intro_to_the_wiki_system [Contagion]

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======Intro to the Wiki System======
For people who are new to [[https://oxfordrpg.com/|ORPGSoc]] society games, this page is here to serve as a primer to the wiki, and how we use it for the game. \\

If you still have further questions or uncertainties after reading this page, please don't hesitate to email the [[gm@contagion.oxfordrpg.com|GMs]] or message us on Discord. \\

=====The Wiki=====
The wiki is primarily used to store all the information you need to know about the game's setting in one place; due to the nature of the world in //Contagion//, some information may be outdated at game start or become outdated as the game progresses, you will need to find in-game sources to keep up. Also, the wiki is used for players to submit their Turnsheets, which is how we facilitate actions between sessions (see the page on [[Downtime and Turnsheets]]).

You won't be able to edit most of the pages on the wiki — the GMs keep on top of that — but you will be able to edit the Turnsheets and other pages in your user space, as well as the Playground, which is an OC page for game-related stuff, mostly jokes. To get to your user page, you need to use the buttons at the top right of the page to log in.

Most formatting that you may want to put into a page can be accessed by the buttons in the toolbar, near the top of the page. Alternatively, details of the wiki syntax can be found on the [[Wiki:Syntax|syntax page]].
=====User Accounts and Character Pages=====
Once you have gone through the [[Character Creation|character creation]] process, submitted your character, and your character has been approved, you need to wait for an email from the [[gm@contagion.oxfordrpg.com|GM]] Team containing details of your wiki account. This will be under the name of your character, and will provide you with access to a user page with Turnsheets and up to date information about all of the mechanical details of your character, such as [[Quirks]].

This page is private, so only you and the GMs can see it – you cannot see the user pages of any other players. You can, however, see their public bios in the [[Player Characters]] page, and will be required to submit your own as part of character creation.
=====Turnsheets=====
On your user page should be a series of red links, named 'Turnsheet #'. These link to pages that don't exist yet, so when you are ready to begin writing up your actions, click on the link for that week and then click 'Create this page' (little pencil with a plus sign) on the right-hand toolbar on the subsequent page.

The Turnsheet will have a template prepared to show you the basic layout. Try to stick to the format as much as possible, though if you need to do something different then make sure it's clear to the GMs what you are trying to do, too much clarification is better than too little. **Please don't delete the tags** at the bottom of the Turnsheet or we won't be able to process it! (they will look something like { {tag>turnsheet1} } and { { tag>pc template} } ) Once you have written everything up, click the save button to create the page so that you (and all the GMs) can see it. You may want to click preview first to make sure everything reads like you hope it would, but do remember to save it afterwards. Editing the page after this point is fine as long as it's before the deadline on the [[Downtime and Turnsheets]] page – nothing will be taken as final by the GMs until then.

A more in-depth explanation can be found in [[Downtime and Turnsheets]], and sample Turnsheets can be found [[Sample Turnsheets|here]].


=====Emails=====
When a user account is created, you'll also receive an in-character email address of the form your_character_name@contagion.oxfordrpg.com. This will actually just link emails sent to that account to the email account you provide when signing up, and any emails sent to an @contagion.oxfordrpg.com email from that account will appear to come from your in character email. Out of character email addresses will not be displayed, though OC names and other email metadata will be.

This system allows you to have IC conversations outside of session without anyone else necessarily seeing them (except the GMs, of course: a copy of every email is automatically sent to the GMs to allow us to keep tabs on what everyone is planning to do).

If you use an email program that allows you to send from multiple addresses, you can add these to the list of your email accounts by clicking the 'Update Profile' button in the top right. Emails will only ever be sent to your primary address, but this is just a precautionary measure and of course is entirely optional. This is especially useful if you use the Gmail + function, for example, and sometimes forget to send from a particular mailbox, or if you find that emails from your main account are going to people's spam folders.

More information about emails can be found on the [[Downtime and Turnsheets]] page.