What Do?

Welcome to "What Do?" This page is to help you if you don't know how to edit something or what something means!
==Editing a Blank Character Page==
Sometimes a character page may be blank. To rectify that, follow these instructions below!
Click "source edit" and copy and paste this information below onto the blank page! If any of the information DOES NOT PERTAIN to your character, simply delete the line of text! Ex.: Firestar has no ex-mate, so you would delete the ex-mate line. Or, Feathercloud was not born until after any "pre-one-shots" (one-shots/stories before the beginning of Burning Thistles), so you would delete the Pre-one-shots header and space for him.
Make sure to copy paste what is in-between the two gray boxes as well, then edit the information later to fit the character.
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{{Chara infobox2
 | image1=
 | kit=
 | apprentice=
 | medicine_cat_apprentice=
 | warrior=
 | medicine_cat=
 | queen=
 | nursery_tom=
 | nursery_cat=
 | deputy=
 | leader=
 | elder=
 | loner=
 | rogue=
 | kittypet=
 | afterlife=
 | nickname(s)=
 | current=
 | past=
 | allied=
 | against=
 | at_death=
 | born=
 | born_as=
 | current_age=
 | died=
 | position_died_as=
 | cause_of_death=
 | age_at_death=
 | mother(s)=
 | father(s)=
 | parent(s)=
 | adoptive_mother(s)=
 | adoptive_father(s)=
 | adoptive_parent(s)=
 | foster_mother(s)=
 | foster_father(s)=
 | foster_parent(s)=
 | surrogative_mother(s)=
 | surrogative_father(s)=
 | surrogative_parent(s)=
 | sister(s)=
 | brother(s)=
 | sibling(s)=
 | half-sister(s)=
 | half-brother(s)=
 | half-sibling(s)=
 | adoptive_sister(s)=
 | adoptive_brother(s)=
 | adoptive_sibling(s)=
 | foster_sister(s)=
 | foster_brother(s)=
 | foster_sibling(s)=
 | mate(s)=
 | ex-mate(s)=
 | surrogative_mate(s)=
 | queerplatonic_mate(s)=
 | forced_relation=
 | co-parent_partner(s)=
 | daughter(s)=
 | son(s)=
 | kit(s)=
 | adoptive_daughter(s)=
 | adoptive_son(s)=
 | adoptive_kit(s)=
 | foster_daughter(s)=
 | foster_son(s)=
 | foster_kit(s)=
 | gender_identity=
 | pronouns=
 | romantic_orientation=
 | sexuality=
 | parental_figure(s)=
 | sibling_figure(s)=
 | child_figure(s)=
 | queerplatonic_relation=
 | best_friend(s)=
 | friend(s)=
 | bully(ies)=
 | rival(s)=
 | enemy(ies)=
 | mentor(s)=
 | temporary_mentor(s)=
 | unofficial_mentor(s)=
 | starclan_mentor(s)=
 | dark_forest_mentor(s)=
 | apprentice(s)=
 | Temporary_apprentice(s)=
 | Unofficial_apprentice(s)=
 | starclan_apprentice(s)=
 | dark_forest_apprentice(s)=
 | earned_at_dep=
 | preceded_by_dep=
 | succeeded_by_dep=
 | earned_at_lead=
 | preceded_by_lead=
 | succeeded_by_lead=
 | earned_at_med=
 | preceded_by_med=
 | succeeded_by_med=
}}
{Write character physical description here. Ex.: Firestar is a ginger tom with green eyes.}
{Write short character biography/summary here. Ex.: Firestar was born to Spottedleaf and Thistlestar alongside his siblings in ThunderClan. He was apprenticed to Bluefur and became a warrior named Fireheart alongside his brother, Airleap.}
==History==
===Pre-Canon===
===={canon book name}====
TBA
===Pre-One-shots===
===={one-shot name}====
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===Burning Thistles===
====Prequel====
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====Into the Wild====
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====Fire and Ice====
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====Rising Storm====
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====A Dangerous Path====
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====The Darkest Hour====
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====Firestar's Quest====
TBA
===Extra One-shots===
===={one/mini-shot name}====
TBA
==Personality and Relationships==
===Personality===
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===Relationships===
===={cat's name}====
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==Family Tree==
===Biological===
Mother:
[[name]]
Father:
[[name]]
Continued siblings:
[[name]], [[name]]
{{coltex|Extended family labels:
[[name]]
note: only include blood relations, not in-laws or step-family
}}
===Adopted/Foster===
Adoptive/foster mother:
[[name]]
Adoptive/foster father:
[[name]]
Continued adopted/foster siblings:
[[name]], [[name]]
{{coltex|Extended adopted/foster family labels:
[[name]]
}}
==Ceremonies==
===Clanname ceremony===
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===Apprentice ceremony===
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===Medicine cat apprentice ceremony===
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===Warrior ceremony===
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===Medicine cat ceremony===
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===Deputy ceremony===
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===Nine lives ceremony===
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==Leader info==
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==Killed victims==
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==Fanart==
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==Trivia and Notes==
===Trivia===
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===Notes===
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==References==
<references />
[[Category:Character]]
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===Info box explanation===
What does everything in the "infobox" mean?
Here's an explanation shown in the infobox at the side/below!
===What are the tabs for?===
Some character pages have tabs, like Firestar's! They are: General, History, Relationships, and Fanart! These cats have split tabs to keep their page from being too long. That means, to edit their relationships, you must be on the relationships page! For Firestar's, that would be Firestar/Relationships.
===How do I add categories?===
You can add categories easiest in the visual editor. Just click the little sun looking thing!
Categories are used to organize characters. So, if you click on "Firefamily," you will get all cats related to Firestar! Or if you click on "green eyes," you will get all cats with green eyes!
==Editing a Blank Book Page==
Sometimes a book page may be blank. To rectify that, follow these instructions below!
Click "source edit" and copy and paste this information below onto the blank page!
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{{Chaps_tabber}}
{{Book infobox
 | image1=
 | title=
 | chapters=
 | preceded_by=
 | followed_by=
 | notes=Chapter-by-chapter
Allegiances
}}
==Summary==
TBA
===Triggers and Warnings===
TBA
==Detailed Information==
TBA
==PoV Characters==
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==Trivia and Notes==
===Trivia===
TBA
===Notes===
TBA
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Book]]
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Note that the tabs will not automatically appear as the allegiances and chapter-by-chapter pages need to be made under the names "{book name}/Allegiances" and "{book name}/Chapters".
==Editing a Blank Chapters Page==
Sometimes a chapter-by-chapters page may be blank. To rectify that, follow these instructions below!
Click "source edit" and copy and paste this information below onto the blank page!
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{{Chaps_tabber}}
{{Chaps infobox
 | Chapters=Example
 | image1=Example
 | caption-image1=Example
 | in_book=Example
 | chapters=Example
}}
==Warnings and Triggers==
TBA
==Chapter Summaries==
===Chapter X: Title===
TBA
==Trivia and Notes==
===Trivia===
TBA
===Notes===
TBA
==References==
<references />
[[Category:Chapters]]
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==How to Source/Cite==
Do you need to have a citation for every piece of information you put down? No! We aren't gonna care that much if you don't cite what page Firestar was first described with green eyes on.
But if it is a more obscure piece of information- like a character's sexuality or that one time a character said they liked squirrel best- PLEASE do try and cite it if possible!
To cite something, highlight the end of the information you are providing, and click the book-like option at the top of the tool bar, and select basic. Then go ahead and type where you got the information from, or provide a link using the chain icon!
==How to Link Pages==
You've certainly noticed that some names are in color and have links attached to them! This is important for wikis so things are easy to surf through.
When adding information, if you add a name, location, or other important thing (such as a battle or event) that can link to another page about it/a character, please link that name! For example, if you click Firestar you will go to his page! On Firestar's page, names like Spottedleaf and Creekflower are linked.
How do you link? On visual editing, highlight the name and then click the chain icon at the top! Then search for the page's name or copy paste the page's url. On source editing (my preference), simply add [[ before and ]] after the name, like this: [[Firestar]] . If you are linking to a page but the text doesn't match, write the page link before hand and separate it from the link text with a |. For example, [[Firestar|Fireheart]] .
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