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Revision as of 21:55, 25 October 2011
Many namespaces can be linked to within the Homestar Runner Wiki.
Complete List of Namespaces
| Namespace | Purpose | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (main) | Contains all the articles about the Homestar Runner body of work. | Main Page |
Talk | Contains discussion pages about the articles in the main namespace, one for each main-namespace page. | Talk:Main Page |
User | Contains user pages - one page (and possibly subpages) for each user – see HRWiki:User page. | User:JoeyDay |
User talk | Contains pages used to discuss things specifically with other users—add a message to the user talk page of the user you want to contact. | User talk:JoeyDay |
HRWiki | Contains pages that are specifically about the wiki, rather than the Homestar Runner body of work—behind-the-scenes administration and similar things. | HRWiki:The Stick |
HRWiki talk | Discussions about the HRWiki pages, one for each HRWiki page (similar to Talk). | HRWiki talk:Standards |
File and Media | When a file is uploaded it goes into the File namespace. A link labeled [[File:filename]] will include the image in a page, clicking on it will go to an information page. [[:File:filename]] will be a normal text link to that information page and [[Media:filename]] a direct link straight to the file. This namespace used to be called Image (which still works as an alias). | File:logo.png Media:logo.png |
File talk | Same as Talk, but for files. | File talk:HRWikiPuzzle.png |
MediaWiki | Contains pages that control some part of how the wiki functions, and all the messages displayed by the wiki (so that users of the MediaWiki software can translate them). Only sysops can edit these pages, but anyone can make suggestions on the MediaWiki talk pages. | MediaWiki:Sitenotice |
MediaWiki talk | Same as Talk, for MediaWiki pages. Used even less often than Image talk - the MediaWiki pages are relatively static. | MediaWiki talk:Sitenotice |
Template | Contains pages that are intended to be included in another page with {{curly braces}}. If you use the curly braces and don't specify a namespace, the templates will come from here. | Template:stub |
Template talk | Same as Talk, for the templates. | Template talk:done |
Help | Contains pages designed to help people learn how to use the wiki. | Help:Contents |
Help talk | Same as Talk, for Help pages. | Help talk:Contents |
Category | These pages don't have much content, rather they are used to group other pages. Adding [[Category:categoryname]] to any page will put it in that category. Like with Image, you can use [[:Category:categoryname]] to link to a category. | Category:Games |
Category talk | Same as Talk, for the categories. | Category talk:Main Characters |
STUFF | Obsolete. The namespace contained the pages used in STUFF before it was decommissioned. | |
Subtitles | Contains the XML data used for the subtitles project. | Subtitles:intro/en |
Subtitles talk | Same as Talk, for discussing the subtitles scripts. | Subtitles talk:Characters |
Special | This doesn't actually contain editable pages, but rather automated scripts, for various purposes such as the watch list and recent changes. It also has important pages for the maintenance of the wiki. | Special:Specialpages |
Namespace aliases
The following namespaces have aliases. These can be used as shortcuts.
| Namespace | Alias | Example |
|---|---|---|
HRWiki | HRW | HRW:TS |
HRWiki talk | HRWT | HRWT:MOS |
Special | SP | SP:RC |
Interwiki Links
Although interwiki prefixes are not namespaces, you can use the namespace style to link to pages on other sites.
| Namespace | Links To | Example |
|---|---|---|
Forum | A forum thread. To find the appropriate number, go to the thread and look for t=<some number> in the address bar. | Forum:15 |
HR | Homestar Runner | HR:index.html |
HRFWiki | The Fanstuff Wiki | HRFWiki:Main Page |
HRStore | The Homestar Store | HRStore:index.html |
IMDb | The Internet Movie Database | IMDb:tt0453401 |
Old | The Old Homestar Runner Wiki | Old:HomestarRunnerWiki |
Podstar | Podstar Runner | Podstar:index.html |
Snopes | Urban Lengend Reference Pages | Snopes:snopes.asp |
Thorax | Thorax Corporation | Thorax:index.html |
TMBW | This Might Be A Wiki, a They Might Be Giants fan wiki | TMBW:Main Page |
TvTropes | TvTropes Wiki | TvTropes:HomePage |
Videlectrix | Videlectrix | Videlectrix:index.html |
YouTube | A YouTube video. To find the appropriate hash, go to the video and look for v=<some characters> in the address bar.NOTE: YouTube hashes that begin or end with an underscore will not work due to the way MediaWiki parses links. A list of YouTube videos used on this project that have this problem can be found on HRWiki:YouTube underscore issues. | YouTube:3uSyK2RdlUY |
Wikipedia | Wikipedia | Wikipedia:Main Page |
| N/A | Most of the Interwiki Map is also supported | mw:Help:Extension:ParserFunctions |
