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And in case you're confused because I mentioned policy, once I get this article perfect, I plan to use it to draft some mission policy which will sit alongside this article as a guide for writing mission articles. '''[[user:Biggest gta fan ever|Biggest GTA Fan Ever]]<sup>''[[user talk:Biggest gta fan ever|Talk]]''</sup>''' 06:28, 30 November 2008 (UTC) | And in case you're confused because I mentioned policy, once I get this article perfect, I plan to use it to draft some mission policy which will sit alongside this article as a guide for writing mission articles. '''[[user:Biggest gta fan ever|Biggest GTA Fan Ever]]<sup>''[[user talk:Biggest gta fan ever|Talk]]''</sup>''' 06:28, 30 November 2008 (UTC) | ||
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My replies, in bullet form because I can't be bothered to write sentences today: | |||
*Firstly, it isn't normal embed code, it's a special [[Special:Version|extension]] to MediaWiki that allows you to embed youtube videos. Most normal HTML won't work in a wiki, but a few simple ones like <code><nowiki><b><u><i></nowiki></code> will. | |||
*My point was that the "quick walkthrough" is NOT a walkthrough because it doesn't walk you through step-by-step. It doesn't need to be a mini-walkthrough, because theres a real one immediately after it. It needs to be a "Plot summary" or somethign similar, which says more than just "do this" but also says why. Your example above is close. Start with plot background, then the mission, then the outcomes - so something like: | |||
**''"after the destruction of the donut factory, Steve wants revenge on the old-woman gang. Niko must go to [[Anywhere City]] and set fire to the poodle shop using [[Molotov Cocktail]]s. He is then chased by the old women in their zimmer frames, and must escape by swimming through the sewers to the safehouse under the freeway."'' | |||
*So my point is don't CALL it a walkthrough, call it a brief/plot-summary/overview or something. And include as much information as possible (not instructions). Remember the wide range of reasons someone might want to read a mission page. Yes you are right about the spoiler warning going just before this. | |||
*For the main walkthrough, I don't believe paragraphs would be the most useful method of doing that. A LOT of people hate reading big paragraphs, and can't be bothered when all they want is how to do this tiny bit of a mission they're stuck on. | |||
**I'd suggest long bullet points (kinda like these), split into sections with bold headers, like "intro" "get to the shop" "destroy the shop" "escape". That way they can easily find the bit they need. There are some good examples of that around the wiki. Images are incredibly useful for this, so don't skimp on space. The more information the better, and the easier to read the better - so don't be scared to use a subpage if you have to. | |||
Hope that makes sense - [[w:c:gta:User:Gboyers|Gboyers]] <sup>[[:w:c:gta:User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 16:08, 30 November 2008 (UTC) | |||