Before going forward with some updates, I'd like to get a consensus on a set of guildlines and conventions for future entries.
Here is my proposal:
Tables:
Organize information into tables and bullet points wherever possible.
When making and updating tables please Capitalize and end entries with a period.
If there are multiple entries for a category, use the bullet point (*) function and nest.
eg.
*This is example text.
*In some cases:
**More sample text.
**Different sample text.
If you are tempted to use an ";" in an entry, make it a bullet point instead. Bullet points need to start on a new line. So if your entry has multiple locations, bullet points will make the entry and the table look neater.
Currently all actions are lower case and bulletized when multiple actions are possible. I'm not sure if they look better this way or if they should be capitalized. Opinions?
If you're makeing a table and you find yourself repeating the same text for all entries, place that text above the table and bulletize in cases of multple text.
If relavent text exists on a different page add a link to that text instead of repeating it.
Use spoiler tags(<spoiler> </spoiler>) when giving the complete solution to a puzzle or riddle. Let's keep the magic of personal discovery alive. This will also encourage people to use the hint orcale.
When refering to actions "quote" them eg. Avoid the "hack" action on this weapon.
Comments? Concerns? Useful addtions?
Places(act 1):
Don't include information about other Places pages. For example, the current Guild page has a complete description of the Unleash Hell option. This infomation already exists on the Room of Fate page. If it needed to be changed, it has to be updated in two places. Keeping each places' information "pure" in this respect will make updates much easier and less likely to be out of sync.
Let's encourge players to seek and use the Map password scrolls by refering to places listed on the
http://dmweb.free.fr/Stuff/conflux3maps/index.html maps.
Also, due to the fact that the vast majority of Places don't have pages(yet), we are in a good position to establish a convention for them. Here is the complete list of places with paths currently on the wiki:
* [[Conflux/Places/Guilds|Guilds]] (Level 00)
[[Conflux/Places/Mildew|Mildew Area]] (Level 00)
* [[Conflux/Places/Minotaur Maze|Minotaur's Maze]] (Level 00)
[[Conflux/Places/Food Storages|Food Storages]] (Level 00)
[[Conflux/Places/The Giggler of All|The Giggler of All]] (Level 00)
[[Conflux/Places/The Pit of Ephesus|The Pit of Ephesus]] (Level 00)
* [[Conflux/Places/Pit D|Pit D]] (Levels 01 to 13)
* [[Conflux/Places/Storage Cellar|Storage Cellar]] (Level 01)
[[Conflux/Places/Wine Cellar|Wine Cellar]] (Level 01)
[[Conflux/Places/Temple|Temple]] (Level 02)
[[Conflux/Places/Retirement Room|Retirement Room]] (Level 02)
[[Conflux/Places/Monastery|Monastery]] (Level 02)
[[Conflux/Places/Way of Tsu|Way of Tsu]] (Level 02)
* [[Conflux/Places/Sewers|Sewers]] (Level 03)
* [[Conflux/Places/Dwarven Maze|Dwarven Maze]] (Level 04)
* [[Conflux/Places/Dwarven Fortress|Dwarven Fortress]] (Level 04)
* [[Conflux/Places/Dwarven Forge|Dwarven Forge]] (Level 04)
* [[Conflux/Places/Mines|Mines]] (Level 04)
* [[Conflux/Places/Black_Crypt|Crypt]] (Level 05)
* [[Conflux/Places/Dwarven Hall|Dwarven Obituary Hall]] (Level 05)
[[Conflux/Places/Treasury|Treasury]] (level 05)
[[Conflux/Places/Path to Moria|Path to Moria]] (Levels 05 to 12)
[[Conflux/Places/Stairs of Ashes|Stairs of Ashes]] (Levels 05 to 08)
[[Conflux/Places/Spiders|Spiders!]] (Level 06)
[[Conflux/Places/Druafang Tomb|Druafang's Tomb]] (Level 06)
[[Conflux/Places/Spiders Lair|Spiders' lair]] (Level 06)
[[Conflux/Places/Four_Choices|Four Choices]] (Level 06)
* [[Conflux/Places/Officers Canteen|Officers' Canteen]] (Level 07)
[[Conflux/Places/Head Councillor|Head Councillor]] (Level 07)
* [[Conflux/Places/Oracle|The Oracle]] (Level 07)
[[Conflux/Places/Prison|Prison]] (Level 07)
[[Conflux/Places/The White Chambers of the Council|The White Chambers of the Council]] (Level 07)
[[Conflux/places/The Fall of Fright|The Fall of Fright]] (Level 07)
[[Conflux/Places/The Barracks|The Barracks]] (Level 07)
[[Conflux/Places/Captains Quarters|Captain's Quarters]] (Level 07)
[[Conflux/Places/Chamberlain|Chamberlain]] (Level 07)
[[Conflux/Places/Chambers of the Council|Chambers of the Council]] (Level 07)
[[Conflux/Places/The Council|The Council]] (Level 07)
[[Conflux/Places/Circus Games|Circus Games]] (Level 07)
[[Conflux/Places/Mampang|The Tower of Mampang]] (Levels 07 to 12)
[[Conflux/Places/ArchmageObservatory|The Archmage Observatory]] (Level 07)
[[Conflux/Places/Emerald Level|The Emerald Level]] (Level 08)
[[Conflux/Places/Emerald Shop|The Emerald Shop]] (Level 08)
[[Conflux/Places/Emerald Guardians|Emerald guardians]] (Level 08)
[[Conflux/Places/High Sentinel|High Sentinel]] (Level 08)
[[Conflux/Places/Mummy Puzzle|Mummy Puzzle]] (Level 08)
[[Conflux/Places/ROS|ROS: Quest of Leyla]] (Levels 09 to 10)
[[Conflux/Places/NETA|NETA: Quest of Mophus]] (Levels 09 to 10)
[[Conflux/Places/DAIN|DAIN: Quest of Gothmog]] (Levels 10 to 11)
[[Conflux/Places/KU|KU: Quest of Halk]] (Levels 11 to 12)
[[Conflux/Places/Sudden Death|The Sudden Death]] (Levels 09 to 11)
[[Conflux/Places/Upper Armouries|Upper Armouries of Moria]] (Level 10)
[[Conflux/Places/Garden of Nostalgia|Garden of Nostalgia]] (Level 10)
[[Conflux/Places/Three Fights for Freedom|Three Fights for Freedom]] (Level 10)
* [[Conflux/Places/Moria|Moria]] (Levels 10 to 16)
[[Conflux/Places/Great Tribunal|Great Tribunal]] (Levels 12 to 13)
* [[Conflux/Places/VoidPit|The Void Pit]] (Level 12)
[[Conflux/Places/Entrance to Moria|Entrance to Moria]] (Level 12)
[[Conflux/Places/The Bridge of The Second Hall|The Bridge of The Second Hall]] (Level 12)
[[Conflux/Places/1st Moria|1st Moria]] (Level 13)
[[Conflux/Places/Tomb of Balin|Tomb of Balin]] (Level 13)
[[Conflux/Places/Dracos Lair|Dragons' lair]] (Level 13)
[[Conflux/Places/Maze of Thieves|The Maze of Thieves]] (Levels 13 and 15)
[[Conflux/Places/Hell|Hell]] (Level 13)
[[Conflux/Places/Clockwork Knights|Clockwork Knights]] (Level 14)
[[Conflux/Places/The Bridge of The Tower of Chaos|The Bridge of The Tower of Chaos]] (Level 14)
[[Conflux/Places/Emerald Forest|Emerald forest]] (Level 15)
[[Conflux/Places/Smaugs Den|Smaug's Den]] (Level 15)
[[Conflux/Places/Hot Springs|Hot Springs]] (Level 16)
[[Conflux/Places/Apprentice|The Apprentice Level]] (Levels 16 to 17)
[[Conflux/Places/Xanathars Lair|Xanathar's Lair]] (Level 16)
[[Conflux/Places/Tower of Pits|The Tower of Pits]] (Levels 16 to 20)
[[Conflux/Places/Underwater Level|Aquantana]] (Level 17)
[[Conflux/Places/Darkness Chamber|The Chamber of Darkness]] (Level 17)
[[Conflux/Places/Tower of Loops|The Tower of Loops]] (Levels 17 to 19)
[[Conflux/Places/Tower of Doors|The Tower of Doors]] (Levels 17 to 19)
[[Conflux/Places/Sundrier|The Sundrier]] (Level 18)
[[Conflux/Places/Gardening Challenge|The Gardening Challenge]] (Level 18)
[[Conflux/Places/Cursed Armoury|The Cursed Armoury]] (Level 18)
[[Conflux/Places/Boots of Speed|The Boots of Speed Puzzle]] (Level 19)
[[Conflux/Places/Darc Armour|The Darc Armour]] (Level 19)
[[Conflux/Places/Ants and Dragons|The Ant Nests and the Dragons' Room]] (Levels 19 to 20)
* [[Conflux/Places/Deathtrap|The Deathtrap Dungeon]] (Levels 19 to 25)
[[Conflux/Places/Old King|Ye Old King Under The Mountain]] (Level 21)
[[Conflux/Places/Inferno|Inferno]] (Level 26)
[[Conflux/Places/Altar of Love|The Altar of Love]] (Level 27)
[[Conflux/Places/Fire|The Elemental Plane of Fire]] (Level 27)
[[Conflux/Places/Air|The Elemental Plane of Air]] (Level 28)
[[Conflux/Places/Earth|The Elemental Plane of Earth]] (Level 29)
[[Conflux/Places/Water|The Elemental Plane of Water]] (Level 30)
[[Conflux/Places/Dragon|Dragon]] (Level 31)
[[Conflux/places/Techno|Techno]] (Level 32)
[[Conflux/Places/Altar of Ancient Doors|The Altar of Ancient Doors]] (Level 33)
* [[Conflux/Places/Green Nightmare|Green Nightmare]] (Level 33, and all even numbered levels from 34 to 62)
[[Conflux/Places/Altar of Rose|The Altar of Rose]] (Levels 33 to 34)
* [[Conflux/Places/Fur Trader|The Fur Trader]] (Level 34)
[[Conflux/Places/Merchant Maze|The Merchant Maze]] (Level 34)
* [[Conflux/Places/Repository|The Repository]] (Level 34)
[[Conflux/places/Out of This World|Out of This World]] (Level 35)
[[Conflux/Places/Altar of Nightmare|The Altar of Nightmare]] (Level 36)
[[Conflux/Places/Chamber of Oblivion|The Chamber of Oblivion]] (Level 38)
[[Conflux/Places/Altar of Assault|The Altar of the Assault]] (Level 41)
* [[Conflux/Places/Hellforge Lab|Alchemy Lab of the Hellforge]] (Level ?)
* [[Conflux/Places/Room of Fate|The Room of Fate]] (Level 63)
So, 21 pages out of 103 exist and since this list will potentially tripple, now is the time to establish a convention. As you can see right now they are sorted by their (level) number. Does it make sense to go forward adding pages this way, or does it make sense to start a level convention like:
[[Conflux/Places/Guilds|Guilds]]
[[Conflux/Places/Guilds/Mildew|Mildew Area]]
[[Conflux/Places/Guilds/Minotaur Maze|Minotaur's Maze]]
[[Conflux/Places/Guilds/Food Storages|Food Storages]]
[[Conflux/Places/Guilds/The Giggler of All|The Giggler of All]]
[[Conflux/Places/Guilds/The Pit of Ephesus|The Pit of Ephesus]]
Disregarding the problem of existing pages for the moment, if we do it this way, when we add a new page the level is implicit and the wiki will automatically have a list of all places for any given level. We would only need Zyx to either give or agree to a name for all currently unnamed levels which at worst would just be the level number. Does this make sense? For? Against? Alternatives?
Places (act 2):
When a player accesses a places page on the wiki, how do we want to present the given information? There really isn't a consistant convetion for the format of a given place page. For many, but not all, it is:
Description
Places of Interest
Connections
I'm not a big fan of Connections. To me it's a little stilted and could be simply merged into the description. If we keep Connections, I propose we make it into a table and hide it with spoiler tags. This way it's still available for players who follow Christoph's conventions and hides it away for the purists like myself. We can address the problem of dealing with existing pages once we establish a convention. I'd really like to hear from others on what they think of these ideas so that we can establish a plan before starting to populate the non-existent pages(Death to red-links!).
Thanks.