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<h2 style="text-align:left">Brief Description of a Ship</h2> | <h2 style="text-align:left">Brief Description of a Ship</h2> | ||
What always comes first after the templates on a ship-related page is a brief description of the ship, typically describing the | What always comes first after the templates on a ship-related page is a brief description of the ship, typically describing the class and one or two characteristics of the ship in a short summary. | ||
For example, let's hypothetically say we are making a brief description of the Colossus; a Titan-class ship based off the [[Prototype X-1]]. The summary would go something like this: "The Colossus is a [[United Nations of Earth|U.N.E]] Titan | For example, let's hypothetically say we are making a brief description of the Colossus; a Titan-class ship based off the [[Prototype X-1]]. The summary would go something like this: "The Colossus is a [[United Nations of Earth|U.N.E]] Titan that is very durable; and is armed with unique, colossal weaponry." | ||
<h2 style="text-align:left">Ship Infobox</h2> | <h2 style="text-align:left">Ship Infobox</h2> | ||
The [[Template:Ship Infobox Template|Ship Infobox Template]] is used on every ship page to give a quick run-down on the statistics and appearance of a ship. However, it is not that easy to become familiarized with it if you're new to using templates with parameters. Fortunately, this is an excellent place to learn how to use the Ship Infobox template; though before continuing to read this section, please click on the hyperlink to the template page and read the documentation there. When utilizing the template, try to enter the arguments to the template parameters in a manner similar to that on all other ship pages. That way, it will be easier for you and other editors to edit the template arguments later on if need be. See the source of the [[Example Ship Page]] for an example. | The [[Template:Ship Infobox Template|Ship Infobox Template]] is used on every ship page to give a quick run-down on the statistics and appearance of a ship. However, it is not that easy to become familiarized with it if you're new to using templates with parameters. Fortunately, this is an excellent place to learn how to use the Ship Infobox template; though before continuing to read this section, please click on the hyperlink to the template page and read the documentation there. When utilizing the template, try to enter the arguments to the template parameters in a manner similar to that on all other ship pages. That way, it will be easier for you and other editors to edit the template arguments later on if need be. See the source of the [[Example Ship Page]] for an example (from this point on, you should reference the Example Ship Page if you need an example of something described on this page). | ||
As for inserting multiple images into the template, see the image example below: | |||
</br>[[File:Infobox_GalleryExample.png|An example of the Infobox gallery on the Vanguard page.]] | |||
</br>When you need to use multiple images, use a gallery class, and insert only the file names, with the respective names for the aspect of the image (separated with a "|"). | |||
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<h2 style="text-align:left">Ship Description</h2> | |||
After you're done with the Infobox, write a detailed description of the ship under the "Description" header; such as any outstanding characteristics of the ship (high/low maneuverability, powerful armament, etc.), if the ship is directly related to another ship (and why), any roles of the ship (tank, distraction, pirating, etc.), and so on. Sometimes if you can't think of a good description for a description of the ship, you might want to use the in-game description for the ship as a placeholder. However, doing this is discouraged as it doesn't give a more useful description of the ship beyond the in-game description; which then defeats the point of having such a section on the page in the first place. Example: "The [[Hevnetier]] is a [[:Category:Carrier|Carrier]] with a unique configuration of fighters, carrying an [[Elanis]] which makes up the bow of the ship, and two [[Nighthawk|Nighthawks]] acting as a patrol fighter squadron for either the ship or the Elanis." | |||
<h2 style="text-align:left">Ship Appearance</h2> | |||
This section is where you describe the exterior and interior appearance of the ship, preferably in detail. The reason why detail is preferred is that not all pages on ships may have a complete set of images; a detailed description of the appearance can help the reader visualize what the ship looks like if the page has incomplete images. Some ships may barely have an interior or none at all; if this is the case, simply state as such and give a brief description of what the interior looks like. When describing the exterior of a ship, at least describe the profiling of the ship, as well as its size; and if applicable, note any unique appearance the ship has. | |||
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