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.

### Begin copy paste

```
{{Chara infobox2

}}

```

{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}====
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===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====
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===Extra One-shots===
===={one/mini-shot name}====
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==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]]

```

### Info box explanation

What does everything in the "infobox" mean?
Here's an explanation shown in the infobox at the side/below!

## Names

### Queen

Name as a queen (Spottedpaw, Spottedleaf)

### Kittypet

Name as kittypet (Creekflower, or Oliver)

### Afterlife

Name in StarClan, DF, ghost, etc. (Brokenstar, Rowanclaw)

### Nickname(s)

Commonly used nicknames for them (for Firestar; Little spitfire (by Spottedleaf))

## Affiliations

### Current

Current clan (ThunderClan, or StarClan if dead)

### Allied

Allied or close with, be it personal or politics (for Feathercloud; WindClan)

### Against

Enemies or dislike towards, be it personal or politics (for ThistleClan cats; LeopardClan)

### At death

Clan they were in at death (WindClan, or Loner)

## Life and Death

### Born

Chapter they were born in or between (Chapter 110, or Frosted Thistles)

### Born as

what were they born as (ThunderClan kit, or Loner)

### Current age

Approx. current age (for Firestar; Approx. 33 moons (at Ch. 140)

### Died

Chapter they died in or between (Chapter 52, or before Burning Thistles)

### Cause of death

What killed them (Killed by Tigerclaw during battle, or Ate deathberries)

### Age at death

Approx. age at time of death (Approx. 16 moons)

## Kin

### Adoptive parent(s)

enbycat that adopted them (...Scourge? eh)

### Foster mother(s)

femcat that nursed/raised them temporarily or permanently but did not adopt (Willowpelt)

### Foster father(s)

masccat that nursed/raised them temporarily or permanently but did not adopt (Hawkwing)

### Foster parent(s)

enbycat that nursed/raised them temporarily or permanently but did not adopt (Bubbles)

### Surrogative mother(s)

femcat that gave birth to/sired them for another cat; bio-relation (Dappletail)

### Surrogative father(s)

masccat that gave birth to/sired them for another cat; bio-relation (Whitestorm)

### Surrogative parent(s)

enbycat that gave birth to/sired them for another cat; bio-relation (no example yet)

### Brother(s)

bio-masc sibs (Firestar, Copperleaf, Airleap)

### Half-sister(s)

fem sibs that shares one bio-parent (Ruby)

### Half-brother(s)

masc sibs that shares one bio-parent (Scourge, Socks)

### Half-sibling(s)

enby sibs that shares one bio-parent (Bubbles)

### Adoptive sister(s)

sibs through parents' adopting this femcat (Cliffwhisker)

### Adoptive brother(s)

sibs through parents' adopting this masccat (Cloudtail, Storm, Oat)

### Adoptive sibling(s)

sibs through parents' adopting this enbycat (no example yet)

### Foster sister(s)

femcat who was nursed/raised by their foster parent (Brindleface, Frostfur)

### Foster brother(s)

masccat who was nursed/raised by their foster parent (Whitestorm)

### Foster sibling(s)

enbycat who was nursed/raised by their foster parent (no example yet)

### Mate(s)

husband/wife/spouse equivalent, including statutory relations (Sandstorm, or Thistlestar)

### Ex-mate(s)

ex-spouse or ex-girl/boyfriend (Blackclaw)

### Surrogative mate(s)

only mated with for offspring and was consensual (Whitestorm)

### Queerplatonic mate(s)

non-traditional, platonic, or undefined mate-like relationship (Dawncloud)

### Forced relation

rape, including statuary, without being mates; non-consensual (Unnamed cat for Bubbles)

### Co-parent partner(s)

raised kits together platonically and are/were not mates (Airleap, or Thrushpelt)

### Adoptive daughter(s)

fem offspring they adopted (Applefur, Swampfur)

### Adoptive son(s)

masc offspring they adopted (Oakfur, Blossomtail)

### Adoptive kit(s)

enby offspring they adopted (no example yet)

### Foster daughter(s)

fem kits they nursed/raised either temporarily or permanently but did not adopt (Violetshine)

### Foster son(s)

masc kits they nursed/raised either temporarily or permanently but did not adopt (Brokenstar)

### Foster kit(s)

enby kits they nursed/raised either temporarily or permanently but did not adopt (no example yet)

## Personal info

### Gender identity

what their gender is (Cisgendered she-cat, or Transgendered tom, or Genderfluid cat)

### Pronouns

what pronouns they use (He/him, she/her, they/them, she/he/they, she/they, he/it, any)

### Romantic orientation

what are they romantically attracted to (Heteroromantic, biromantic, aromantic)

### Sexuality

what are they sexually attracted to (Homosexual, pansexual, asexual)

### Parental figure(s)

cats they view as parental figures that are not bio, adoptive, foster, surrogative, etc. (Bluestar, or Yellowfang)

### Sibling figure(s)

cats they view as sibling figures that are not bio, adoptive, foster, etc. (no example yet)

### Child figure(s)

cats they view as child figures that are not bio, adoptive, foster, etc. (Firestar, or Brambleclaw)

### Queerplatonic relation

non-traditional or undefined platonic and close relationship (Cricketheart)

### Best friend(s)

cat they consider their closest friend (Runningwind, or Cherryfur)

### Friend(s)

cats they are the most closest too or that are good friends outside of their clan (Graystripe, or Cinderfur)

### Bully(ies)

cats that bullied them, especially during childhood (Dustpelt, or Lynxpaw)

### Rival(s)

cats that have a rival-like but not enemy relationship (no example yet)

### Enemy(ies)

cats that are considered against them/they are against (Tigerstar, or Leopardfur)

## Education

### Temporary mentor(s)

cat who was temporarily assigned to mentor them (Runningwind)

### Unofficial mentor(s)

cat who was not assigned to them but mentored them (Firestar)

### StarClan mentor(s)

cat in StarClan who mentored or guided them (Birdflight)

### Dark Forest mentor(s)

cat in Dark Forest who trained them (Mapleshade, or Silverhawk)

### Apprentice(s)

cat assigned as their apprentice (Cloudtail)

### Temporary apprentice(s)

cat who was temporarily assigned as their apprentice (Cliffwhisker)

### Unofficial apprentice(s)

cat who was not assigned to them but they mentored (Brackenfur)

### StarClan apprentice(s)

cat they mentored or guided from StarClan (Firestar)

### Dark Forest apprentice(s)

cat they trained from Dark Forest (Ivypool)

## Deputy Position

### Earned at

what chapter did they earn deputyship at (Chapter 42)

## Leader Position

### Earned at

what chapter did they earn leadership at (Chapter 90)

## Medicine Cat Position

### Earned at

what chapter did they earn their medicine cat-ship, including apprentices, at (Chapter 50)

### Preceded by

who was med cat before them (Brambleberry)

### Succeeded by

who was med cat after them (Lizardflight)

### 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!

### Start copy paste

```
{{Chaps_tabber}}
{{Book infobox

Allegiances

}}

==Summary==
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===Triggers and Warnings===
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==Detailed Information==
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==PoV Characters==
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==Trivia and Notes==
===Trivia===
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===Notes===
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== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Book]]

```

### End copy paste

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!

### Start copy paste

```
{{Chaps_tabber}}
{{Chaps infobox

}}

==Warnings and Triggers==
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==Chapter Summaries==
===Chapter X: Title===
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==Trivia and Notes==
===Trivia===
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===Notes===
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==References==
<references />
[[Category:Chapters]]

```

## 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

```
 [[
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 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]]
```
.