User:Yami Michael/Guide

There has been many different things I use to add things to this wiki, as well as many other problems (usually involving promos) that ive ran into.

This page will detail different tips/ways to add things to the Duel Masters wiki, as well as the discussion page detailing things in specific if they need to be changed.

General Editing
For best practice, I do NOT use Rich Time editing. If you do want to use rich time editing, you need to either disable it by going in preferences (by clicking more, and then preferences in the top right corner, then the editing tab, and clicking it off), OR you need to click on the source button on the right side of the page above the editing box. Doing that will allow you to change the code of a page in text form, to make sure that your pictures or anything else added doesn't mess with anything else on the page. IT also helps to put in stuff like card tables or similar things onto pages, as well as galleries, and other pages.

Card Images
When uploading images, try to do it by the set and card number. If it was Eternal Phoenix, Phoenix of the Dragon Flame for example, the card number would be dm13-s1.jpg, if it was Atom, the Divine Core it would be dm35-3.jpg, and so on.

For a promotional card, the system is "dm-p??-y?" with the ?? replacing by the promo number, and the ? replaced by the year. Chances are, unless you have the card yourself, you wont find the image online, ive used quite a few OCG sites without luck.

Card Pages
By using the more button in the top right corner, I have also added widgets. The one you can use here to help you is the bookmarks. It allows you to save links on the side of the page for just you to use and see. I personally have my sandbox pages, as well as the card table so I can quickly copy the table on the bottom of the Template:CardTable2 page. I then fill in the card based on the text from ccgdb, and then do categories when done. Look at other pages if you need to see how they are done. Putting "" and "" around parts of the effect of the card also helps on stuff like Mana Zone, Evolution, or whatever.

Card Categories
Please add categories to the bottom of each page (they are under the edit box, and even type themselves in after the first letter). If its a card thats only in the OCG? Put a "OCG" and an "OCG only" tab. Then you need to put the different civilizations on it, "Light", "Water", Whatever. If it has more then 2 types? Put the civilizations, and also "rainbow". Then the type of card ("Spell", "Cross Gear", "Evolution Creature"). If its a regular creature, we get to that later. Then we put abilities, such as "Double Breaker", "Charger", "Accelerator" or whatever else is on the card. Lastly, if its a creature, you write the power of the card. A card with 4000 power would be done into a category of "4000 Power Creatures".

For trivia, tips, or a gallery page, put a Trivia, Tips, or Gallery category on the bottom of it.

Many of the OCG sets from dm-13-19 are missing the OCG Only category, althought they might have OCG. This needs to be fixed. Some of the earlier tcg sets might also be missing categories, although stuff like Base/Evo-crushers are done.

Booster Sets
Booster sets will have the OCG, OCG Only and Booster Set category...and before the contents, there will be art of the booster pack, a date of release, and any new features or card mechanics introduced in the set. (Recently in DM-36, Psychics were introduced, as well as the Soul abilities..)

Anime Characters
Due to the constant changing decks and lack of episode guides, if you want to change the number of cards in a players deck, I need episodes mentioned in the talk page where they were used and what season. Unless a character uses the same card twice in a duel (Except of course by getting it back from the graveyard), I dont want to see x2/x3/x4 next to card numbers. Currently episodes have been taken down from youtube, but any form of pictures showing hand/field/animation as proof can help show what cards they have, simply just link pictures from imageshack/photobucket/similar onto the talk page of the character.

DMC Sets
Coming Soon

Templates
Coming Soon