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:''See also: [[:Category: | :''See also: [[:Category:wiki-ID numbers]], which is automatically populated with numbers in use, as long as the people who assigned them did so using the template described below'' | ||
__TOC__ | __TOC__ | ||
==Next available | ==Next available wiki-ID numbers== | ||
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** [[146]]* | ** [[146]]* | ||
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> These numbers are properly available, in that the proper process was not followed to claim them, but images already exist with them as filenames, so avoid using them until this is fixed | <nowiki>*</nowiki> These numbers are properly available, in that the proper process was not followed to claim them, but images already exist with them as filenames, so avoid using them until this is fixed | ||
==I want to assign a | ==I want to assign a wiki-ID number to a tool or other item== | ||
:''You came here from the [[Adding New Tools Procedure]], right? If not, start there.'' | :''You came here from the [[Adding New Tools Procedure]], right? If not, start there.'' | ||
For each tool or other item you're assigning a | For each tool or other item you're assigning a wiki-ID number to (one at a time): | ||
# Make sure a page exists for the tool or other item, not just an (unlinked or redlinked) entry in a gallery or list of tools. | # Make sure a page exists for the tool or other item, not just an (unlinked or redlinked) entry in a gallery or list of tools. | ||
#: If not, it makes no sense (and can cause confusion to other members and/or damage to the wiki structure) to assign a | #: If not, it makes no sense (and can cause confusion to other members and/or damage to the wiki structure) to assign a wiki-ID number at this point. | ||
#: On the other hand, it doesn't necessarily have to be listed yet in the "[[tools we have]]" gallery or elsewhere. That can be done later (and may not be appropriate at all in some cases). | #: On the other hand, it doesn't necessarily have to be listed yet in the "[[tools we have]]" gallery or elsewhere. That can be done later (and may not be appropriate at all in some cases). | ||
# Pick a '''red''' (nonexistent page) number from the list above, preferring lower numbers. | # Pick a '''red''' (nonexistent page) number from the list above, preferring lower numbers. | ||
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# Switch editing mode to source editing, if that isn't the current mode. | # Switch editing mode to source editing, if that isn't the current mode. | ||
#: This task can't currently be done with visual editing, due to it lacking a <code>subst</code> option. | #: This task can't currently be done with visual editing, due to it lacking a <code>subst</code> option. | ||
# Use the | # Use the wiki-ID redirect template ([[Template:Id]]): Copy and paste in the exact code below: | ||
#: <pre>{{subst:id|TOOLPAGENAME}}</pre> | #: <pre>{{subst:id|TOOLPAGENAME}}</pre> | ||
# Fill in the redirect destination: Replace <code>TOOLPAGENAME</code> with the ''exact'' name of the page about the tool (which you can copy and paste from the top of that page). | # Fill in the redirect destination: Replace <code>TOOLPAGENAME</code> with the ''exact'' name of the page about the tool (which you can copy and paste from the top of that page). | ||
# Preview and save the page: | # Preview and save the page: | ||
## Click the "Show preview" button at the bottom of the editor, and look at the preview to confirm you've done steps 6 and 7 correctly. | ## Click the "Show preview" button at the bottom of the editor, and look at the preview to confirm you've done steps 6 and 7 correctly. | ||
##: In the preview, you should see a bent arrow pointing at a blue (or, more likely, purple) link to the tool's page, followed by the line "This redirect page is part of the Protospace | ##: In the preview, you should see a bent arrow pointing at a blue (or, more likely, purple) link to the tool's page, followed by the line "This redirect page is part of the Protospace wiki-ID number project. For more information on the project, click here." If the link is red, you entered the tool page's name incorrectly. If you get no link and no explanatory text, you entered the template code incorrectly (or damaged it after copying and pasting). In either case, just correct it and try again. | ||
## Click the "Save changes" button at the bottom of the editor to create the redirect. | ## Click the "Save changes" button at the bottom of the editor to create the redirect. | ||
# Go back to the tool page (which you can do by clicking the link of the redirect you just created) and edit the ID number into the template there. | # Go back to the tool page (which you can do by clicking the link of the redirect you just created) and edit the ID number into the template there. | ||
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#: If you don't, no harm should happen: It will just turn blue and everybody (who reads these instructions, at least) will know not to use it until somebody gets around to removing it. | #: If you don't, no harm should happen: It will just turn blue and everybody (who reads these instructions, at least) will know not to use it until somebody gets around to removing it. | ||
==I want to help maintain the | ==I want to help maintain the wiki-ID system== | ||
* From time to time, check the above list for: | * From time to time, check the above list for: | ||