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This page will tell you how to create a new article, put it in the correct namespace, and use infoboxes/navboxes for organization.
== How to create articles ==
There are two ways to create new articles on {{SITENAME}}.
=== Automatic creation (recommended) ===
Creating an article is
If you use this method, the page will automatically be placed in the correct namespace and categories. All you have to do is actually write the article content. You should usually also put a navbox template at the bottom of the page, and then edit the navbox to add a link to the new page
=== Manual creation ===
If you use this method you will have to
** Example: If you want to create a Sly 2 article, put <code>Sly 2:</code> before the title.
* If applicable, insert the appropriate infobox at the top of the article. See below for a list of infoboxes.
* Insert any applicable navboxes at the bottom of the article, and edit them to add a link to the new article. See below for a list of navboxes.
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When you manually create an article for something specific to a certain game, you
=== Infoboxes ===▼
Infoboxes are a type of template that is used to present the most important information at the top of an article. They are also used to automatically place articles in the correct categories.▼
There is also the <code>Guide</code> namespace for any modding guies.
If you come across an article in the wrong namespace, you can rename it by
▲Infoboxes are a type of template that is used to present the most important information in a box at the top of an article.
If you are creating an article for any of the following topics, you should include one of these infoboxes at the top of the article
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| Game builds || {{tl|Infobox build}}
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|Modding guides || {{tl|Infobox guide}}▼
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| Mods || {{tl|Infobox mod}}
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▲|Modding guides || {{tl|Infobox guide}}
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| Modding tools || {{tl|Infobox tool}}
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Each infobox has different parameters, so you will have to look at the template page using the links above to see what parameters it uses. Most of them have examples you can copy/paste into your article, but you can also copy one from a different article of the same type and just change the parameters.
Navboxes are a type of template that makes it easy to navigate the wiki. These always go at the very bottom of the article.
If you are creating an article in
{| class="wikitable"
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| File Formats || {{tl|Navbox file formats}}
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|Modding tools
|{{tl|Navbox tools}}
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If you add a navbox to an article and that article is not already linked from the navbox, you should edit the navbox itself to add a link to the new article. To edit the navbox, just click the '''E''' in the top-left corner.
▲When you manually create an article for something specific to a certain game, you will have to put it in the correct namespace (either <code>Sly 1</code>, <code>Sly 2</code>, <code>Sly 3</code>, or <code>Sly 4</code>). For instance, if you are making an article for a topic in Sly 1, put the article in the <code>Sly 1</code> namespace; That just means putting <code>Sly 1:</code> at the front of the article title.
▲: e.g. If you create an article for the [[Sly 1:Difficulty|Difficulty mechanic in Sly 1]], name the article {{Color|limegreen|Sly 1:Difficulty}}, not {{Color|red|Difficulty}} or {{Color|red|Difficulty (Sly 1)}}.
▲: Likewise, if you create an article for the [[Sly 2:Difficulty|Difficulty mechanic in Sly 2]], name the article {{Color|limegreen|Sly 2:Difficulty}}.
▲If you come across an article in the wrong namespace, you can rename it by mousing over the the '''More''' menu at the top-right of the page and clicking '''Move'''.
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