Editing Instructions

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Adding a Film

Want to add a film to this wiki? Then follow these three simple steps:

  1. Open the editing page for the film catalogue.
  2. Add a new row to the table by copying and pasting the following five-line sample code, substituting the film's release year, title, main scientist character(s), and IMDB link where indicated.
  3. Preview & Save.

Sample Code

|-
| year
| [[title]]
| scientist(s)
| [IMDB link]

Line-by-Line Instruction & Explanation

  1. This designates a new row in the table.
  2. Provide the film's release year.
  3. Provide the film's title.
    • If the title begins with "The", move it to the end of the title following a comma.
    • Enclose the title in double square brackets to create a page that can be edited in the future.
  4. Provide the name(s) of the main scientist character(s) in the film, in order of importance.
  5. Provide a direct link to the film's entry in the International Movie Database (IMDB).
    • Type "link" after the address to create a shorter link for the table.
    • Enclose the entire line in single square brackets to create an external link.

Where to Paste

The table is sortable, so it doesn't matter where the new code is pasted, as long as it doesn't break up the code for any existing rows. See the example below for more information.

Example

|- 
| 1963
| [[Nutty Professor, The]]
| Professor Julius Kelp
| [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057372/ link]

The above code creates a table row that looks like this:

1963 Nutty Professor, The Professor Julius Kelp link

Which can be inserted into the existing table code, like so:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title 
! class="unsortable"|Main Scientist Character(s)
! class="unsortable"|IMDB
|-
| 1950 
| [[Movie A]] 
| Dr. A 
| link
|- 
| 1963
| [[Nutty Professor, The]]
| Professor Julius Kelp
| [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057372/ link]
|-
| 2000 
| [[Movie B]]
| Dr. B, Dr. C 
| link
|}

Which results in the following table:

Year Title Main Scientist Character(s) IMDB
1950 Movie A Dr. A link
1963 Nutty Professor, The Professor Julius Kelp link
2000 Movie B Dr. B, Dr. C link

This table can be sorted by year and title.

Editing a Scientist Archetype

Want to provide a description for a scientist archetype already listed on the main page? Simply click on the link and start editing.

Adding a Scientist Archetype

What if the scientist archetype you want to discuss is not already on the wiki? Say, "Archetype X". Then follow these steps to add a new page.


1. Open the editing page for the wiki's main page and insert

* [[Archetype X]]

at the correct alphabetical position in the list of mental disorders, like so:

| list_title = SCIENTIST ARCHETYPES
| list_content =
* [[Archetype A]]
* [[Archetype X]]
* [[Archetype Z]]


2. Save your changes, then click on the "Archetype X" link you just created and start editing.