Editing Guidelines

***Note:*** *This wiki is maintained by fans of the game, and is not affiliated with G5 Entertainment. If you are experiencing technical issues with the game itself, please contact customer support.*

As a wiki, we encourage users to edit pages with the latest up to date and factual information. Here is a list of guidelines for anyone who wishes to edit any non-protected page.

## General Editing Guidelines

1. Please only use factual information that has been taken from the game, not opinions or speculation. You are responsible for ensuring that what you are adding is based on truthful information. The wiki's administrator(s) andmoderators may choose to verify a user's edits at any time to guarantee accuracy.
2. If you feel a page could be structured better, please talk to a wiki administrator about it first. A lot of time and effort goes into creating these pages for the wiki users who find them helpful. Sometimes pages are structured a particular way for a reason.
3. If you feel some information should be removed from a page, please talk to a wiki administrator about it first. Users like to see the history of how things progress as the game is updated. New information can be added, with the older information still available for anyone who wishes to use it.
4. Creating pages is the job of the administrator and the content moderators. If you have an idea for a new wiki page, please talk to a wiki administrator about it.
5. Do not remove any large sections from pages, as there is coding and templates in place to keep the pages looking "clean".
6. Please do not delete any images from pages, especially the location pages. Images are helpful for people. If you find something that doesn't fit, or if you think it's not suited for that page, please talk to a wiki administrator.
7. The administrator and content moderators have the right to protect pages. They may choose to protect a page if they feel it is necessary to protect it from spammers, or if it is a special page that should only be edited by the administrator/content moderator.

## Editing Location Pages Guidelines

We now have a location page for every location within the Hidden City. When a new location is added (for instance, at the start of a new event), the admin team will create a new location page for it.

If you are looking at a location's page, you may discover something is missing or something needs to be updated. Common things include:

* You found a new position for a hidden item in a location
* There is an "item map" with a number, but an entry for the position does not exist
* The name of a hidden item has changed (eg. "Scales" changed to "Balance Scales")
* You want to add a difficult silhouette to the gallery on the location's page
* You found a completely new hidden item in a location

### New Position for a Hidden Item

If you find a new position for a hidden item in a location, and a map already exists on the location's page, please add the new position as a **bullet point**. See below for specific instructions.

If you add a description of a new position for a hidden item, please capitalize the first letter of your entry. We feel the appearance is nicer if this is done.

Before adding a new position for an item, review the rest of the page to see if some other item is also in that same position. If so, consider using the same terminology for the new entry that you plan to add.

### Item Map with Bulleted Entries

If there is an "item map" on the page for that item and it's not numbered, you are welcome to rearrange the bullets to match the map. But **please do not** add numbers as there is a person assigned to do that and rewrite them in a specific way.

When you see bullets instead of numbers, it means either one of two things:

1. Item position is not in the map.
2. The person assigned has not gotten to it yet

### Item Map with Missing Entry

You have found an item map that has a number and arrow on it, however the list of entries is missing that one. You may add the description of the position for the hidden item as a numbered entry. As above, capitalize the first letter of your entry and consider using the same terminology for the new position as something else in that position.

### Updating Names of Hidden Items on Location Pages

In the Hidden City, the game makers have been prone to changing the names of various hidden items. With no advanced knowledge of these, it can create some havoc as the admin team and players scramble to match the hidden item names to new names in the game. If you notice that a name has changed, you can either:

1. Notify the admin team by writing a comment on the location's page
2. Edit the location's page yourself

The goal is to move the existing information to the new place on the page for the new name and leave a note (saying that the name changed) at the old name. This will help people who are somewhat new to playing the game to recognize and understand item name changes. This can be useful to those who have been exploring the location and using the Wiki for hidden item information, especially if they are not yet accustomed to the habit of the game changing the names of items. After a few events when the new name has become familiar to people, someone on the Wiki team will remove the old name entry.

To edit the location's page yourself:

1. Use *Edit Source* on the location page. Hover on the 3 vertical dots and a menu will appear.

"Edit source" near upper right of page
2. **LOCATE** the original section of the hidden item.

Example:
The game is asking for “Pipe” (**NEW** name)
There is a section on the location page for “Smoking Pipe” (**OLD** name)
3. **COPY** the entire entry, from the subtitle to the dashed line at the bottom (the four dashes) to your clipboard.

4. **LOCATE** in the hidden items where the **NEW** name should be placed for alphabetical (ABC) order

Example:
Pillow
<-- Pipe would go here
Pitcher
5. **PASTE** the entire entry from your clipboard in the proper place alphabetically for the new name

6. **MODIFY** the subtitle of the entry to have the new name. Always use the **EXACT** same spelling, capitalization, and punctuation as the game uses. For example, **"Four-leaf Clover"** is not the same as **"Four Leaf clover"**.

7. **GO BACK** to the old entry. Delete the lines for the position entries, the map, and the silhouette pictures. Keep the subheader and the dashed line at the bottom. Add ", See **NEW** name" after the old name.

Example: Pipe, see Smoking Pipe
8. If you know how to turn the new name into a link, do so. Otherwise, someone from the Wiki team will insert the link later.

### How do I add a bullet line after a list of numbers?

This is the easiest way to add a bullet line after a numbered line:

* Use the "Edit section" button for the hidden item you are modifying
* Set the cursor at the end of the last numbered entry (you might have to scroll down a little bit)
* Click ENTER two times to create a BLANK line
* Click on the "Bullet list" edit option
* Type your new position description
* Press SAVE

Use the "Edit section" buttonPlace cursor; press ENTER twiceUse the "Bullet list" buttonType your new position descriptionSample after Save
### How do I add to a gallery?

* At the BOTTOM of the gallery, click on the blue bar that says, “Add a photo to this gallery”
* Click on the blue button that says, “Add a photo”
* Click on the blue button that says, “Upload photo”
* On your computer, find and click on the photo you wish to upload
* Under “Describe this photo”, type in your description
* Click on the blue button at the lower left that says “Done”
* Click on the blue button at the lower left that says “Finish”

### What if the blue button isn't there?

* Then the Admin Team doesn't want anyone adding to that gallery so we've "hidden" the button

### How to add a new hidden item?

You have been asked (by the game) to find a hidden item, and that item's name is not in the list of items for the location.

First, review the existing list of item names to see if maybe the item's name was changed by the game. If so, update the name of the item (see above).

If you are sure it is a new item, add a section with a new subheading for the new item. Make sure to insert your new section in alphabetical order. And, remember to use the **EXACT** same spelling and capitalization as the game uses.

### How do I make a subheading?

* Click edit beside the "Snake" heading (for example) in the hidden items section, look at the part that says "paragraph" click that and change it to "sub-heading 1" then save page.

## Photo Guidelines

### How do I upload a photo?

* Click "Edit"
* Look at the toolbar, under where the heading button (it usually says paragraph or sub-heading 1) you will see icons. The one that looks like a picture is the icon for uploading a photo. Click it.
* You then have the option from uploading the file from your PC. Click "Upload", choose your file then click "Apply Changes"
* You can resize the photo if you wish by selecting the photo, clicking on the file name, then going to "Advanced Settings".
* You can position the photo if you wish by selecting the photo, clicking on the file name, then going to "Advanced Settings".
* Click "Apply Changes", then save the page.

If you want to upload photo files via source mode, do this:

* Under "Explore" heading, click on images
* Click "ADD NEW IMAGE"
* Choose the file
* Click upload

### How do I update a photo?

* Open the location where the photo resides
	+ Click on the “i” on the lower right corner of the thumbnail of the photo
	+ Click on “File History”
	+ Click on “Upload a new version of this file”
* Upload Photo
	+ Click on “Choose File”, follow directions
	+ Fill in “File changes:” with your reason for making the changes
	+ Click on “Upload File”
* Update Hidden Item entries
	+ Go back to the item on its location page
	+ Click on “Edit”
	+ Click on numbering to remove bullets
	+ Change entries to match their numbered location in the picture
* Go back and double-check your work
	+ Did photo upload properly?
	+ Do location entries match the numbers on the photo?
	+ Alphabetizing, grammar, spelling -- check what OTHERS have put in

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