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Re: Question on becoming a Wiki writer

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Nexun is not online. Nexun
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22 Aug 2011 09:40 PM
Do you have a better chance of becoming one foruming here or in Scripters?
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SDuke524 is not online. SDuke524
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22 Aug 2011 09:40 PM
Just become the best scripter you can be and wait for the recruitment thing to come around again.
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BunnyBoy26 is not online. BunnyBoy26
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22 Aug 2011 09:44 PM
How would the people know you are a good scripter? Besides, if you get recruited, you will start at a writer, and how many pages can they edit? 2%?
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Nexun is not online. Nexun
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22 Aug 2011 09:45 PM
@BunnyBoy

I thought Wiki writers could create pages at will.
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swmaniac is not online. swmaniac
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22 Aug 2011 09:45 PM
Almost any... I think.

Except for those specifically locked by the wiki's admins, writers can change any page.
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AgentFirefox is not online. AgentFirefox
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22 Aug 2011 09:46 PM
You'll have no chance at failing an application for becoming a Wiki writer. You seem to know your stuff. The best thing you can work on is how you PRESENT the information. Presentation is key to becoming a Wiki writer.

Believe it or not, but some people think I am a Wiki writer myself, which is completely untrue. :O
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BunnyBoy26 is not online. BunnyBoy26
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22 Aug 2011 09:48 PM
Nope, they can only edit unlocked pages, which I haven't officially seen any of. Only Admins, sysops, or editors can edit locked pages.
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BunnyBoy26 is not online. BunnyBoy26
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22 Aug 2011 09:49 PM
@Dumbledore: there are applications?
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swmaniac is not online. swmaniac
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22 Aug 2011 09:50 PM
http://wiki.roblox.com/index.php?title=Math&action=edit
"The action you have requested is limited to users in one of the groups Sysops, Editors, writer."

First article I tried.

http://wiki.roblox.com/index.php?title=Talk:How_do_I_make_VIP_doors%3F&action=edit
http://wiki.roblox.com/index.php/RBX.lua.Lighting_%28Object%29
http://wiki.roblox.com/index.php/ChildAdded_%28Event%29
http://wiki.roblox.com/index.php/Class_reference

I'm having trouble finding LOCKED pages besides the main page.
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swmaniac is not online. swmaniac
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22 Aug 2011 09:51 PM
Strike that, even the main page claims it can be edited by writers.
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AgentFirefox is not online. AgentFirefox
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22 Aug 2011 09:52 PM
@BB26
Yes, there's an application process that MDB uses.
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Nexun is not online. Nexun
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22 Aug 2011 09:52 PM
@AFF

Why, thank you. I've been told the same by many people, which is why I'm going to start making models proving that I am able to script in Lua efficiently (hence my primary group).

@BunnyBoy

Yeah, MDB posts a thread about it in Scripters maybe every 9 months.
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AgentFirefox is not online. AgentFirefox
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22 Aug 2011 09:55 PM
Making working bits of code is only half of the process. If you want to be a writer, you also need to be able to explain the background processes involved in the code. Of course, some of the core functions don't have readable source, but your own code does; you need to explain it in a way other people with limited scripting knowledge can understand it.

^ Only if you didn't see the part about presentation in my post. ^
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TheNewFissy is not online. TheNewFissy
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22 Aug 2011 09:58 PM
Okay, I really want to be a wiki writer, I am very good at scripting but I always miss MDB's application posts in the scripters forum. I'm always here, not in the scripters forum. How do I know when he posts?
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Nexun is not online. Nexun
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22 Aug 2011 10:00 PM
@AFF

Yes, I know someone (or rather seen someone on this forum) that has failed because 'they said I couldn't explain my code'. I'm going to be trying hard to get to be a Wiki writer this year.

But back to my original question. Am I more likely to be 'noticed' more in SH or Scripters?
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Nexun is not online. Nexun
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22 Aug 2011 10:02 PM
@TheNewFissy

http://www.roblox.com/Groups/group.aspx?gid=127081

I believe that group will create a shout telling you when MDB is holding applications. At least, one of my other accounts' groups did (it was a Lua group).
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RoboTestGear is not online. RoboTestGear
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22 Aug 2011 10:05 PM
Wiki is not all that.. most of the really good scripters don't even go at it.
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AgentFirefox is not online. AgentFirefox
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22 Aug 2011 10:05 PM
"But back to my original question. Am I more likely to be 'noticed' more in SH or Scripters?"

MDB doesn't like using forum posts as examples of work (because of formatting issues).
I suggest you stay in SH for two reasons:

1) Scripters = Trolls; they belong under a bridge (that's why their forum is at the bottom)
                                             ^ Most important ^
2) You'll explain more things to people in SH than you would in Scripters.
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Nexun is not online. Nexun
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22 Aug 2011 10:08 PM
@AFF

Oh yeah, I've seen more than a couple threads from Scripters. I just thought that maybe MDB read that forum more.
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RoboTestGear is not online. RoboTestGear
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22 Aug 2011 10:09 PM
Come to think of it.. most of the really good scripters don't even care about this forum..
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Kevaknight is not online. Kevaknight
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22 Aug 2011 10:21 PM
I love how he called AFF "Dumbledore."
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SDuke524 is not online. SDuke524
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22 Aug 2011 10:22 PM
Anyone on the staff can edit any page however, if the page gets reviewed by a reviewer then whwm you make a change it won't show until reviewed again by another reviewer or you click "view draft" on the page. Also you're better than some of the writers already. Just make sure when the recruitment search comes around you have something to show for it.
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AgentFirefox is not online. AgentFirefox
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22 Aug 2011 10:28 PM
If I end up submitting an application, I've got MANY pages I'm wanted to rewrite...
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nate890 is not online. nate890
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22 Aug 2011 10:43 PM
Why not submit an application? I'm pretty sure you have what it takes @AFF.

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NecroBumpist is not online. NecroBumpist
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22 Aug 2011 10:58 PM
It's not influenced by whether or not you go to scripters.
ArceusInantor (a popular wiki editor) was completely unheard of when he was first admitted to the wiki.


It's all about your ability to show of your skillz.
I just linked to a few pastebins of some *very* complex things I had made in the past and ta-da, I am a wiki writer.

You'll have to wait for the next application session though.

-NecroBumpist, Master of Lua, Writer of Wikis ◕ ‿‿ ◕
==MODS Update: v2.2.1 out! Check @LuaASM==
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