[The Starport News]Looking for new staff

About missing news: Maybe T SP should allow advertisements of mods as news items as well, but only ad per mod?

I’d be happy to help out with the WIKI stuff. It’s about time I gave something back to this community that’s always helped me so much.

I think I’m in a reasonably decent place in order to be able to write a few pieces for the WIKI. I don’t have spectacular modding skills but my breadth of knowledge is relatively broad and I think I can turn my hand to most things modding related.

I think there’s a great deal of content in the forums that could be repurposed into step-by-step tutorials etc which might sit nicely in the WIKI, I’d be happy to have a go at a bit of this.

The only problem is I don’t know how much time I can really commit at the moment.

If anyone wants to talk more just drop me a line on this thread or PM me.

Cheers,
Rik

@Bas,

I would think that Mod ads would come under ‘Freelancer Mod News’.

I’d be happy to help out if you guys are still looking. What does maintaining the wiki involve? Just checking the recent changes for spambots/bad edits or something more complex?

Bobthemanofsteel wrote:
@Bas,

I would think that Mod ads would come under ‘Freelancer Mod News’.

Yeah, but actually entries have to be news, actually.

Maybe the “wiki work” should be even a bit more devided, maybe into FAQ/Beginner’s tutorial/manual, modding and hacking, and stuff for players like equipment and systems. I did the last thing for a time, but it seems I didn’t finish that one or at least some if not all of the images are broken, but I might still have them at my HDD.

€// Sample system, new york:
http://the-starport.net/freelancer/wiki/index.php/Systems:new_York

Another sample, even a bit more simple than the previous one:
http://the-starport.net/freelancer/wiki/index.php/Texas

Systems overview:
http://the-starport.net/freelancer/wiki/index.php/Systems

Some system pages are somehow name system:name, such as Systems:new_York, while others are not. Don’t ask me what I did there back then.

But I think maybe it should be focussed more on the stuff for players, maybe creating a group for it, maybe with internal forums, idk. I mean, that a group of ppl is dedicated to update the wiki etc. pp. for the player stuff.

I am not sure if I will re-work at the wiki, but if I do I certainly need somebody who gives me technical help as I still have some questions and troubles with the wiki software. Oh, and I need someone to kick my ass regulary so I don’t stop working at it because I am bored or I forgot about it.

//Uh, maybe add sub-domains for the cats? wiki.t-sp, downloads.t-sp, forums.t-sp?

Bas wrote:
Some system pages are somehow name system:name, such as Systems:new_York, while others are not. Don’t ask me what I did there back then.

But I think maybe it should be focussed more on the stuff for players, maybe creating a group for it, maybe with internal forums, idk. I mean, that a group of ppl is dedicated to update the wiki etc. pp. for the player stuff.

New York is actually it’s own page, Systems:new_York is just a redirect. Personally, I think we should scrap the Systems: namespace and just use the system names as article titles.

Having internal forums for something which needs as many people as possible? Doesn’t sound like a good idea to me. A normal forum for the wiki could be useful, I guess…

As I said I am quite nooby when it comes down to the wiki.

http://freelancer.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page /info

So, the q might be if we should continue recording the basic stuff in our wiki or if we link to that site, eh?

Bas wrote:

Yeah, but actually entries have to be news, actually.

Is there a news guidelines or something you’re reading from that I missed?
Not that I don’t believe you, but it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to have it like that, given anything about a mod can be news, to it just starting up, server just launched, etc etc.

I also think the subdomains thing is a cool idea, though perhaps this isn’t the best place to be discussing it.

Hey I’ll take a bite at this , if its still available? pretty much had my mouse curser invovled in this game since it hit the shelves … and pretty much been in and out of TSP since its birth.

Bas, I’d hold off copying stuff from wikis that use licenses which require attribution. Messy if you want to stay in the clear legally.

http://the-starport.net/freelancer/forum/viewforum.php?forum=18 <- Maybe add organization subboards like for the wiki?

//Uh, maybe add sub-domains for the cats? wiki.t-sp, downloads.t-sp, forums.t-sp?

Waht about the mod advertising thingy I asked some posts ago?

Subdomains aren’t good for SEO.

Hi i have been a member here sat in the background watching for a ever so long time, recently i have started waking up and getting more active in the Freelancer community again. Im currently hosting Ds9 main server due to the admin and owner having some personal time, im also working on the remodel of the Ds9 mod. And btw WOW you guys have really really really done some amazing work on FL ie with Hook and finding all those other bits to rebuild the game with and also those amazing little programs you all have produced, You should all be extremely prowled! Any way back to it, I think that advertising news from all the mod severs out there would be the way to go as that is what i loved about the original TLR scrolling down and reading up on what’s new and what has been going on. I would also like to put myself in for that job if you decide to do such a thing, i can also do some forum editing ect. In recent months i have done my and ds9’s forums and im very prowled of the way they have turned out… I can give a link on request as i would not like to seem im advertising it But on all serious note please think about the idea as scrolling down that site every week was like a kid in a candy store

I would be more then happy to

As i have said i have been in the community for a long time i was even around when turion was doing stuff, and i no lancer sol quite well and helped him with his forums at times.

Just tell me what to do boss and ill get on it check out www.ds9clan.co.uk or www.starworlds.co.uk to see what i have done with organising the forums on there to make it easy for people to find posts, Ill be more then happy to help you replicate any of the sections if needed. As for the news i can do that through the mods and start with posting about current release’s Pm me if you would like to send me any instructions on what to do next and i can get on it