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+ | I've created an overview article about [[MechForce]] and a rather detailed writeup about the [[MechForce Germany]] (even though I was never a member myself). But I lack information about the [[MFNA]] and [[MFUK]], and about [[MechForce Quarterly]] (and previously, the [['Mech]] magazine). Since you wrote for MFQ I suppose you have some insider knowledge about the MFNA and its magazines, so perhaps if you'd kickstart these articles with whatever info you have? [[User:Frabby|Frabby]] 12:48, 6 January 2011 (UTC) |
Revision as of 08:48, 6 January 2011
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Welcome
Hi
There you are. Welcome to the fold! Frabby 23:28, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
Amaris Star/Royalty class
I dimly recalled TekTeam, but immediately remembered the Amaris Star. Check out this discussion over at cbt.com. (I trust you know that site - the ultimate BT forum?) Frabby 23:28, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
- The Saga of the Amaris Star was actually written before even the original AeroTech rules were published. So I had to kind of fudge things a bit. The math would lean towards a primitive K-F drive for the Royalty class, but perhaps with the standard 30 LY range and the ability to have DropShip docking collars. This would give enough room for the equipment described in the original article. The Royalty class vessels were a Rim Worlds Republic design, so who knows what tech that they kludged together to make the design. Tekteam26 02:27, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
- Good to know, thanks. And may I kindly repeat the suggestion that you fill in the article about yourself as a BattleTechnology author - you should find your name in the contributors section in that article (as it was credited in BattleTechnology). Frabby 08:50, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
Wiki formatting crash-course
- Carriage returns
It is important to note that wikis ignore single Carriage Returns. Writing the following:
This
is
a
test
line
will only result in the text reading "This is a test line". However, writing
This
is
another
test
(i.e. using double CR to denote paragraphs) works fine. To insert a single carriage return, you need to insert <br /> into your text. There's also a "Line break" button above the text box that inserts this code.
- Tabs
Your copy-and-pasted stories apparently contain a tab at the beginning of each section, which is transformed into a series of space characters when pasting (the wiki doesn't know tabs). Problem is, a space character at the beginning of any paragraph results in that odd box which doesn't even properly adjust for line breaks on the wiki. Bottom line, the tabs have to be edited out before you copy & paste.
- Formatting sections and headlines
You may want to include sections and headlines in your text. Sections are created by putting their title in '==' characters, i.e. ==Sectionname==. Subsections can be created by adding one '=', i.e. ===Subsection=== or ====Sub-sub-section====.
Headlines like I am using in this text are created by placing a semicolon ';' before the headline. Check this text section in edit mode to see what I mean.
- Other useful formatting stuff
Putting a word or sentence into double '' (not ") produces italics. Putting it into triple ''' prints it bold, and of course five ''''' creates bold italicised text. Links to other articles are created by putting the key word into [[ ]] brackets, i.e. writing [[BattleMech]] creates the link to BattleMech.
A colon ':' at the beginning will indent a paragraph. We use this especially often on talk pages to differentiate replies to a previous entry, like I did up on the Amaris Star/Royalty section. First paragraph/text is without a colon, first reply with one, second with two. Makes it easier to read.
Enumerations are created by beginning each item with a '#' character:
- First
- Second
- Third
If you're listing items without numbering them, use an asterisk '*' istead:
- One
- Two
- Three
Hope that helps. Frabby 08:50, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
About MechForce
I've created an overview article about MechForce and a rather detailed writeup about the MechForce Germany (even though I was never a member myself). But I lack information about the MFNA and MFUK, and about MechForce Quarterly (and previously, the 'Mech magazine). Since you wrote for MFQ I suppose you have some insider knowledge about the MFNA and its magazines, so perhaps if you'd kickstart these articles with whatever info you have? Frabby 12:48, 6 January 2011 (UTC)