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== Naming Pages ==
Every time you create a link to a page that does not exist, you are naming that page. While contents of pages can be edited freely, once a page is named, that is the name it gets. Pages can be moved and admins can delete misspellings, but it is easier to give the page a correct name at the beginning.
 
==== Capitalization & Naming ====
Capitalization matters <nowiki>[[This Page]]</nowiki> is different from <nowiki>[[this page]]</nowiki> which is different from <nowiki>[[THIS page]]</nowiki>. Try to use EXACT name from in-game. Since capitalization matters, it is important to use the correct name of a dungeon, item, creature, etc as it is displaying in-game. If you create a page using the incorrect name, and someone else wants to link to that entry later, they may end up creating a duplicate entry.
 
Note: Wikipedia and many other wikis use lower case or first letter upper case (e.g., "Naming conventions" or "naming conventions") in naming articles, templates, images, etc. However due to the specialized nature of this wiki wherein it holds only content related to Asheron's Call, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_case#Headings_and_publication_titles title case] is the default for naming because that is what is used in game.
 
==== Items with the Same Name ====
There are a few cases where multiple things in Asheron's Call have the same name. For example, there is both a Creature Class called ''Skeleton'' and an individual creature called ''Skeleton''. We have created a hierarchy for determining which entry will get the unique, correct name, and which one will get a suffix added.
*1. Creature Class
*2. Item
*3. Creature/NPC/Character
*4. Dungeon
*5. Text
*6. Quest
When you come upon items with the same name, consult this list. Give the higher ranking item the correct name, and for the lower ranking one add (Type) with parentheses included. Examples would be [[Cow]] for the creature type and [[Cow (Creature)]] for the individual creature.
 
==== Quests and Kill Tasks ====
Quest naming often has a large arbitrary component because although Turbine internally assigns a name to each quest, it is rarely made public, and in the few cases names have been made known, it is often long after the quest's introduction. In general it is up to the discretion of the first person to write up the quest to give it an appropriate name. For simple quests with a single item reward it is not uncommon to name the quest as '''Item Name Quest''' or '''Creature Name Quest'''. (Before April 2009 the Quest suffix was set in parentheses. After some discussion it was decided that parentheses should not be used, old quests are in the process of being renamed.) For kill tasks name the quest '''Creature Name Kill Task''' and if there are multiple creatures that will satisfy the task, use the most common creature (or the class) to be hunted for the writeup page and create pages for all the other creatures that redirect to the writeup page. Categorize each of the redirects as a [[:Category:Killtask|Killtask]] so they will show up if searched. If a single NPC gives tasks for different creatures and the tasks have discrete timers and rewards, make a quest page for each task.
 
==== Disambiguation ====
Often you will come across two or more items that share the same name and are on the same naming tier as described above. When this happens, a [[:Category:Disambiguation|disambiguation page]] is needed. Disambiguation pages are easy to create. Create a new entry using the proper name. On this page, list the multiple items with a suffix to distinguish them. Good suffixes to add would be the location where the entry is found or the quest the entry is from. Tag this page with [[:Category:Disambiguation]].
 
Example:
 
[[Instructions]] - The disambiguation page. The page text is as follows:
 
:''See:''
:* [[Image:Instructions (Monouga Feeding Pit) Icon.png]] [[Instructions (Monouga Feeding Pit)]]
:* [[Image:Instructions (Sepulcher of the Hopeslayer) Icon.png]] [[Instructions (Sepulcher of the Hopeslayer)]]
:* [[Image:Instructions (Shadowfire Stone) Icon.png]] [[Instructions (Shadowfire Stone)]]
 
== Images Names and Sizes ==
Like pages, the names of images are important and semi-permanent. Ideally when naming the images, name them as they are in game (with spaces). This allows them to be uniformly referenced, and it is easier to avoid duplicating image uploads. The wiki will automatically add underscores to replace the spaces, however when referencing the image, you can still use spaces. For example, "Image Small.jpg" will automatically be made into "Image_Small.jpg" by the wiki, but can still be referenced as "Image Small.jpg" in your pages. Because names are case sensitive a nonstandard name, such as Stone Icon.png, will not be recognized by templates expecting the standard format.
 
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=== Live Images ===
* Screenshots of creatures, items, weapons, objects, dungeons, NPCs, and other in-game "teaser images" should be named: <Exact In-Game Name> Live.
* For creatures and NPCs, images must be in .jpg format, and must be '''300x400''' pixels in size.
* For quests, and items, images must be in .jpg format and  either be '''300x400''' or '''300x300''' pixels in size.
 
:'''Examples:'''
::Drudge Skulker Live.jpg
::Sanamar Collector Live.jpg
::Sword of Lost Light Live.jpg
::Sword of Lost Light (Quest) Live.jpg
 
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=== Stat Panel/ID Panel Images ===
* These images are to be uploaded and inserted ''only'' in the '''talk''' page of the particular entry for future reference.
* These images must be named: <Exact In-Game Name>. Include stats panel images on the talk page for the article for future reference.
* Stats panel images must be in .jpg format, and are typically '''300x400''' or '''300x300''' pixels for short items. 
** '''Note:''' It is acceptable for longer stat panel images to be 300x???  (depending on length).
 
:'''Examples:'''
::Drudge Skulker.jpg
::Sanamar Collector.jpg
::Sword of Lost Light.jpg
 
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=== Icons ===
* Being icons, these are only going to be used for items and objects.
* These should be named: <Exact In-Game Name> Icon. 
* Icons should be in .png format and must be '''32x32''' pixels in size.
 
:'''Examples:'''
::Sword of Lost Light Icon.png
::Life Stone Icon.png
::Pyreal Mote Icon.png
 
== Wiki Swiss Tool ==
* A downloadable helper utility, the [[Wiki Swiss Tool]], is designed just for ACC Wiki to crop images and icons to Wiki-Standard sizes and formats with a single click.  Check it out!
 
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