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StrategyWiki is a [[wiki]]-based [[website]] aiming to provide gamers and game walkthrough authors with the definitive repository of [[videogame]] [[walkthrough]]s, [[FAQs]] and [[strategy guide]]s with the advent of the [[MediaWiki]] engine. Unlike similar sites, StrategyWiki touts a "one game, one guide" rule where, rather than having each author work on a guide of their own, everyone contributes to one single guide for each game. This is both to take full advantage of the wiki design and to eliminate the inevitable redundancy of | StrategyWiki is a [[wiki]]-based [[website]] aiming to provide gamers and game walkthrough authors with the definitive repository of [[videogame]] [[walkthrough]]s, [[FAQs]] and [[strategy guide]]s with the advent of the [[MediaWiki]] engine. Unlike similar sites, StrategyWiki touts a "one game, one guide" rule where, rather than having each author work on a guide of their own, everyone contributes to one single guide for each game. This is both to take full advantage of the wiki design and to eliminate the inevitable redundancy of maintenance and expansion between different guides for the same game.<ref>[[strategywiki:StrategyWiki:What makes StrategyWiki different|StrategyWiki:What makes StrategyWiki different]]</ref> | ||
Traditionally, | Traditionally, video game walkthroughs are created as plain [[text file]]s with no formatting or embellishments other than visual tricks such as [[ASCII art]]. In recent years this format has been increasingly criticized for having not evolved along with advances in web design and web content accessibility.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2006/01/06/strategywiki-out-to-crush-gamefaqs/|title=StrategyWiki out to crush GameFAQS - Joystiq}}</ref>. By using [[MediaWiki]], StrategyWiki guides can utilize features such as [[rich text]], [[HTML element#Tables|tables]] and inline images, all things that are either impossible or extremely difficult to replicate in a [[plain text]] file. | ||
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<!-- Thanks to the wiki nature of the site, every player is encouraged to fill in the blanks that they come across which they might be able to fill in. In addition to the ease of editing that makes such contributions possible, StrategyWiki can provide another tremendous benefit over ordinary text guides; the use of images to clearly illustrate diagrams, maps, and complicated play strategies. This feature alone allows players to intuitively understand what an author is trying to convey instead of needing to visualize it for themselves in order to follow along. | <!-- Thanks to the wiki nature of the site, every player is encouraged to fill in the blanks that they come across which they might be able to fill in. In addition to the ease of editing that makes such contributions possible, StrategyWiki can provide another tremendous benefit over ordinary text guides; the use of images to clearly illustrate diagrams, maps, and complicated play strategies. This feature alone allows players to intuitively understand what an author is trying to convey instead of needing to visualize it for themselves in order to follow along. | ||
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===Involvement with Wikibooks=== | ===Involvement with Wikibooks=== | ||
When [[Jimmy Wales]] no longer wanted videogame walkthroughs on [[Wikibooks]], StrategyWiki used the [[m:Help:Transwiki|transwiki]] process to copy many guides for continuation to their site.<ref>[[strategywiki:StrategyWiki:Wikibooks Import List|StrategyWiki:Wikibooks Import List]]</ref> They now host the majority of Wikibooks' video game guides. | When [[Jimmy Wales]] no longer wanted videogame walkthroughs on [[Wikibooks]]<ref>[[wikibooks:Wikibooks talk:Computer and video games bookshelf#I am unaware of any elementary school, high school, or college courses which require computer game walkthroughts as a text|Jimmy Wales comments on Wikibooks]]</ref><ref>[http://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Wikibooks:What_is_Wikibooks&oldid=434945 Jimmy Wales comments on What is Wikibooks]</ref>, StrategyWiki used the [[m:Help:Transwiki|transwiki]] process to copy many guides for continuation to their site.<ref>[[strategywiki:StrategyWiki:Wikibooks Import List|StrategyWiki:Wikibooks Import List]]</ref> They now host the majority of Wikibooks' video game guides. | ||
== Milestones == | == Milestones == | ||
* StrategyWiki has grown to incorporate nearly 2500 different articles containing 8000 maps, screenshots and other illustrations. | * StrategyWiki has grown to incorporate nearly 2500 different articles containing 8000 maps, screenshots and other illustrations.<ref>[[strategywiki:Special:Statistics|StrategyWiki statistics]]</ref> | ||
* StrategyWiki has nearly 100 to 200 edits on an average daily basis. | * StrategyWiki has nearly 100 to 200 edits on an average daily basis. | ||
* StrategyWiki hosts over 700 different walkthroughs, 100 of which are in a "complete" state, covering most or all elements of the game in question.[[strategywiki:Category:Guides at completion stage 4|Guides at completion stage 4]]</ref> | * StrategyWiki hosts over 700 different walkthroughs, 100 of which are in a "complete" state, covering most or all elements of the game in question.[[strategywiki:Category:Guides at completion stage 4|Guides at completion stage 4]]</ref> | ||
* StrategyWiki attracts nearly 30 new authors every week. | * StrategyWiki attracts nearly 30 new authors every week.{{fact}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 00:20, 11 February 2007
Template:Infobox Website StrategyWiki is a wiki-based website aiming to provide gamers and game walkthrough authors with the definitive repository of videogame walkthroughs, FAQs and strategy guides with the advent of the MediaWiki engine. Unlike similar sites, StrategyWiki touts a "one game, one guide" rule where, rather than having each author work on a guide of their own, everyone contributes to one single guide for each game. This is both to take full advantage of the wiki design and to eliminate the inevitable redundancy of maintenance and expansion between different guides for the same game.[1]
Traditionally, video game walkthroughs are created as plain text files with no formatting or embellishments other than visual tricks such as ASCII art. In recent years this format has been increasingly criticized for having not evolved along with advances in web design and web content accessibility.[2]. By using MediaWiki, StrategyWiki guides can utilize features such as rich text, tables and inline images, all things that are either impossible or extremely difficult to replicate in a plain text file.
Similar sites
Since its founding IGN has started the IGN Vault Wiki, but only for computer role-playing games and MMORPGs. 1up also operates a wiki, called MyCheats.
Involvement with Wikibooks
When Jimmy Wales no longer wanted videogame walkthroughs on Wikibooks[3][4], StrategyWiki used the transwiki process to copy many guides for continuation to their site.[5] They now host the majority of Wikibooks' video game guides.
Milestones
- StrategyWiki has grown to incorporate nearly 2500 different articles containing 8000 maps, screenshots and other illustrations.[6]
- StrategyWiki has nearly 100 to 200 edits on an average daily basis.
- StrategyWiki hosts over 700 different walkthroughs, 100 of which are in a "complete" state, covering most or all elements of the game in question.Guides at completion stage 4</ref>
- StrategyWiki attracts nearly 30 new authors every week.Template:Fact