Hello all,
cubaxd and me are finally working on setting up the new English OpenMPT Wiki.
The wiki will be based on the
OHM by Harbinger and will eventually serve as a basis for generating a quick start guide that can be included with OpenMPT.
Luckily, thanks to Harbinger, all the content is already there - it's just in the wrong place. Now, the plan is to
- proof-read existing texts (there are still many minor and not-so-minor wrong facts in the OHM) and
- transfer them to the wiki afterwards.
- All screenshots should also be re-done for a more consistent look and decreased file size.
The wiki structure will be set up by us first, then converting / transferring articles can be started. For the latter, we need
your help. I am looking for people that would be willing to spend some time proof-reading texts from the OHM and then copy them to the wiki. Requirements are:
- Some experience with OpenMPT. If you feel very confident with you knowledge about a certain part of OpenMPT, you are more than welcome than proof-reading / uploading texts from that section. Of course you don't have to be an expert in everything (who is that, anyway?), so if you feel unsure about an article you are copying, you can simply ask here.
- Basic experience with MediaWiki. MediaWiki uses a rather uncommon markup system that doesn't look like HTML or BB Codes. MediaWiki doesn't come with a WYSIWYG editor, but provides some buttons for inserting MediaWiki markup. It's really simple, but if you have never worked with MediaWiki software (f.e. on Wikipedia), you should have a look at their
help sites.
This may sound like some big requirements, but they are really basic. The more people help, the less work it is for everyone of us. I'm looking forward to your responses.