User:Ioyka



The one and only Ioyka. I'm the administrator here on Rift Abridged. Some of my hobbies are coding, image spriting, sleeping-in, and biking; however, I'm only good at one of those things. Hint: it's sleeping-in. I also love free food.

Page Writing Vows
In the past I made tons of mistakes in my writing. In order to make this a better Wikia I'm vowing not to make these mistakes again. If I end up slipping, please feel free to call shenanigans and rightfully slap me upside the head.
 * I will not link to external guides or pages. Instead I will paraphrase and cite the source here. If I need to jot down a source for use later, it can be added in the comment section of the page, or added to the List of Sources.


 * I will not make exaggerated claims.  This is similar to how most TV commericals make a product out to be so much better than it really is.  In the end, if every product is described as..."'does extreme things, fast, and better than it's competition!  Being sold by the #1 Provider of intense things in the nation!'" ...when they really aren't,  it's hard to make accurate decisions.


 * I will not use fluff words. Words like very, little , and rather add nothing to the meaning of a sentence.


 * I will not write life long stories for trash, dungeon bosses, or anything. Keep everything to the point.
 * Images already describe what they look like.
 * The order and numbers used describe current progress in the dungeon.
 * The map describes where.
 * Anything not in the dungeon template doesn't belong.


 * I will not use videos as a substitute to the guide. Assume the reader is currently running the dungeon while reading the guide, and has to find information immediately.


 * I will not over punctuate. Commas should be used sparingly and only when a natural pause in speech occurs. Using too many slows down the reader's mental train of thought.


 * I will not use jargon but also avoid becoming wordy as a result.
 * Abbreviations and acronyms must be spelled-out on first occurrences or link to a definition. The following occurrences may or may not be spelled-out depending on the context.
 * Obscure words used only in the community should be avoided if they can. E.g. LoS, aggro, pull, add.

Useful Pages
Instead of sifting mindlessly through pages of search engine results, I'm linking these really useful pages here. If you still have no clue what you're doing, you can write on my wall. Don't be shy!
 * Editing
 * Help
 * Wikitext
 * Citing
 * Redirect
 * List
 * Images
 * Guides
 * RiftJunkies - Dungeon Guides

Things to Do

 * Dynamic webpages
 * Via extensions
 * or magic words
 * If all else fails do it with XAMPP and hack something together
 * Recruit groupies
 * Editors (a truckload ton)
 * Recorders
 * Photographers
 * Ask around on other guide related sites
 * Ask knowledgeable leaders in dungeon/raid
 * Ask in guild chat
 * Templates
 * Hash them out
 * Actually build a working page
 * Custom Achievement pics with the same theme as Rift.

Basic Dungeon Template
avatar avatar avatar minimap Repeat Boss heading and down for each boss...
 * DynamicBox
 * This is a guide for the {DungeonType} {DungeonName} dungeon, Levels {DungeonLevels}.
 * List of Quests
 * Big picture map
 * Boss {BossNum}(h1)
 * Trash (h2)
 * Add
 * Add
 * Quest
 * Achievement
 * Boss (h2)
 * Video
 * Skill
 * Skill
 * Skill
 * Rotation
 * Class specific tips
 * Loot

Websites I stalk

 * Rift Things
 * RiftJunkies Writes fancy news articles.
 * /r/Rift Very active community.
 * Rift Wardrobe Wiki Look good or dye tryin'.
 * Rift Magelo A full game database listing carnages, quests, npc locations.
 * Rifthead Yet another database.
 * RiftUI Rift add-ons. Somewhat dead community.
 * Curse More Rift add-ons. Stay away from their desktop client.


 * Other Things
 * Kongregate Casual browser games.
 * w3Schools HTML, CSS, and Javascript how-to's.
 * PostSecret Shh.