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Contents
Before Getting Started
For new users wanting to begin creating pages in PRIMUS Database, please be sure to review our guidelines and policies.
PDB IP Policy | Vandalism
Of particular importance to those who wish to post articles of original characters that have been/are currently used in other games: PDb’s purpose is to showcase original works created by the Champions Online community. We would prefer that any text or images with direct reference to Intellectual Properties other than CO are avoided within database articles. Links to outlying websites such as the VirtueVerse wiki are recommended and encouraged if you would like to provide a reference to your (character’s) exploits in other MMORPGs.
Article Creation
Naming your Article
In order to create an article, it’s best to first determine if your character’s name has already been used. Type the name you wish to search for in the search text box and left-click on either the Go or Search buttons.
- If the search does not come up with a page with your chosen name, it will prompt you to create one by providing a red text link. Click on it to go to the page creation screen.
- If there is a page with the name already being used, do not overwrite the contents of that page with your own material! Instead, consider attaching a global name reference or the character’s real name in parentheses to your search.
Wiki Markup
In order to create articles, you’ll need to know a little about how “wiki markup” works. Wiki markup is a combination of HTML-like tags and simple markings that alter a page's formatting.
Below is a quick reference table of often-used wiki markup. For more information, please see Wikipedia's help article on wiki markup or cheatsheet as they have a more extensive list of functions that can also be used here.
| ''text'' '''text''' '''''text''''' |
Inserting a number of apostropes before and after a section of text will italicize (two), bold (three), or do both (five) to the text. |
| <br> | Forces a single line break where placed. You cannot press the Enter key once manually to get this effect, but pressing it twice will give you a paragraph break. |
| <center>text</center> | |
| =text= =text= ==text== ===text=== |
Equals signs surrounding text will form section headers. Using more at once will create sub-sections. Generally, you do not need more than two or three levels of headers. After four sections are created, a table of contents will appear just above the first section header. |
| [[text]] [[text|alt text]] [[text#alt text]] |
Double brackets cause the surrounded text to become a link to another article within the PRIMUS Database. Links "piped" with | (shift-backslash) will link to a page titled with text, but display as the following alternate text. Use # if you want to create a page linking to a specific section or sub-section of an article. Section links can also be piped. |
| [URL] [URL text] |
Single brackets make links that lead offsite. The first example is an unnamed link. The second example is similar to piping an internal link, except you only need a space between your web address and the alternate text you want to use. Offsite links are marked with a symbol. |
| *text *text **text ***text |
Asterisks that begin a line will create a bulleted list, with more of them creating sub-bullets. Replacing the * with # will create a numbered list. |
Images
You can upload image files of to the PRIMUS Database for use in your articles by clicking the Upload file link within the Toolbox section of the sidebar menu. It is recommended that you use the Search function to determine that there is not another file by the same name as the one you wish to upload, otherwise you may accidentally overwrite files.
- Image file extensions that are accepted for upload are JPG, JPEG, PNG, and GIF.
- Avoid uploading images that have a particularly high storage capacity: anything that is over 150KB should be cropped or scaled down if possible.
- In terms of non-screenshot related uploads such as artwork, be mindful of the subject of content you are uploading. Keep your visuals to a PG-13 standard.
- For commissioned artwork, it is highly recommended that you give due credit to the artist who created the piece.
Below are some examples of wiki markup for inserting images into your articles. For more information, please see Wikipidia's article on image syntax.
| [[File:filename.ext]] | Displays the uploaded image at its normal size, and provides a link to its File page. |
| [[File:filename.ext|300px]] | Displays the image, scaled up (not recommended for view quality) or down to the width shown after the pipe (in this case, 300 pixels wide). |
| [[File:filename.ext|thumb|text]] | Displays image as a boxed thumbnail at the side of the page, with text as a caption. |
| <gallery> File:filename.ext </gallery> |
Creates a gallery of boxed thumbnails that link to their respective File pages. |
Templates
PDb offers a wide variety of templates that can be used to enhance your articles.
