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

[Trelatche]

Is there a way of making the factbook available in several languages just like on Wikipedia you can choose the language of the article?
I plan to write it in the official languages of my nation so making it available only in English wouldn't make sense.

Write the same factbook several times and then link to each version from inside it?

Yea I mean even Wikipedia had to rewrite their articles; there's no magic button that you can just press (though would be useful).

[Alvisiror]

Is there a way for me to move the languages box even more left?

I did

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[floatleft] [box]Languages
[center][url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=alvisiror/detail=factbook/id=434071]Русский[/url][/center]
[center]Français[/center]
[/box][/floatleft]

But I'd like it even more to the left since it looks like this

[Trelatche]

Is there a way for me to move the languages box even more left?

I did

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[floatleft] [box]Languages
[center][url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=alvisiror/detail=factbook/id=434071]Русский[/url][/center]
[center]Français[/center]
[/box][/floatleft]

But I'd like it even more to the left since it looks like this

That's as far left as the box can go unfortunately.

[Jute]

Write the same factbook several times and then link to each version from inside it?

Yea I mean even Wikipedia had to rewrite their articles; there's no magic button that you can just press (though would be useful).

There is, but Google Translate is unreliable, of course

[Alvisiror]

Yea I mean even Wikipedia had to rewrite their articles; there's no magic button that you can just press (though would be useful).

There is, but Google Translate is unreliable, of course

I'm personally writing it since I know both English and Russian. French is where it will get tricky since I don't know it that well.
In Wikipedia the articles can be very different in different languages, some have a lot more detail than others.

[Jute]

There is, but Google Translate is unreliable, of course

I'm personally writing it since I know both English and Russian. French is where it will get tricky since I don't know it that well.
In Wikipedia the articles can be very different in different languages, some have a lot more detail than others.

That is true, as usually Russians might know more about Russia than most American Wikipedia editors and authors.

[Alvisiror]

That is true, as usually Russians might know more about Russia than most American Wikipedia editors and authors.

Also the style is different when it comes to the way the content is shown. I however prefer the one set up by the OP so I am merely translating the categories and adding some that are on a typical English Wikipedia page for a country (English ones have more content).

[Jute]

That is true, as usually Russians might know more about Russia than most American Wikipedia editors and authors.

Also the style is different when it comes to the way the content is shown. I however prefer the one set up by the OP so I am merely translating the categories and adding some that are on a typical English Wikipedia page for a country (English ones have more content).

If you need any help writing it, you can ask me.

[The Grand Republic of Hannover]

Hi, I am currently working on my Factbook and I wanted to know how to organize each section. For instance, under the Economy category if I create XX segment and then created YY segment, YY segment will appear first on the list under Economy category. Is there any way to move XX segment back to the top of the list?

Thanks!

(Also, I apologize if this has been asked before)

[Jute]

Hi, I am currently working on my Factbook and I wanted to know how to organize each section. For instance, under the Economy category if I create XX segment and then created YY segment, YY segment will appear first on the list under Economy category. Is there any way to move XX segment back to the top of the list?

Thanks!

(Also, I apologize if this has been asked before)

I'm not sure I understand, but you can usually do that by using the common clipboard shortcuts of Ctrl + X (cut) and Ctrl + V (paste) to move text around.

[Seamus-Tropez]

I have a question that needs to be answered.

I am currently working on a wiki-style factbook of Seamus-Tropez. For some reason, if a boxed paragraph is next to the sidebar, then it makes the box end below the sidebar, making the box incredibly over-sized and making the entire factbook look like it has shoddy coding or some such. First, it happened to the templates that were used to signify empty categories (think of the stub templates used on the actual Wikipedia), which forced me to convert them into normal paragraphs, and now it is affecting the Table of Contents, as you may notice when you look at the factbook.

I have tried to combat this issue by adding [align=left] tags to the Table of Contents, but it has done nothing and the Table of Contents box is still over-sized.

What else would be a good strategy to fix this problem?

[Jute]

I have a question that needs to be answered.

I am currently working on a wiki-style factbook of Seamus-Tropez. For some reason, if a boxed paragraph is next to the sidebar, then it makes the box end below the sidebar, making the box incredibly over-sized and making the entire factbook look like it has shoddy coding or some such. First, it happened to the templates that were used to signify empty categories (think of the stub templates used on the actual Wikipedia), which forced me to convert them into normal paragraphs, and now it is affecting the Table of Contents, as you may notice when you look at the factbook.

I have tried to combat this issue by adding [align=left] tags to the Table of Contents, but it has done nothing and the Table of Contents box is still over-sized.

What else would be a good strategy to fix this problem?

Have you tried [floatleft] ?

[Seamus-Tropez]

I have a question that needs to be answered.

I am currently working on a wiki-style factbook of Seamus-Tropez. For some reason, if a boxed paragraph is next to the sidebar, then it makes the box end below the sidebar, making the box incredibly over-sized and making the entire factbook look like it has shoddy coding or some such. First, it happened to the templates that were used to signify empty categories (think of the stub templates used on the actual Wikipedia), which forced me to convert them into normal paragraphs, and now it is affecting the Table of Contents, as you may notice when you look at the factbook.

I have tried to combat this issue by adding [align=left] tags to the Table of Contents, but it has done nothing and the Table of Contents box is still over-sized.

What else would be a good strategy to fix this problem?

Have you tried [floatleft] ?

Yes, the template that Ponderosa provided for the Table of Contents already has a [floatleft] tag.

Also, I have just now found the reason why the Table of Contents was like that: The [floatleft] and [box] tags were placed incorrectly, with the latter being placed before the former, which caused only the text to be affected, and not the box itself.

It's fixed now, so thank you for the help.

[Jute]

Have you tried [floatleft] ?

Yes, the template that Ponderosa provided for the Table of Contents already has a [floatleft] tag.

Also, I have just now found the reason why the Table of Contents was like that: The [floatleft] and [box] tags were placed incorrectly, with the latter being placed before the former, which caused only the text to be affected, and not the box itself.

It's fixed now, so thank you for the help.

Glad it's fixed now. If you need more help, be sure to message me, I have plenty of experience with factbooks by now.

[Alcase]

Is there a way of making the factbook available in several languages just like on Wikipedia you can choose the language of the article?
I plan to write it in the official languages of my nation so making it available only in English wouldn't make sense.

Write it in your official language then write it in English.

[Caribica]

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[Rhinumehr]

Is there a way of making the factbook available in several languages just like on Wikipedia you can choose the language of the article?
I plan to write it in the official languages of my nation so making it available only in English wouldn't make sense.

Write the same factbook several times and then link to each version from inside it?

If you want a translation into Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, or Turkish, you can upload it in Duolingo's immersion page and get it translated. This only works for those languages, and you'd still need to rewrite everything into the factbook. This will just help you get a natural-sounding translation into another language.

[Alosteq Diin Nastja]

Write the same factbook several times and then link to each version from inside it?

If you want a translation into Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, or Turkish, you can upload it in Duolingo's immersion page and get it translated. This only works for those languages, and you'd still need to rewrite everything into the factbook. This will just help you get a natural-sounding translation into another language.

Though it is worth noting that the Immersion service is only provided for Spanish, German, French, Italian, and Portuguese.

[Apocryphi]

This whole translation dealy sounds like alot of effort...

[Liberty and Alderney]

This whole translation dealy sounds like alot of effort...

That is because it is, unless of course you decide to use google translate....

[Alosteq Diin Nastja]

This whole translation dealy sounds like alot of effort...

Depending on the languages you wish to use, I could help.

[Anollasia]

Is there a way for me to move the languages box even more left?

I did

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[floatleft] [box]Languages
[center][url=http://www.nationstates.net/nation=alvisiror/detail=factbook/id=434071]Русский[/url][/center]
[center]Français[/center]
[/box][/floatleft]

But I'd like it even more to the left since it looks like this

That's cool. I might try that out if I have time.

[Estado Seridoense]

How to insert a box with an image in it and description?

[Todlichebujoku]

How to insert a box with an image in it and description?

Center box (factbook):

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[center][box][img]http://www.songsparrow.com/images-plants-2014/400/5TPICES.jpg[/img]
'Ice Storm' Tree Peony[/box][/center]

Center box (forums):

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[align=center][box][img]http://www.songsparrow.com/images-plants-2014/400/5TPICES.jpg[/img]
'Ice Storm' Tree Peony[/box][/align]

'Ice Storm' Tree Peony

Left box:

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[floatleft][box][img]http://www.songsparrow.com/images-plants-2014/400/5TPICES.jpg[/img]
'Ice Storm' Tree Peony[/box][/floatleft]

'Ice Storm' Tree Peony

Right box:

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[floatright][box][img]http://www.songsparrow.com/images-plants-2014/400/5TPICES.jpg[/img]
'Ice Storm' Tree Peony[/box][/floatright]

'Ice Storm' Tree Peony

Unlike my quick example, you should upload your photos to an image hosting site like Photobucket or Imgur to avoid having the image possibly being changed to another picture (possibly inappropriate) or deleted without your knowledge.

Hopefully this helps!

[Manawatu-Wanganui]

If you've seen any irl country's Wikipedia you may have seen how in the table of contents it may say "2 Politics <underneath and to the right> 2.1 Government"

The "2.1 Government" part is always slightly to the right, is there any way to do this in NS?

Examples

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom