JFD and Janboruta's Civilisations

[SuperWaffle247]

I agree that the wiki is an inspired move. I guess I'm not a huge fan of Wikia's default layout and its overall messiness, but hey, it's doing it's job. When I have more time I would love to help contribute to flesh out all the mod author's mods. I think this will be a great way to display all of the community's work, showing off how nice it all looks. Perhaps we should have a thread somewhere about managing the wiki? Wikia has a built in forum but I don't think it's very good.

 

[SnowyNix]

I really, really don't like the new table layout for the OP, just my €0,02.

 

[Zantonius Hamm]

^I actually agree.

 

[DoctorMcGann]

Same here.

 

[LeeS]

Huh. Clever JFD. Stupid me. There is a link to a wiki buried within that presentation of the new (or is it re-drafted) civ.

 

[JFD]

LeeS, I'll go back and update Tojo's Japan for Civ-Appropriate General and Admiral Names. Good thing DJSHenninger added that to the support infobox!

I really, really don't like the new table layout for the OP, just my €0,02.

Why on earth not?

 

[Zantonius Hamm]

My main problem is that it doesn't show the uniques of the civ.

 

[SnowyNix]

Why on earth not?

Such an unformatted table is just plain ugly. You could keep the old infobox style, (I really like it) and also provide a link to the wiki.

 

[JFD]

My main problem is that it doesn't show the uniques of the civ.

That's what the wiki is for.

 

[DoctorMcGann]

IMO the OP should have the info too. It's the first place people'll look. And LeeS clearly missed the wiki link.

 

[JFD]

True, but I've never sought to advertise, merely relay the information somehow, and the wiki accomplishes that for me. And going with the current info boxes isn't going to make the wiki link any clearer. I just find the table tidier, and at this point - where I've certainly passed the peak of my modding here - I just want to catalogue.

If a middle-ground can be reached, I can't think of it yet.

 

[DoctorMcGann]

Fair enough. It's up to you in the end.

I do love the idea of a civ modding wiki! Would you be all right with me changing the layout a bit on the pages? Over at the TARDIS wiki, we have the infobox up at the top of the page, with the lead right next to it. Example

 

[JFD]

I can't speak for the others who have made pages, but I prefer my layout as it stands for the time being, so I'd rather it kept as is.

 

[SnowyNix]

As someone with a couple of years of wikia experience, that is where infoboxes should go.

 

[JFD]

Well, I'm afraid that doesn't qualitfy for my poor taste then

 

[Viregel]

Just hire someone else to update the OP

 

[janboruta]

JFD, why didn't you just use Sukritact's infobox? The table is ugly... Keep wiki-looking stuff in the wiki. The opening post is your business card here, not the wiki.

 

[JFD]

Because I find it cumbersome, both to look at and to make. And the OP is not my business card; as I said, I'm not looking to advertise my work. It's here if people want it.

 

[Alganon]

We doesnt need the best OP design, we need more civs for the Empire of JFD *cough*

 

[DoctorMcGann]

Assuming Sukritact's infobox looks like the others, I'm surprised you don't like them. I think they're by far the prettiest of the infoboxes in the New Civs subforum.