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Titel: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 7. Jan 2016, 10:14
"And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost." Long has the lore of the Edain mod been nothing but a collection of loose pages and riddles lost in time. BUT NO LONGER!! The Edain Wiki Team is proud to present to you the:

(http://i.imgur.com/KtKYBKP.pnghttp) (http://edain.wikia.com/)

The Wiki is an ongoing project which aims to encompass all the data of the Edain Mod under the form of articles, whether it is the units, heroes, buildings or spellbook powers. Or as we like to say: "Concise communication of all the information easily to all the Companions of Edain"(the wiki's mission). Now, when I said that the wiki is an ongoing project I meant that is such a huge project having to take every unit, hero, building and spell from a mod as exhaustive in its lore accuracy as the Edain mod is an exhausting project, from the 4 different forms of Aragorn (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Aragorn) to the complex outpost systems of the factions without forgetting the unique spellbook, ring heroes, dwarven faction system and so on... This project is planned over several years during which we hope to form a community of fans of the Edain Mod with various dedication levels which take interest in sharing their knowledge with newcomers (or oldcomers, you learn something new everyday). In the end the Wiki will be a massive project with hundreds of pages which is why below follows a short guide to getting around the wiki:
But this is only a part of what the Wiki presents and each page is often fit with its own gallery, images and Table of Content for easier navigation. Along with that the Wiki-Navigation bar (at the top) provides you with a handful of useful links anytime, anyplace. However editing is a long and complex process which only the people who fit at least one criteria below can dare to try:
Only if you fit one of the high-skilled criteria above ( :P) can you even dare to think of the possibility of editing the wiki. But on a more serious note, as you saw above, anyone can edit the wiki. It doesn't have to be a whole page, it can simply be a spelling mistake you saw, which happens more often than you think, you can also add some strategy tips for hero, faction or units or improve on the already existing design of the pages. You can even get some help (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Help) to familiarize yourself with the surroundings here and or go on the forums to ask your questions directly. You can also check out our staff  (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Edain_Mod_Wikia:Administrators)list to ask for help. Every month massive news post will be created, summarizing changes in the wiki this month along with shoutouts to top editors and newcomers.
So, with that being said, I bid you farewell and hope to see you on the wiki and if you have any question, feedback or suggestions you are also welcome to post them here.

Massive News Posts Links:

2017
One Year Anniversary (Special) (https://modding-union.com/index.php/topic,32442.msg451602.html#msg451602)
January 2017 (https://modding-union.com/index.php/topic,32442.msg453131.html#msg453131)
February 2017 (https://modding-union.com/index.php/topic,32442.msg454215.html#msg454215)
March 2017 (https://modding-union.com/index.php/topic,32442.msg455656.html#msg455656)
April 2017 (no news post)
May 2017 (https://modding-union.com/index.php/topic,32442.msg458352.html#msg458352)
June 2017
July 2017

This post has been edited to present an updated version of the Edain Wiki, therefore post below may seem out of place or inappropriate while having possibly being entirely appropriate before the edit. Please do not post any things about posts below if they seem out of place, unless they were posted after the April 2016 Massive update post, in this case they are still relevant.
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: Odysseus am 7. Jan 2016, 14:38
Hello mr Necromancer,

You wrote all this? If so, I really commend you for being such a devout fellow. Very few people have the patience to do so. I might contribute in the future!

Cheers!
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 7. Jan 2016, 17:02
Thank you very much, eager to see your name in that "latest activity" box. I must admit to having copy pasted a couple thing for the LOTR Wiki but that's about it.
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: WarOfTheRingVeteran am 7. Jan 2016, 19:03
Great work, man! Well, it's so nice to have a wiki about the best game ever! Thanks for starting it! Looking forward for it being expanded :)

I might contribute as well :)
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: kolibri8 am 7. Jan 2016, 19:31
Why a new one, if we have already one with an english (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Edain_Wikia) and a german version (http://de.edain.wikia.com/wiki/Edain_Wikia)?

Granted, the english wikia is pretty much dead, yet it is connected with the german Edain Wikia. So, why a new wikia if you could simply revive the old one?
 
Also the English one was already presented here (http://forum.modding-union.com/index.php/topic,30852.msg390282.html#msg390282) by Nightmaster.
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 7. Jan 2016, 22:32
The problem with the english one was the afk admin. Without them it would have been impossible to modify the background or the icon like I did on the new one. Obviously I have forgotten to connect the one I created with the german version which I will do. Understand me, if you look at this you'll see that I was really hyped about this and I started editing like crazy, but all my admin related posts have remained unanswered and so I decided to create a new one where major customization could take place. Without an admin, users will only ever be able to fill the slots given to them, with an admin those slots can be expanded, changed shaped, ect... you get the metaphor.
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 8. Jan 2016, 11:00
I've been working all morning and I'm proud to present the first Edain Wiki Update. This is a small text with similar purpose to the Edain News but for the wiki. I've done some major changes on how things work and I've added a lot of things that will help users expand the Wiki. The Edain Mod Wikia now has:
-achievements with custom names and icons!!
-an infobox designed for factions!!
-a reworked navigation bar!!
-a custom background!!
-Edain Team Credit Section!!
-a reworked forum with a new board: Suggestions: for all the things you like seen but can't do or don't want to do alone
-and other minor edits for you to discover....

So join now and find out all about your favorite units, heroes and factions of the Edain Mod.
Sincerely,
The Necromancer
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: kolibri8 am 8. Jan 2016, 11:51
Although you could've applied for Admin rights here:Adoption:Requests (http://community.wikia.com/wiki/Adoption).

Also when I said the german and the english wikia are connected, I meant this:

(http://fs5.directupload.net/images/160108/go2q975u.png)
(This Site is also available in German. Try it out! Edain Wikia)
This is archieved with an identical URL except for the language Prefix (edain.wikia.com and de.edain.wikia.com)

And this (which can be found on the bottom of the articles):

(http://fs5.directupload.net/images/160108/fgun96cq.png)
(Languages: German)
These Interwiki links have to be requested here:Interlanguage link requests (http://community.wikia.com/wiki/Community_Central:Interlanguage_link_requests).
But I'm pretty sure it is not possible to link more than one wiki per language or the outcome would be pretty strange (as it is with the german and english Star Wars wiki(a)s, where Jedipedia.de (on wikia) links to wookiepedia (on wikia), while wookiepedia links to Jedipedia.net (not on wikia). Why Jedipedia.de and Jedipedia.net are different is because their Community couldn't agree on moving to wikia and so there are two now [ugly].)

However I've got to say the marketing of the new one is much better xD.
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 8. Jan 2016, 12:20
Zitat
Although you could've applied for Admin rights here:Adoption:Requests.
I didn't know that, I might have done it otherwise, well next time maybe.

Zitat
Also when I said the german and the english wikia are connected, I meant this:


(This Site is also available in German. Try it out! Edain Wikia)
This is archieved with an identical URL except for the language Prefix (edain.wikia.com and de.edain.wikia.com)
I did know that but I didn't know that you needed to request the linkage, by linking I meant putting a link to the german on the home page.

Overall, I understand that creating a new wiki with the same purpose might have been a bit messy, but I didn't know at the time that you could apply for adoption and it felt to me as though I was going to have to drag a dead horse all the way through. This is why I created the new Wiki so that everybody on this forum could have a say. I'm online 80% of the time, most of the time, whether on my computer or simply through notifications on my mails. This will allow me and the other user to collaborate more efficiently as communication is key and I didn't see any on the old wiki. All I saw was the default forums, the default navigation tab, the default icon, the default text and the default background. This is why I created a new wiki, now are you gonna keep beating that dead horse or do you wanna join me and saddle up on the live one ;)?
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: kolibri8 am 8. Jan 2016, 12:36
One last thing to that matter:
Maybe we could merge the two? (http://community.wikia.com/wiki/Help:Merging_wikias)

Since the Article (and User) count is still so low, this should be easier now, than later.

I just don't like to have dead wikias drift around in the Internet. ;)
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: Chiska am 8. Jan 2016, 18:01
The page is looking outstadingly great, Necromancer. Can't wait to start contributing!
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: Melkor Bauglir am 8. Jan 2016, 21:54
A very good idea of you. However I do have some criticism, before I do think that some parts are just not supported by facts and are therefore assumptions (of which I personally don't think, they are true). E.g. this part:
Zitat
The Army consisted of over 10,000 Dwarves. They had only Infantry and Artillery Machinery. Possibly the strongest Artillery in Middle-Earth as it is stated that a huge army of orcs tried to attack Erebor "but they were no match for Dwarven Machinery."
Where is your source for this? There may be valid reasons for this, but IMO this stands out as a flaw if you can't confirm it directly (also, because this statement consists of a lot of superlatives ("only Infantry and Artillery", "strongest Artillery").

Also there are some mistakes I found by scanning the text, e.g.:
Zitat
The more the merrier once you have two nazguls out the total armor and damage lost is 30% rendering units useless in the face of the might of Mordor.
Because you actually need all Nazgûl for this debuff, but they also destroy all leadership buffs for enemies. (Each Nazgûl brings 10% less armor / damage which is increased by 5% for each new unique Nazgûl. Therefore with a maximum of 5 different Nazgûl this makes for a debuff of 30% armor & damage.)

Looking forward to see more, I might also write some stuff, if I do have the time. :)


Greetings
Melkor Bauglir
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 8. Jan 2016, 22:35
For the first one I believed I fished that one right off the LOTR Wiki. I'll verify and edit as it needs to be. The second one I wrote myself, but I am no modding expert so I might have gotten it wrong. I do encourage that we continue this discussion on the wiki forum, it'll liven up the community and keep this thread organized as your post is clearly a wiki-edition related post, of which i'm happy as it increase the chances of the wiki not dying off like the first one :) I also invite you to edit this yourself if you wish, I review most edits and either retouch it if there is fact proving that what is written is wrong or get in contact with the contributor to talk about it.
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 9. Jan 2016, 11:52
"What?!? Two updates in two days??" I hear you say. Don't worry I'll calm down as time goes on ...probably, but I felt it was necessary as I have done some reworking and new people have joined and I'd like to give them a shoutout, so lets roll:
-Two New Main Page Section:
      -Submod: For all the submod creators who wish to post about their submods and let the people know about them
      -Tools of the wiki: A section made to list all custome made tools that will help users in writing and contributing to the wiki
-Let's get visual: More Pictures!!! A Slideshow for Edain Mod Unit Models on top and a slider for Edain Mod Building Models/Showcase
-3 New custom infoboxes with 3 different purposes!!
-A chat!! We're going live to you at your computer!!
-"May Elven Grace be upon you": More custome achievements with elf portraits, even you-know-who...
-had enough? we're not finished: Angmar News page, available in the popular pages tab, keep up with the latest news on the upcoming faction
-Shoutout to: Scrubor I, editing hero lists for many factions, Rappy 4187 for edits on different pages containing factual/spelling error. Keep up the good work guys, really appreciate it.
-and more minor tweaks....

That's about it for this update, I think things are going to settle as I run out of things to tweak but I'll always be there in the dark: editing, communicating, collaborating if you need me.
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 10. Jan 2016, 09:39
UPDATE 10/01/2016
I said that I "might" calm down as time goes not that I would... You know the drill let's get rolling. In today's update:
-Two new sections, courtesy of Gimleux
     -Create a Hero: everything you need to know about the new and reworked Edain Mod 4.0 Create a Hero system
     -Eastereggs: not meant as a how to guide but rather as a centralized location for all of the hints and tips that the Edain team has given the user on eastereggs
-New Infobox: Custom Hero: An easy way to share your custom hero with the wiki
-Shoutout to Gimleux: 63 edits and 300, what would we do without him? keep up the good work
-"The Dwarves are upon you!!", new dwarf themed badges for the wiki
-More pictures!!! more content!!! more categories!!!
-another new section: Youtube: edain mod is very spread all over youtube, find here channels that make videos of various versions of edain
-Top ten list: Hottest pages
-tweaks of all sorts to add on to the quality...

It's always nice to see new faces join and with all the new categories almost anybody can contribute, whether you want to share your knowledge, showcase a Youtube channel that make Edain videos, write about your Submod or if you just want to fill out certain sections or even if you just want to propose changes, anybody can join and I encourage you to!!
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 11. Jan 2016, 07:44
Guys... Guys... I've ran out of updates.... JK!! I doubt I'll ever run out of updates with this ever expanding wiki but they might become more spaced out going from daily to weekly to monthly. But for now let's stick with daily, we're going live at the Wiki to see what has changed:

-2 new sections (again)

     -youtube section: here's the spot to check out all your favorite Edain-mod youtube channels.

    -previous version: here you can download the previous edain version, but be weary not support will be offered by the edain team

- a help page!! having trouble editing check the help page here  (http://edain-mod.wikia.com/wiki/Help)

-new infobox: Map Infobox: give specs about the referenced map uniformly throughout the whole Wiki!!

-more categories have been added (by guess who? Gimleux!! who else? :D)

-Every faction now has its own gallery with a bunch of images from the Edain mod and more coming on the way

-"And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost" 3 secret achievement now await you with their custom avatars, will you unlock the might of Galadriel, the tenacity of Gandalf or the knowledge of Elrond?

-some Wiki stats: 1,800 view in 4 DAYS!! Wow!! 500 edits and 50 pictures!! Seems like a good start.

-as usual various tweaks for added efficiency

When I first came upon this stats I was blasted away, 1,800 views in 4 days, that is nuts and we haven't even filled out most of the pages yet, what will it be like then? 18,000 a day? nah i'm just kidding but happy to see you guys are enjoying or at least viewing what's being done here. As always, i'm often on the chat and almost always available if you ever need to contact me.  I'd also like to remind everybody to sign up if you haven't, I can see what you did and i'd love if you got recognition for it but I can't give recognition to "A Wikia contributor" and also... this post (http://edain-mod.wikia.com/wiki/Help:Why_create_an_account)
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 12. Jan 2016, 16:06
The Badge Update (12/01/2016)
I gone and reworked all the badges. I've reset most of them as I wasn't happy with how they looked and I didn't ifn it fit their purpose. 4 new categories have been added to the badges: Mordor, Gondor, Rohan and Isengard. Everytime you edit a page related to any of these categories it will count toward the badges. The following categories of badges and what pages count towards each is listed below:
-Mordor: Faction Page (http://edain-mod.wikia.com/wiki/Mordor), Sauron (http://edain-mod.wikia.com/wiki/Sauron)
-Isengard Faction Page (http://edain-mod.wikia.com/wiki/Isengard), Ring Hero Page (http://edain-mod.wikia.com/wiki/Saruman)
-Rohan Faction Page (http://edain-mod.wikia.com/wiki/Rohan), Ring Hero Page (http://edain-mod.wikia.com/wiki/Theoden)
-Gondor Faction Page (http://edain-mod.wikia.com/wiki/Gondor), Arnor Faction Page (http://edain-mod.wikia.com/wiki/Arnor), Arnor Ring Hero Page (http://edain-mod.wikia.com/wiki/Arvedui), Gondor Ring Hero Page (http://edain-mod.wikia.com/wiki/Boromir), Gondor Ring Hero Page (http://edain-mod.wikia.com/wiki/Gandalf)
Other edits have also been made:
-New Board: Editing Etiquette: To discuss your opinion on how pages should be edited.
-A German side to this wiki has been opened, it is currently not linked to this wiki but a request has been made. You can check it out  here (http://de.edain-mod.wikia.com). It is currently empty but you can contact Gimleux  (http://edain-mod.wikia.com/wiki/User:Gimleux)if you'd like to know more.
-A new section has been opened: Upgrades  (http://edain-mod.wikia.com/wiki/Upgrades_of_Edain_Mod)for all the upgrades in the game to be centered in one place with various images and description then linked back properly to each page
-All the galleries have been updated with new pictures
-other minor tweaks as always
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 15. Jan 2016, 18:23
Plugin Update (15/01/2016)
The goal of this wiki is allow the user to get the best experience editing and contributing to the Wiki. With that in mind I introduce the  Plugin Update!!! I've enabled custom JV and CSS on the wiki and added several add-ons that customize the user experience with various new features. The following features have been added:
-added to the Chat
     -!mods: This will allow users to ping all mods on the Special:Chat page, this allows for the user to verify the presence of wiki Staff if they require help
    -!kick: This will allow moderators to kick players from the page Special:Chat, it is a more pleasant alternative to banning the user
    -ChatAnnouncement: this allows users to "announce" specific things in the Special:Chat page, this should not be abused and shouldn't be constantly only once in a while.
    -ChatOptions: This allows admins to modify the appearance of the Special:Chat page, it will allow to customize it for special occasions.
    -ChatTags: This will allow users to give specific traits to their text such as different color text or bold/italic and others.
    -QuickModTools: this allows chat moderators to perform a range of actions that will allow the chat to be kept cleaner and nicer.

-Wiki Wide plugins
    -TopEditors: This will allow to add a page that will display the top X editors of the week. A very nice way to give a spotlight to the most helpful people.
     -DisplayClock: Handy little clock over the contribute button that helps with keeping track of the time, not much use but..why not?

All the plugins and how they work can be found at the Dev Wiki (http://dev.wikia.com). Along with that other things have been done which are stated below.:
-The Wiki is proud to present its firstly finished page ever: Create a Hero. This page has been given all the information that could be drawn from Create a Hero 4.0 and is complete even though more tips can be added, check it out here (http://edain-mod.wikia.com/wiki/Create_A_Hero).
-other tweaks have been done as usual to improve navigation in between the pages.

As you can see those are mostly chat updates but more will come, some might not be there immediately because they take a little longer to implement but they will come along to customize the wiki. I'm also very happy that we have managed to finish the first page and more will follow, I haven't decided what to do yet with the finished page but I'll probably leave it open.
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 15. Jan 2016, 23:06
Three new plugins have been added and are awaiting approval:

-ExtendedNavigation: This will allows admins to add a 4th and 5ht sub-menu to the Top Navigation.

-AddNavMenuItems: This will allow admins to add more than the maximum amount of Top menus, and submenus. This will allow to expand the wiki further.

-Tooltips: This will show summaries of the page that the hyperlink directs to.
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: TheFinalMe am 16. Jan 2016, 20:33
Hey Necromancer,

I'm interested in helping make this wiki. What sort of stuff do you think I can help with?
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 16. Jan 2016, 20:45
Literally anything.
But if you're looking for some inspiration and a smaller project I'd love if someone checked/edited the Installation  (http://edain-mod.wikia.com/wiki/Installation)and Multiplayer  (http://edain-mod.wikia.com/wiki/Multiplayer)pages. Editing the wiki isn't something constraining you can do it in any order you want, you can decided to add all the spellbook powers to each faction or fill out a particular faction, anything you want. So far the pages most advanced are
-Create a Hero (complete 1st draft)
-Mordor
-Gondor
-Iron Hills
-Gollum

That's a short list but it's just to give you an idea. Also remember if you have any suggestion or if something goes through your mind and you think it could be worth to do something with it there is an entire forum to discuss the Edain mod wiki or just other stuff. I've already seen a couple of your edits and it looks pretty good.
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: TheFinalMe am 16. Jan 2016, 20:52
Cool thanks I'll try and put some ideas up in the forum over there
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: Yilvina am 17. Jan 2016, 14:29
The problem with the english one was the afk admin. Without them it would have been impossible to modify the background or the icon like I did on the new one. Obviously I have forgotten to connect the one I created with the german version which I will do. Understand me, if you look at this you'll see that I was really hyped about this and I started editing like crazy, but all my admin related posts have remained unanswered and so I decided to create a new one where major customization could take place. Without an admin, users will only ever be able to fill the slots given to them, with an admin those slots can be expanded, changed shaped, ect... you get the metaphor.


Hello,

I am the admin for the other two wikis which were founded earlier. In the last time I have nod had time to administrate both wikis. I also didn't get any notification about your message which was sent via wikia. My apologizes for this. Nevertheless, I has always been contactable via modding union. Please, try to contact me this way next time.

I really like the work you have done on your wiki, and I would like to integrate the content of both wikis (yours and my) to one wiki. To archive this, I gave kolibri8 admin rights in both of my wikis (the English and German one). Additionally, I gave you admin rights in the English one.

The discussion of the older wiki can be found in http://forum.modding-union.com/index.php/topic,5545.0.html (Unfortunately,  it is in German)


For a good teamwork in the future.

Yilvina
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: Yilvina am 17. Jan 2016, 18:08
Zitat
   
   
Merging the pages
By The Necromancer0

First I'd like to discuss the format that each page will take once exported here. My goal and the mission of the wiki is to supply the information to the users with the minimal amount of clicks, however it has been pointed out that it made the page long and unattractive. Therefore it has been discussed that the pages should remain similar to the Mordor page but have the heroes as separate pages so that images could be added and to reduce the length of the article.

Next I'd need someone from the Edain.wikia.com to make a contribution of some sort to create a user page so that they gain admin. This person will act as the link between the two wikis but must be a user that Yilvina can confirm as trustworthy.

Third, you'll need to get in contact with Gimleux who is the founder of the German side of that Wiki so that the merge between both german side can happen.

Finally, we will talk about the future of the merged wiki, announce a date for the merge and make sure that everybody on all 4 wikis is aware.

How does that sound?


Hi,

first about the page structure: We first planed to create a pfd handbook for edain. But, this handbook would have been to long with to many text and to many details. This was one reason to swap to the wiki was that the wiki offers us a better way to structure the information by using many pages which are connected by links. In the German wiki, we created many pages: Please hava a look on  http://de.edain.wikia.com/wiki/Gondor.  Thus, I perfer many pages like in your mordor page.

We also must discuss which domain will be kept. So will we merge yours in ours or do the opposite?


Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 17. Jan 2016, 18:22
I would prefer to use your domain name but I fear we may therefore lose all the customizing I have done which has taken many hours of my time, additionally I think that there is much more information/pages on edain-mod wiki but I might be wrong. I understand that you really like the many pages since they shorten articles but however many of the pages end up being stubs. If I take by example the pages you created for the buildings of Gondor not only are they short but they are exact repeats of the description. Therefore I think that:
-Building should all be kept on the faction page without page links
-Units should all be kept on the faction page without page Link
-Heroes should link to external pages with a short lore-summary on the faction page
-The Spellbook should all be kept on the faction page without page link
-The Upgrades should have the requirements stated on the faction page but link to an page link where all the updates will be centralized.
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: Yilvina am 17. Jan 2016, 18:42
For the English wiki, I belive that your one has much more content and spent time.
For the German one it is the opposite. But two different urls is also bad...

We also shall discuss which layout to take. Both wikis shall have more or less the same design. The current German layout has some drawbacks.

Where do you have your background pictures from in your design? We should be carefully with copy rights and only use pictures which we are allowed to use.

About the amount of pages: What is the oppionion of your others?


Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: Adrigabbro am 17. Jan 2016, 18:47
Well, I kinda agree with The_Necromancer. I think it's better to have everything in one page or so. :)
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 17. Jan 2016, 20:02
For the background pictures I made myself from two pictures available on various image sharing websites.
As for the different URL I don't think it is so much of an issue as long as it is properly advertised. The way I see it is that it will rare that users will look for both wikis with the url but you might be right
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: kolibri8 am 17. Jan 2016, 20:03
I would prefer to use your domain name but I fear we may therefore lose all the customizing I have done which has taken many hours of my time, additionally I think that there is much more information/pages on edain-mod wiki but I might be wrong.

According to the "Help:Merging wikias" article I linked above (on page one of this thread):
Zitat
Any redirected domain name can become the primary URL for the merged wikias, if the community chooses.

Which means, we could still use the URL edain.wikia.com as primary URL, while edain-mod.wikia.com will redirect to edain.wikia.com, yet have all Content including the Customizations of edain-mod.wikia.com.
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 17. Jan 2016, 20:10
That's one issues solved now three remain (i think):
-German side: Do we merge both but keep the edain.wikia.com as primary?
-Layout: Have we agreed on a layout or are we still discussing?
-You said there were drawbacks withe german side layout of edain.wikia.com, could you be more specific?
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: kolibri8 am 17. Jan 2016, 20:45
That's one issues solved now three remain (i think):
-German side: Do we merge both but keep the edain.wikia.com as primary?
All Articles of worth from de.edain-mod.wikia.com are ported to de.edain.wikia.com. There were not all to many [ugly].
AFAIK the german ones could be merged any time, with de.edain-mod.wikia.com beeing closed.
Zitat
-Layout: Have we agreed on a layout or are we still discussing?
Were we discussing the Layout on all Wikias, or only the english ones? Different Language Versions do not have to have the same Layout. So I don't see much a problem here.


I though about making a poll on which other language versions could be made. Any Objections?
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 17. Jan 2016, 21:14
Zitat
I though about making a poll on which other language versions could be made. Any Objections?
Go ahead, it sticks with the Edain Poll rules, it isn't just stuck there to avoid people having to talk.

Zitat
Were we discussing the Layout on all Wikias, or only the english ones? Different Language Versions do not have to have the same Layout. So I don't see much a problem here.

I'm discussing the English ones, I don't have the language skills and won't be affected by how the german version looks like so I don't think I have the right to impose anything. However we're still discussing the english layouts. If you look at this post (http://edain-mod.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:537#4), I've been discussing the subject with a contributor who has managed to make quite an argument, so I gave him permission to edit the Gondor page as he wants as a "trial" version to see how his idea would look exactly. I'd like to get a clear presentation of the subject before I cast my final vote on the matter.

EDIT: I just thought of something but I don't know if it'll affect. The issue is that Edain were men of some age. So if people are too google search the edain wiki they would end up on the Lotr.wikia.com page for edain people. I don't know if it truly affects the traffic but just something to think about
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: kolibri8 am 18. Jan 2016, 16:33
Zitat
I though about making a poll on which other language versions could be made. Any Objections?
Go ahead, it sticks with the Edain Poll rules, it isn't just stuck there to avoid people having to talk.
Done. (http://forum.modding-union.com/index.php/topic,32509.0.html) xD
Although I'm not sure whether all of those, who voted already, took it serious.
Zitat
Were we discussing the Layout on all Wikias, or only the english ones? Different Language Versions do not have to have the same Layout. So I don't see much a problem here.

I'm discussing the English ones, I don't have the language skills and won't be affected by how the german version looks like so I don't think I have the right to impose anything. However we're still discussing the english layouts. If you look at this post (http://edain-mod.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:537#4), I've been discussing the subject with a contributor who has managed to make quite an argument, so I gave him permission to edit the Gondor page as he wants as a "trial" version to see how his idea would look exactly. I'd like to get a clear presentation of the subject before I cast my final vote on the matter.
Ah, that's what you meant with layout. Ok. I thought you were talking about the general Layout and Design of the wiki itself, but ok. ;)

EDIT: I just thought of something but I don't know if it'll affect. The issue is that Edain were men of some age. So if people are too google search the edain wiki they would end up on the Lotr.wikia.com page for edain people. I don't know if it truly affects the traffic but just something to think about

Well I just tried it myself:
With the search term "Edain Mod Wiki", the german edain wiki is on second place of the first Page on Google
With "Edain wiki" at least this Thread is on the first Page on 8th place
With "Edain Wikia" the german Edain wiki is on 2nd place again, the original english one is on 7th place but still on first page
With "Edain mod wikia" the german Edain wiki is again on 2nd place with the article about the Edain Mod on 4th place.

The english Wikia probably needs to get bigger (More Articles!). Or as google recognizes where I hail from, it priorizes the german Websites. We'd need a Brit to try it out xD.
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: TheFinalMe am 18. Jan 2016, 17:33
The english Wikia probably needs to get bigger (More Articles!). Or as google recognizes where I hail from, it priorizes the german Websites. We'd need a Brit to try it out xD.

I'm in the US and this German website pops up third. http://de.edain.wikia.com/wiki/Edain_Wikia

None of  the English ones show up with a google search... Maybe the Team members could link to us on moddb? This would help us get more traffic and developers for the wiki.
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 18. Jan 2016, 17:45
I'd love to link it on Moddb but I must admit my complete unknoweldge of how Moddb works. The link for the english wiki is at the top of the post but I'll post both wikis down there. I'd like if you could either explain to me how to do it or create a thread yourself.
English Edain Wiki (http://edain-mod.wikia.com) (with the most content)
German Edain Wiki  (http://de.edain.wikia.com)(with the most content)
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: TheFinalMe am 18. Jan 2016, 17:52
I'd love to link it on Moddb but I must admit my complete unknoweldge of how Moddb works.

Yeah, I think you would need an account to post or something. Ideally the Edain team could post a link right on their main page to help us gain viewers and contributors
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: TheFinalMe am 18. Jan 2016, 18:11
Hey, everybody!

So some of us fans of Edain are really trying to make a wiki for the mod. We think that if people saw a full wiki it would add to the professionalism and image of the mod. Plus, its a way we can give back to the Edain team for all the hard work that they have done.

So in light of this there is one major thing that I would humbly request. As you are playing the game, take screenshots of different units/heroes/buildings/spells/hero powers, etc. and upload them to the wiki or here on this thread. This would help those of us trying to work on different articles immensely. Going into the game and taking screenshots can be really time consuming so if tons of players take an occasional picture we can have a lot of pictures for the wiki. Having these images will allow the wiki to look fantastic and be filled with examples of gameplay from the mod.

The shots just need to be clear examples of the different things. More than one hero/unit in each picture will make it harder for the wiki editor to use. Things like spells and hero powers though just need to be shown in use on units/buildings. They can include other units. Also try and take the highest quality images you can get.

Thanks in advance! TFM
Titel: Re: Edain WIKI!!
Beitrag von: Walküre am 18. Jan 2016, 18:38

I think that there is no need of having two threads concerning this project.
I believe that a fragmented debate/topic wouldn't just be the best thing for your whole proposal.

If you are still willing to continue this discussion in the already existing main thread, I will merge this topic with that one  :)

MERGED with: http://en.modding-union.com/index.php/topic,32442.msg425402.html#msg425402
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 20. Jan 2016, 13:30
It seems the topic has become somewhat stagnant. I believe that we should proceed with the Merge and tweak the finer detail later. As far as I know we have agreed to:
-Shift the edain.wikia.com pages to edain-mod.wikia.com
-change the domain named of edain-mod.wikia.com to edain.wikia.com
-shift the de.edain-mod.com pages to de.edain.wikia.com
-keep the de.edain.wikia.com domain name

Anything else?
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: kolibri8 am 20. Jan 2016, 18:55
right, and damn, these urls are confusing, I had to look three times to make sure i didn't misread it [ugly]. I'll be really glad when this is over ;).
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 20. Jan 2016, 19:10
Yeah, I had to type three times to make sure I got them right  :D Well, I will begin the process, very, very, very carefully and very very slowly to make sure that I don't screw up anything. I will only do this for the English wiki since I might get stuff confused on the German one.

EDIT:
Done, but I don't know how to set up the new URL so unless someone knows I'll go ask for a url name change once the old wiki is closed down.
 
EDIT2:
A staff has taken care of it, they have merged the wikis and now both links go to the new merged wiki. The same should be done for the german side. I have edited the link on the OP.
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 21. Jan 2016, 08:43
Wow, soo much has changed since the last update, however I won't dilly dally much because I just typed half an essay for this news and then I pressed refresh by accident wiping the whole thing :(. So let's get down to business:
-we've merged the wikis, now both the edain.wikia.com and edain-mod.wikia.com lead to this wiki

-all the content has been transferred and the old wiki has been closed

-new template: Hide/Show: whether you want to shorten the article or hide a spoiler, this template is here for you.
-Easteregg: there is a new riddle on there, can you solve it?
     Where the little people the old man can see
     The White walked in green land
     on rainbows riding from this time
     Since he drank from a gold tankard.
-the navigation bar has been overhauled
    -all the menues have been shortened so that I can fit the 4th menu: Categories check it out
    -other efficiency tweaks have followed
-new section: Editing the Wiki: tips and advice on editing the wiki

Overall, this is a big step forward for the wiki. By doing so we have merge both English communities and simplified the editing process. The German wiki will follow shortly. Again, I recommend that people create account before editing so that user and admins can distinguish the difference between who edits what. Also you can gain the achievements, a fun way to contribute. But, nonetheless, I'm just happy that people contribute.
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: kolibri8 am 21. Jan 2016, 11:40
EDIT:
Done, but I don't know how to set up the new URL so unless someone knows I'll go ask for a url name change once the old wiki is closed down.
 
EDIT2:
A staff has taken care of it, they have merged the wikis and now both links go to the new merged wiki. The same should be done for the german side. I have edited the link on the OP.

edain-mod.wikia is still the main url, it should be the other way round, shouldn't it?
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 21. Jan 2016, 12:20
It is, now that the old wiki has been deleted I've asked for a sitename change but you can access the wiki with edain.wikia.com, try it.
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: kolibri8 am 21. Jan 2016, 13:29
Zitat
try it.
I know, I know
Zitat
It is, now that the old wiki has been deleted I've asked for a sitename change
So you mean it's on the way?
EDIT: Nevermind it's correct now. ;)

BTW: I contacted the Wikia staff to merge the german wikis ;), should be done in the next days.
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 24. Jan 2016, 10:14
UPDATE 24/01/2016
It has been a while since the last update but quite a lot has been added at various places so I believe its important to have an update to keep everyone up-date. So here we go:
-New URL: we've salvaged the old URL: edain.wikia.com
-Recent Changes Patrol: Discussion Mod and above can now approve edits to make sure they go with the agreed editing etiquette. You can check it out here  (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:537), make sure to look at the latest posts or read the whole discussion.
-New Board: Admin Board, for any user that holds a administrative user right such as but not limited to: Admin, Chat Mod, Content Mod, ect...
-the slideshow on the main page has been updated to display the latest uploaded pictures
-Summoned Hero Infobox: a slightly modified version of the Hero Infobox for summonable heroes
-Share a Hero: Here you can share your favorite custom hero with everybody
-Previous Versions: Here are link where you can download the prvious version of edain mod
-Other Wikis: Here you can see the other language version of the wiki
-Tweaks have been made to the main page to make it better
-a couple threads have been added to Editing Etiquette board, have a look
-I've given multiple user rights to various users to help manage the wiki, just send me a message every time you do something that requires admin so I can keep track and not freak out.
-other minor tweaks everywhere and content has been added

Overall lots of major updates, and lots of thing that have changed and been added. As always I recommend that every contributor sign up but I will never force that upon them. The wiki keeps on growing and keeps on updating the design becoming finer and finer as time goes.
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 26. Jan 2016, 11:33
Project Main Page: 2.0
It has come to my attention that the main page of the English wiki has become quite lengthy as more stuff is being added. Therefore I have created a new page with the goal to replace the current main page but with a more attractive and use friendly look. The minor points are still being decided so I encourage all of you to go contribute to the thread for the subject so that the main page can be interesting to as many as possible. The following links can be seen below:

Thread (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:725)
Main Page V2.0 (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page_V2.0)

I look forward to all the contributions so that everybody can relate to the Main Page 2.0. However, I have protected the actual page, if you wish to contribute please reply to one of the threads. I did this so that every detail can be discussed before being added.
 
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 31. Jan 2016, 00:04
Edain Wiki Monthly Massive News Post (January Edition):
"So it begins."
This is the first Edain wiki massive news post. Unlike the other news posts it encompasses not only the new stuff but also the major accomplishments of the past and acknowledges the valuable contributors of the wiki. So lets start with some already announced thing:
-Founding of the Wiki at edain-mod.wikia.com
-Factions pages created along with Installation, Multiplayer and Upcoming
-Wiki Tools added to help contributors
-Various Help Sections added
-Creation of the custom edit badges for: Mordor, Isengard, Gondor, Rohan
-Plugin Update
-Reworked the Navigation bar (multiple times)
-The Merge (between both wikis into one) followed by the URL name change
-So many pictures!!!!!!

Those are the major achievement that have been done on the wiki, obviously I can't mention anything or if I did the post would wrap twice around Middle-Earth. But let's have a look at some new stuff shall we? Rhetorical question btw, check it out:
-New Main Page (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page_V2.0): Edited for less bla bla and more wow. Translation: lest text more pics. Each picture is linked to a particular page in the wiki and there is a picture to show all the old main page now serving as a table of content
-New Custom Badges: "May Elven Grace be upon you"
-new help guide on the forum: Categorizing (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:739)
-MORE PICTURES!!!!! (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Images)
-tweaking of the navigational bar, but I don't think it's much of a surprise, eh?
-New Forum: Milestones of the Wiki (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Board:Milestones_of_the_Edain_Mod_Wiki): these are the goals that the wiki strives to attain, they give every contributor a goal to focus on
-ton of new fan-created content has been added and more to come. It has even gotten its own page due to the predicted inflow of map to come, check it out (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Fan_Created_Content)

That's quite a lot of stuff but I'm not done yet. The wiki came to life because people went on there and edited the hell out of it. A wiki isn't just a single person, it's a combination of the knowledge of many, many people. This is where we recognize that:
-Number #1 Editor of the month (drum roll please): Gandalf7000 with 117 edits on the whole wiki. He edited most of the Lothlorien pages along with the Saruman page. Keep it up man :)
-other notable editors are: TheFinalMe, Gimleux, Scrubor I, Kolibri8. Keep it up guys :).

Other Stats:
-Total Page: 73
-Total Edits: 1,904 (more than the number of views in the last stat posts  :D)
-Total Views: 5,885 (!!!!!!)
-Total Pictures: 383
-Total Videos: 1 (baby steps, one at a time)

This is the first of many posts that will represent the achievements of the wiki on the forum. It helps keep track of what the wiki has become and what it can achieve in the future. Talking of future, make sure to check out the new thread on the things the wiki still has to accomplish and what the purpose of that accomplishment is.I'm still hoping to see lots of you on the latest activity feed, even if it's to correct my frenchified english grammar. As of now I bid you a good farewell companions of Edain for I shall make my way towards my Tower of Barad-Dur since it is quite late and I am quite tired

Sincerely,
The Necromancer
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 31. Jan 2016, 10:05
I'd like to encourage all the map creators who read this to send me a link to any completed or finished map threads so that I can lay down the bases for their wiki page on the Edain Wiki (http://edain.wikia.com). I will then message you back with the page link and you will be able to fill in or change anything you think is missing.

Sincerely,
The Necromancer
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: KillaColt am 8. Feb 2016, 11:54
I have noticed that the way the wiki chat is structured makes it rather complicated for anybody to chat since it means that you constantly need to check because there is no notification system.

So the idea is a website called Slack which provides an exhaustive chat service allowing private channels plugins, bot and much more. I think this would be a great idea for the Edain Mod Wiki as it would allow the contributors to connect more easily than before. I've already talked to The_Necromacer0 and he's agreed to set up a channel.

The only downside is that it requires a personal e-mail address to be invited to the channel. It is available both through the browser and through a desktop application which works exactly the same except that the desktop gives you notification constantly where as the browser only does it when you open the website.
I think this program would be a great way for contributors to communicate both with other contributors and with admins. Also the multiple channels make it a great place to be able to talk about various projects whether to suggest something or to give an update.

If you want to try it out before passing judgment then PM The_Necromancer0 with the e-mail address you want to use to set up an account and He'll invite you to the Edain-wiki channel that was set up. It'll notify you if anybody wants to talk to you as long as you have the website open or if you have the app.

I also know that many of you like to keep up to date on your phones which is what influenced me to propose this idea over others: it's fully available on both android and iOS. Anyways check it out here  (https://slack.com/)and tell me what you think  xD
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 17. Feb 2016, 22:00
The Wikia has officially hit a 100 PAGES!!!! and we've barely added most units and heroes for only TWO factions!!  [uglybunti] It'll be great to see how many pages we get once all the pages are added and remember:
Concise communication of all the information easily to all the Edainers
Titel: Edain Wiki Monthly Massive News Post (February Edition)
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 2. Mär 2016, 18:11
"A wizard is never late, Frodo Baggins. Nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."

Sorry about the delay for anyone who looks forwards to the news, I've been slightly busy with other stuff but don't worry I'm back. I haven't made any proper new update throughout the month and I think it's quite nice like that. It doesn't put too much stress on me for creating those news, compiling them, keeping track and it doesn't drown you guys with information like at the beginning, where we had daily news. This is an opportunity to look back on what's been accomplished and what is to still accomplish. For the recap check out the previous massive news here  (http://forum.modding-union.com/index.php/topic,32442.msg427858.html#msg427858). I won't mention what was already shown in the previous massive news but rather refresh everybody memories about how the wiki is going and what is currently ongoing. Here is stuff to look forward:
-Fan-Made Content (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Fan_Created_Content):
      -bunch of new maps have been added including Fredius's Famous Massive Army Mission Maps (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Massive_Armies_Mission_Map_Series)
      -the Flavor Map Pack (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Fan_Created_Content#Hoho96_and_Dr.House93_Flavor_Map_Pack) from Hoho96 and Dr.House93, although not yet completely filled out
      -several other maps including a Seven Level Minas Tirith (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Minas_Tirith_(7_level)_by_Glorfindel23) and a Map from the First Age (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Nargothrond_by_Silverbane)

-although there are still many more to add which are currently blank and many more which we don't know about, so remember if you are a map creator you can either PM and I'll set the bases of the map and you can fill in whatever is missing or you can go add your map to the already existing list. If you are a map player and you wish to post a map on there, make sure you have permission from the map creator and then follow the same procedure once you do.

-We need Strategists: each faction page needs a little strategy corner, I've somewhat filled out Mordor's but the other are lacking. If you know a good starting strategy for any faction go have a look at the Faction (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Factions) page and write down a couple notes about your preferred faction. You don't have to write an extensive guide simply a couple pointers for every game stage

-The shadow of Mordor is nearly upon us: ever closer is the page of Mordor  (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Mordor) to being done,but today it is even closer, over half the units done, all other area have been filled out but it can still use a spellchecker of some sort

-Main Page 3.0 (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page_V3.0): We're currently working on a final main page version but it will take quite some time to complete a it is a long and hard project, requiring a lot of editing and just checking how well everything fits in. I'm currently looking for some inspiration on the faction pictures for the following:Misty Moutains and Imladris .

-RSS Feeds: we have currently two RSS Feeds which are linked directly to both the Moddb page (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Table_of_Content) and the modding-union News Board (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page_V2.0)

-Done a bit of reworking on some pages to make it easier to navigate:
     -content page  (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Table_of_Content) is now shorters and the Help section has been move to a new page (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Help)
     -the current main page (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page_V2.0) has been edited slightly to help navigation
     -and, of course, I've reworked slightly the Navigational bar to make it more fun

-New template: Quotes (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Quote) which will help us putting quotes in a better format although it is a bit impractical

-Finally, I've updated the OP of this thread since quite a lot has changed and made it into an intro page to the wiki, usable as a Hub to get in contact with various pages of the wiki

Now, just because there is already a bunch of stuff ongoing doesn't mean there is more things planned. We've installed quite a few major things that make a difference and we've also planned new stuff. So hang on tights to your rings of power:
-Badges: We still need badges for the remaining factions, I'll get done with the Dwarven ones and I'll do the rest once the remaining factions are released. This mean that in total the following are planned: Iron Hills, Erebor, Ered Luid, Imladris, Angmar and Misty Mountain

-Bot: "I'm coming out of the sockets, Nothing you can do to stop it" (http://epicrapbattlesofhistory.wikia.com/wiki/Steve_Jobs_vs_Bill_Gates) We've got a bot fully installed on the wiki, by fully installed I mean we got an account flagged bot so that the large amount of edits no longer show up in the recent activity. The bot is used for mass edits, so far I've used it to hyperlink every faction word such as "Mordor" on the wiki with the faction page such as Mordor (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Mordor). If you wish to suggest any mass edit you can suggest it here (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Board:Editing_Proposal/Complaits)

-currently three faction pages have began too look like something: Mordor (The Necromancer0), Lothlorien (Gandalf7000) and Rohan (TheFinalME). Any other faction is mostly empty with the basics filled in, if you have any favorite faction and you want to write a bit about them, you can simply go to the page and type a couple words, simply visit the faction  (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Factions)page and pick your favorite

-As you know we've crossed the 100 page barrier, it doesn't mean much atm but once we hit the 200 page we can get a community app, meaning that users on their phones will be able to keep up to date with the latest stuff and maybe even edit. It'll be lots of fun to it all come together and so far that is the top goal.

-I'd also like to thank Gandalf7000 thousand personally, he has been of great help in the wiki, taking on the charge of the Lothlorien page while also helping me with many trouble I've had in improving the wiki. You're a true god-send mate, keep it up.

Overall we've made it a long way, with the goal of improving the quality of the wiki step, by step. It's all about making sure that the wiki looks professional so that new readers or contributors can easily go on read and edit the page without too much trouble. To do this the basic idea is to create a central hub (the main page) which links to smaller hubs which links to individual pages in an uniform manner and these pages and hubs interlink with it each other so that the user has a varied choice of related pages available. In an case it is a pleasure to see all the edits on going, even though they're mostly anonymous wiki contributors. This Massive news is quite massive itself because I had a lot to said since there were no news during the month. But just before I leave you guys here are a couple stats:
-117 Pages
-508 Files
-2988 Edits

Sincerely,
The Necromancer
Titel: Your usage of time over sleep
Beitrag von: Gotyam am 2. Mär 2016, 19:05
I can see that solving my riddles are not the only thing keeping you awake late at night,
robbing you for hours where you should sleep tight.
It is quite amusing to see all the work you have done,
work you share with fellow fans, whom I am sure to this new site will run.
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: Walküre am 2. Mär 2016, 19:55
I want to say a word of thanks to the Necromancer and to all the people involved in what turned out to be a very successful and useful project for the Edain Community.

This is pure dedication.
Thank you very much  :)
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 4. Mär 2016, 15:00
Thanks everybody for the kind words  (**) It's a real joy to see new people join and even see anonymous contributors fixing small mistakes and adding on to the wiki. I have to admit that it has been a true pleasure to be able to document this amazing mod. I feel like an historian which would have found an old civilization that will revolutionize the way people see the world. It's so much fun, I haven't been this excited in forever.
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: Gandalf7000 am 4. Mär 2016, 19:27
I agree with The_Necromancer0. We are just true fans of Tolkien lore and Edain - Mod and trying to ease people's sight of understanding of this amazing mod.  ;)
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: radagasti01 am 25. Mär 2016, 14:47
Thank you Necromancer. I'm seeing uptdates of edain wiki everyday. Is really helpful, especially for new edain users.
I want help too, but my english is not so good, so i can't.
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 25. Mär 2016, 16:21
That's the beauty of wikia, language isn't a barrier. If you feel really dedicated you can always gather a couple people who speak your native language and start a version of the wiki in that language. But I understand that might seem like a big task. If you prefer you can always add pictures and video, clean up dead links that don't lead to the appropriate page (e.g Black Riders (dead) link to Black Riders) and you can always go through the wiki and link words with appropriate pages, whether on this wiki or an external link. Wikia is all about contributing the way YOU want to contribute, whether by writing articles, uploading files or fixing spelling errors.
Titel: Edain Wiki Monthly Massive News Post (March Edition)
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 1. Apr 2016, 07:11
                       "It's gone, it's done"(well not exactly)
Yes, it's that time of the month again. I hope it brings some excitement to people because it sure does to me when I click that "Post" button. It is always with anticipation that I check my e-mails seeing the news updates on the wiki and seeing it build itself slowly but surely. However, today is even more special, it isn't your average run of the mill update, and I have so much stuff to get through so let’s get started:
-Angmar (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Angmar): of course, with the release RuudDevil's video on Angmar we were excited to start writing about it. We realized however that this would be all from the Beta but decided that it was probable enough that most things would not change or would change very little. With that in mind, we have officially finished the faction page for Angmar, which allows for a quick overview of the Angmar faction in all its glory. We will however abstain ourselves from adding the remaining pages, once the patch is out, since a lot can change between the release and the final version. We decided that we would go on finishing the other factions, which are more "settled"
 
-Animated Icon: With a couple lines of code in the Wikia.css page, I was able to animate the "Edain Mod Wiki" word art at the top left of every page. Nothing fancy though but I will be experimenting with more stuff to see how it works.
 
- Sons of Durin Submod: We have added the basic page for the entire submod along with two personalized feeds for "Through Fire" news and "Through Blood" news. We are very impatient for any news update.
 
-Web Search Placement: with all the adding stuff, it has been nice to see the wiki rise in the SOE placement. I am proud to say that looking up "Edain wiki" places us second, an honorable achievement considering that the "Edain" are an important part of the Tolkien Universe. "Edain mod wiki" places us first with the German counter-part second and the old main page (2.0) third. Looking up any unit with the edain prefix leads directly to the page and unique units such as "morgul archers" will lead you directly to the appropriate wiki page.
 
-I've spoiled it in the paragraph above but here we go: Main Page 3.0 (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page_V3.0). This main page is even more user-friendly with almost as many pictures as words. Along with that, there are monthly "featured article", “featured quote” and "featured image". It is most probably the definitive version until I get some advanced wikia code knowledge that will allow more advanced version. Since this is the definitive edition, I’ve changed the name of the page to “Edain Mod Wiki” to allow its search to be easier. This also means that I have changed the links on the OP but I haven't made any other changes to it.
 
-*puts on party hat* It has been done!!!! [uglybunti] Both the Mordor  (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Mordor)page and the Lothlorien  (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Lothl%C3%B3rien)page have been completed. With every units, hero, spellbook and upgrade inputted. Of course, this doesn't mean the pages are definitive editions; everybody is welcome to go and check them for mistakes or for any strategical improvements but most of the factual stuff is there.
 
-New Wikian: Welcome to OakenShield224 (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/User%3AOakenShield224). He is often seen going around articles and greatly improving the quality of the grammar and word choice. He is key to making the articles more pleasant to the eye. I'll probably end up having him proofread the news posts  :D I'd also like to thank Gandalf7000  (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/User%3AGandalf7000)as usual for the massive work he has done on the Lothlorien  (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Lothl%C3%B3rien)page, without him it'd be another faction to work through. Along with that, he has been vital in editing non-mod articles such as the main page and various category pages.
 
-speaking of pages (not really but I needed a transition  :P) there is no an official guideline for naming new pages to avoid multiple version of the same page popping up. Check it out here (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:1259). Of course, you can still debate if you believe that there is a better way and we will be glad to listen to what you say, we always strive to improve and the first step to that is knowing when someone else's idea is better than yours. Along with that, we’ve also discussed several other Editing Best Practices which you can check out here (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Board:Editing_Etiquette) to talk about.
 
-RSS Feed and Main Page Slider: both have received an overhaul and are up to date with the recent influx of Angmar news
 
-Faction Pages have received a small aesthetic overhaul giving the heading that beautiful Ringbearer Font and the infobox for each faction have gotten a specific color which suits them best.
 
-"The dwarves are upon you (again)" A complete set of badges for each Dwarven Realm (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Dwarves) has been enabled for our Dwarf-loving contributors.
 
-We have successfully completed every faction page to a satisfactory level to which I am able to give you a approximate number on the total number of pages once the wiki is complete: 350. Now this number does not include: Imladris  (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Rivendell)and Misty Mountain (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Misty_Mountain) both very diverse faction that should add another 100 pages if not more. In addition, this does include pages that link to the same unit but under different names and non-mod pages meaning templates, policy pages or user language level pages. Along with that it is key to not that this does not include any of the Fan-Made (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Fan_Created_Content) content to come which could become even more numerous than the actual mod pages.
 
-more plugin for the chat, keep a lookout for it. I will be on it from time to time but it is quite impractical so you can always contact me, or any of the other contributors, on talk pages.
 
-as always minor tweaks to the wiki-navigation bar to include more stuff (what else did you expect?) I have reclassified the ring-heroes and tweaked the faction bars so that they can accommodate all the faction to come, even the 2 mystery factions.
 
This paragraph wasn't initially like that, I had something nicely planned which I had written over a couple of days. Nevertheless, you know what they say, "Life is full of surprises" so I was just scrolling through the unread posts tinkering about what I could do to improve the post when I saw the RuudDevil video and my world just turned upside down. The Wikia’s next 3 days were spent entirely on getting the Angmar page ready based off the beta; get it primed, and ready for the Massive news post. For people who don't know or just haven't thought about it yet I don't usually freestyle those posts which means that in addition to getting the Angmar page ready I also got the news post revamped and reworked. Just when you think you have your life under control something just has to upset it. 8-| As for the Hobbits we will abstain from adding them until proven that they're here to stay.
:D Nothing much more to say, I will just leave you with a couple stats (which, btw, were much lower the day right before the Angmar video release :P):
-142 Pages
-595 Files
-3,844 Edits
 
Sincerely,
The Necromancer
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: Gandalf7000 am 23. Apr 2016, 11:55
Wiki has reached 200 PAGES!! It's so heartwarming to see how the community is growing : more edits, content and wikians. We are great. Continue the good work and remember "You are not alone!"
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: Gandalf7000 am 1. Mai 2016, 09:08
"Someone else always has to carry on the story."


Hello everybody who is looking forward to the posts. The Edain Wiki News is back with new and interesting stuff happening this month. As you may have noticed this time I have been entrusted to write the April News post. That's why I chose such a  quote from J.R.R. Tolkien as the title. The reasons for that I'll explain later. I'm a bit nervous right now because this is my first time writing such a long post. I hope you'll understand if I make some mistakes in the text. So let's start:

- First of all I (Gandalf7000 (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/User:Gandalf7000)) have been promoted to Admin (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Edain_Mod_Wikia:Administrators) as The_Necromancer0 is temporarily absent from the wiki (studies, exams, you know). He has asked me to write the April news and keep an eye on wiki while he's not there.

   -PATCH OUT!! Patch 4.3 with new Angmar (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Angmar) faction has been released this month alongside with a minor update 4.3.1. Because of this, Angmar related pages have been massively edited: added spellbook, buildings and heroes (linked). But of course there is still much work to do, so everyone is welcome to visit wiki (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Edain_Mod_Wiki) and edit.

   -We have crossed 200 pages which means that we are on the way to achieve new horizons (xD). We will soon be able to request a spotlight which means that many other people will learn about Edain wiki.

   -We have new Easteregg riddles added by Gotyam  (https://modding-union.com/index.php?action=profile;u=5635), The_Necromancer0 (https://modding-union.com/index.php?action=profile;u=5549) and seanpower2 (https://modding-union.com/index.php?action=profile;u=5929). You're welcome to visit the page and try to solve them!

   -"The kingdom of Angmar (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Angmar) shall rise again!" We have new Angmar badges created for our fellow Chilling Winter lovers.

   - We have 4 NEW WIKIANS (Yay!) : MrZxs (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/User:MrZxs), Julio229 (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/User:Julio229), Tasshelhoff (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/User:Tasshelhoff) and FG15-ISH7EG (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/User:FG15-ISH7EG). MrZxs has edited many dwarven hero, Gondor and Arnor related pages. Julio229 has edited Gondor unit pages and fixed other minor stuff. Tasshelhoff has created many Gondor and Isengard pages in very short time and fixed some minor stuff. FG15-ISH7EG has edited Path of the Edain map.Keep it up!
 
   -As I mentioned above we have new mission map added: "The Path of the Edain (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/The_Path_Of_The_Edain)". For now there is only the description of the map taken directly from Moddb but everyone is welcome to visit that page and post their strategies or tips how to complete the map successfully.

   -RSS Feed and Main Page Slider: both are up to date with the release of every news of Edain team. The content in them is, as usual, linked directly to either Moddb (http://www.moddb.com/mods/edain-mod) or Modding-Union.

   -The Navigation bar also received an update: now Angmar is listed as 'Released faction' and a couple minor details added.

   -We have created a new important category: 'Pages requiring an update'. With the release of great patches all wiki pages will be marked with this category, which should be removed once the hero/unit/feature is tested in the new version and changes applied to the appropriate pages.

   -New templates created: Navbox and Spellbook. Navbox (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Template:Navbox) is a navigation box appearing at the bottom of every unit/hero/faction page. In each are listed other pages to check out, like links to specific categories, faction ring heroes, and faction pages. For each faction the navbox has different font color to match that factions' infobox color. This idea was suggested by user (Semi-Admin now) OakenShield224 (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/User:OakenShield224) and realized by The_Necromancer0 (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/User:The_Necromancer0).  Spellbook (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Template:Spellbook) is a template that when filled out will look pretty close to spellbook from the game with the pictures, descriptions and power points required. For now 3 factions (Lothlorien, Mordor and Gondor) have the spellbook template fully filled out. The Spellbook is a WIP and The_Necromancer0 will keep on trying to improve it.

   -With the growing number of pages there have been many minor improvements, such as, links to other unit/hero/category pages.

   -Concerning staff members: each staff member has received different color on their usernames (depending on state) and Tags next to their names in comments throughout all Edain wiki to differ from other users and to help guide new users to the correct person if they need any help.

-A bit about the Poll. On march 31 The_Necromancer0 created a poll on the Main Page (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Edain_Mod_Wiki) about who is the favorite faction of yours. Here are the results:
Mordor - 5 people voted
Gondor - 4 people voted
Isengard - 1 person voted
Rohan - 4 people voted
Iron Hills - 1 person voted
Erebor - 0 people voted
Ered Luin - 1 person voted
Lothlorien - 0 people voted
Arnor - 3 people voted
Imladris - 2 people voted
Misty Mountain - 0 people voted

I would like to thank all who are involved in creation and construction of the wiki, especially our Lord The_Necromancer0 (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/User:The_Necromancer0) (power mongering Dark Lord :D), who has improved wiki performance and design. Also great thanks to OakenShield224 (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/User:OakenShield224) for being with us all this time and just for that he's one great member of our community.

So overall this month has been full of surprises (at least for me) and joy. The only thing I'm sad about is that Hobbit faction didn't make it into the mod as it was a very cruel April Fools joke from Edain team :P. But who knows, maybe it will appear as some kind of easteregg in the future!! The thing that surprised me this month was when I saw RuudDevil's video about Lich King easteregg as I had been trying to solve that riddle for weeks. But back to wiki: our plans for future involve filling out remaining factions and improving the design and performance of wiki and various tools to make it easier for everybody to participate.

And as always stats:
   -229 pages
   -723 files
   -5,539 edits

Sincerely,
Gandalf7000
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: Fredius am 1. Mai 2016, 12:05
Nice work guys, thanks for your great contribution xD!
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: Walküre am 1. Mai 2016, 14:31
The same as Fredius wrote. Good luck with your precious plans and many congratulations  ;)
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 1. Mai 2016, 17:11
We're glad you like it  xD The project has really grown during the past four months and we have transcribed a lot more than I expected. We're always looking for feedback or suggestions, suggestions is what gave us the ideas behind doing a Edain Mission page and the Navigation boxes for each faction. I wasn't able to do the news post this month because of the upcoming exams but I've taken a quick break to write this just to say that's it's been a real pleasure seeing the wiki grow not only from dedicated Wikians adding pages  but also from anonymous contributors adding bits and bobs and fixing errors. So, from my part, thank you all  :)

Sincerely,
The (hoping he passes his exams) Necromancer
Titel: Edain Wiki Monthly Massive News Post (May Edition)
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 1. Jun 2016, 02:38
"And I come back to you now, at the turn of the tide."
"One stage of your journey is over, another begins." I don't usually do this but the quote fit so perfectly I just had to. I have finished my exams which means that we will be resuming the monthly activity that is the Wiki news post and that the wiki will be more active than ever. I've got a lot of plans for this month and the following and if all goes well we should have a patched up and fully primed wiki for the next faction release. This news post is a bit smaller than usual but the next one should be much bigger considering all the plans we've got.
-Arnor (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Arnor): The glory of Arnor has been restored. The page has been finished and we've added all of the hero, units, buildings and spells but there is definitely space for strategy for each.

-Policies (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Edain_Mod_Wikia:Policies): To keep up with the ever expanding wiki we have set up a series of policies to keep the wiki as uniform as possible and pleasant to the eye. There is a wide variety of them to serve different purpose and more will be added as the need for them comes. We do not wish to restrict our contributors, simply to direct them in the right way.

-New Wikians: Many new people to welcome and many new contributors. I've been told that some of them even found it by accident  :D. We welcome to our ranks: Ggeorgelys (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/User:Ggeorgelys), Madting123 (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/User:Madting123) and Palpou (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/User:Palpou)

-Battle at the Ford of Isen (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/War_of_the_Ring_Mission_Map_Series#Battle_at_the_Ford_of_Isen_.28download.29): With the recent releases by Fredius of the Invasion of Rohan arc the War of the Ring Mission Map has been updated. Be warned, the page includes everything, including spoilers so only look if you are ready for it.

-German Links: we have strengthened our links with the German Edain Wiki (http://de.edain.wikia.com/wiki/Edain_Wikia) with the use of links at the bottom of the page which redirect to the german version of the page such as Aragorn (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Aragorn), Gandalf (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Gandalf) and Sauron (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Sauron).

-Mae Govannen: With the announcement of Rivendell  (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Imladris) we have updated the page and are impatiently awaiting the remainder of the faction and are eager to write on the concept of Rivendell.

-"We've expanded the Cave!!": In an attempt to reduce the amount of dead links we've also began working on the links related to the Misty Mountain (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Misty_Mountain) although most pages are quite empty.

-A couple of months ago I was dared by hoho96 :P to write an article on the Edain Community Content Group. At the time it was quite a challenging task for me since I was fully focused on the Wiki and school. In addition I regarded Moddb as some sort of mystical place with incomprehensible rules of logic. But time has passed, the wiki has slowed down a bit and I'm in my summer holidays and so I decided that this was a good time to take up this challenged. And with my best skills and with the clearest word choice I created this article (http://www.moddb.com/groups/edain-community-content/news/the-edain-mod-wiki-project) to attempt to summarize the wiki in the smallest amount of words and in a clear structure. I don't know what to do with it after since there is no possibility like here to keep the post updated, apart from editing it. At some point I look forward to spreading the wiki's reach over Moddb but in which manner, I knot not yet.

- As usual, the Wikia Navigation has been tweaked but this time in addition the Main Page has also been tweaked.

This month the wiki grew at a faster rate than usual, even though I was absent we gained many more pages and many more details. Along with that we've also been working on polishing the existing pages to patch them up to the constantly changing mod and make them nicer to the eye as well as cutting down any unnecessary code. As for the quote and the change of avatar, some may have guessed that I'm done with my exams  [uglybunti] so I'll be back to my usual editing sprees. It's great to be back on the wiki and to see more and more stuff being added. We've already completed 3 of the current 9 faction pages and we're looking towards finishing a couple more for next month
As usual, stats:
- 251 Pages
- 6,433 Edits
- 811 Files
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: Darkayah am 18. Jun 2016, 23:14
i can't find Angmar in your 'favourite faction'-poll. :-/
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 18. Jun 2016, 23:16
Yeah, about that. Angmar's the blank spot. I made some sort of mistake and it doesn't show up, the problem is that if I change it it'll reset the poll. I'm trying to fix it but I can't seem to find a way without resetting the poll.
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: Darkayah am 18. Jun 2016, 23:25
allright. :-)
Titel: Edain Wiki Monthly Massive News Post (June Edition)
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 1. Jul 2016, 03:36
            It's gone, it's done(again, not exactly)

I have many great news today for everybody. Very exciting which is why I'll cut straight to the fun bit:

-Finished Factions: Every single faction has been filled out! The number of wanted pages has fallen from ~150 to barely 14 while the number of pages has skyrocketed from 251 to 320. This means that the wiki is mostly functional although it can still be improved, this can be seen as a first draft. To think that after 6 month of work we've merely reached a first draft is quite funny  :D. We're looking forward to the releases of Imladris and the Misty Mountain to finally finish the entire wiki. There are also a couple missing pages floating here and there to fill out but the wiki is 90-95% functioning at the moment, it'd say.

-New User: Welcome to Trondheim9 (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/User%3ATrondheim9), he takes care of the grammar and sentence flow on the pages making them nicer to read. Keep up the great work.

-Along with that we have brought three new templates to simplify adding upgrades and abilities to the wikia, all described here  (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:2050)and here  (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:2039)but summarized below:

-I'm extremely proud to announce that the wiki has not only hit the top 5000 wikis, which is already quite a sizeable achievement considering there must be tens of thousands of wikis but in addition we've hit a peak of Rank 720 during the moments of peak editing. This means that we gain a higher priority in terms of support from the Wikia staff, features such as the recent Community Page will be implemented on the wiki.

-the Main Page (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Edain_Mod_Wiki) has also been edited with a set of animated categories for the heroes, a following set will follow for the units.

-during this month, the wiki was also the home of the project of the "Companions of Edain Census" (https://modding-union.com/index.php/topic,33515.0.html). A fun project, along with that the wiki also has a  map of middle earth  (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Maps/21033) for anybody who wishes to pinpoint their favorite location

This news post is definitely more special than other, while it is one of the smallest post each point is packed with a lot of implications. One could say, if one was in a allegorical mood, that this is the bow being pulled back before the arrows is launched, or the calm before the storm. Hopefully, this coming month, we will completely finish the wiki for the released factions and after that we will keep going as more factions are released until there is nothing left and then... who knows.   With that I leave you with some stats (including a new one):
-Pages: 323
-Files: 1,108
-Edits: 7,963
-Current WAM Rank: 776
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 1. Aug 2016, 01:42
"Come, the Wiki is waking up. It isn't safe."

It's a special news this time, very little has happened since last time, with the completion of the pages most of the work is done, now it's mostly a matter of improving current pages. Apart from that we added a great deal of info on Imladris with the release of the showcase videos. I thought this would be a good opportunity to reflect on what has been accomplished. With the stats being posted every month I thought it might be interesting to see how well the wiki was doing and so I've compiled them into various graphs which can all be seen below. I think it's also interesting to see what each pike means.



Of course, after a slow month we have a finally starting getting to work again. With the (extremely) recent release of 4.4 we have begun transcribing the faction from the game into the wiki, bit by bit, unit by unit. With the uniqueness of Imladris and of its upgrade system there is a high possibility that a new, revised, system will appear to give it justice. And, unless the Team has a trick up their sleeves, the Misty Moutains should be next. Now that will be quite a challenge to incorporate due to it's building system, but one thing at the time first Imladris then we'll see what comes next.

Not everybody likes adding info to pages but that doesn't mean they don't have anything to do on the wiki. If you want you can also:
-Share your own CAH (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Share_a_Hero)
-Vote for the next featured Quote, Article and Image (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Board:Voting_Board)
-Vote for your favorite faction (http://edain.wikia.com/)

Speaking of this month's featured stuff. We've done something we hadn't done yet: we kept the Imladris article. It seemed logical considering its current importance. Appart from that the featured image now honors the greed of the dwarves and the featured quote shows the pride of Denethor

We've also started looking to communicating with the other Middle-Earth wikis which included helping each other. Each wiki participating now has a footer on their main page which links to the other, this will allow user to move over more the wikis more easily, new users discovering new wiki such as the Battle for Middle-Earth Wiki or the Middle Earth Role playing wiki.

Next month will probably be quite different, I'd expect a bit of a "heavier" news if I were you. This is more unique of a news, less structure but more other stuff. However, it wouldn't feel fair to leave without giving you your monthly stats so here we go:
-Pages: 327
-Files: 1,148
-Edits: 8,460
-Current WAM Rank: 1000
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: Walküre am 1. Aug 2016, 01:56
A very detailed and professional report! Thank you very much for your constant impressive efforts, Edain WIKIA Team. It was also a very wise idea to cooperate with other LOTR/BFME-related WIKIA pages.

May your unfaltering and passionate activity succeed even more  ;)
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: Fredius am 1. Aug 2016, 08:47
Yep, I fully agree with Walk. Well done Necro!
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: Ealendril der Dunkle am 1. Aug 2016, 12:33
Thumbs up!
Titel: Edain Wiki Monthly Massive News Post (August Edition)
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 1. Sep 2016, 00:12
"I summon you to fulfill your oath."
Hello, Companions of Edain. A month ago I mentioned that you should expect news a bit "heavier", well... I've come to deliver. Over the past month we have been working at quite an insane rate, adding in the most recent faction and beginning to finish pages completely with strategy and audio quotes. So I hope you've got a piece of Lembas near you, cause you're gonna need some serious reserves to get through this massive news post. It's been a while since I did a proper news post, two month only but it felt much longer so I'm glad to be back. I hope everybody is looking forward to this, cause I sure am, I've got some pretty cool new features we've created to show you.

Before we start I have some important stuff to highlight (or bold in this case). We are currently looking to change the color scheme of the wiki, we like the green and white but it just didn't fit at all with LOTR or the Edain mod. This has lead to a long thread with many opinions and thoughts but we are currently stuck. We've come here to try and see what kind of color scheme people would prefer to see on the wiki, so now you can vote based on which color scheme you'd prefer. There are currently two different set ups based on the background color and a couple other things. There is the blue setup (http://imgur.com/a/qSewE) and the red setup (http://imgur.com/a/btuR2), each can be seen as imgur albums at the links and then you can cast your vote on the poll.

Without any more delays, the news:

-Imladris (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Imladris): over the month we've added every unit, hero and completed the faction page of Imladris. This means that the whole of Imladris can now consulted by anyone and anybody whether or not they have the game. We're still having some trouble finding a proper way to transcribe the upgrade system so any suggestions are welcome (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Board:Suggestions).

-Imladris (again): a full set of achievement has been created for all the fans of the Last Homely House. However, Elrond is not present, just like Galadriel, Gandalf and Sauron they are secret achievements which can only be discovered through contributions.
-With the Loremasters  (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Loremaster)we had been confronted to a new problem in terms of categories, in the end we created a new category: Elite (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Category%3AElite). This concerns units with unusual abilities that don't fit in any of the previous categories in addition to possibly exceptional stats. The difference between Elite and Heroic is mostly the limitation in number of battalions but also the stats and abilities.

-This is the fun part. Over the month I've been collecting various clips either staged or unintentional of the game, after a while I made the necessary cuts on it and added a frame and this gave us GIFs to serve as the images that link to the categories of both units and heroes. You can all see it on the Main Page (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Edain_Mod_Wiki), just scroll slightly down and they'll appear.

-Two other issues, both quite similar to each other, also arose relating to the cannon of the movies and fan-art especially in relation to the quotes to use for the Angmar heroes. In the end, long story short, we decided to allow movie images on the pages to better tie in the mod with the movies (more recognizable to people than the books) and in addition we used fan-art for the Angmar heroes along with quotes from the backstories created by the Edain Team as can be seen on the various heroes such as Helegwen (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Helegwen), Mornamarth  (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Mornamarth)and Zaphragor (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Zaphragor).

-A couple month ago I predicted the number of pages we would have after release of Misty Mountain. That prediction totalled 350 with the various pages that could come in, so it was a rough estimation. Well, let's just say we're hitting that number one faction early. Yes, with the recent addition of Imladris we have actually passed the 350 pages mark. I'm not exactly sure what went wrong with my calculation but something did, maybe I miscalculated the number of heroes or something but when Misty Mountain comes out we will probably hit the 400 page mark if not more. Of course because we've also decided to use the wiki as an storage space for strategy guides, maps and submods (and maybe more  ;)) it will forever grow as long as there is someone to edit it. So if you want to add your map, submod or strategy guide you can just visit the Fan-Created Content (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Fan_Created_Content) section and follow the instructions.

-Over the month, we've been looking carefully at the audio of the mod. Since we've always seen it as essential to it we decided to add two new sections to each hero and unit page: Trivia and Quotes. Quotes are a set of audio files linked and fitted into a table, any viewer can listen to the quote or read them. In addition to avoid the pages drawing out too much, the viewers can see all the quotes by simply clicking the See More Button to expand each table. This is a recent and very time consuming initiative and therefore only a few pages are outfitted with it such as Gothmog (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Gothmog), Gulzar  (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Gulz%C3%A1r)and the Mouth of Sauron (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Mouth_of_Sauron) to name a few. The Trivia section so far only serves so that viewer can learn the origin of the quotes for certain characters. However, it's purpose is much wider, it's meant to encompass anything unusual or special about the unit or hero, so if you know anything interesting about a hero or unit make sure to pass by it's page to add it to the Trivia section.

-After the introduction of the patch-fix 4.4.1 and the introduction of the Elven Lord CAH we updated our page with it along with many different tweaks that were also included. You can see the Elven CAH in all its glory on the CAH page (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Create_A_Hero). He's also the focus of our featured image this month.

-I just realized it's been a while but.... the navigation bar has been tweaked. With the help of a plugin the dwarven ring heroes retained their place even though their number multiplied by three :D. This plugin allows me to add a fourth sub-menu.

-Wiki Banners (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:2942): If you wish you can go there and grab or request a banner. This banner will use the basic theme but you can customize the item at the center as you wish. You can also using the code provided at the bottom of the thread to link the image back to the wiki, if you wish.

-This month also saw the promotion of the 3 of our members who have all be promoted due to their dedication and hard work as follows:
-Oakenshield224 (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/User:OakenShield224) has been promoted to Administrator and now has access to a wide range of tools and abilities to help the wiki strive.
-Trondheim9 (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/User%3ATrondheim9) has been promoted to Semi-Admin which gives him access to many tools to edit the articles and if needed protect them against attacks
-Julio229 (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/User%3AJulio229) has been promoted to Semi-Admin, he also has gained the same tools to help the wiki grow and make his work easier.

-Finally, in addition to cooperating with other LOTR wikis we had submitted a request to be added to the official Wikia Strategy Games banner which ended successfully, this means that a link to the wiki can now be found on the bottom of more than twenty wikis.

This news post was really news heavy, both in the amount of news and the weight of each news. This really emphasizes how much progress we've made, not always big progress but most often difficult progress (such as adding the quotes). We've also began using the forum lot more, suggesting new features and discussing many of the current features.  As always, stats:
-Pages: 351
-Files: 1,251
-Edits: 9,588
-Current WAM Rank: 746
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: Fredius am 1. Sep 2016, 00:22
Man you, and everyone who works on this, are just purely geniuses! Well done, it looks so awesome!

Those gifs though, just beautifull :o.
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: TheDarkOne am 2. Sep 2016, 22:49
You did great job. There's a lot of information I didnt even know.
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: Walküre am 2. Sep 2016, 23:38
There's a lot of information I didnt even know.

The 'Shadow' inhabiting Dol Guldur has surely had so much time to wander throughout Middle-earth and collect a wide variety of precious information...  :P
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: Trapper am 2. Sep 2016, 23:43
Pretty elaborate and useful work.

Nice job ! :)
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 2. Sep 2016, 23:48
You did great job. There's a lot of information I didnt even know.

Happy to know that, and welcome to Modding Union  xD

Those gifs though, just beautifull :o.

I have to admit the gifs were really fun to make and to watch, I just hope the page still loads fast enough.

There's a lot of information I didnt even know.

The 'Shadow' inhabiting Dol Guldur has surely had so much time to wander throughout Middle-earth and collect a wide variety of precious information...  :P

Just a shadow, nothing to worry about. No need to do any sort of investigating with any sort of council.  :P
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: Gandalf7000 am 3. Sep 2016, 13:54
You did great job. There's a lot of information I didnt even know.

Happy to know that, and welcome to Modding Union  xD

Those gifs though, just beautifull :o.

I have to admit the gifs were really fun to make and to watch, I just hope the page still loads fast enough.

There's a lot of information I didnt even know.

The 'Shadow' inhabiting Dol Guldur has surely had so much time to wander throughout Middle-earth and collect a wide variety of precious information...  :P

Just a shadow, nothing to worry about. No need to do any sort of investigating with any sort of council.  :P
"It's an illusion, just an illusion."
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: Fredius am 3. Sep 2016, 15:10
Ehh I changed my mind btw, I first voted for blue background but looking at it again I now prefer the other one [ugly], can't change my vote sadly. Go team beige!
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 3. Sep 2016, 16:07
Noted :)

One last thing before I retreat to my tower, the poll will be open two weeks and I will remind everybody on the one week Mark and on the 24hr left mark.
Titel: Edain Mod Wiki Color Scheme Poll
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 7. Sep 2016, 20:46
Hello Companions of Edain,
Just of a friendly reminder and a last minute announcement. We decided to keep the poll open for two weeks, we won't close it immediately after that but only the numbers written in there will taken in for the initial decision making. This means that one week has already gone by and if you wish to to make your opinion heard don't forget to check out the August News post (https://modding-union.com/index.php/topic,32442.msg444793.html#msg444793) and the poll. The poll numbers will be taken in a week from now around this time.
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 13. Sep 2016, 15:55
Last reminder, 24 hours remain before the poll results are taken in.
Titel: Edain Wiki Monthly Massive News Post (September Edition)
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 1. Okt 2016, 01:15
Much that once was is lost.
Big changes this month and big only covers some of it. We've got some massive news and there is lot more too look forward to. This month we finally made a change we had wished to do for a while but none of us had ever dared to start for how daunting it was and how much we had going on. Also, don't worry about the quote it'll become clear later  xD.

-New Wikia Theme: This is one of the biggest pieces of news I've had to deliver in a while but hopefully not the last. We have finally taken care of the biggest issue we had: the color scheme of the Wiki. For a while it was white and green, yes, green. Why? I really wouldn't be able to tell you, it was 10 month ago and it wasn't exactly my most life changing moment so I forgot. But nonetheless we later decided to change it and that sprung a gigantic conversation (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:3126) (at least for this wiki) which is still going as we are still tweaking the design.  In the end, and with the help of the community on MU, we voted, debated and discussed while drafting various color schemes and finally it resulted in the now current color scheme which can be seen everywhere (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Random).

-New Template (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:3501): A new Template called "Requires Update" has been introduced, this template is meant to fight against outdated data, something very present in the wiki of an ever evolving mod. If you see outdated information but don't have the mean or time to fix it you can simply click edit (top left of the page) and then press "Insert", "Template" and look up " Requires Update". There simply point out the outdated data and save your edit. This will help us track down obsolete information and fix it as quickly as possible.

-A new map has also been created on the the Wiki, courtesy of FG15. This map (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Maps/22409) allows any viewers to see the Middle-Earth location of any of the skirmish maps implemented in the mod. In addition you will be able to see more and more of the custom map's locations. Over time, we will link the custom maps and maybe even the skirmish maps directly to their own page.

-This month something quite unusual happened. For the first time in a very long time we have a lost a couple pages. We have gone from 351 to 342 because of a recent change in policy that moved all the pages of the dwarf heroes which were summoned by other dwarf heroes to the pages of the heroes who summoned them.

-New Polls: for the first time in forever we have changed the poll subject. Now don't worry your answers are still safe and sound within the Wikia system but you can now vote for your favorite Ring Hero by consulting the main page (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Edain_Mod_Wiki). A Poll rotation has been established every two months.

-With this month every faction page has finally received their complete spell book template which attempts to mimic the in-game spell book to some extent.

-A few Editing policies have been changed due to recent debates, nothing major but now hero and unit pages will no longer have multiple navigation boxes and will not start with a heading either. Instead they will have the navigation box of their main faction and the pages will first display their appearances in the main faction.

-Another key policy change is that from now one instead of being centered around the outpost, factions will have  section dedicated to all external buildings, units, heroes and upgrades.

That's it for this month. We look forward to the next coming months as they bring the promise of great things and many new possibilities. This month, while still bearing important news, was more of a filler month giving out small news pieces while announcing great ones. But ever does a shadow linger in the east, bearer of evil news and terrible change, let us hope it remains a shadow. To end on a positive note, stats:
-Pages: 342
-Files: 1,329
-Edits: 11,303
-Current WAM Rank: 764
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: Ealendril der Dunkle am 1. Okt 2016, 10:10
Great news! This wikia is really impressive, good job.
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: Brisingr am 1. Okt 2016, 10:39
Great work and highly appreciated!!

I'd like to suggest an in my opinion critical point:
Attack damage, armor, life points, movement speed, recruitment time.... all these numbers are really important to gain better control in your actions.
Is it possible to explain the game mechanics (maybe with formulars) and add these numbers to the WIKIA?
Titel: Re: Edain Mod WIKIA
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 1. Okt 2016, 15:51
You're right the stats are very important part of the mod, however because the mod is still in development and is still playing with balance we prefer to wait for the first full release before starting such a task. We don't want to take a whole month adding all the info only to see it change under our very eyes. As soon as the mod has found its balance this will be definitely something we will do. 

Great news! This wikia is really impressive, good job.
Thanks, it's a real pleasure to document this mod even if it hasn't always been easy. It's our way of giving back to the Team and to the community.
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki
Beitrag von: Ealendril der Dunkle am 19. Okt 2016, 16:38
- Moved -
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki
Beitrag von: Julio229 am 19. Okt 2016, 16:49
I am so grateful to the Modding Union administrators for letting the Wiki have a section here! With the changes that will be undergoing in Wikia forums, I cannot be happier that we won't suffer problems with those changes!
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki
Beitrag von: Ealendril der Dunkle am 19. Okt 2016, 16:58
Well, it's a really great project, so we want to promote it. ;)

Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: Walküre am 20. Okt 2016, 16:02
It's really great to see that the Wiki forum has finally been moved to a much more welcoming and reliable place  ;)

Good luck with the work awaiting you (and us all). In case any kind of support were needed, I'm always available to give a helping hand.
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: Gandalf7000 am 20. Okt 2016, 17:10
It's really great to see that the Wiki forum has finally been moved to a much more welcoming and reliable place  ;)

Good luck with the work awaiting you (and us all). In case any kind of support were needed, I'm always available to give a helping hand.
Thank you very much Walk! ;)
Titel: Edain Wiki Monthly Massive News Post (October Edition)
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 31. Okt 2016, 23:48
"The Age of the Wikia Forums is over. The Time of the MU Forums has come."

Welcome to the new Wiki Forums! It is my great pleasure and honor to welcome you all to the MU based forums about the wiki. This will allow all user with an account on the MU to discuss, debate and talk about the wiki. You can create new threads to suggest new things, discuss current features, ask questions or just give your thoughts on the wiki. This final move should usher an era of peaceful editing for the wiki as we are now deeply rooted everywhere. It has been a while since I wrote a simple news thread, talking about the steady progress of the wiki rather than some huge change, it's nice to get back into a routine, here's what we've got for you this month:

-Forum Change: This month we moved from the Wiki Forums to the MU Forums, following a decision by Wikia (the company that hosts all the wikis) to eventually replace its forums with their own form of Twitter. It just wasn't a feature we were ready to accept as it would heavily limit the amount of debate and discussion we could have, creating a severe loss in time. So we approached the Edain Team with our request, which they were generous enough to grant. The Wiki now has a section in the English Edain section where users can come and talk about any aspect of the wiki, whether they want to change an existing feature, suggest a new or even simply ask a question or discuss. Just make sure that everything stays within the rule set by the MU administrators.

-Game Mechanics: The Wiki already delves pretty deep into the mod, bringing user information on all their favorite factions, fun trivia and more. But for some users this is, for a lot, information they already know. So to bring to those users more information we started looking into the nitty gritty part of mod, which is summarized (what we know for now) on this page (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Game_Mechanics). It also provides some information of the games that aren't covered on faction, unit or hero pages. Because of the type of information we're trying to find it'll take longer to fill out the page since the info needs to be taken from the game files itself, but you can already have a look at what we have. So far the game mechanics includes:
-The Palantir of Command: This gives a short overview of the palantir. A small guide on what each number means.
-Armor Set: This is an ongoing project to list all Armor Sets contained in Edain so that user can refer to them to understand how units take damage.
-Damage Types: The Armor Set section is complemented by the Damage Types section which explain what deals the different damage listed in the Armor Sets
-Unit Types: Those just list all the unit types and their relations with others units
-Game Modes: This just lists the game modes and some explanation as to what they do.

-We now just resume to improving the pages after having added Imladris, it still takes a lot of time to look through every page so if anybody wants to help you can just use this link (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Random) which will bring you to a different page every time you click on it and just have a look, then simply comment at the bottom any suggestion you have for the page.  This would really help us catch the minor mistakes or even add new ideas you guys might have.

-We have begun to expand the Youtube section, we plan on making a page for each Youtube channel so that users can learn about those who make Edain Mod content, in addition they will provided useful links to different playlists grouping up the videos in theme. This will organise channels and relate them to particular features in the mod. The Youtube section is located on the Fan-Created Content (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Fan_Created_Content) page.

-the top navigation bar has been heavily tweaked, the ring heroes are now listed in under their factions in the Faction Tab and the tab Content has been split up into Content and Game Mechanics.

This is a short and sweet news and the first one I did in the official Wiki Forums. A lot has happened since I first pressed that Create a Wiki button and let me just say I regret none of it. As usual, finishing with stats:
-Pages: 344
-Files: 1,374
-Edits: 12,068
-Current WAM Rank: 735
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: Ealendril der Dunkle am 1. Nov 2016, 10:58
All I can say is congratz! You are doing a really great job here.
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 2. Nov 2016, 12:35
All I can say is congratz! You are doing a really great job here.
We're all very happy you're enjoying the project  xD
Titel: Edain Wiki Monthly Massive News Post (November Edition)
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 1. Dez 2016, 01:10
(http://i.imgur.com/b9YzOZh.png)
"There are five of us."

I'm actually running out of intro phrases to make and we're only 11 mon.. wait, we're 11 month in? Damn, time does go fast when you're having fun. Well, in all cases I might have to resort to just starting straight off with the news if this keeps going  xD . I wonder what'll I do for the 1 year anniversary, if you have any ideas do PM them to me, I'll gladly look into it. But in all cases, let the news begin:

-Buildings: The idea of keeping buildings all on the same page was one of the concept that came into existence during the first few months of the wiki, it was decided so because at that time we feared that splitting off everything would result in too many stubs (pages with very little information), this would have lead to a fragmentation of the information and an overall negative user experience. However, over time all things change and so did this concept. Starting this month all buildings will be getting their own pages including any upgrades, function, level up system and a set of images that will display their in game appearance at each level. This is an ongoing project but should be done within the next 2 month if not less.

-WAM: I'm not sure I ever explained that one, I often end up dropping stuff in the news and then forget to explain it. The WAM (Wikia Activity Monitor) is a complex algorithm on all wikis which calculates how "active" they are. To avoid wiki exploiting the system it was never completely revealed how each thing is weighed but we know that it is "is a combination of traffic, engagement and growth". It's a nice little ranking chart to see how you compare to other wikis, at the moment the top wiki is the spanish Pokemon Wiki, and if you have a look at it edits happen approximately every 10-20 min, so we still have a long way to go  :D

-Categories: We are in the process of revamping the way pages are categorized, this is because the category system was initially created all the way at eh beginning, this system has never evolved unlike the rest of the wiki so it's really an archaic concept which is now being updated. You can go contribute over here (https://modding-union.com/index.php/topic,34086.msg448762.html#msg448762).

-Favicon: We've got a new favicon, it's still the good old One Ring but it got a bit of a resolution upgrade. Nothing too fancy, but it's now more defined so that users can enjoy more of the details.

So as you can see, nothing too big this month. But I did want to take a additional second of your time for something else. The Wiki at its core is a community edited database, however over time certain user rise by their dedication and commitment to the Wiki, pouring endless hours into its construction. The users in question are given additional abilities to aid them in this task and form the Wiki Team, and I thought it would be important to present them to you all today so that you know who to go to if you have any issues,so... presenting the wiki's very own Team (by order of seniority):
Necro (The_Necromancer0): Wiki Admin
"Eldest, that's what I am...Necro remembers the first edit and the first page."
Big Mordor Fan, I am the first Edain Wiki user. I moderate the wiki along with the rest of the Wiki Team and contribute daily to it. If I was to pick my favorite task it would probably be either creating new template to streamline the page creation process or adding pictures from the mod to the building and unit pages. But that doesn't mean I restrict myself to only that, I love editing any part of the wiki and learning new things, in short I collect knowledge from the many different platforms the mod is discussed on (MU, Moddb, Discord...) and gather it in one place.

Gandy (Gandalf7000): Wiki Admin
"Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love."
The creator of all the Lothlorien pages, he brought up the entire faction on his own. Second Eldest he is and from a distant land in the north. He is like one of the Professor's wizards, always willing to give a helping hand to those in need but preferring to intervene only when necessary. On average his edit type is well rounded, with a bit of everything but with a slight preference to keeping the wiki clean of any unused files.

Oakenshield (Oakenshield224): Wiki Admin
Thorin: "I would take each and every one of these dwarves over an army from the Iron Hills. For when I called, they answered. Loyalty...Honour... A willing heart...I can ask for no more than that."
Our friend from under the mountain, he delves into the lore of each unit, bringing us relevant quotes for each units and fun trivia. He also implements pictures from the movies on each pages, like this users can relate units from the mod directly to the movies. Of course that doesn't ever stop him from helping out on other tasks but if you ever need a quote for anything about anything he's probably the contributor for the task.

Julio (Julio229): Wiki-Semi Admin:
"Short cuts make long delays"
Julio's area of expertise is interwiki links, he scours through pages everyday finding keywords and linking the appropriate page. If you've ever ended up 2 hours later on the Orc Laborer page after deciding you wanted to check what was the price of a Gondor Soldier then it's probably his fault  xD In all seriousness, he really help user find all the relevant data easily, so it's great having such a member on the team.

Trond (Trondheim9): Wiki Semi-Admin
"Certainty of death, small chance of success...what are we waiting for?"
The latest addition to our team, he's a recent contributor who joined in June but he makes up to it with a willing heart and countless edit (currently 1,700 under his belt). Like Oakenshield he also delves deep within the lore of units and heroes alike with quotes and trivia. At the moment he particularly likes adding the new building pages. In addition he has created most of the variations of the upgrades images giving diversity to the wiki.

We're entering christmas time, but at the moment we're still very busy with adding stuff from the wiki and therefore I doubt we'll do much but in future expect some grandiose stuff, what stuff you may ask? I don't know but just expect it.
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: Walküre am 1. Dez 2016, 07:18
Where should I start? That Christmas garland at the top is a very heart-warming decoration of very pleasing news. Beside thanking the remarkable work (always full of vitality) of the Edain Wiki Team, I would like to express again my joy for the moving of the Wiki forum to Modding Union, so that we can now celebrate together these holidays and the whole international Community keeps on widening its horizons  ;)

Zitat
Take some rest. These borders are well protected.

And could I ever do without my official and evergreen well-wishing sign?  8-)

(http://www.imagozone.com/var/albums/filme/The%20Lord%20of%20the%20Rings%20The%20Fellowship%20of%20the%20Ring/LOTR%20Fellowship%20of%20the%20Ring%20347.jpg?m=1293153905)
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 2. Dez 2016, 01:15
Indeed, I've also changed the image that appears at the top left of ever wiki page to reflect that Christmas spirit.
(http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/edain-mod/images/8/89/Wiki-wordmark.png)

But no rest for us, there is only one way to go and that's forward, we'll rest when we're done!  xD

EDIT: Because the image is linked through the wiki it has changed when I changed it on the wiki.
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: OakenShield224 am 31. Dez 2016, 22:22
Can you promise that I will come back?"
Hello everyone, as you’ve probably noticed, this Monthly News  isn’t being written by Middle Earth's Dark Lord. Instead he is busy raiding some Gondorian villages and has decided to give me the task of writing the article. I will admit, I was simultaneously surprised and terrified when I was asked to do this. But I’ve tried to do my best with this to avoid a Nazgul attack so here we go:

-   Firstly, we’ve made a massive amount of progress with the buildings. We’ve completed the building pages for nearly all factions and are now just finishing with the last few. All that is needed for them now is the strategy which anyone can help with. The final concept of the building pages include an image for each level, a complete infobox with the stats and a complete section on all the functions of each building.

-   The recategorization of units and heroes has been continued, making the connections between pages a lot more organised. Most of the changes have been quite small, although big ones include changing Grond from unit to hero and the changing of the dwarven categories. 

-    The Necromancer0 has been messing around with the sound sets for units and heroes. Before, each page had a table of quotes for that unit at the bottom. However, all sound sets are being moved to one page with a new system. This is still a work in progress, but it is progressing well and should make it easier for any user to find the quotes for their favourite units once it is done.

-   We’ve expanded the Youtuber pages. This includes a live subscriber count that automatically updates. More to come later, it is a still a rather recent project so suggestions are welcome.

-   Trondheim9 has been changing the images for the units upgrades (forged blades, heavy armour etc.). Before they all had a generic symbols, but now there are unique upgrade symbols for good and evil factions, as well as some that are unique to each faction.

When I was debating whether to accept Necro's offer to make this article, I remembered what it was like when I first started editing the Wiki in February. Back then I didn’t even have an account and was just adding appropriate quotes to pages. It took about another month before I decided to create an account and started editing the Wiki in a more substantial way. Back then, the Wiki consisted of Mordor and Lorien with a few hero and unit pages on the side. The team was mainly The_Necromancer0 and Gandalf7000. It amazes me how much it is grown in less than a year and how it continues grow even now.  Next month will be the One Year anniversary so we are all looking forward to that and whatever follows in the future.

All that is left for me to say to everyone is Happy New Year and Good Luck in 2017!

And the stats of course. Can’t forget about those.
Pages – 434
Files – 2015
Edits - 14,457
WAM Rank – 523 (New Record!)
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: Julio229 am 1. Jan 2017, 04:42
It was awesome reading the monthly news, as always! I haven't been able to be a lot on the Wiki this month, but I hope to continue helping to improve it and complete it as the new updates come in 2017!

Happy New Year, everyone!
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: Gandalf7000 am 2. Jan 2017, 12:40
I will admit, I was simultaneously surprised and terrified when I was asked to do this.
Believe me I felt the same when I needed to write the news as my English is not so good as others.
Titel: One Year Anniversary
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 6. Jan 2017, 01:54
One Year Anniversary

(http://i.imgur.com/mQXGrdm.jpg)

Today the wiki is officially one year old. One year since that “Create a Wiki” button was pressed, one year since the first edit was made and one year since the first page was created. During these one years we have accomplished an enormous amount of work and I thought today would be a nice time to feedback on all that was done. We will be looking at the progress in a couple different ways but the most important part is that at the end there will be a small questionnaire, which we would love if you could fill out. Feedback is key to a wiki and yours would be greatly appreciated. So, without further a due, onwards!

Visual Progress
The Wiki doesn’t only aim to collect all the information concerning the Edain Mod but it also aims to present it in a suitable manner. If that wasn’t the case we could just copy paste the content of the game files and call it a day, but that wouldn’t be much fun for anybody. Therefore, we first draw out the required information and then display it on page that change over time as we think of better designs or add more information. Below are a couple examples of before and after which truly show what the wiki was and what it has become.
Main Page
Of course, we can’t start this without looking at the main page first. It’s the most important page providing a home base for newcomers to then go to wherever they like. It’s the first age we present when advertising the wiki and it also contains mains links to other platforms of the mod. The Main Page has had 3 distinct version which are all linked and listed here:
-Main Page (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Table_of_Content) V1.0: This is now the table of content, not much welcome, a lot of text and just in general a terrible and extremely long structure.

-Main Page V2.0: A temporary fix displaying a welcome message and a more visual organization. In addition, it provided the bases for the third edition of the main page. It was a nice page but wasn’t compact enough, providing too little unique information over too much space. It was permanently deleted to avoid clouding the wiki with an unused page but it looked a bit like the current version expect that it was still too long.

-Main Page V3.0 (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Edain_Mod_Wiki): This is the latest (and current) version of the main page. It is one of the best designs, providing compact navigation along with other various other more trivial information which make the wiki feel… alive. I believe this is the version that will most likely stay the longest but it might eventually get overhauled.

It would have been nice if we had the main page 2.0 since it would have provided a nice transition between the first and final edition but a lot has changed on the wiki and restoring the page would just render a mess of deleted pictures, improper formatting and broken templates.

Faction Pages
This one we can’t display, faction pages are just much too long to include in a single screenshot but I will include links to old revision although you won’t be able to see the old color scheme. Overall, the faction pages lost very little and rather always gained more with their content tables evolving from:

Links:
Erebor: Old Revision (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Erebor?oldid=250) and Current Page (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Erebor)
Ered Luin: Old Revision (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Ered_Luin?oldid=252) and Current Page (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Ered_Luin)
Lorien: Old Revision (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Lothl%C3%B3rien?oldid=253) and Current Page (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Lothl%C3%B3rien)
Arnor: Old Revision (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Arnor?oldid=241) and Current Page (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Arnor)

Although I’m sure that couple screenshots from when they were created might provide a couple giggles:




Visual progress isn’t all, while it is the most easily assessed it is also a shallow perspective, nothing beat the statistical progress. The Statistical progress shows the impact that a wiki has been making on its community and is to my eyes one of the most important, for all things are bound to die out without a community.

Statistical Progress
This isn’t the first time that this has been done. We did it 6 months ago at a low activity point to show the progress we had made, but let me show you how much more progress we have done. As usual, I have put all the wiki stats into various graphs and discussed them below.  The graphs are only here to give everybody a better understanding of how the wiki progresses. They are even essential to us since it is sometimes hard to see the big picture when you’re in the middle of the some big edit. Having a big visual graph to help us understand the effect of our contributions.   

Edits

Pages

Files

Both the visual and statistical progress are great ways to look at the entire picture but they lack the a certain time frame, everything is the same and nothing is really explained on how they get there. Which is why the third way we are going to look at this is the chronological order, supported by some images

Chronological Progress
The wiki was created on the 6th of January 2016, a year ago. But it didn’t instantly become what it is now, many things happened along the way that changed the way it looked and changed the way it was displayed. Many events happened and we will attempt to list all those that can be remembered:

At this point most of the post is simply old news, things that have been known for months now. Nothing more than blowing off the dust from old news posts and sandwiching it with some fancy words, but the fun part comes next: the future.

The FUTURE!
So, what’s next? The list goes on, we have many plans for the future and many ideas for plans. Some plans are even in progress as we speak a couple future plans that can be revealed are:
The Audio Quotes Project
A simple project, the goal is to look into the game files and find all the quotes used by the heroes and units and, using a simple script, convert them into clickable audio files which users can listen to on a whim and at any time. A subproject of this task includes finding the origin of all the audio file such as Cirdan’s (Markus Aurelius from “Gladiator” and Dumbledore from “Harry Potter”) or Theodred’s (Maximus from “Gladiator”). A fun project, even more so since recent discoveries have allowed a very efficient system to be installed on the wiki. The previous system was quite heavy on the viewer’s browser resulting in a laggy navigation for even the strongest of computers

The Buildings Project
The Buildings Project is a recent addition which aims to do what we did with units and heroes to the buildings of each faction. They will each get a page with a description, an infobox containing pictures for all their models and function of the building. It's a short little project but definitely adds on to the wiki.

Questionnaire
Feedback from the community is very important to the wiki, the entire concept of the wiki is based on a community slowly building its own database, but that doesn’t exclude some dedicated users giving it a little ‘push’. But I just have a couple questions about different aspects of the wiki and your thoughts on it. The Questionnaire is actually just a poll but the questions are explained in depth below, just makes it easier for everyone. Now because of how the polls are set up your will get a certain number of votes and you just have to spend one on each questions, for the most precision please only spend one vote per questions. The answers are always the same but the questions will differ.
Answers:
A) Visual Aspect (units models, the different units textures, hero models, visual effect of spells and abilities). This includes pretty much everything that can be seen in the mod, if you have any more ideas make sure to post them down below.
B)Audible Aspect (more hero and unit quotes, crowd response quote, spell and abilities sounds, building sounds) This includes pretty much everything that can be heard in the mod, if you have any more ideas make sure to post them down below.
C)Mechanical Aspect (expanding the game mechanics page, finding out all the numbers for the effect of abilities, finding hidden mechanics) This includes the game play itself and the balance of the mod.
D)Other bits (eastereggs, community creations, members of the ET, expanding the functionality of the wiki) Everything that isn't directly related to the mod pretty much. If you have any ideas, especially for this one, make sure to post them.

Questions
Q1. What aspect of the mod would you like the wiki to expand on?
A)Audible Aspect
B)Visual Aspect
C)Mechanical Aspect
D)Other bits

Q2. What aspect of the mod would you like the wiki to improve on?
A)Audible Aspect
B)Visual Aspect
C)Mechanical Aspect
D)Other bits

Q3. What aspect do you prefer on the wiki?
A)Audible Aspect
B)Visual Aspect
C)Mechanical Aspect
D)Other bits

Just head to the top and select one answer for each question. Thanks for your feedback!

With that final thing I bid thee farewell, it has been an interesting 12 month and I can't wait to see what the next 12 bring. We await them with a firm foot and eagerness, one last round of applauses and thanks for all those that have helped me and... curtain.
(http://i.imgur.com/xxxEuD4.png)
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: Walküre am 6. Jan 2017, 02:40
First of all, happy anniversary for this incredible project. Additional words of compliments would maybe be superfluous, and so, under a more pragmatic perspective, I would really like you to know that the Edain Wiki has helped me a lot while I was working on the recent major concepts; in dealing with precise references to abilities or values. Everything that one needs to know, listed and displayed in details. It's really equal to a true Edain Encyclopaedia  ;)

I'm really interested into the project concerning sound tracks. I'll surely follow its development.
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: Trondheim9 am 6. Jan 2017, 18:05
Necro, being one of the newer Edain Wiki contributors, I found this post very interesting.  It's neat to see how the wiki has grown thanks to your efforts and the team's. 
Cheers
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: OakenShield224 am 6. Jan 2017, 21:07
Even now I'm surprised that the start of the Wiki was a year ago, since it seems like a much shorter time. This anniversary post was very interesting to read and reflect on (especially the comparisons to what it was like before!)
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: Gandalf7000 am 7. Jan 2017, 11:31
I remember how I joined the wiki team: I commented on Gandalf page about wrong info about his role and Necro urged me to fix it. So i decided to create an account and here I am. We have passed "through fire and water" to achieve that how wiki looks now. It is always good to see new contributors editing here and there and see the wiki grow. Good luck to us all continuing the development of this wondeful project!
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: Julio229 am 7. Jan 2017, 14:03
Looking back now, the Wiki has changed a lot. I discovered it when Mordor pages were already the most complete, and I remember reading all the strategy sections I could find, because I was (and I am) really interested in that aspect of the Wiki. I joined in April when I edited the Durin article, and I never thought I would become as involved in the Wiki as I am now. I've said it before, but I'll say it again: I want to continue helping everyone to make the Wiki even better, and, like Gandalf7000 said, good luck to everyone on the Team!
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 1. Feb 2017, 09:26
"Even the smallest person can change the course of the future."
The first official news post of the year, a year full of possibilities as we have now transcribed the entire mod in even more depth than previously with the new addition of building pages. So the wiki is ever expanding and there are even a couple new things I think everybody can enjoy. In additions, great plans are being made deep within the heart of the wiki which will be a great step to improve a relic of the past ages which has been an hindrance to us for many months. Therefore, without further adue I formally welcome everybody in this new year and onward with the new!

-Dorwinion: Earlier this month a user approached us with a very simple proposal, using the wiki to use a concept that was being developed on the forums. The concept had grown greatly and was becoming hard to store on a single thread. It was something that had been spinning in my head in a while, storing concepts on the wiki but had never had the chance to develop. We discussed the possibility on that thread and decided it to allow it. This gave rise to a new type of page: "Concept" which for now only encompass the Dorwinion faction proposal but will probably gain more pages later. For now make sure to check out the concept for a Dorwinion faction on the wiki (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Dorwinion_(Concept)) and the discussion thread present on the forums (https://modding-union.com/index.php/topic,33944.0.html).

-A new category has emerged on the wiki: Single (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Single). It is meant to to qualify any units that have a battalion size of one. Because of their versatility it is very complicated to properly list them since most can switch weapons/forms but still do not posses a sufficient amount of units to properly fulfill that role. Single units include things such as the Ents, Trolls, Dragonslayers and many others

-Spellbook Template: We are hard at work renovating the spellbook template to make it look much nicer, it just didn't fit our idea of the wiki anymore. The template is a relic from before, an old tool from a age long gone. We're are working actively to change it so that users can enjoy a more pleasing system.

- Soundsets: I am constantly adding new quote sets to the wiki, mostly hero quotes bit from time to time I'll add a unit set but mostly heroes just because they are a lot more memorable than units.

That's about it, at this point we're mostly overhauling all the pages we can to make them appear nicer and have more information so that all levels of users can enjoy it. It's a much shorter news than usual and especially in contrast to the previous post. As a goodbye, I'd like to remind everybody who edits the wiki to sign the edit summary with their MU username, it'll just help us decide whether or not a user has the right to make the edit mainly in the cases of custom map pages. As always, stats:
- Edits: 16,116
- Pages: 457
- Files: 2,881
-Highest WAM Rank: 471
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: Walküre am 23. Feb 2017, 21:44
I saw that Galadriel's Ancient Might and Narya have been mentioned in the featured image of the Edain Wiki. Thank you very much for that; I'm sure Galadriel would gladly approve  ;)

Besides, it's always a pleasure to consult your precious Edain encyclopaedia. What kind of plans for the future does the Wiki Team intend to develop?
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: OakenShield224 am 23. Feb 2017, 22:46
Hello DieWalküre. Thanks for the support.
Right now, we're just making small changes here and there to improve the pages. We were going to display the spellbooks in a better way, but then the Edain Team released the news about the spellbook, so that project is on hold.
I think we're all just waiting for 4.5 to be released like everyone else. If Necro has anything else planned, then he's keeping it well hidden. Then again, he lives in Dol Guldur so he's probably got a lot of secrets.
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 23. Feb 2017, 23:18
I do indeed have some plans I have not yet revealed but it is mostly because I need to tinker more with them to check for feasibility and whether or not they improve the wiki. Apart from that it's ask Oakenshield say, we are preparing for the arrival of the Siege Update which brings new units, overhauled systems and overhauled heroes. We are slowly adding to the wiki increasing the quality which will most likely be the focus of this year.
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: Walküre am 24. Feb 2017, 13:16
Ok, that's a clear portrait of the situation. It's therefore delightful to know that quality is to be constantly improved in future times. I can't thus do anything else than wish you all good luck and positive outcomes from your endeavour  :)

I think we're all just waiting for 4.5 to be released like everyone else. If Necro has anything else planned, then he's keeping it well hidden. Then again, he lives in Dol Guldur so he's probably got a lot of secrets.

I assure you that the next patch will indeed bring a revolutionary wind of change to the entire Edain Community. I'm sure Necro's plans will conform to the whole overhaul spirit. Nevertheless, though cunningly hidden those secrets could be, someone shall anyway manage to pierce the veil of that fortress one day or the other, don't you think?  ;)
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: Gandalf7000 am 24. Feb 2017, 13:30
I saw that Galadriel's Ancient Might and Narya have been mentioned in the featured image of the Edain Wiki. Thank you very much for that; I'm sure Galadriel would gladly approve  ;)

Besides, it's always a pleasure to consult your precious Edain encyclopaedia. What kind of plans for the future does the Wiki Team intend to develop?
As Necro said we'll be improving the wiki in future months. And my main task will be adding pictures of all hero abilities.
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: Walküre am 24. Feb 2017, 23:42
That is a really nice addition, Gandalf. I'm looking forward to seeing the task achieved and the whole portrait completed  :)
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: Gandalf7000 am 25. Feb 2017, 20:29
That is a really nice addition, Gandalf. I'm looking forward to seeing the task achieved and the whole portrait completed  :)
Thank you, though the task is I would say far from complete! :0
Titel: Edain Wiki Monthly Massive News Post (February Edition)
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 1. Mär 2017, 03:37
"My dear reader. Mods really are amazing creatures! "

"You can learn all that there is to know about their features in a month, and yet after a hundred years, they can still surprise you." Another small news, lots of small fun projects that add to the wiki. It's the second regular post this and we're just all patiently waiting for 4.5, excited to find write down all the little details. There's newt stuff, there's overhauled stuff and there's more detailed stuff, so enough for everybody's taste. Whether you prefer to massively overhaul page, push minor modifications onto a page or just add some more details to sections. We're especially looking forward to the new spellbooks which will be very nicely paired with the new display system. And now... onwards!
-Spellbook: There is a new spellbook system that has been developed thanks to the help of the Wikia (company that hosts all the wikis) staff. 2 separate system have been developed to fulfill everybody's needs. The primary system is a screenshot that has been taken straight from the game and then fitter with some custom Javascript, long story short: users can now hover on each power to see a very nice summary of both the visual effect and gameplay effect of the power. Depending on your internet speed, it might take several seconds for the little box to appear, but normally you should end with something like that:
In addition, we've added a secondary system below which allow user to go to a tab and see a visual picture of the power and allow the user to click on the links. Combining this system means that the user can see the spellbook as seen in the game but can also see what the power looks in the game and access related pages. So far however, due to the new spellbook announcement only the Mordor (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Mordor#Spellbook) and Lorien (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Lothl%C3%B3rien#Spellbook) spellbook have been filled in as tests.

-This is a project that Gandy (Gandalf7000) has been working on during the month, he takes the icons used in game and adds them next to their respective ability for each hero, creating a nice atmosphere that brings the wiki closer to the mod. Can be seen on all of the Lorien hero pages: Galadriel (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Galadriel), Celeborn (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Celeborn), Thranduil (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Thranduil), Treebeard (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Treebeard), Haldir (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Haldir) and many more.

-Hero Categories: With the help of Garlodur we have finally sorted and refined the categories of heroes. They are now better defined but suggestions are always welcome.

-Quote: More hero quotes! It's an ongoing project, even if it's on a break at the moment but more hero quotes have been added and more hero quotes are to come. If you have a preference for a certain hero's quote make sure to give me a shout and I'll gladly add it when I have time, I don't have much of a preference on the heroes so I just add whatever catches my eye first.

-Youtube Page: The Youtuber pages have received a minor overhaul with better link display in their infoboxes in addition to keep a family friendly status the pages containing mature content (mostly swearing though) have received a small mature content warning which will appear when users attempt to access the page.

It's a short news, but there just isn't much to talk about. The focus of the contributions during the period separating us from the 4.5 release is going to be Quality. We will be going improving pages and adding content in order to give the user more content to view. We're just going to keep editing stuff to create a professional wiki that might one day rival those of the AAA games. To finish, stats:
-Edits:16,741
-Pages: 485
-Files: 2,965
-Peak WAM Rank: 471
Titel: Edain Wiki Monthly Massive News Post (March Edition)
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 2. Apr 2017, 04:34
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives
precisely when he means to."

At least the quote was easy to find this month  :P . Sorry the news was late. We've been tweaking the wiki ever so slightly everyday. Changing the spellbook as they are released and prepping the wiki for the upcoming 4.5 patch. So make sure to check out the pages which are getting changed:
Spellbook - Gondor  (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Gondor#Spellbook)and Mordor  (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Mordor#Spellbook)spellbook got a small change, the pictures have changed but we'll wait till the spellbook are officially released to add those since they are complicated to change.

Cirdan  (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Cirdan)- Cirdan got a temporary new section which contains his upcoming overhaul, once the patch goes public they will replace the old abilities.

Apart from that, we keep going with the projects which are as follow:
-Hero Abilities: The palantirs are being slowly extracted from the game files and cut into bits and piece which are then used on the wiki to bring it closer to the in-game feel.

-Building and Unit Icons: In a similar manner, the icons for the units and buildings are being used to beautify the pages.

-Hero Quotes: More quotes are being added everytime, you can now listen to the soundsets of more heroes than ever.

It's a very short news but there aren't many things to talk about. We've entered a sort of ongoing routine of keeping up with the mod as it evolves and look forward to doing that. To keep track of the stats:
-Edits: 17,459
-Pages: 487
-Files: 3,178
-Peak WAM Rank: 471
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 1. Mai 2017, 16:58
No news this month, we're gonna keep the couple things that have happened for next month. Sorry if you were looking forward to it.
Titel: Edain Wiki Monthly Massive News Post (May Edition)
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 31. Mai 2017, 22:52
"It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk
that keeps the wiki up to date."

Wise word from Gandalf are the best way to start the day. It's been a while since I've written a news, two month precisely but it's good getting back to it especially after a year of school  xD . The Edain Mod has seen some quite important changes this last few months with many new concept coming through: the siege update, the spellbook overhaul and the economy overhaul. Of course theses changes have been reflected on the wiki, the spellbook are being updated as they are being released and not only that but they are being updated with the new template. But let's not spoil anything, on we go...

-Spellbooks: You know how a word starts to look weird once you've typed it too many times? Yeah, overhauling spellbooks makes me look at the word "spellbook" in a funny way. I've added the powers for all the released spellbooks and they are therefore operational, if the tooltips seem a bit out of line usually zooming in or out slightly will fix the issue. We can't do anything about it because of the way it works, it's usually best to consult the entire the wiki on that zoom level since it's tuned to that resolution. But anyways have a look at the spellbooks we've added:

-Palantir Pictures: As usual Trondheim and Gandalf have been hard at work, adding the palantir pictures for the abilities of heroes, units and buildings. A task that brings the wiki closer to the game as users can now visually identify abilities for many factions. This means that if a user is ever puzzled on an ability they may see in a video or image they can always go to the wiki and identify the ability they saw, granted they know which hero's palantir it was. We try to bring it closer to the game everyday so that viewers can make an almost seamless translation between the in game description and the wiki descriptions.

-500 pages!: With the recent addition of the spellbook powers (11 per spellbooks minus the overlaping power which are now few) the wiki has passed the 500 pages marks which simply shows how inaccurate my prediction of 350 pages with the mod complete was  :D Mods are full of surprises. But well done to everybody involved and here's to 500 more pages of fun!

This doesn't seem like a big news but the scale of each item is gigantic, if you scroll the past few months of activity which contains almost 600 edits about 200 of them are of palantir pictures added, about 100 of them are the new spellbook power edits and creations and the rest are minor edits by the Wiki Team and other members. So a lot of fun and more to come. As usual, stats:
- Page: 528
- Files: 3422
- Edit: 18,784
- WAM Highscore: 471
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: Walküre am 1. Jun 2017, 00:16
I really like the quotation at the beginning. Absolutely significant and meaningful. Progress is indeed achieved in time, step by step unto the reaching of success. In the words of old sayings, Necro, it is said that not even Rome was built in a day ;)

May you accept this as a testimony of gratitude.

The Path to Success

Along untrodden ways and stormy seas thou may have voyaged,
Unclear the path and thy toil great,
Yet each day an unceasing effort was,
Until wonders are finally made and at thy labour thou eventually rejoicest.
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 1. Jun 2017, 04:15
I thank you for those kind words. It is indeed that old saying that has accompanied me on the road of this project, it was vital for such a massive task to be taken on step at a time.
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: Walküre am 1. Jun 2017, 08:59
That saying is totally apt for the context, for sure. The poem I conceived refers exactly to what I regard as a fundamental pillar of this forum: endeavour and constant progress. It gets more evident each day passing, if we just consider how much any of us has changed for the better. Well, some have taken a course downwards, but this is another tale :D
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: hoho96 am 29. Jul 2017, 13:16
Wow this wiki has definitely grew since last time I've checked  (**)

Well done Necro & Co.
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: Gandalf7000 am 31. Jul 2017, 17:08
Wow this wiki has definitely grew since last time I've checked  (**)

Well done Necro & Co.
;)
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: Gandalf7000 am 25. Aug 2017, 13:47
New Poll has been added at Edain Wiki main page: "Who is your favorite Rohan hero?" Come to Edain Wiki (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Edain_Mod_Wiki) and vote! :)
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: Gandalf7000 am 20. Dez 2017, 20:40
New Poll has been added at Edain Wiki main page: "Who is your favorite Mordor hero?" Come to Edain Wiki (http://edain.wikia.com/wiki/Edain_Mod_Wiki) and vote! :)
Titel: Re: Edain Mod Wiki General Feedback and News Thread
Beitrag von: Gandalf7000 am 9. Jan 2018, 18:52
The Edain Wiki team are organizing a Riddle Contest on Edain discord channel. If you wish to participate come and ask me for rules. Those of you who are not in Edain Discord:"what the hell you're waiting for?" Come and join our community: https://discord.gg/AUJUUV