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You'll get a wall of text :)
== So here's my offering ==
You'll be gifted a wall of text :)


I'll be sitting and waiting for a response :):)
In exchange, I'll sit and wait for a thoroughly formulated response :):)
 
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Best to get it out in the open, let it speak for itself, and then by all means follow up if you have questions. Sounds reasonable right?
Best to get it out in the open, let it speak for itself, and then by all means follow up if you have questions. Sounds reasonable right?


For each page that needs one I'll include a link to it's related Infodump page. That way you can strap yourselves in to take a deep dive into my ramblings.
...right?
 
== How I'll set it up: ==
Where needed I'll include a link to it's [[Namespaces|related Infodump page]]. That way you can strap yourselves in to take a deep dive into my ramblings.
 
Infodumps will also probably contain useful information or examples, maybe will contain common pitfalls and other things to consider. It might be an additional context of the history that led to things being the way they are, in hopes it makes things make more sense.


Infodumps will also probably contain useful information or examples, maybe will contain common pitfalls and other things to consider.
=== What you see is what you get ===
I have no real intention to edit the infodumps. I have started applying some section headers to make them more readable.


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For the most part though, the examples I'll play out or the historical context will take a lot of extra explanation.


A semi-quick aside about the fuck I'm talking about:
Sometimes its easier for me to just get all the brainvomit out, then pull out the parts I need for simpler explanations. I am trying to capture the big ideas AND the nuances at the same time without scaring people away. But in the interest of time management, I shouldn't stress too much about editing down the Infodumps.
Mediawiki has the ability to make pages about your pages.
* In this example you have a '''''beans''''' page, an article with a description of bean varieties, how to cook them, how to grow them, etc.
* By default, mediawiki assumes you'll have a '''''talk:beans''''' page.
** The "Talk" namespace is usually best left to editor's notes about what the article needs (sections to expanded, research needed, etc.)
** so talk:beans would be notes reminding me to update the section on pinto beans and to find a picture of bean soup.
* I decided to play with the mediawiki structure itself and set up a custom namespace for Infodumps!
** '''''infodump:beans''''' would be a deep dive into bean lore, and maybe some personal anecdotes about beans.

Latest revision as of 03:21, 9 September 2023

So here's my offering[edit | edit source]

You'll be gifted a wall of text :)

In exchange, I'll sit and wait for a thoroughly formulated response :):)

...

Best to get it out in the open, let it speak for itself, and then by all means follow up if you have questions. Sounds reasonable right?

...right?

How I'll set it up:[edit | edit source]

Where needed I'll include a link to it's related Infodump page. That way you can strap yourselves in to take a deep dive into my ramblings.

Infodumps will also probably contain useful information or examples, maybe will contain common pitfalls and other things to consider. It might be an additional context of the history that led to things being the way they are, in hopes it makes things make more sense.

What you see is what you get[edit | edit source]

I have no real intention to edit the infodumps. I have started applying some section headers to make them more readable.

For the most part though, the examples I'll play out or the historical context will take a lot of extra explanation.

Sometimes its easier for me to just get all the brainvomit out, then pull out the parts I need for simpler explanations. I am trying to capture the big ideas AND the nuances at the same time without scaring people away. But in the interest of time management, I shouldn't stress too much about editing down the Infodumps.

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