Creating a wiki page

F4L5E G0DS EVE-EMU wiki page creation guide

Page creation standards for new guide, reference, policy, service, market, industry, and corporation-support pages.

Field	Value
Wiki platform	MediaWiki / Wikimedia-style wikitext source editing
Primary standard	F4L5E G0DS EVE-EMU Standard Guide Template
Source document	F4L5E_G0DS_EVE_EMU_Wiki_Guides.docx
Prepared date	2026-07-05

This guide defines the standard process for creating new wiki pages. It is designed for editors who are creating a guide, procedure, doctrine-support page, industrial planning page, market page, service page, or corporation, alliance, or coalition operating page.

Before creating a page

Create a new page only when the topic cannot be handled by improving an existing page. The goal is to keep the wiki searchable, coherent, and easy to maintain.

1. Search the wiki for the exact page title and two or three related terms.
2. Check whether an existing page already covers the subject and could be expanded.
3. Check whether the topic should be a subsection of a broader guide instead of a separate page.
4. Confirm that the page has a practical use: a task, decision, policy, reference, or repeatable procedure.
5. Identify the likely page owner before publishing if the page will require regular updates.

Page title standard

Use clear, searchable page titles. A good title states the subject in the words an EVE player or editor would search for.

Rule	Use	Avoid
Recognizable name	T2 blueprint invention guide	The advanced thing with copies
Concise wording	Moon ore reprocessing	Everything about moon ore refining, compression, and hauling in every situation
Consistent game terms	High Sec, Low Sec, Null, WH / J Space	Highsec, low-sec, wormholes, J-space mixed inconsistently
No internal jokes in titles	Corporation buyback rules	Skane’s pile of rocks
Sentence case	Engineering structure setup	Engineering Structure Setup

Recommended creation methods

1. Use the wiki search box to search for the intended title. If the page does not exist, select the create-page option.
2. Alternatively, add a red link from a relevant existing index or parent page, preview it, then open the red link.
3. For a direct URL method, replace the article title in the wiki URL with the new page title, open the blank page, then choose Create or Edit source.
4. Use source editing for guide pages. Visual editing is acceptable for minor prose edits, but source editing is safer for tables, categories, maintenance banners, and reusable wikitext.

Start from the standard guide template

Major pages should start from the imported standard template. The template is intended for guides, handbooks, tutorials, doctrines, logistics, market, industry, PvE, PvP, and corporation, alliance, or coalition service pages.

1. Open the template page in source view.
2. Copy the entire source.
3. Create the new page.
4. Paste the template into the new page source editor.
5. Replace every bracketed placeholder before publishing, including topic, audience, clone state, security space, required skills, required ISK, last verified, page owner, topic category, and experience-level category.
6. Remove sections that do not apply, but keep Quick start, Before you begin, Standard procedure, Common mistakes, Troubleshooting, References, See also, and categories unless there is a clear reason to omit them.

Required page structure

Section	Required?	Purpose
Lead paragraph	Yes	Defines the topic and tells the reader what outcome the page supports.
Guide summary table	Yes for guide pages	Shows topic, audience, clone state, space, required skills, required ISK, last verified, and page owner.
Quick start	Yes	Gives the minimum practical procedure for readers who need the direct answer.
Before you begin	Yes	Lists requirements, risks, access, and preparation.
Key terms	When needed	Defines jargon, abbreviations, and local policy terms.
Standard procedure	Yes for task pages	Provides ordered steps with expected results.
Decision table	When needed	Helps the reader choose between options.
Calculations	When needed	Documents formulas and assumptions.
Common mistakes	Yes for guides	Prevents recurring support questions.
Troubleshooting	Yes for process pages	Maps symptoms to likely causes and fixes.
Policy section	When applicable	Separates corporation, alliance, or coalition rules from general game mechanics.
References	Yes when factual claims need support	Lists citations using MediaWiki ref tags.
See also	Yes when related pages exist	Connects the page to nearby wiki content.
Categories	Yes	Places the page in the browsing structure.

Category requirements

Every finished EVE Online article should have at least two categories. The first one is the EVE Online category and then one experience-level category.

[[Category:EVE Online]]
[[Category:Beginner guides]]

Every finished wiki article should have at least two categories. wiki articles should use either the wiki Maintenance or the wiki Templates category and the Basic Guides category.

[[Category:wiki Maintenance]]
[[Category:Basic Guides]]

'''Do not publish placeholder categories'''<br />Never publish literal placeholders such as [[Category:[Topic category]]] or [[Category:[Experience level category]]]. Replace them with approved category names before saving.

Save-preview-publish workflow

1. Click Show preview before saving.
2. Check the guide summary table for broken rows, missing fields, or unfilled placeholders.
3. Check headings. The body must not use Level 1 headings. Start article sections at Level 2.
4. Check that links are relevant and not overused.
5. Check that categories are real, approved categories.
6. Check that references render under the References heading.
7. Write a clear edit summary.
8. Save the page.
9. Open the saved page and scan the rendered version, not only the source editor.
10. Add the page to any appropriate index, navigation, or parent guide page.

Standard edit summaries

Change type	Recommended summary
New guide	Create guide for [topic] using standard guide template
New policy page	Create corporation policy page for [topic]
New category page	Create category page for [category]
Major rewrite	Rewrite guide for current mechanics and standard format
Minor fix	Fix typo, link, or formatting issue
Verification update	Update last verified date after checking current mechanics

Page creation checklist

• The page topic is not already covered by an existing page.
• The title is concise, searchable, and written in sentence case.
• The standard guide template was used for major guides.
• The lead explains the topic and practical outcome.
• All bracketed placeholders have been replaced or removed.
• The guide summary table is complete.
• Procedures are numbered and include expected results where useful.
• Tables have clear headers.
• Only the first meaningful occurrence of important terms is linked.
• References and categories render correctly.
• The page owner and last verified date are set.

Approved category starter set

Use this starter set to prevent category sprawl. Create additional categories only when existing categories do not fit and the new category can be described clearly.

Category	Use
Category:Guides	Instructional guide pages.
Category:EVE Online	General EVE Online pages.
Category:Beginner guides	Guides for readers with little prior experience.
Category:Intermediate guides	Guides for readers who know the basics and need procedures or optimization.
Category:Advanced guides	Guides for experienced readers handling edge cases, scale, or advanced operations.
Category:Industry	Mining, refining, reactions, manufacturing, invention, blueprints, industrial infrastructure.
Category:Markets	Trade, pricing, arbitrage, buyback, hauling economics, trade hubs, market watchlists.
Category:Corporation operations	Corporation services, roles, logistics, admin workflows, member procedures.
Category:Alliance operations	Alliance-level services, logistics, policy, access, and coordination pages.
Category:Coalition operations	Coalition-level services, logistics, policy, access, and coordination pages.
Category:Wiki templates	Reusable page templates and editor-support material.
Category:Wiki maintenance	Maintenance, review, style, and administrative pages.

Copyable page skeleton

Use this shortened skeleton for small pages that do not need the full standard guide template.

{{DISPLAYTITLE:EVE Online [topic]: [plain-language subtitle]}}

'''[Topic]''' is [one-sentence definition]. This page explains [purpose] for [audience].

== Quick start ==

# [Step 1.]
# [Step 2.]
# [Step 3.]

== Before you begin ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Requirement
! Minimum
! Notes
|-
| [Requirement]
| [Minimum]
| [Notes]
|}

== Standard procedure ==

=== Step 1: [verb phrase] ===

# [Instruction.]
# [Instruction.]

Expected result: [result].

== Common mistakes ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Mistake
! Fix
|-
| [Mistake]
| [Fix]
|}

== Troubleshooting ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Problem
! Likely cause
! Fix
|-
| [Problem]
| [Cause]
| [Fix]
|}

== References ==

<references />

== See also ==

* [[Related page]]

[[Category:Guides]]
[[Category:EVE Online]]
[[Category:[Topic category]]]
[[Category:[Experience level category]]]

Sources consulted

The document adapts standards to the F4L5E G0DS EVE-EMU context rather than copying external guide text. Sources consulted for structure and practices:

Source	Location
F4L5E G0DS EVE-EMU Standard Guide Template	Attached file: eve_emu_standard_guide_template.mediawiki
MediaWiki Help:Starting a new page	https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page
MediaWiki Help:SourceEditor/User guide	https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:SourceEditor/User_guide/en
MediaWiki Help:Categories	https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Categories