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Now, On With The Show!

So you want to make a page for a log! Currently, it can't be done automatically, so try the following:

For our examples, let's say your character's name is Bob -- that's the name you log in with -- and your log is called "Awesome Stuff".

Step 1: Create the Page

• First, create the log's page:
  • Paste http://www.masq.org/index.php?title=Name - Log Title&action=edit into your browser, replacing "Log Title" with your log's title and "Name" with your name -- i.e., http://www.masq.org/index.php?title=Bob - Awesome Stuff&action=edit

• Paste in {{subst:Log}}

• Click the 'save page' button at the bottom of your page.

Okay! You've completed step one. You'll probably notice that instead of the nifty array of information, though, your page has links to things like Bob - Awesome Stuff/Log. That's what we'll fix in step two.

Step 2: Fill Out the Page

• Click the edit tab on your log page.
• Under 'Date', fill in the IC and RL dates of the scene, in MM/DD/YYYY format -- e.g., 09/30/2010.
  • If you have the RL date, you can get the IC date by using +rl2ic. Example: +rl2ic September 30 2010 12:00:00
  • If you have the IC date, you can get the RL date by using +ic2rl. Example: +ic2rl December 22 2007 12:00:00
  • If you have neither date, fill out the time area using question marks for the parts you don't know -- e.g., 04/??/2010 or ??/??/???? if you're totally lost.
• Under 'Cast', fill in the players in the scene. Each name must be the name of their page, surrounded by two pairs of square brackets -- e.g., [[Bob]], so that it will link to that page.
• Save the page.
• Click the edit tab again.
• Scroll down, and you'll see a list, "Templates used on this page", and below it each of your sections, with its own (edit) link behind it.
• Click (edit) behind Name - Log Title/Setting.
• Paste in the setting for your log, formatted as you like it. It is generally easiest to put the room desc of the location the scene took place in. A return to the next line with no blank line between is <br />, and if you wish to insert a tab, use {{pad|3em}}. If the location has its own page, you can use {{:Location Name/Description}} here to pull in the description -- for example, Pizza Palace would be {{:Pizza Palace/Description}}.
• Save the page.
• Go back to the edit tab of your log's main page.
• Click (edit) behind Name - Log Title/Log.
• Copy the log of your scene from your file, and paste it into the box.
  • Make sure you clean it up and remove OOC chatter (unless it clarifies things or is particularly funny).
    • To format OOC chatter, italicize each line (you can add '' to the beginning and end of each line by hand, or highlight it and use the button at the top of the entry box) and follow the line with <br />, like so:

''<OOC> Bob says, "Dude, wait, where was the pig again?"''<br />

''<OOC> GM says, "Sitting on Jane's suitcase."''<br />

''<OOC> Jane says, "Your MOM'S a suitcase.''<br />

''<OOC> Bob says, "Okay. Wait, what?"''

• Putting two blank lines between each pose makes the log easier to read.

• Paste the following at the bottom: [[Category: Log Subpages]]
• Save the page.

If all's gone well, you've created your log!

Step 3: Add the Log to Your Page

If you've added your character's name correctly in the cast section, the log should automagically add itself to your wiki page.

Tada! You have created and linked a log!