Purpose

A template can be used to quickly insert the same block text into multiple articles. For example, for all characters played by me, I could add a { { balthcat } } template to automatically add "Player: [User:BalthCat|BalthCat]" to the article. (Remove the spaces between braces).

I have created a number of templates to automatically mark articles as stubs. I have further created templates to mark articles as belonging to particular games, or to mark PCs and games, etc. Below is a list of those templates.

All templates

The current location of the list of all templates is here, while we are hosted at centos.tfenet.com

General Use

game: Games
pc: Characters
npc: NPCs
retired: Retired games
ooc: OOC information
tidy: Similarly to stubs, this marks an article as in need of being tidied up/wikified.
fiction: Writing involving characters and/or set in a game world.
- drabble: Short fiction as above.
out: To flag a small section as outdated based on the "current" state of affairs in the setting.
trash: Flags an article for deletion

Layout helpers

tocright: Moves the table of contents to the right hand side, and allows text to start immediately.

Session logs

(See below for the first session log article of a game.)

subst:session: Prefills an empty session page with headers as well as categories, and already includes toclog from below. This template requires two arguments: game and session. ex: subst:session|Diablotin 2|32
- toclog: Generally a sub-template of session, this template includes tocright, and already includes logbox. This template requires the same arguments in the same manner as session.
- logbox: Generally a sub-template of toclog, this template creates the navigation box. If toclog is not desired for whatever reason, logbox can still be used on its own. This template requires the same arguments in the same manner as session.
subst:firstsession: Use this for the first session of a game, so that the navigation box does not include a "previous log" option. This template is almost identical to session except that it requires only one argument: game. ex: subst:firstsession|Scion
- firsttoclog: A sub-template of subst:firstsession, almost identical to toclog, however it requires only the game argument.
- firstlogbox: A sub-template of subst:firstsession, almost identical to logbox, however it requires only the game argument.

Game Specific

Diablotin

d: Diablotin
d-stub: Diablotin stubs
d-npc: Diablotin NPCs
d-log: Diablotin sessions
hd: Historical Diablotin
phd: Prehistorical Diablotin
bear, cat, lizard, owl, ox, wolf, rat: Indicates an article applies in particular to one of these houses, or the character is, is believed to be, or might be, a part of that House.
houseless: Indicates an article applies in particular to the Houseless, or the character is, is believed to be, or might be, Houseless
unknown: House unknown. The character's house was never established in game for the PCs, or those who have added the article to the Wiki were not aware of their real house.
outsiders: Outsiders. This category is for those outside the house system, such as demons or other inhuman characters.
d-place: Places in the Diablotin setting

Diablotin 2

d2: Diablotin 2
d2-stub: Diablotin 2 stubs
d2-npc: Diablotin 2 NPCs
d2-log: Diablotin 2 sessions
das: Imperial Antiquarian Society: members of The Imperial Society for the Study and Preservation of Antiquities, Manuscripts, and Historical Curiosities and the Improvement of Knowledge (Rhenean Chapter) and other articles relating to the Rhenean chapter or the empire wide movement
coz: Cozovode
sk: Shadar-kai
ad2: Alternate Diablotin 2 (Possibly -> dd2, Dream Diablotin 2)