Feedback talk:User/Guild Wars 3 perhaps

Some wiki trickiness for you

Here are some wiki tricks that might come in handy for you.

• The first is the syntax for simple wiki links to within the feedback space.
• The second allows you to dynamically replicate your list of suggestions anywhere in your Feedback space (not too helpful, but helps with the next bits).
• The third is a way to show just your suggestions with "WvW" in the title. (Recommended)
• The last is a way to tag suggestions (yours or others) with a category and the code that will allow you to create dynamic lists.

There's also a way to identify newly created pages, but that is beyond my skill level.

The main advantage for using method three (or four) is so you don't have to manually add links each time you add a suggestion; you can drop the code on the relevant page and it will do the work for you.

Simpler links

The easiest one is that you can simplify your internal links:

Compare these two
:*[http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Feedback:User/Guild_Wars_3_perhaps/Build_an_Edifice_in_WvWvW Build an Edifice in WvWvW] :*[http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Feedback:User/Guild_Wars_3_perhaps/Capture-the-Flag_(Orb)_in_WvWvW Capture-the-Flag (Orb) in WvWvW] :*[http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Feedback:User/Guild_Wars_3_perhaps/Escort_the_Sapper_in_WvWvW Escort the Sapper in WvWvW] :*[http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Feedback:User/Guild_Wars_3_perhaps/Palisades_in_WvWvW Palisades in WvWvW]	:*[[Feedback:User/Guild_Wars_3_perhaps/Build_an_Edifice_in_WvWvW|Build an Edifice in WvWvW]] :*[[Feedback:User/Guild_Wars_3_perhaps/Capture-the-Flag_(Orb)_in_WvWvW|Capture-the-Flag (Orb) in WvWvW]] :*[[Feedback:User/Guild_Wars_3_perhaps/Escort_the_Sapper_in_WvWvW|Escort the Sapper in WvWvW]] :*[[Feedback:User/Guild_Wars_3_perhaps/Palisades_in_WvWvW|Palisades in WvWvW]]
...to these two
Build an Edifice in WvWvW Capture-the-Flag (Orb) in WvWvW Escort the Sapper in WvWvW Palisades in WvWvW	Build an Edifice in WvWvW Capture-the-Flag (Orb) in WvWvW Escort the Sapper in WvWvW Palisades in WvWvW

Automatic links, unfiltered

Next, you can automate the process of producing those links. The code below (placed on any page in your feedback space) will generate the list of all your GW2 suggestions.

{{ #dpl: 
| namespace       = Feedback

| titlematch      = {{ #titleparts: {{PAGENAME}} | 2 }}/%
| replaceintitle  = #{{ #titleparts: {{PAGENAME}} | 2 }}/#,

| categorymatch   = %GW2%
| notcategory = GW resolved suggestions

| shownamespace   = false

| noresultsheader = * ''No suggestions found.''
| columns=3
|  rowcolformat=width=100%

| format = ,* [[%PAGE%|%TITLE%]],\n,

}}

Filtered version

To show just your suggestions that include WvW in the name, modify the category match to include "WvW"

{{ #dpl: 
| namespace       = Feedback

| titlematch      = {{ #titleparts: {{PAGENAME}} | 2 }}/%WvW%
| replaceintitle  = #{{ #titleparts: {{PAGENAME}} | 2 }}/#,

| categorymatch   = %GW2%
| notcategorymatch = GW Feed%
| notcategory = GW resolved suggestions

| shownamespace   = false

| noresultsheader = * ''No suggestions found.''
| columns=3
|  rowcolformat=width=100%

| format = ,* [[%PAGE%|%TITLE%]],\n,

}}

Which produces the following (note it is the same list we manually produced above):

• "The Hunted" Mini-game for WvWvW
• Alternative Scoring in WvWvW
• Build an Edifice in WvWvW
• Capture-the-Flag (Orb) in WvWvW
• Changes to WvWvW Scoring
• Clarifying WvWvW Interface
• Escort the Sapper in WvWvW
• Keep Free World Transfers, Limit WvWvW Representation
• Palisades in WvWvW
• RTS Structures in WvWvW
• Randomize the WvWvW Dungeon
• Summon a Champion in WvWvW
• The All-Seeing Eye for WvWvW
• Treasure Hunt in WvWvW

Fancy filters

If you add new categories to your suggestions, you can accomplish the same goal (but don't have to rely on the names):

• Include on each WvW suggestion a category, something like [[category:User feedback Guild Wars 3 perhaps WvWvW scoring suggestions]]
• Add a category = parameter to just look for those suggestions
• If a couple of users want to share some suggestions with each other, then rename the category to something like [[category:User feedback consolidated WvWvW scoring suggestions]], and change the code below appropriately.

{{ #dpl: 
| namespace       = Feedback

| titlematch      = {{ #titleparts: {{PAGENAME}} | 2 }}/%WvW%
| replaceintitle  = #{{ #titleparts: {{PAGENAME}} | 2 }}/#,

| category = User feedback Guild Wars 3 perhaps WvWvW scoring suggestions
| categorymatch   = %GW2%
| notcategorymatch = GW Feed%
| notcategory = GW resolved suggestions

| shownamespace   = false

| noresultsheader = * ''No suggestions found.''
| columns=3
|  rowcolformat=width=100%

| format = ,* [[%PAGE%|%TITLE%]],\n,

}}

Hope that this is helpful for you. – Tennessee Ernie Ford (TEF) 08:16, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, TEF, for the hints, tips, and tricks. This is the first wiki I've contributed to; which is probably obvious. Your suggestions for simplifying the editing process are most welcome. When I get a chance, I'll attempt to implement them. Guild Wars 3 perhaps 23:51, 16 July 2012 (UTC)