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author | yorhel <yorhel@1fe2e327-d9db-4752-bcf7-ef0cb4a1748b> | 2008-06-28 17:05:35 +0000 |
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committer | yorhel <yorhel@1fe2e327-d9db-4752-bcf7-ef0cb4a1748b> | 2008-06-28 17:05:35 +0000 |
commit | d387136a61bf93fdc495f2bead2874be3b7733cf (patch) | |
tree | 22771ff17b9b5caad0695ec6dc9981e6e10e949a | |
parent | cb91a4b21ef4157eb10276ee088e962b3b6026d2 (diff) |
Documentation patch by apple
git-svn-id: svn://vndb.org/vndb@43 1fe2e327-d9db-4752-bcf7-ef0cb4a1748b
-rw-r--r-- | data/docs/5 | 38 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | data/docs/8 | 1 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | data/docs/notfinished | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | data/tpl/vnedit | 4 |
4 files changed, 30 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/data/docs/5 b/data/docs/5 index cea0817f..1778bd3a 100644 --- a/data/docs/5 +++ b/data/docs/5 @@ -30,25 +30,39 @@ </p> -:SUB:Name order +:SUB:Name Order <p> - In most English speaking countries, names are given in a "given name, family name" - order. This is called "Western Order". In English, you call someone using their - given name if you know them well, otherwise use their title and family name. - In Japanese (and some other languages too), names are given in "family name, given name" - order. We call this "Japanese Order". In Japanese you can call someone using either - name with an appropriate suffix. To aid English speakers familiar, some resources - (e.g. wikipedia) switch round Japanese names. Here on vndb.org, we prefer to use the - order that the original game used. That is, if it was originally a Japanese game with - Japanese character names, use Japanese order. If the game is originally English, or - a character has a completely foreign name (Mary Smith), use Western order. + In most English speaking countries, names are given in a "given name, family name" order. + This is called "Western Order". + In English, you call someone using their given name if you know them well, otherwise use their title and family name. + <br /> + In Japanese (and some other languages too), names are given in "family name, given name" order. + We call this "Japanese Order". + In Japanese you can call someone using either name with an appropriate suffix. + <br /> + To aid English speakers, some resources (e.g. wikipedia) use Japanese names in Western order. + Here on vndb.org, we prefer to use the order that the original game used. + <br /> + That is, if it was originally a Japanese game with Japanese character names, use Japanese order. + <br /> + If the game is originally English, or a character has a completely foreign name (Mary Smith), use Western order. </p> +:SUB:Edit Summaries +<p> + Every edit to any page has an optional "Edit summary" box. + <br /> + This allows you to explain yourself on what your edit is about without cluttering the main page. + <br /> + You can say why you've modified the categories, changed a link, or show where you obtained some information (so that other contributors can verify it). + <br /> + Perhaps you want to add a visual novel to the database but are unable to find more information for it. + If you say so here, another contributor is bound to finish it off. +</p> :SUB:TODO <p> Misc documentation:<br /> -- Edit summary<br /> - Quoting sources in descriptions<br /> </p> diff --git a/data/docs/8 b/data/docs/8 index cad1262b..ce867124 100644 --- a/data/docs/8 +++ b/data/docs/8 @@ -1,4 +1,5 @@ :TITLE:The VNDB TODO list +:INC:index :SUB:Some notes diff --git a/data/docs/notfinished b/data/docs/notfinished index 192b1c07..8fc2669a 100644 --- a/data/docs/notfinished +++ b/data/docs/notfinished @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ <span class="warning"> This page is not yet finished!<br /> - If you are interested in helping out, please join us on <a href="irc://irc.synirc.net/vndb">IRC</a>. + If you are interested in helping us finish it off, please join us on <a href="irc://irc.synirc.net/vndb">IRC</a>. </span> diff --git a/data/tpl/vnedit b/data/tpl/vnedit index 66d0e40f..c6cbd3ae 100644 --- a/data/tpl/vnedit +++ b/data/tpl/vnedit @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ { type => 'sub', title => 'Categories', short => 'cat' }, { type => 'hidden', short => 'categories' }, { type => 'static', raw => 1, text => eval { - my $r = 'Please read the <a href="/d1">category descriptions</a> before adding or modifying categories!<br /><br />' + my $r = 'Please read the <a href="/d1">category descriptions</a> before modifying categories!<br /><br />' .'<ul id="cat">'; for my $c (qw| e g t p h l s |) { $r .= ($c !~ /[thl]/ ? '<li>' : '<br />').$VNDB::CAT->{$c}[0].'<a href="/d1#'.$VNDB::CAT->{$c}[2].'" class="help">?</a><ul>'; @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ { type => 'sub', title => 'Edit summary', short => 'com' }, { type => 'textarea', name => 'Edit summary', short => 'comm', rows => 3, cols => 60 }, - { type => 'static', text => 'Please motivate your modifications and cite all sources.' }, + { type => 'static', text => 'Please explain your modifications and cite all sources.' }, { type => 'submit', text => $d{id} ? 'Edit' : 'Add' }, { type => 'endform' }, |