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Revision as of 01:48, 7 November 2010
“ | I'll put it in my trophy room, with the othas.
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— The Scout on his Wiki contributions
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Wikichievements are one of the primary way for editors to give each other a pat on the back and a token of appreciation for their hard work. They're inspired by Wikipedia's Template:Ws, which are similarly given to editors by other editors for their dedication to Wikipedia; be it for a single edit (full-page re-write), informative image upload, or for their on-going effort in improving Wikipedia as a whole.
Wikichievements can be granted by any editor to any other editor, depending on the type of Wikichievement; some are reserved for moderators and admins for administration-specific tasks, whilst the vast majority can be given to any user, regardless of their number of edits, the age of their account, etc.—provided the person awarding the Wikichievement finds that they live up to the criteria defined in the description of the Wikichievement.
Contents
Awarding a Wikichievement
Awarding a Wikichievement is incredibly simple. Put the following code on the talk page belonging to the user you wish to award a Wikichievement:
{{Award Wikichievement | wikichievement = Name of Wikichievement. | from = Your Wiki username. | reason = Reason for awarding Wikichievement. }}
The wikichievement parameter requires the lower-case name of the Wikichievement you're trying to award; see here for all available options.
All three parameters are mandatory.
Considerations
Receiving or awarding a Wikichievement shouldn't be considered something you do every day; they are reserved exclusively for the people who go that extra step to make the Wiki a more enjoyable place. Please consider this before awarding a Wikichievement.
Displaying Wikichievements on your User Page
Displaying Wikichievements on your user page require two different templates; namely {{Wikichievement table}}
and {{Display Wikichievement}}
. Documentation for those two templates can be found on their respective pages.
Creating a Wikichievement
Creating a Wikichievement isn't simply a matter of modifying a template; in technical terms it is, but the Team Fortress Wiki community has a strong vote in what counts as a valuable contribution, and what doesn't. As mentioned previously, the defined criteria are only guidance, as it is up to the awarder to determine whether a person has lived up to the criteria or not; that said, meaningless Wikichievements like "You're made your first edit!", "You've uploaded an arbitrary image", etc. should be discouraged. On the other hand, if a person creates a highly useful infographic, which increases the quality of an article tenfold, or someone who routinely patrols the Recent Changes list to edit minor errors, or provides a number of bot filters to overall increase the quality of the wiki.
To suggest a new Wikichievement, go to Team Fortress Wiki talk:Wikichievements. Create a new section prefixed with [SUGGESTION] and detail your plans below.
List of Wikichievements
Wikichievement | Author | Introduced | Notes | ||
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Lhavelund | November 2nd, 2010 | Used to award those who tirelessly work without any steps to get recognition; often seen with translators who do not participate in discussions in the main namespace, IRC, or other resources, but still contribute heavily. | ||
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Lhavelund | November 2nd, 2010 | A Wiki is only as good as its worst page, or so Sun Tzu said. And I think he knows a little bit more about Wiki editing than you, pal. This Wikichievement is meant for those who tirelessly work to clean up pages that have ended in a mess, and need serious revision. | ||
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Lhavelund | November 2nd, 2010 | In order to run a well-functioning community, interaction between its members is crucial to keep it alive. A Wiki is far more than simply an editing platform; it's a discussion board, a place to exchange ideas, and a place that ensures that it itself can grow. This Wikichievement is given for involvement in discussions on project pages, IRC involvement, inter-member gaming, etc. | ||
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Lhavelund | November 2nd, 2010 | Exactly what it says on the tin. For the people who tirelessly work cleaning out the trivia sections of the wiki, keeping them interesting, tidy, and note-worthy. | ||
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Lhavelund | November 2nd, 2010 | This Wikichievement is given to those who work quickly and swiftly to revert vandalism and otherwise unneeded/unwanted edits, usually from the Recent Changes queue. | ||
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Lhavelund | November 2nd, 2010 | What's a community without fun and games? Certainly not a very interesting one. This Wikichievement is awarded to those who serve as an inspiration to others and provide users with laughs and lulz. | ||
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Lhavelund | November 2nd, 2010 | When it comes to knowledge bases like The Official Team Fortress Wiki, whose primary focus revolves around an interactive piece of multimedia, static text is often not enough. This Wikichievement is given to those who tirelessly upload and categorise relevant sound clips for use on the Wiki pages. | ||
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Lhavelund | November 2nd, 2010 | A Wiki doesn't function if the technical aspects aren't working, and a lot of the work involved requires a fair bit of technical flair, especially with regard to banners, templates, bot filters, and so on, all of which keep the quality of the Wiki exceptionally high and approachable. The Tron-o-Matic Wikichievement is for these people. | ||
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Lhavelund | November 2nd, 2010 | Do you know how to sell yourself? Well, you should do, on your user page. Because it might just earn you this Wikichievement. | ||
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Lhavelund | November 2nd, 2010 | Often, a misplaced comma or full-stop can make an article exceptionally confusing, a missing link make the reader stop in their tracks and wonder what to do next, and a missing reference or citation can make the reader curious to see whether a statement is true or false. This Wikichievement is awarded to those who work to iron out the little kinks in the Wiki, and make it as easy to approach, one comma, one full-stop, and one link at a time. | ||
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Lhavelund | November 2nd, 2010 | The Official Team Fortress Wiki supports a number of languages—these, however, are no good without adequate translations, allowing non-English speakers to take advantage of its information. This Wikichievement is granted to those who work tirelessly to translate the Wiki into their native language. | ||
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Moussekateer | November 2nd, 2010 | Given to those few who, upon the release of a new update, rush to the Wiki to document their findings, rather than play the game for hours on end. | ||
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Lhavelund | November 2nd, 2010 | An article is just not the same without an appropriate screenshot (...if appropriate). This Wikichievement is meant for those who upload, tag, improve and add images to pages, looking to make them easier to comprehend. | ||
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Lhavelund | November 2nd, 2010 | Sometimes, an article can be vastly improved by adding interesting statistics visualisations, in the form of graphs, charts or other types of diagrams. This Wikichievement is for the people who aim to make the rest of our lives easier by providing us with appropriate diagrams in articles. | ||
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Lhavelund | November 2nd, 2010 | Without fresh blood, a Wiki can quickly become tiresome, old, and unmaintained. This Wikichievement is given to those who actively seek out new potential editors, instruct them in basic Wiki editing, and let them on their merry way—provided, of course, their recruits contribute actively to the Wiki. | ||
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Lhavelund | November 2nd, 2010 | Featured Articles take up a large part of the Main Page. High-quality articles are considered to be featured here, and in order for one to be featured, the quality of the article must be near-perfect. This Wikichievement is awarded to those who take up large-scale projects like these, and end up with an amazing product. | ||
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Lhavelund | November 2nd, 2010 | People come and go, but some people return, even after a longer hiatus. This Wikichievement is awarded to those who return as active contributors after having been away for a fair amount. The Wikichievement was originally called "Back From the Dead Once Again?", a reference to Template:W. | ||
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Firestorm | November 5th, 2010 | This Wikichievement is for the editors which do not focus on one specific section or part of the Wiki, but dedicate themselves to improve the Wiki as a whole. | ||
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Lhavelund | November 7th, 2010 | This Wikichievement is primarily intended for editors who do long, tedious tasks such as migration of information from standard tables to templates, and similar. Often these tasks are extremely repetitive and boring, but a definite necessity. |
Template listing
{{Achievement notification}}
is used to display the styled box.{{Award Wikichievement}}
is used to award other users Wikichievements.{{Wikichievement table}}
is the barebone "trophy case" used to display the Wikichievements you have earned on your user page.{{Display Wikichievement}}
is the template used within{{Wikichievement table}}
to display the individual Wikichievements.{{Wikichievement}}
contains all the individual Wikichievements, and is thus the primary template used for this purpose.
Thanks to
- Seb26 for re-writing the
{{Wikichievement}}
template the first time, and introducing me to more information about{{#switch:}}
statements, - WindPower for general templating pointers,
- and RJ for re-writing it a second time, and teaching me more about template code, even more about switch statements, and troubleshooting the code