How to create a branch of the SCP-Foundation

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How to create a branch of the SCP-Foundation

Dr_Grom 02 Sep 2016 13:06

Hi people, I've written a guide on how to create a branch of the SCP-Foundation, summing up my experiences of the last 4¾ months as Admin of the German branch.

With this I'd like to encourage people thinking about creating a new branch or finishing the unofficial branches out there, and to offer the help I'd have been happy to have.

English isn't my first language and I have no idea if my English skills are good or bad, so I'm asking for review in matters of spelling, grammar and expression and for general feedback, and if everything makes sense and is comprehensible, especially for non-native English speakers, and I'd like to ask staff if everything regarding them is correct.

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Re: How to create a branch of the SCP-Foundation

MrAnakinSpecter 02 Sep 2016 21:03

Your English is very good! A few things I noticed:

doesn't get going

This really doesn't make sense, and I'm not entirely sure what you mean. I could tell you how to make it comprehensible in English if you would explain what you want to say, though.

I really don't know anything about all of the administration advice, but it looks reasonable to me. You'd have to ask an actual admin about it, though.

Re: How to create a branch of the SCP-Foundation

Dr_Grom 02 Sep 2016 22:12

Thanks :)
With "an existing branch that doesn't get going" I mean branches that don't make any progress despite a certain activity, especially because of inactive admins. Like the Italian branch.

Edit:// Changed the sentence already.

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Last edited on 05 Sep 2016 07:32 by Dr_Grom Show more

Re: How to create a branch of the SCP-Foundation

RJB_R 05 Sep 2016 17:24

Wow, this is really great! Let's get in touch about adding this content to the Extra-Community SCP Sites guide.

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Re: How to create a branch of the SCP-Foundation

LurkD 11 Sep 2016 12:11

The mobile version of the Wiki doesn't work for all branches. I think it depends on wether the Wiki is Pro or not. At least it doesn't work for us. Maybe someone who knows more could comment about this topic.

Crayne stated that he'd be investigating it, but I think both of us feel like it has nothing to do with having a PRO account or not, since there's nothing that can confirm or deny this. More digging must be done, but I'm stumped as well. In the mean time, don't know if you want to keep this section or not. Up to you.

Re: How to create a branch of the SCP-Foundation

Dr_Grom 12 Sep 2016 08:24

I'll change that so it says this topic is under investigation. Though the branches with a working mobile version appear to show no ads.

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Re: How to create a branch of the SCP-Foundation

Crayne 12 Sep 2016 08:29

I'm not seeing any ads on the German branch?

Re: How to create a branch of the SCP-Foundation

Dr_Grom 12 Sep 2016 18:00

The mobile version works, thanks :)
I'll apply that to the guide.

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Re: How to create a branch of the SCP-Foundation

Crayne 12 Sep 2016 08:55

Right, hadn't actually gotten the time to really investigate, but I did so anyway after this popped up again.

Turns out there's one thing missing from the theme page when it comes to the instructions for foreign language branches. To actually activate the mobile view, you need to go to any page on your wiki, click "+ Options" and then select "Edit Meta". You can then add an HTML meta tag.

For name, use "viewport" (without quotes), and for content use "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" (again, without quotes). Presto, a working mobile view.