There are many templates in use in The Edge Chronicles wiki and these are only subset, representing some of the most important and commonly used ones. If you feel that a template belongs on this page, do not hesitate to add it.
- Category:Templates should list all templates in the wiki, categorized into the various subcategories.
- The Template namespace always has all templates in the wiki, unsorted.
What are templates?[]
Wiki templates provide a means to insert the same content over and over in different (or the same) pages. This saves editors the hassle of duplicating the same text again and again, and also helps ensure consistency.
Templates are generally shown with the format required to use the template (i.e. {{stub}}
). Clicking the template name takes you to the template's page, where you can see what it looks like and how it is used.
Detailed instructions on the usage of each template should exist either on the template page, or the template's talk page.
Overview of templates[]
This is an alphabetic list of the most useful templates on the wiki.
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{{Book ref}} | The Immortals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General book references: {{BTDW}}, {{LOTSP}} etc. | Beyond the Deepwoods, Stormchaser, Midnight Over Sanctaphrax, Clash of the Sky Galleons, The Winter Knights etc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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{{Copyright}} | Copyright by Chris Riddell and Paul Stewart. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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{{EY}} | ᴇ.ʏ. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
{{fact}} | [citation needed] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
{{Fairuse}} | This file is copyrighted. It will be used in a way that qualifies as fair use under US copyright law. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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{{Skyships}} | ![]() This is where the captain slept. It was also where he worked when plotting courses. This consisted of a large ship's wheel to control the rudder and two lines of bone-handled leavers to control the sails and hull weights. It was positioned high up on aft castle for maximum visibility. Directly below the captain's cabin was the infirmary. This was where sick or injured crew members were looked after, often by the quartermaster. Generally occupied by either relatives of the captain or paying passengers. Underneath the infirmary was a room full of weight and cables. This room was where control from the helm passed into the rudder, weights and sails. Affixed to the back of the aft castle, the rudder was what steered the skyship. It was controlled from the helm by the central wheel. Access to the aft castle. Ship's kitchen. Food for the whole crew was prepared here, often by the quartermaster. The quartermaster slept here. The aft part of the hold was used to hold the supplies needed to feed and water the crew for the duration of the voyage.
A rope net attached to hull allowed the sky pirates to climb down underneath the ship to fix tangled weights and other common problems that occurred during a sky voyage. This middle part of the hold was generally used to carry to ship's merchantable cargo. It was large and spacious enough to accommodate loads such as ironwood logs. It also had doors in bottom in case the load had to be dropped in a hurry.
A large crossbow used for defense against other skyships. The flight-rock platform was where the stone pilot worked to tend the flight-rock. The higher these burners were set, the warmer the flight-rock got, allowing the skyship to descend. The burners could also be lowered to ascend, but if they were completely dowsed, the skyship was in danger of hurtling as the flight-rock would become unstable. A tank full of cold sand was kept prepared. If the flight-rock was doused with this cold sand, the skyship would ascend instantly. These long metal rods were driven into pores in the flight-rock to make subtle adjustments to its temperature. The rods could be either cooled in bucket of cold water or heated in a furnace. The mast was a long ironwood spur mounted in the middle of the flight-rock platform. It held up the sails and the caternest. The sails were what gave a skyship forwards momentum. The best sails were made from woodspider-silk. Different sails were hoisted or lowered depending on the conditions. There were eleven sails as follows:
The hull weights were what kept the skyship balanced in all conditions. Each weight effected a different flight dynamic in a different way. The combined effect of all weights allowed the captain to make very fine adjustments to the ship's angle, speed, and balance. There were twelve weights as follows:
The rudder wheel was a large round stone with rope passed through a hole in its middle. It hung close to the hull, near where the other weight cables attached, and was used to help keep the skyship steady. A large, rock-hurling catapult used against other skyships and sometimes against buildings. Large, metal blade in crossbow-like firing mechanism. When this was fired at another skyship, it sliced the rigging and sails of the target ship, sending it spinning out of control. It did extra damage when lit on fire before launching. Used to grab on a tree, rock or other object on the ground below when attempting to dock in a remote location. Could also be used as a zipline or safety rope when boarding other skyships. One of the fundamental rules of skysailing was never sail higher than your longest grappling rope. A large room with plenty of hammocks to sleep the crew a skyship required. This held the rest of the merchantable cargo, such as barrels and crates. Used both to keep the skyship steady and, when sharpened, to slice trough the hull of an attacking skyship, destroying it in midair. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Article management templates[]
Nominate an article for deletion[]
{{delete}}
- Add this to an article to nominate it for deletion. It will add the article to Category:Candidates for deletion.
- Do not remove the Test Page from this category.
Disambiguation articles[]
{{disambig}}
- If you have several articles that have similar or identical names, you may wish to create a "disambiguation" page at the main article name, with the articles taking an extra phrase in brackets afterwards. For example:
- The Prince <-- disambiguation page, with links to:
- The Prince (frog)
- The Prince (human)
- Using {{disambig}} marks an article as a disambiguation page by adding a banner to the article and categorizing it under Category:Disambiguations. Add links to the various articles under the banner.
- Add the disambiguation to The Edge Chronicles Wiki:Alternative Links for Disambiguation Pages.
- On the articles, add a {{youmay}} template, explaining the difference.
Stubbing[]
{{stub}}
- When a page has little or no useful information, then it is likely a stub. This template will include them in Category:Article stubs, and is used to list which articles need expanding.
Category templates[]
General category template[]
{{category}}
- This can be added to categories to add general categorising details. Use in cases where it may be useful to point out to users how to categorise, such as popular categories.
Template category template[]
{{templatecategory}}
- This should be added to any template-related categories, to list template-specific categorising details (these are different to those of normal pages).
General wiki templates[]
Clear[]
{{clr}}, plus {{clrl}} and {{clrr}}
- This template is used to reduce the amount of non-wikicode used on pages, replacing the code
<br style="clear:both;" />
. Its use should generally be avoided. - You can use {{clr}} instead of the HTML tag that clears space below things like images, pictures and tables, so the following stuff doesn't begin until the bottom of the image, picture or table box.
- You can also use {{clrl}} or {{clrr}} to clear only left or right floats.
For[]
{{for|<name>|<link>}}
- Use at the top of articles as a simple "for x see y" template.
Main article[]
{{main|<main article>}}
- Use at the start of a section to link to the main article on it.
Right-aligned Table of Contents[]
{{tocright}}
- This template floats the table of contents (toc) on the right. It should only be used when absolutely necessary, to keep consistent design.
- If no table of contents is added automatically, simply add __TOC__ to an article.
Sandbox[]
{{sandbox}}
- A template that should be used to head up all Project:Sandbox pages.
T is for template[]
{{t|<template>}}
- This template allows you to show example template code (with a link to the templates) without using the template itself. It is used extensively on this page.
EY[]
{{EY}}
Book ref[]
{{Book ref}}
- Use for correct syntax when linking to a book.
- The link can be modified if necessary, see the template page for documentation.
- Alternatively, you can use templates like {{BTDW}}, {{Vox}} or {{LOTSP}}.
ImageMap Base[]
{{ImageMap Base}}
- Base template for creating new imagemaps.
- Further information may be found here.