I've been wondering if it might be nice to come up
with some form of standard way of formatting
information on the wiki.
It is distracting, and can be confusing. I think the
wiki will become more useful if the information on it
is conveyed in an expected way. Now is a great time
to define this, since there isn't a large amount of
information in the wiki.
For example, on many pages a main header is given
which titles the page, in most cases it is simply the
name of the link. I think this is a good idea, it
gives the reader context of what they are reading, and
looks nice. However, other pages don't have a header
at all and simply display text. When switching
between these two formats it makes the wiki seem
disorganized and inconsistent.
In addition, some pages have trace-links(which track
where the user has come from), embedded in the page
(not the automatic trace built into docuwiki). I
also think this is a good idea. It gives the wiki
some structure, which can really help in finding
information. In my opinion it is very helpful to have
a point of reference to determine what information I
have already looked at, and what other areas I should
look at. Putting these in all pages would help create
a pseudo structure and would allow for easy
navigation. In any event, I think these links should
be kept consistent, it is annoying to get used to it
and then come to a page that does not have the
feature. What do you guys think of putting these
links in all pages? Take a look at the very top of
the character creation howto or the crossfire server
pages in the documentation repository for an example.
I don't mind implementing these changes myself. What
do you think?
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