User talk:Rjohnson

In the Image above, you'll see most of the following tabs (from left to right):

• Article - The "Main" Page for this topic
• Discussion - The place to suggest changes and post input.
• Edit or View - Clicking this allows changes to the page.
  • [+] - Found on Talk (Discussion) pages. Click the plus tab to add a comment to the current discussion.
  • View - (Non-SysOps see this tab in place of Edit on pages which are Protected) Allows viewing Wiki coding for this page.
• History - Allows you to track and view changes made to the current page.
• Protect or Unprotect - (Only SysOp's screens will show this Tab) Toggles edit restrictions.
• Delete - (Only SysOp's screens will show this Tab)
• Move - Basically allows you to "Rename" the page.
• Watch or Unwatch - Lets you toggle "watch" for updates on the "Recent Changes" page.

Editing ARTICLE Pages

As MFI is a Wiki based Fan organization, this gives the members a medium for increased creativity, by allowing them the opportunity to create their own User pages and Chapter pages. New members should restrict themselves to creating and editing ONLY their own User and Chapter pages. This also allows members to assist in creating and editing pages belonging to Branches and Departments they are affiliated with once their initiation and probationary period is successfully completed (More on this later).

The MFI member should be aware that they should Never edit someone else's User, or Chapter pages without the Owner's express consent. The member should not edit any Branch, Division, or Departmental pages without the respective Head's consent. The basic rule of thumb is simple: Use common sense. If it were a page belonging to you... would you want it edited? If you still have questions, look the "History" tab to see who the page owner is (if not listed on the page itself) and ask them, or check with the Department Head.

Please do NOT edit any "Article" pages unless you are part of the team asked to update the page. If the member has suggestions, new information, or corrections to contribute, comments MAY be placed on the appropriate Article, or User's Discussion page and the Authors will take your suggested changes under advisement.

Images

This is an Outline for Image topics

• Discuss the "Image Disclaimers" section
  • Spell out what it covers, what's allowed & what isn't, etc.

As printed on the Disclaimers page:

"Images uploaded to maquis.com will not use likenesses of celebrities, models, or any individual without the express consent from the person depicted unless covered by Star Trek Fandom Fair Rights clauses."

"By uploading images here, you're indicating that you have rights to grant use of the image to MFI, and that you're granting unlimited free usage of the image to MFI. Images in violation of this policy will be deleted without notice by maquis.com Site Administration."

We still need to make something up for part 2 of this (Spelling out what type of stuff is allowed and what isn't. Anyone care to tackle this?

Uploading graphics we already have

Please help us keep graphic duplication on the site to a minimum. Before you think about uploading Starship pictures, Schematics, Animations, Star Trek Logos, etc., to the site, please check our Graphics Gallery and various Graphics Pages to make sure we don't already have it on the site.

The Graphics Gallery (aka: "Gallery of New Files") is listed on the "Special Pages" link in the Left Sidebar. A Direct Link is Special:Newimages. You might even be able to find the graphic you're looking for by using the "Search" box (also located in the left Sidebar). Another very good place to check for Logos, "Alert" GIFs and Starship Animations (as seen in various LCARS Screens) is Computer Operations/Graphics. Just about every Trek Logo and ship (both Canon and Non-Canon) is located there.

Upload Warning Screen

If you try to upload a graphic file and this page comes up, it means only one thing... We already HAVE a graphic file using this file name. Before proceeding, click on the graphic's link to SEE if it's the same graphic you are wishing to upload.

• If it IS the same, PLEASE don't upload another copy of it.
• If it is NOT the same, please Re-Name the file you wish to upload, as SOMEONE in MFI is Most Likely Using that graphic file on at least one page.

• NOT uploading over graphics already on the site
  • (Like people literally uploading graphics called "Your-CO.jpg", etc)

Anyone care to tackle this?

Naming "User" Graphic Files

Since many MFI Members have similar names (Jim, John, Robert, Mike, etc.), you MAY encounter a problem Uploading personal pictures, as far as File Naming goes. You definitely wouldn't want someone with the same Given name as yours uploading their picture using your filename, would you? To minimize confusion, utilizing your MFI User Name in the filename (Jsmith.jpg, Jdoe3.jpg, etc.) will greatly help in cutting down how often you see the "Upload Warning" page.

• Perhaps a blurb about Naming graphic files
  • Like using a "User" Image Protocol (Rjohnson.jpg, etc)
  • Discuss the Chapter Logo naming protocol (like the "MFI-RC12345.jpg" system Gary used for the Chapter list)

Anyone care to tackle this?

More to come...