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'''Here's how to fix up an incomplete page:'''
'''Here's how to fix up an incomplete page:'''
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1. Consider [[Special:Shortpages]] if you didn't already have a page in mind.
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==Stubs==
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2. You may also notice pages with a stub tag on them...
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A page with a stub tag is generally considered an incomplete page, in that it does not have all or enough information to be complete. There are two kinds of stubs:
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<div style="border: 1px dashed #06f; background: #eef; margin: 0.5em auto 1em;"><div class="boilerplate plainlinks" id="stub">
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Place {{tl|stub}} at the bottom of a page to indicate that the ''whole page'' is a stub. You will see this:
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[[Image:HRWikiPuzzle.png|STUB'D!]] ''This article is a stub. You can help the Homestar Runner Wiki by [{{SERVER}}{{localurl:{{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAME}}|action=edit}} expanding it''].
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</div></div>
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'''<nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki>''' for the whole page or...
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<div style="border: 1px dashed #06f; margin: 0.5em auto 1em; padding:1em; margin-left:2em"><div class="boilerplate plainlinks" id="stub">[[Image:HeadlessSB.png|STUB'D!]] ''This article is a stub. You can help the Homestar Runner Wiki by [{{SERVER}}{{localurl:{{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAME}}|action=edit}} expanding it''].</div></div>
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<div style="border: 1px dashed #06f; background: #eef; margin: 0.5em auto 1em;"><div class="boilerplate plainlinks" id="stub">
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Place {{tl|sectionstub}} inside a specific section to indicate that just that portion of the page needs work. You will see this:
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[[Image:HRWikiPuzzle.png|STUB'D!]] ''This '''section''' of the page is incomplete. You can help the Homestar Runner Wiki by expanding it.''
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</div></div>
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'''<nowiki>{{sectionstub}}</nowiki>''' for a specific section.
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<div style="border: 1px dashed #06f; margin: 0.5em auto 1em; padding:1em; margin-left:2em"><div class="boilerplate plainlinks" id="stub">[[Image:HeadlessSB.png|STUB'D!]] ''This '''section''' of the page is incomplete. You can help the Homestar Runner Wiki by expanding it.''</div></div>
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3. Before starting significant work on the page, mark it with either...
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==Pages and Sections in Progress==
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<div style="border: 1px dashed #06f; background: #eef; margin: 0.5em auto 1em;"><div id="inprogress" style="background-color: #CCCCFF; border: 1px solid #000099; margin: 0.5em; padding: 0.5em; text-align:center">'''This page is in progress.'''<br /><small>As always, you are welcome to assist by editing this page, but be aware that another user is currently adding and/or changing substantial content. This template should be removed once the page is complete.</small></div></div>
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Sometimes you need to indicate that you are working on a page so that others will not edit it and cause edit conflicts. Don't forget to remove the following templates when you are through working on a page or section.
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'''<nowiki>{{pageinprogress}}</nowiki>''' for the whole page or...
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Place {{tl|pageinprogress}} at the top of a page to indicate that you are working on or creating the ''whole page''. Do ''not'' place this template on a page that a lot of people are editing (like a brand-new toon, for example). You will see this:
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<div style="border: 1px dashed #06f; background: #eef; margin: 0.5em auto 1em;"><div id="inprogress" style="background-color: #CCFFCC; border: 1px solid #009900; margin: 0.5em; padding: 0.5em; text-align:center">'''This section is in progress.'''<br /><small>As a courtesy, please do not edit this section until this tag is removed. You are still welcome to edit other parts of the page.</small></div></div>
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<div id="inprogress" style="background-color: #CCCCFF; border: 1px solid #000099; margin: 0.5em; padding: 0.5em; text-align:center; margin-left: 2em;">'''This page is in progress.'''<br /><small>As always, you are welcome to assist by editing this page, but be aware that another user is currently adding and/or changing substantial content. This template should be removed once the page is complete.</small></div>
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'''<nowiki>{{inprogress}}</nowiki>''' for a specific section.
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Place {{tl|inprogress}} at the top of a specific section to indicate that you are working on it. This is helpful when several people are choosing sections to work on in long lists or when someone is transcribing a brand-new toon. You will see this:
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4. If there is simply no hope of recovery for the impossibly incomplete page, you can copy its info into a larger page and redirect to that page:
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<div id="inprogress" style="background-color: #CCFFCC; border: 1px solid #009900; margin: 0.5em; padding: 0.5em; text-align:center; margin-left: 2em;">'''This section is in progress.'''<br /><small>As a courtesy, please do not edit this section until this tag is removed. You are still welcome to edit other parts of the page.</small></div>
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==Merging Pages==
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Sometimes you may need to merge an incomplete page with a larger page, in order for the information to flow better:
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First, get a dicussion and/or vote running with {{tl|Merge}}.
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<div style="border: 1px solid #CF9FFF; background: #F5EDF5; text-align:center; width: 80%; margin: 0 auto 1em; padding: 0.2em; ">It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ''article''. (Discuss)</div>
*Copy the information...
*Copy the information...
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*Blank the page you copyed it from...
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*Blank the page you copied it from...
*And place the code '''<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Larger page]]</nowiki>''' in its place...
*And place the code '''<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Larger page]]</nowiki>''' in its place...
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<div style="border: 1px dashed #06f; background: #eef; margin: 0.5em auto 1em;"><span style="padding:0.5 em">http://www.hrwiki.org/skins/common/images/redirect.png <span class="redirectText">[[Main Page]]</span></span></div>
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<div style="border: 1px dashed #06f; margin: 0.5em auto 1em; padding:1em; margin-left:2em">http://www.hrwiki.org/skins/common/images/redirect.png <span class="redirectText">[[Main Page|Larger page]]</span></div>
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[[Category:Help|{{PAGENAME}}]]

Current revision as of 05:37, 19 February 2007

Here's how to fix up an incomplete page:

[edit] Stubs

A page with a stub tag is generally considered an incomplete page, in that it does not have all or enough information to be complete. There are two kinds of stubs:

Place {{stub}} at the bottom of a page to indicate that the whole page is a stub. You will see this:

Place {{sectionstub}} inside a specific section to indicate that just that portion of the page needs work. You will see this:

[edit] Pages and Sections in Progress

Sometimes you need to indicate that you are working on a page so that others will not edit it and cause edit conflicts. Don't forget to remove the following templates when you are through working on a page or section.

Place {{pageinprogress}} at the top of a page to indicate that you are working on or creating the whole page. Do not place this template on a page that a lot of people are editing (like a brand-new toon, for example). You will see this:

This page is in progress.
As always, you are welcome to assist by editing this page, but be aware that another user is currently adding and/or changing substantial content. This template should be removed once the page is complete.

Place {{inprogress}} at the top of a specific section to indicate that you are working on it. This is helpful when several people are choosing sections to work on in long lists or when someone is transcribing a brand-new toon. You will see this:

This section is in progress.
As a courtesy, please do not edit this section until this tag is removed. You are still welcome to edit other parts of the page.

[edit] Merging Pages

Sometimes you may need to merge an incomplete page with a larger page, in order for the information to flow better:

First, get a dicussion and/or vote running with {{Merge}}.

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with article. (Discuss)
  • Copy the information...
  • Blank the page you copied it from...
  • And place the code #REDIRECT [[Larger page]] in its place...
redirect.png Larger page
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