Forum:Quest Pages (An Adventurer Apr 2009): Difference between revisions
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| Text = I have noticed that when copying and pasting links to quests that end with (Quest) on the official turbine forums the link breaks. For example linking to [[Composite | | Text = I have noticed that when copying and pasting links to quests that end with (Quest) on the official turbine forums the link breaks. For example linking to [[Composite Weapons Quest]] results in http://asheron.info/~asheron/index.php/Composite_Bow_(Quest which is missing the ending ")". It can be fixed by editing the link after you post, but not everyone knows that or does that. | ||
I have two suggestions: | I have two suggestions: | ||
# For every quest that ends in (Quest), make the broken link page redirect to it. So [[Composite Bow (Quest]] would redirect to [[Composite | # For every quest that ends in (Quest), make the broken link page redirect to it. So [[Composite Bow (Quest]] would redirect to [[Composite Weapons Quest]]. | ||
# Change the naming scheme to no longer include parenthesis. The parenthesis are really there for disambiguation, so that entries that share the same official name can be distinguished. However, since quests do not actually have official names that are ever revealed in game, the disambiguation is not really needed. So [[Composite | # Change the naming scheme to no longer include parenthesis. The parenthesis are really there for disambiguation, so that entries that share the same official name can be distinguished. However, since quests do not actually have official names that are ever revealed in game, the disambiguation is not really needed. So [[Composite Weapons Quest]] would become [[Composite Weapons Quest]]. | ||
1 will be much easier to do, but I am leaning towards 2. Unfortunately, if we go with 2 we not only have to rename the page but also fix every link to it. | 1 will be much easier to do, but I am leaning towards 2. Unfortunately, if we go with 2 we not only have to rename the page but also fix every link to it. | ||
Latest revision as of 19:00, 4 February 2012
I have noticed that when copying and pasting links to quests that end with (Quest) on the official turbine forums the link breaks. For example linking to Composite Weapons Quest results in http://asheron.info/~asheron/index.php/Composite_Bow_(Quest which is missing the ending ")". It can be fixed by editing the link after you post, but not everyone knows that or does that.
I have two suggestions:
- For every quest that ends in (Quest), make the broken link page redirect to it. So Composite Bow (Quest would redirect to Composite Weapons Quest.
- Change the naming scheme to no longer include parenthesis. The parenthesis are really there for disambiguation, so that entries that share the same official name can be distinguished. However, since quests do not actually have official names that are ever revealed in game, the disambiguation is not really needed. So Composite Weapons Quest would become Composite Weapons Quest.
1 will be much easier to do, but I am leaning towards 2. Unfortunately, if we go with 2 we not only have to rename the page but also fix every link to it. --An Adventurer 11:00, 9 April 2009 (CDT)
It has to do with reserved characters (internally the wiki will transform them, but on the forums it won't make that translation automatically). One way around it is to post the link as it appears in the path bar at the top when at the actual page which uses the character codes instead of the actual characters (post translation).
For example http://asheron.info/~asheron/index.php/Composite_Bow_%28Quest%29 will give the correct link when posted.
I'd favor #2 as well, we could just leave most individual pages for now since they will redirect with the move, and when I'm updating the old items with scripts I can add a filter that will catch quest names and change them. --Tlosk 14:56, 9 April 2009 (CDT)