Guide to a Wiki-Style Factbook, Embassies, and Consulates

by **Desmendura** » Fri Apr 10, 2015 4:51 am

United Empire of Islam wrote:I read the guide and it helped me alot! Thumbs uo! Thanks for it!but i have a questions! what if i want to rp about establishing my embassy in other nations? I mean I post a thread and ask other nations if they want my nation to establish an embassy in their nation? Is there any guide for it?

Just take inspiration from other embassy programs.

by **Eysmolla** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 5:09 am

Pretty damn cool.

by **Ponderosa** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 3:46 pm

United Empire of Islam wrote:I read the guide and it helped me alot! Thumbs uo! Thanks for it!but i have a questions! what if i want to rp about establishing my embassy in other nations? I mean I post a thread and ask other nations if they want my nation to establish an embassy in their nation? Is there any guide for it?

Check out the embassy program linked in my signature for inspiration.

by **Yeungwai** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 3:20 pm

This may be a silly question, but what are embassy service staff?

Also, would anyone mind indulging my laziness and posting the code for the diplomatic immunity table?

:D

by **Ponderosa** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 3:58 pm

Yeungwai wrote:This may be a silly question, but what are embassy service staff?

Also, would anyone mind indulging my laziness and posting the code for the diplomatic immunity table? :D

Service staff aren't diplomats or security, they do other stuff like answer phones, clean out toilets, whatever. I think.

Also, happy birthday:

Code: Select all: [table][tr][td][b]Subject[/b][/td][td][b]May be arrested or detained[/b][/td][td][b]Residence may be entered subject to ordinary procedures[/b][/td][td][b]May be issued traffic ticket[/b][/td][td][b]May be subpoenaed as witness[/b][/td][td][b]May be prosecuted[/b][/td][/tr][tr][td][b]Ambassador or equivalent[/b][/td][td]No[/td][td]No[/td][td]Yes[/td][td]No[/td][td]No[/td][/tr][tr][td][b]Member of embassy administrative or technical staff[/b][/td][td]No[/td][td]No[/td][td]Yes[/td][td]No[/td][td]No[/td][/tr][tr][td][b]Member of embassy service staff[/b][/td][td]Yes[/td][td]Yes[/td][td]Yes[/td][td]Yes[/td][td]No for official acts. Otherwise, yes[/td][/tr][tr][td][b]Career consular officers[/b][/td][td]Yes, if for a felony and pursuant to a warrant.[/td][td]Yes[/td][td]Yes[/td][td]No, for official acts. Testimony may not be compelled in any case.[/td][td]No for official acts. Otherwise, yes[/td][/tr][tr][td][b]Honorary consular officers[/b][/td][td]Yes[/td][td]Yes[/td][td]Yes[/td][td]No, for official acts. Yes, in all other cases[/td][td]No for official acts. Otherwise, yes[/td][/tr][tr][td][b]Consular employees[/b][/td][td]Yes[/td][td]Yes[/td][td]Yes[/td][td]No, for official acts. Yes, in all other cases[/td][td]No for official acts. Otherwise, yes[/td][/tr][/table]

by **Yeungwai** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 8:25 am

Wowee, after that I don't need any more birthday presents ever!!!!
Thanks, this is very helpful

by **Shazbotdom** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 12:19 am

Bro

Updated logo for the listings for the FaNI Index.

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk92 ... ajuwzx.png

by **Codwheeland** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 6:15 am

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but how do I control the size of the contents box?
As you can see here, it's way too big. http://www.nationstates.net/nation=codw ... /id=406897
thanks!

by **Ponderosa** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:06 am

Codwheeland wrote:Sorry if this is a dumb question, but how do I control the size of the contents box?
As you can see here, it's way too big. http://www.nationstates.net/nation=codw ... /id=406897
thanks!

I checked the source code on your page. It seems that you've placed the [floatleft] tag after the [box]. It's supposed to be before.

by **West Aurelia** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:11 am

Ponderosa wrote:
Codwheeland wrote:Sorry if this is a dumb question, but how do I control the size of the contents box?
As you can see here, it's way too big. http://www.nationstates.net/nation=codw ... /id=406897
thanks!

I checked the source code on your page. It seems that you've placed the [floatleft] tag after the [box]. It's supposed to be before.

How do you check the source code?

by **Ponderosa** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 8:31 am

Compare:

Factbook:

Code: Select all: http://www.nationstates.net/nation=ponderosa/detail=factbook/id=97589

Source:

Code: Select all: http://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=97589/raw=1

Replace nation=ponderosa with page=dispatch, delete detail=factbook, and add /raw=1 at the end.

by **Codwheeland** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 12:16 pm

Ponderosa wrote:
Codwheeland wrote:Sorry if this is a dumb question, but how do I control the size of the contents box?
As you can see here, it's way too big. http://www.nationstates.net/nation=codw ... /id=406897
thanks!

I checked the source code on your page. It seems that you've placed the [floatleft] tag after the [box]. It's supposed to be before.

Thanks!

by **Vancouvia** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 4:27 pm

Ponderosa, on your second post, the The New Guide to Embassies and Consulates links to the sports page.

by **Ponderosa** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 6:26 pm

Vancouvia wrote:Ponderosa, on your second post, the The New Guide to Embassies and Consulates links to the sports page.

Thanks! I'll fix that.

by **Bjorden** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 4:18 pm

For some reason, everytime I try to post it, it says "failed a security check"

by **Singaporean Transhumans** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 6:06 am

Bjorden wrote:For some reason, everytime I try to post it, it says "failed a security check"

You took too long to post.

by **Maltropia** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 6:57 am

Just select it all and copy it before you try to post and then, if it fails, you can just paste it in and try again immediately. That method's saved me from losing more than a few posts in the past, too.

by **Apocryphi** » Fri May 08, 2015 5:05 am

Awesome guide!

by **Bodhicruize** » Thu May 14, 2015 1:38 am

Thanks! Really helped a lot.

by **BlazingHeart** » Sat May 16, 2015 2:42 pm

This is a test post

by **Desmendura** » Sat May 16, 2015 2:47 pm

BlazingHeart wrote:This is a test post
Test
Test

You do know that there's a "Preview" button right?

by **Giovenith** » Sat May 16, 2015 3:41 pm

Maltropia wrote:Just select it all and copy it before you try to post and then, if it fails, you can just paste it in and try again immediately. That method's saved me from losing more than a few posts in the past, too.

Indeed.

As a further suggestion, for those who enjoy making epic factbooks but have to stop for life half-way through, I suggest getting a blogger account. The drafts area for posts keeps formatting instead of deleting or interfering with it like a lot of document programs do. If you have any other sites or programs that do the same though, feel free to store things there too.

Speaking of which, just finished my first monster-sized wiki factook. It's hosted on a puppet, but this thing took ages and I am very happy with the results. (Yes, I will eventually be doing the other tribes) Thanks Ponderosa, you're our hero!

by **Jute** » Sun May 17, 2015 4:43 am

I think my factbook now is longer than the example

Has less images, though. And I could include some tables, I guess?
http://www.nationstates.net/nation=jute ... /id=308624

by **New Reutlingen** » Sun May 17, 2015 10:43 am

Sorry to be "that guy", but can some one link me a nation with really good factbooks so I can get a general idea of what I need to expand on?

by **Giovenith** » Sun May 17, 2015 10:48 am

New Reutlingen wrote:Sorry to be "that guy", but can some one link me a nation with really good factbooks so I can get a general idea of what I need to expand on?

The front page should have some good examples.

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