Quote:First, go to the wiki (obviously) at: [url] http://vastempire.com/wiki/[/url]
Look in the top-right corner – you’ll see a login/create account link. Click it.
Click the “create account like”, the fill out the forum that follows and click submit. It is recommended that you use your vast empire username for your username, but
don’t use your VE password!The next step is to search for your name in the wiki in the search bar on the lefthand menu. It shouldn’t return any results. See “Create an article with this title”? Click it.
You’ll get a big, empty textbox. It’s time to start constructing your entry.
Copy and paste this in, and fill in the details
{{Player Character
|image=[[Image:http//linktoyourimagegoeshere]]
|name=
|callsign=
|spec=[[TITLEPAGEOFSPEC|Spec Name]]
|rank=[[Army Ranks#Your rank name|Your rank name]]
|position=*[[Army Positions#Your position|Your position]]
|squad=[[Squad Name]]
|squadron=
|flight=
|wing=
|platoon=[[Platoon Name]]
|company=[[Phoenix Company]]
|battalion=[[Dragon Battalion]]
|regiment=[[Osiris Regiment]]
|division=[[Stormtrooper Corps]]
|homeworld=[[Your Homeworld]]
|age=YourAge
|species=Your Species
|gender=Your Gender
|skin=
|scale=
|chassis=
|height=
|weight=
|hair=
|facial=
|eyes=
|scar=
|tattoo=
|cyber=
|affiliation=[[Vast Empire]]
|nick=Nicknames go here
|family=
|fightingstyle=
|profession=[[Your Spec|Name of Your Spec]] plus anything your character did before you joined the VE
}}
Looks a little confusing, eh? Don’t worry, it’s actually pretty simple.
If something isn’t applicable to you, leave the right side of the equals sign blank. Doing so will make it not appear.
If you have more then one entries for a section (such as family), then you simply add a * before each one, and space them out like such
Thing=*first thing
*second thing
*third thing
And it will list it nicely for you.
Note, if something is in [[]] brackets, it means it’s a link. It will refer directly to a Wikipedia entry of that title. If it has a | in the middle, that means it follows the following format: [[What the page says|Title of the article it links to]].
For image, replace http://linktoyourimagegoeshere with a link to an image that looks like your character. If you don’t have one, just link your avatar or leave it blank.
Once you have this section wrapped up, it’s time to put your bio in.
For every section (For example “Bio”), start with
==Name of the Section==
This will create a line underneath it, and organize it into your table of contents.
To create a subsection (like “Before the vast empire” in history). Use ===Three equal signs===
Create a bio and history section, and fill them in. Once that’s done, it’s time to include your service info.
Put this below your bio
{{Positions
|1pos=[[Squad Name]] - [[Army Positions|Position Name]]
|1start=Start Date
|1until=End Date (If not applicable, just write “Current”)
|1reason=The reason why you were placed.
}}
Put all your squad positions, including trainee in your drill squad, in this way. If you have more then one, simply change the “1” to “2”, etc., for the next one, like this:
{{Positions
|1pos=[[Squad Name]] - [[Army Positions|Position Name]]
|1start=Start Date
|1until=End Date (If not applicable, just write “Current”)
|1reason=The reason why you were placed.
|2pos=[[Squad Name]] - [[Army Positions|Position Name]]
|2start=Start Date
|2until=End Date (If not applicable, just write “Current”)
|2reason=The reason why you were placed.
}}
Once that’s done, it’s time for your promotions
It’s pretty similar to the last one:
{{Ranks
1rank=[[Army Ranks#Enlisted Ranks|The Rank]]|
1start=When you were promoted
|1until=When you got promoted beyond this rank (If you’re currently this rank, just write “current”)
|1reason=Why you were promoted
}}
Next, your awards: In a new tab or window, search “army awards” in the wiki to get all the info on awards you need.
{{Awards
|1rib=[[A link to the ribbon for the award.]]
|1abrev=[[Army Awards|The designation of your award. Example: [ES:2C] ]]
|1award=[[Army Awards|The name of the award]]
|1date=The date that it was awarded on.
|1reason=Why you were awarded it.
}}
{{Story Participation
|1story=[[Story Name]]
|1start=Date it started
|1type=Squad([[Squad you were a member of]])
|1posts=Amount of posts you made
}}
Finally, your just about done! The last thing to do is link your page to everything. This is as simple as adding this to the end:
[[Category:STCMembers|Your Name]] [[Category: Your Rank|Your Name]] [[Category: Your Position |Your Name]]
Click “Save Page” and your done!
Anyways, any feedback, suggestions, and corrections would be appreciated. Special thanks to Riqimo, who's page I tore apart for this (
http://www.vastempire.com/wiki/index.php?title=Riqimo_Pershaw, and Aeos, for making me put this together
