MMGN Goes Open Source

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Some exciting news for MMGN members today as we announce that our Wiki is now live!

All game profiles across the entire network are now wiki pages, with everything curated by the members, for the members.

This means that people who are dedicated to their favourite game can create wiki pages around the developers, characters, history and items of their favourite titles.

We've started off by creating a Wiki for Battlefield 3 and The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword to show you what is possible with the new format.

Absolutely anything can be linked with a Wiki page, whether it be in articles, game profiles or forum posts. This should create a deep and informative community aspect to MMGN.

So how do you create your own page? It's quite simple:

For example let's say I want to create a page for MMGN. I simply type double bracket [[Page Subject Name]]. This will create a link, allowing you to click on it and then create a wiki.

All standard BB Code works in these pages just like a forum post, and to create headings you simply type ==HEADING== with no spaces.

Keep in mind this is meant to increase the knowledge and worth of our community. Play by the rules and do your best to post factual, truthful information and everything will be fine.

So what are you waiting for? Get posting? I'm going to work on the Legend of Zelda series right now!

Link to us http://tv.mmgn.com/News/MMGN-Wiki-Now-Live

News Article by: Heller 143216Kudos 21/11/2011

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MMGN Goes Open Source Comments

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Beta

I have just whored out MW3 a bit. Even added a 'Perks" page.

21/11/2011

Le Melbourne

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M@ndyz

awesome

21/11/2011

They say great science is built on the shoulders of giants - not here. At Aperture we do all our science from scratch; no hand holding.

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Ben

My quality contribution mmgn.com/...

21/11/2011

twitter.com/Ben_Salter | Dennis, your mule is shit. I am no longer turned on by mules.

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gargoyles

Ben said: My quality contribution mmgn.com/...

nice! Marketplace

21/11/2011

It's none of your business: ლ(╹◡╹ლ)

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sjt333

so how do you access the wiki? because mmgn/wiki gives me page not found

21/11/2011

To get shot and not do much else, turn to page 58 "I've always liked cowabunga."

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Kurogane

Can I make a wiki page for me?

21/11/2011

SSBB (NTSC) FC: 1850-3764-4050; QLD

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Ben

sjt333 said: so how do you access the wiki? because mmgn/wiki gives me page not found

Just go like here mmgn.com/... and then change the ending to the article you want to make.

so like mmgn.com/wiki/addthewordshereoftheurlyouwant

21/11/2011

twitter.com/Ben_Salter | Dennis, your mule is shit. I am no longer turned on by mules.

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gargoyles

i love this. luigis mansion
how many kudos do we earn?

21/11/2011

It's none of your business: ლ(╹◡╹ლ)

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q-Firzenion-p

this is AWESOME!

21/11/2011

Hey gurl you lookin good, wanna come back to my place and derp? uhn uhn uhn.

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gargoyles

is there a data base where we can find all the wikis?

21/11/2011

It's none of your business: ლ(╹◡╹ლ)

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Heller

That will be coming soon - still working out some formatting issues etc!

21/11/2011

Melbourne, Victoria

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gargoyles

Heller said: That will be coming soon - still working out some formatting issues etc!

cool. does that mean there will be another update for the site?

21/11/2011

It's none of your business: ლ(╹◡╹ლ)

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Kurogane

No seriously, can I make a wiki page for myself?

21/11/2011

SSBB (NTSC) FC: 1850-3764-4050; QLD

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gargoyles

Kurogane said: No seriously, can I make a wiki page for myself?

sure why not. your part of MMGN.

21/11/2011

It's none of your business: ლ(╹◡╹ლ)

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EndBoss

+5 kudos for a major improvement
+1 kudos for a minor improvement

we will be adding more wiki related stuff later

21/11/2011

Melbourne, Victoria

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gargoyles

EndBoss said: +5 kudos for a major improvement
+1 kudos for a minor improvement
we will be adding more wiki related stuff later

is major improvement creating the wiki?

21/11/2011

It's none of your business: ლ(╹◡╹ლ)

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tommo47

gargoyles said: i love this. luigis mansion
how many kudos do we earn?

@EndBoss @Heller
Is there a spelling criteria for the Wiki? I just cleaned up this article with capital letters, improved the grammar but it still doesn't make sense. I applaud the idea but there has to be some form of quality control.

Also, will there be a possibility to change the title of a Wiki page? Currently, although the title appears in a text box on the 'Update Wiki' page, it cannot be edited; at least, not by a member who did not create the piece.

21/11/2011

MMGN.com - how else did you expect this post to have got here?

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Mik3y

totally needs a Mik3y page. MMGN Goes Open Source

21/11/2011

Ｔｈｅｒｅ　ａｒｅ　ｆｏｕｒ　ｌｉｇｈｔｓ　　

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Kurogane

Mik3y said: totally needs a Mik3y page.

And a Kuro page.

21/11/2011

SSBB (NTSC) FC: 1850-3764-4050; QLD

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W84NO1

Wheres the open sauce?
Is it tomatoe or BBQ... [Shifty]

21/11/2011

ⓂⒺⓁⒷⓄⓊⓇⓃⒺ

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Heller

We will be posting some guide-lines in the future and you will be able to change the name of the pages etc soon. We will have a certain "standard" that should be met. Think of this as beta testing at the moment.

21/11/2011

Melbourne, Victoria

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gargoyles

yeah i need to change the title of the Luigis mansion.

Super Mario Sunshine

21/11/2011

It's none of your business: ლ(╹◡╹ლ)

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Bloard

League of Legends

21/11/2011

League of Legends Summoner Name - Millapede

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Heller

Great work @Bloard

Now I can go in and make Defence of the Ancients Blizzard Entertainment and Warcraft III pages if I wanted to.

This is where the Wiki is going to be a great tool in the future. I'll be doing an article about standards, community building and interesting ways we can use the technology tomorrow.

21/11/2011

Melbourne, Victoria

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Daseti

Bend over and touch your toes, I'll show you where the wild goose goes.

21/11/2011

I have one speed, one gear, GO!

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Heller

LOL what now?

I think this is going to be very awesome. For instance I can see an independent Zelda community popping up via the Wiki, working together as they discuss and debate over the Zelda timeline etc.

Very, very exciting!

21/11/2011

Melbourne, Victoria

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winga26

Ben said:
sjt333 said: so how do you access the wiki? because mmgn/wiki gives me page not found

Just go like here mmgn.com/... and then change the ending to the article you want to make.
so like mmgn.com/wiki/addthewordshereoftheurlyouwant

This is the problem and I feel this also impacts other parts of this site they are hard to navigate to so before you know it they will be forgotten about. This is one thing that sometimes bugs me about the way so things are set out.

22/11/2011

GET YOUR BLOOD PUMPING - GO SWANS!

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Beta

Yeah, I actually went to '/Wiki' expecting to see a homepage of sorts for it.

That said, the point of the Wiki is to eventually connect everything. If you're on the Modern Warfare 3 pages, you can end up here:

mmgn.com/...

In case you've been living under a rock, Fishing Derby is a game from the 80s. I got there via the Activision page, which I got through the MW3 page. Just as an example.

It's all meant to lead into everything. Just gotta give it time.

But yeah, I think a single page with the 100 or so previous edits would be beneficial.

22/11/2011

Le Melbourne

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Heller

Wiki standards and tips ps3.mmgn.com/...

22/11/2011

Melbourne, Victoria

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Marge

It would be cool if it said the creators and past editors at the bottom. Also in the hub it would be good if there was an area listing wiki's that need editing. People could press a button to say that the article needs some editing/fixing and it pops up so that the helpful people could be helpful. Then like the marketplace you could have a top editor list.

a few ideas to consider

22/11/2011

Your Mother's Closet

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Harry

IMO, tally up how many changes and new pages people make so we can see who is contributing heaps to the Wiki. That way they get some recognition for their work. :)

22/11/2011

Lemonaids.