User:Haliman111/sandbox 3

Overview

Creating a group page is a fun experience, but there are so many ways to mess it up. This is going to be a short and concise guide of how to make a group wiki page.

Step One: The big one!

The first step of making a group page for your clan, is to actually make the group! You'll need to make sure you have enough free time, enough experience, and, above all else, enough ideas to keep people interested in staying. If you think you fit those categories, next thing to do is come up with a name.

If you have a name you like, right after you think of it, search it on the wiki. Why?

Two reasons.

• A: If there is a group of that name already, you may need to join that group, or rethink a name altogether.

• B: If there isn't, this is an easy way to actually create the page.

When you search your group name, and nobody has taken it, look at the very top and click "Create this page." For example, User:Billybob wants to create Example Group.

He searches "Example Group" and sees the name isn't taken.

Step Two: Template template template!

Step two is actually creating the page. The bare bones of your group page should start with the Group Box.

You should link the group leader spot to your userpage. That way, if someone needs to contact you, they know how to reach you. Group pages that are just text look horrible, and not many people will take your group seriously. Use the group template. It's free, and there for your group!

Step Three: Information super-wiki

Now you may tell yourself: People need to know more about my group! The group template is not enough!

The beauty of it, is that there are endless possibilities of what you can put on your page. For now, Billybob needs to get a bit of info down. He's going to tell them where his group is located, what they do, and how people can help. He also needs to tell them what he's looking for in a hopeful member.

Of course, depending on how old your group is, each group will have different amounts of info on their page. Since Billybob just founded his group, it shouldn't have much else on it.

Step Four: Personalization

Now, you may say that looks boring. If you're a skilled coder, it shouldn't be. Code up something that looks pretty.

If you're like most people, you won't have much skill coding though. Good thing these guys make it easy. You can look around the wiki, and steal someones' code. For example, you really like the Red Rum code they used on their page. Press edit, copy what they have on their page, and paste it on your own. You'll have to edit it a lot so it doesn't look like their page anymore, but it's quite doable. Well, it's doable for those who are dedicated enough to the group idea...

Step Five: Other Pages

Alright, now that you have everything on your main page done, you want to create a page full of info not needed on your main page.

First off, any pages you make for your group should be in your group's mainspace. What I mean by that is this:

Billybob wants to make a page dedicated to Status Reports of Fort Creedy. When he creates his page, it should have Example Group/ before it.

For example; he is going to name his page Creedy Status. Instead of making the page Creedy Status, he makes the page Example Group/Creedy status.