority.

2005-10-22T10:20:20Z

Made some changes to rules priority.

â† Older revision		Revision as of 10:20, 22 October 2005
Line 5:		Line 5:
	The maximum "punishment" that you can get for braking a rule is the deletion of a page you have created and to block you from using the wiki. But for that to happen, you would have to have spammed a lot or posted a lot of ads.		The maximum "punishment" that you can get for braking a rule is the deletion of a page you have created and to block you from using the wiki. But for that to happen, you would have to have spammed a lot or posted a lot of ads.

	== ~~Articles edition rules ==~~		== Major Rules (always verified) ==

	~~=== Very Important~~ Rules (always verified) ===

	*"Spam will not be tolerated in wiki" rule: this might be a little rude, but if you post spam in here, it will be deleted without questions asked. You post it, you are blocked, and the page is eliminated. Don't waste your time spamming wiki pages. It would be a lot better if you would just create more good contributions to be included here instead...		*"Spam will not be tolerated in wiki" rule: this might be a little rude, but if you post spam in here, it will be deleted without questions asked. You post it, you are blocked, and the page is eliminated. Don't waste your time spamming wiki pages. It would be a lot better if you would just create more good contributions to be included here instead...
	*"Advertisements are not allowed in the wiki" rule: Going along with the rule above, advertisements shouldn't be here in the wiki. This is not a marketplace or a mall. Principally, if the ad is not for a NSIS project at all.		*"Advertisements are not allowed in the wiki" rule: Going along with the rule above, advertisements shouldn't be here in the wiki. This is not a marketplace or a mall. Principally, if the ad is not for a NSIS project at all.
	*"Do not ask for warez" rule: Asking for "warez", "gamez", and "crackz" is not allowed here, nor in the forums. If you ask, we might block you from using the wiki. ~~(actually, this is really brutal, maybe waiting for mediawiki 1.5?)~~		*"Do not ask for warez" rule: Asking for "warez", "gamez", and "crackz" is not allowed here, nor in the forums. If you ask, we might block you from using the wiki.

	==~~= Pages =~~==		== Minor Rules (still verified) ==

	===~~= Title =~~===		=== Articles edition ===

	*"Version usage in page titles" rule: Don't put the version of your script on page titles. Pages with this will be renamed to their names without their version numbers. One exception to this case is relating to scripts that work only in specified versions of another contribution or the NSIS itself (like "MyPlugin for NSIS 2.02").		==== Pages ====
	*"Parenthesis usage in page titles" rule: Don't put parenthesis on titles except for pages which have their original names (without parenthesis) already occupied with the same name or if the plugin or program has one in their names. Parenthesis are used for extra details that are not needed but explain better the situation (like the "without parenthesis" term used for describing "original names"). I wouldn't like details on titles, because that's the job of the page!

	==== Content ====		===== Content =====

	*"Pages relationship with NSIS" rule: Always post something related to NSIS. Pages that are not NSIS related will be deleted.		*"Pages relationship with NSIS" rule: Always post something related to NSIS. Pages that are not NSIS related will be deleted.
	*"NSIS discussion banning in wiki" rule: Don't create NSIS discussions here. That's the job for the [http://forums.winamp.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=65 NSIS Forums]. Exceptions are how the articles look and wiki services (i.e. Uploading files).		*"NSIS discussion banning in wiki" rule: Don't create NSIS discussions here. That's the job for the [http://forums.winamp.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=65 NSIS Forums]. Exceptions are how the articles look and wiki services (i.e. Uploading files).
	*"Blank pages deletion" rule: Any blank pages in this wiki will be deleted. If a blank page has a history, it will be examined and then, by decisions, it could be deleted, the last change could be reverted, or it could be protected if the page is changed and blanked often. Blank pages are just to trick users into thinking there is useful content.		*"Blank pages deletion" rule: Any blank pages in this wiki will be deleted. If a blank page has a history, it will be examined and then, by decisions, it could be deleted, the last change could be reverted, or it could be protected if the page is changed and blanked often. Blank pages are just to trick users into thinking there is useful content.
			*"Page authors have better preference in disputes" rule: The <nowiki>{{PageAuthor}}</nowiki> template is used to identify the author who created the page or who is actually maintaning the page. Authors of pages have a better say when there are disputes over content with normal or guest users as the author generally has more knowledge of his contribution than other people would. That does not mean that a sysop user cannot interfere and give better preference to a normal or guest user. Guest users are the least favored in disputes over pages content.

			==== Talk pages ====

			*"Author identification in talk pages" rule: Always put the "<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>" (for talk pages) or "<nowiki>~~~</nowiki>" (all other pages) whenever you are making a new comment. It is annoying to have to search for page changes just to find who is the author of a comment.

			== Consentious rules ==

			These below are some rules you might want to follow if you want the wiki to be clean and neat. They are not generally enforced by administrators. It's totally ok to do not follow them. But still, it would be a lot better if you carried the rules on your on.

			=== Articles edition ===

			==== Pages ====

			===== Title =====

			*"Version usage in page titles" rule: Don't put the version of your script on page titles. Pages with this will be renamed to their names without their version numbers. One exception to this case is relating to scripts that work only in specified versions of another contribution or the NSIS itself (like "MyPlugin for NSIS 2.02").
			*"Parenthesis usage in page titles" rule: Don't put parenthesis on titles except for pages which have their original names (without parenthesis) already occupied with the same name or if the plugin or program has one in their names. Parenthesis are used for extra details that are not needed but explain better the situation (like the "without parenthesis" term used for describing "original names"). I wouldn't like details on titles, because that's the job of the page!

			===== Content =====

	*"Pages should be created only for contributions with description of usage" rule: Pages should only be created when the documentation for using the contribution is present (the How To Use section in the docs or page), or when the contribution is not an example of usage for another contribution. For the rest, files descriptions should be used.		*"Pages should be created only for contributions with description of usage" rule: Pages should only be created when the documentation for using the contribution is present (the How To Use section in the docs or page), or when the contribution is not an example of usage for another contribution. For the rest, files descriptions should be used.
			*"Major edits are changes to contributions" rule: A minor edit for contribution pages should only be used if a contribution did not change since the last revision of the page. Major edits should contain the new version of the contribution in the summary only and only if the contribution went through changes. The "minor edit" rule cannot be followed by guest users, because they can't use the "minor edit" feature. For pages that are not for contributions, this rule don't need to be followed.
	*"Basic contribution submission to wiki" rule: All NSIS contributions except help pages should have a name, a version, some kind of description, and a link to a downloadable file or a piece of code. It is recommended to put its original thread from [http://forums.winamp.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=65 NSIS Forums] as well.		*"Basic contribution submission to wiki" rule: All NSIS contributions except help pages should have a name, a version, some kind of description, and a link to a downloadable file or a piece of code. It is recommended to put its original thread from [http://forums.winamp.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=65 NSIS Forums] as well.
	*"Page authors have better preference in disputes" rule: The <nowiki>{{PageAuthor}}</nowiki> template is used to identify the author who created the page or who is actually maintaning the page. Authors of pages have a better say when there are disputes over content with normal or guest users as the author generally has more knowledge of his contribution than other people would. That does not mean that a sysop user cannot interfere and give better preference to a normal or guest user. Guest users are the least favored in disputes over pages content.
	*"Major edits are changes to contributions" rule: A minor edit for contribution pages should only be used if a contribution did not change since the last revision of the page. Major edits should contain the new version of the contribution in the summary only and only if the contribution went through changes. The "minor edit" rule cannot be followed by guest users, because they can't use the "minor edit" feature. For pages that are not for contributions, this rule don't need to be followed.
	*"No page copies are allowed" rule: Please, do not create a copy of the same page only with a different title. Moving the page, or creating a redirection page are the best solutions in this case.		*"No page copies are allowed" rule: Please, do not create a copy of the same page only with a different title. Moving the page, or creating a redirection page are the best solutions in this case.
	*"Do not write everything in upper case" rule: Please, do not scream in the wiki by writing everything in UPPER CASE. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING, PRINCIPALLY FOR A WIKI ADMINISTRATOR, WHO WILL BE PLEASURED TO REMOVE IT OR TO PUT IT ALL IN lower case.		*"Do not write everything in upper case" rule: Please, do not scream in the wiki by writing everything in UPPER CASE. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING, PRINCIPALLY FOR A WIKI ADMINISTRATOR, WHO WILL BE PLEASURED TO REMOVE IT OR TO PUT IT ALL IN lower case.

	=== ~~Talk pages ===~~		==== Files ====

	*"Author identification in talk pages" rule: Always put the "<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>" (for talk pages) or "<nowiki>~~~</nowiki>" (all other pages) whenever you are making a new comment. It is annoying to have to search for page changes just to find who is the author of a comment.

	==~~= Files~~ ===

	==== Summary ====		===== Summary =====

	*"No file description in file upload summaries" rule: '''Wiki bug:''' For file summaries, don't add the file description to the summary! Instead, create the file page with the details. It is not known why the summary box for file uploads is so big and why it makes that information specified as a part of the file page text and the for both page and file summaries.		*"No file description in file upload summaries" rule: '''Wiki bug:''' For file summaries, don't add the file description to the summary! Instead, create the file page with the details. It is not known why the summary box for file uploads is so big and why it makes that information specified as a part of the file page text and the for both page and file summaries.
	*"Specify version of files in their summaries" rule: Also, with the rule above, put the version number or the date the file was launched as the summary. That's important because the wiki allows to have a versions history of the files, thus saving older versions of files, and the date of upload is not enough for saying which version that file has. For the file dates to don't create any confusion (principally if you know other languages besides English), the date format recommended is "dd mmm yyyy" where "dd" = 2-digit day, "mmm" = month name with 3 letters, and "yyyy" = 4-digit year. Separators don't need to be spaces (" "), they could be slashes ("/") or dashes ("-") for example.		*"Specify version of files in their summaries" rule: Also, with the rule above, put the version number or the date the file was launched as the summary. That's important because the wiki allows to have a versions history of the files, thus saving older versions of files, and the date of upload is not enough for saying which version that file has. For the file dates to don't create any confusion (principally if you know other languages besides English), the date format recommended is "dd mmm yyyy" where "dd" = 2-digit day, "mmm" = month name with 3 letters, and "yyyy" = 4-digit year. Separators don't need to be spaces (" "), they could be slashes ("/") or dashes ("-") for example.

	==== Content ====		===== Content =====

	*"Examples should be ready for use and easily referenced" rule: All examples should be in "ready to use" form: for NSIS scripts, for example, they should be in .nsi or .nsh files, inside .zip files. Also, if they are examples for other contributions, the files should be linked directly from the page of the contributions it uses. In those contributions pages, the examples links should be in a section in list form showing which examples are related to that contribution.		*"Examples should be ready for use and easily referenced" rule: All examples should be in "ready to use" form: for NSIS scripts, for example, they should be in .nsi or .nsh files, inside .zip files. Also, if they are examples for other contributions, the files should be linked directly from the page of the contributions it uses. In those contributions pages, the examples links should be in a section in list form showing which examples are related to that contribution.

	=== Categories ===		==== Categories ====

	*"Categories aren't for just few articles" rule: Don't create new categories for just your product or other few products. Instead, discuss them on [[Category talk:Browse]]. Administrators are coming up with alternative ways to organize wiki pages, so don't worry if your specific category doesn't exist yet.		*"Categories aren't for just few articles" rule: Don't create new categories for just your product or other few products. Instead, discuss them on [[Category talk:Browse]]. Administrators are coming up with alternative ways to organize wiki pages, so don't worry if your specific category doesn't exist yet.
	*More to come...

	== Tips ==		== Tips ==

Deguix: +Category:Browse.

2005-09-22T01:54:57Z

+Category:Browse.

â† Older revision		Revision as of 01:54, 22 September 2005
Line 63:		Line 63:
	*'''Wiki feature coming up:''' There are probably some extra user rights coming up in version 1.5 of mediawiki, allowing some people to have the "write" right removed temporarily, so that you can still read the wiki, without bothering us if you have done something really bad in this wiki, or to have an extra ability, for example, to revert bad edits with a click.		*'''Wiki feature coming up:''' There are probably some extra user rights coming up in version 1.5 of mediawiki, allowing some people to have the "write" right removed temporarily, so that you can still read the wiki, without bothering us if you have done something really bad in this wiki, or to have an extra ability, for example, to revert bad edits with a click.
	*'''Wiki feature to come if necessary:''' If there is a lot of spam in the wiki, then there is a chance of making the wiki to require user registration. I know, you wouldn't like this. But some people don't learn, and to teach them, this would be the best tool available to be used, besides of some other tools....		*'''Wiki feature to come if necessary:''' If there is a lot of spam in the wiki, then there is a chance of making the wiki to require user registration. I know, you wouldn't like this. But some people don't learn, and to teach them, this would be the best tool available to be used, besides of some other tools....

			[[Category:Browse]]

Deguix: "Very Important Rules" is actually a sub-header.

2005-09-22T00:58:41Z

"Very Important Rules" is actually a sub-header.

â† Older revision		Revision as of 00:58, 22 September 2005
Line 7:		Line 7:
	== Articles edition rules ==		== Articles edition rules ==

	== Very Important Rules (always verified) ==		=== Very Important Rules (always verified) ===

	*"Spam will not be tolerated in wiki" rule: this might be a little rude, but if you post spam in here, it will be deleted without questions asked. You post it, you are blocked, and the page is eliminated. Don't waste your time spamming wiki pages. It would be a lot better if you would just create more good contributions to be included here instead...		*"Spam will not be tolerated in wiki" rule: this might be a little rude, but if you post spam in here, it will be deleted without questions asked. You post it, you are blocked, and the page is eliminated. Don't waste your time spamming wiki pages. It would be a lot better if you would just create more good contributions to be included here instead...