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[list=1][*]Add a link on the web site main page to the getting started page on the player wiki http://www.avlis.org/wiki/index.php/Getting_Started_In_Avlis something that looks like a button maybe or just a simple link like I added to the [url=http://www.neverwinterconnections.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/viewserver/id/632.htm]nwc entry[/url] (to help new players find what they need to get started quickly.)
== Avlis Wiki ==
*1)In DefaultSettings.php Change
 
:$wgSysopUserBans        = false; # Allow sysops to ban logged-in users
 
:to true so Users can be banned not just IP addresses


[*] Add a link on the web site main page to the main page of the player wiki http://www.avlis.org/wiki/index.php Maybe just make the title "The World Wiki" a link (so they seem more connected and it is easier for people to find what they are looking for)[/list]
*2) Move the ads from the "toolbox" on the side of this page and put them in their own "sponsors" box just like the "advertisement" box on the [http://www.nwnwiki.org/Main_Page NWN Wiki] and [http://www.nwn2wiki.org/Main_Page NWN2 Wiki] sites or this [http://www.wowwiki.com/Main_Page WoW Wiki]. This will keep the "toolbox" uncluttered and make the ads stand out and look a little cleaner. Also it keeps a similar look and feel to the nwn wikies which will help people feel comfy with everything.
And if we are changing the website it would be nice to change the main page to something that looks more like you are entering a fantasy world than just another forum (but still has the key functionality)


I thought these were kind of interesting:
*3) Change the ad banner at the top of this page so it isn't overlapped by the wiki. The tabs “article discussion edit ..." and the corner "The World of Avlis" icon (when the window is resized) overlap parts of the ad banner. Also some of the ads seem to change the fonts and other settings and alter parts of the wiki.
http://www.the-realms.org/
:* We could attach space to the add banner such that it can't be overlapped by the wiki components.
http://www.mythdrannor-lotd.com/forum/index.php
:* We could move the top ad banner to the bottom of the page
http://www.alandfaraway.org/
:* We could move the top ad banner to the Community portal and donation pages as wiki objects then protect the pages from being changed. We could also add those pages to links and categories so they are easy to navigate to.
:* Change the top ad so it is more like this site [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Main_Page the kol wiki]
:* this site [http://www.elwiki.com] offers free wiki hosting and they only put ad banners on the side


== Avlis Wiki ==
*4) Add a "'''Donations'''" link in the "navigation" box just below "Random Pages" and above "Help".
: (something like the links "navigation" box here [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avlis] and here [http://hades.mercuric.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page])
:so we can create a page similar to [http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Fundraising this] ... and maybe add some of the ads/sponers there.
:*3a) Add a "'''Forums'''" link in the "navigation" box just above the "Donation" one and link it to the Avlis Forums page.


* Remove the adds frome the "toolbox" on the side of this page and put them in there own "Sponsors" box just like the "Advertisement" box on NWN Wiki http://www.nwnwiki.org/Main_Page. That will keep the meaning of the toolbox clear and also make the ads look a little bit neater.
*5) Add interwiki links for
:* NWNWiki  http://www.nwnwiki.org
:* NWN2Wiki http://www.nwn2wiki.org
:* The Gray Waste http://hades.mercuric.net/wiki/index.php/
:it explains how to add the links here [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Guide_for_system_administrators_for_setting_up_interwiki_linking] by editing the wiki's mysql database.
: This would allow us to seem much more complete and also feel more connected with other nwn communities.


* Move the top banner ads so they don't get overlapped by parts of the wiki. Both the tabs ("article, discussion, edit...") and the corner "The World of Avlis" overlap parts of the ad depending on the size of the window. Might we add space about so it can't be overlaped or move it to the bottom or special page with lots of links to it like a donation page. 
*6) The current brown background color makes it hard to read the lables and linked text


* Add a Donation link so we can create a page similar to this ... and add some of the adds there [http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Fundraising#Donation_methods  Wikiapedia donation/Fundraising link] (that is on every page)
*7) upgrade the media wiki to the latest 1.6.3+ version. I think we are running 1.3.1. This would let wiki admins edit the boxes on the left making navagation to key elements of our wiki more fun. This would also allow me to fix four above.


== Avlis Website ==  
== Avlis Website ==  


* Make "The World Wiki" lable (on the home page http://www.avlis.org/portal.php) a link to the avlis player wiki main page http://www.avlis.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
* Add a link on the web site main page http://www.avlis.org/portal.php to the main page of the player wiki http://www.avlis.org/wiki/index.php. Maybe just make the "The World Wiki" lable (on the home page http://www.avlis.org/portal.php) a link to the avlis player wiki main page http://www.avlis.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page. This way they will seem more connected and it will be easier for people to find what they are looking for no matter what new things are added to the wiki.  
 
* Add a "button" (something that would make a new player want to press it) link to the getting started page.


* Add interwiki links for
* Add a "button" (something that would make a new player want to press it) link to the getting started page http://www.avlis.org/wiki/index.php/Getting_Started_In_Avlis. To make it as easy as posible for new players to get started. Maybe put it on the entry page to the site and call it something like "to begin your adventure"
:* NWNWiki
{| cellspacing="1" border="2" cellpadding="2" align=center
:* NWN2Wiki
|style="color: #f0f080; background-color: #f0f0ff"|[[Getting Started In Avlis|<center>''Enter here<br>To begin your adventure'']]
|}


=== Wish list ===
=== Wish list ===
* Fantasy entry:  
* If we are changing the website it would be nice to change the main page to something that looks more like you are entering a fantasy world than just another forum (but still has the key functionality)  Something kind of like this http://www.the-realms.org/ ... or maybe we could use a touched up screenshot with lots of doors and passageways to click on to go to various key parts of the site ... (getting started, the forum, the wiki ... )  
Use a touched up screenshot with lots of doors and passageways to click on to go to various key parts of the site ... (getting started, the forum, the wiki ... )  
 
* add a fantasy style
 
 
Do we have to have the ads on the wiki? It is a bit distracting when searching for something and it is another thing that takes you out of the fantasy.


Also the adds at the top don't seem to work well with the wiki (there is some overlap with the tabs and icon).


I would be happy to help add wiki links, crossreferancing and categories for a shopping page as well as adding a donation page were the adds could be featured and explained.
* Add fantasy style to the forum
:I thought these were kind of interesting:


Wikiapedia has the donation/Fundraising link (that is on every page) link to this page http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Fundraising#Donation_methods
:* http://www.mythdrannor-lotd.com/forum/index.php


NWNWiki (http://www.nwnwiki.org/Main_Page) just has the google adds on the side outside of the toolbox in an advertisment box (They also seem to have fewer total ads). It looks much better that way.
:* http://www.alandfaraway.org/

Latest revision as of 16:32, 29 June 2023

Avlis Wiki

  • 1)In DefaultSettings.php Change
$wgSysopUserBans = false; # Allow sysops to ban logged-in users
to true so Users can be banned not just IP addresses
  • 2) Move the ads from the "toolbox" on the side of this page and put them in their own "sponsors" box just like the "advertisement" box on the NWN Wiki and NWN2 Wiki sites or this WoW Wiki. This will keep the "toolbox" uncluttered and make the ads stand out and look a little cleaner. Also it keeps a similar look and feel to the nwn wikies which will help people feel comfy with everything.
  • 3) Change the ad banner at the top of this page so it isn't overlapped by the wiki. The tabs “article discussion edit ..." and the corner "The World of Avlis" icon (when the window is resized) overlap parts of the ad banner. Also some of the ads seem to change the fonts and other settings and alter parts of the wiki.
  • We could attach space to the add banner such that it can't be overlapped by the wiki components.
  • We could move the top ad banner to the bottom of the page
  • We could move the top ad banner to the Community portal and donation pages as wiki objects then protect the pages from being changed. We could also add those pages to links and categories so they are easy to navigate to.
  • Change the top ad so it is more like this site the kol wiki
  • this site [1] offers free wiki hosting and they only put ad banners on the side
  • 4) Add a "Donations" link in the "navigation" box just below "Random Pages" and above "Help".
(something like the links "navigation" box here [2] and here [3])
so we can create a page similar to this ... and maybe add some of the ads/sponers there.
  • 3a) Add a "Forums" link in the "navigation" box just above the "Donation" one and link it to the Avlis Forums page.
  • 5) Add interwiki links for
it explains how to add the links here [4] by editing the wiki's mysql database.
This would allow us to seem much more complete and also feel more connected with other nwn communities.
  • 6) The current brown background color makes it hard to read the lables and linked text
  • 7) upgrade the media wiki to the latest 1.6.3+ version. I think we are running 1.3.1. This would let wiki admins edit the boxes on the left making navagation to key elements of our wiki more fun. This would also allow me to fix four above.

Avlis Website

  • Add a "button" (something that would make a new player want to press it) link to the getting started page http://www.avlis.org/wiki/index.php/Getting_Started_In_Avlis. To make it as easy as posible for new players to get started. Maybe put it on the entry page to the site and call it something like "to begin your adventure"
Enter here
To begin your adventure

Wish list

  • If we are changing the website it would be nice to change the main page to something that looks more like you are entering a fantasy world than just another forum (but still has the key functionality) Something kind of like this http://www.the-realms.org/ ... or maybe we could use a touched up screenshot with lots of doors and passageways to click on to go to various key parts of the site ... (getting started, the forum, the wiki ... )


  • Add fantasy style to the forum
I thought these were kind of interesting: