A WikiWord is a word that automatically becomes a reference when entered into a page of the PHP Wiki. A WikiWord is constructed like this:
- One capital letter
- One or more lower-case letters
- One more capital letter
- One or more lower-case letters
- Any number of iterations of upper case - lower case sequences containing only one upper case letter each.
- The first letter of a WikiWord must be upper case, and the last letter must be lower-case.
- No two upper-case letters next to each other
- No spaces in between different parts of the WikiWord. The server is configured to add these spaces automatically. Lack of spaces is what makes ordinary clustered words into WikiWords.
- As a convention for this site, WikiWords should be singular. It is much easier to add plural endings than it is to remove them!
- Another convention - index pages are called Something Guide on this wiki - like PlayerGuide and CharacterGuide.
- User names must be WikiWords - the wiki is coded that way.
Good Wiki Words
Poor Wiki Words
- Xora - This is just a single word
- !WikiWords - Plural
- IAmSoCool - More than one capital letter in a row
- SoAmI - Final letter is upper-case
- It'sMyBirthday - Funky characters won't work
- HowToUseWiki - As four separate words
Words like these can be made into hyperlinks by encasing them in square brackets, but please don't do it - it is very confusing. In special cases, such as the names of gods and major characters, it can be excusable, but not for general use.
Notice that on the DrowWiki, WikiWords are shown interspaced with a space - so HowToUseWiki actually shows up as HowToUseWiki.
Places not to use WikiWords
The formatting won't work in some cases.