wiki team [Wiki Contest] The Cartographer's Challenge

[2samspan 241]

Throm’ka, denizens of Atlas!

 

 

The Wiki Team will be hosting a contest celebrating the (relatively) newly christened world of Atlas, that I like to call The Cartographer's Challenge.

 

The subject of the contest is simple: create a Wiki page for one or more geographical region or landmark of Axios. This can be either one of the areas listed at the Cloud Temple map (shown below) or an area that you believe is noteworthy and unique. People are encouraged to flesh out the pages in whatever way they see fit, so long as it stays informative and fitting of the typical Wiki style.

Note: The polar bear is not part of the map.

 

The contest will judge on the following factors:

• Information provided on the page
• Formatting and appearance (including art and screenshots)
• Effort
• Grammar and writing style
• Use of Wiki resources such as templates as necessary
• Following Wiki article conventions (see this Wikipedia page on naming conventions and this page on what content on a Wiki should be like, as the guidelines for these mostly carry over)

 

All pages must be completed by 11:59 AM on March 1 and contain the {{Contest}} template in order to be counted. People can collaborate with another member if they wish, however all contributors must be noted using the <noinclude> tag so that it does not show up in the page. Winners will get fantastic prizes such as skill tomes elytras minas!

 

First Place: 1500 Minas + Wiki Wizard Tag + Alpaca Egg

Second Place: 1000 Minas + Alpaca Egg

Third Place: 500 Minas + Parrot Egg

Unspoken Prize: Brownie points if you ever apply for Wiki Team

 

This contest is open to everyone, so if you would like a Wiki account in order to participate please PM me or any other Wiki Team member on the forums, Discord, or in-game with your preferred username for the account and either an email or password to register the account with.

 

For those of you who are not too familiar with the Wiki but still want to take a crack at it, here are a few resources that you might find useful to help with making a proper Wiki page :

https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/158526-ultimate-guide-to-creating-a-wiki-page/

https://mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents

 

That’s all for now. So long, and good luck to everyone!

 

[gabriel101x1 463]

Is this meant to replace the wiki pages many of these places already have?

[Papa Liam 960]

>when you're short staffed so you manipulate the community into doing your work instead

 

 

But actually tho, looking forward to this. I really wanna see the Wiki become more updated and fleshed out, good work !!

[Travista 1361]

But the swamp by the Cloud Temple is called Shreck's Swamp?????????

[NotEvilAtAll 10906]

Time to write a wiki page on the Dunshire Melon Tree

[Balthasar 2497]

Might give this a try

[2samspan 241]

12 hours ago, gabriel101x1 said:

Is this meant to replace the wiki pages many of these places already have?

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It won't be replacing anything because, as of right now, there aren't any pages regarding geographical locations in Atlas. Nations and settlements have pages, but nothing yet about places other than those. 

[Balthasar 2497]

what's the contest format even?

[2samspan 241]

6 hours ago, Balthasar said:

what's the contest format even?

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https://wikia.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Valley_of_the_Emperors

 

This is the very basic format. This article is very barebones, but it concisely describes the location and it's importance. However, it does leave a lot to be desired: it does not have art or screenshots which, while not required, are highly encouraged, as they make the page look a lot better when used well. And, while it does get to the point, it could stand to be a little bit longer and further descriptions of the location. 

 

If someone were to submit this for the contest, they would want to add {{Contest}} to the very top of the page. That would create a box which will note that it is a contest submission, and it would then be reviewed once the submission phase is done. 

[Heff 2460]

Yeah I lost the password to my wiki account Heff. Also due to the actual borders of the features being unclear, is it possible to have the Huckery Highlands encompass the forest which runs along the Piscatorial river up to Senntisen? Here is what I have so far. (made in google docs)

 

[2samspan 241]

25 minutes ago, Heff said:

Yeah I lost the password to my wiki account Heff. Also due to the actual borders of the features being unclear, is it possible to have the Huckery Highlands encompass the forest which runs along the Piscatorial river up to Senntisen? Here is what I have so far. (made in google docs)

 

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Okay, I'll work on getting your account back.

 

You can really define your own region and what it encompasses. Don't feel constrained to a point on the map if you want to go smaller or larger. As long as it's good and makes sense, you're golden.

[Heff 2460]

Thanks

[Zacho 2177]

Moved to The Great Library. It shall be sorted into the appropriate category shortly.

 

If you feel this is a mistake, please contact myself or any FM and we'll restore it.