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

[Union of Socialist Republic of The Isle]

I will try that but also how did ponderosa get the globe and land thing

Ponderosa might have made the map, but I'm not sure. Though, I did make my own map with help of Wikipedia map templates. So that could help.

Thanks alot

[Union of Socialist Republic of The Isle]

I got the code to work out but how would you post your Flag on the wiki I tried copy and pasting but it just posted a lnk

Have you tried doing this?

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[img]FLAGHERE[/img]

Do i need the picture to be a certain size? it will not paste still

[Shazbotdom]

Have you tried doing this?

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[img]FLAGHERE[/img]

Do i need the picture to be a certain size? it will not paste still

Make sure you have the file uploaded to the internet. Also, ensure that you have the FULL link, including the HTTP(s):// or else it will not work. And, for the sake of the wiki, try to make it small enough to fit in the template without stretching it.

[Ivelboria]

Snip

Do i need the picture to be a certain size? it will not paste still

Try using this image of your flag. Maybe that could work.

[Union of Socialist Republic of The Isle]

Do i need the picture to be a certain size? it will not paste still

Try using this image of your flag. Maybe that could work.

i dont know if it worked but it says something is there

[Northern Poland]

Tagging this for later use

[USAmoderator]

tag

[Northern Poland]

tag, your it! No tag backs!

[Mirkzistan]

Here you go, template for the Legislative Elections Factbook. Maybe someone will be interested.

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[floatright][box][center][b]NATION Legislative Election, YEAR[/b][/center]
[center][img]FLAG OF COUNTRY (SMALL)[/img][/center]
[hr]
[table=plain][tr][td]← LEGISLATIVE ELECTION BEFORE (YEAR)[/td][td]YEAR[/td][td]LEGISLATIVE ELECTION AFTER (YEAR) → [/td][/tr]
[/table]
[hr]
[center]NUMBER OF SEATS seats in the [i]LEGISLATIVE BODY[/i]
50% OF NUMBER OF SEATS seats are needed for majority[/center]
[hr]
[b][size=150][center]Candidates[/center][/size][/b]
[center]
[table=plain]
[tr][td][/td][td][img]PHOTO OF CANDIDATE1 URL[/img][/td][td][img]PHOTO OF CANDIDATE 2 URL[/img][/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Leader[/b][/td][td]CANDIDATE1 NAME[/td][td]CANDIDATE 2 NAME[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Party[/b][/td][td]CANDIDATE1 PARTY[/td][td]CANDIDATE1 PARTY[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Popular vote[/b][/td][td]POPULATION x CANDIDATE1 PERCENTAGE[/td][td]POPULATION x CANDIDATE2 PERCENTAGE[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Seats won[/b][/td][td]CANDIDATE1 SEATS WON[/td][td]CANDIDATE2 SEATS WON[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Percentage[/b][/td][td]CANDIDATE1 PERCENTAGE[/td][td]CANDIDATE2 PERCENTAGE[/td][/tr]
[/table]
[table=plain]
[tr][td][/td][td][img]PHOTO OF CANDIDATE3 URL[/img][/td][td][img]PHOTO OF CANDIDATE 4 URL[/img][/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Leader[/b][/td][td]CANDIDATE3 NAME[/td][td]CANDIDATE 4 NAME[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Party[/b][/td][td]CANDIDATE3 PARTY[/td][td]CANDIDATE4 PARTY[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Popular vote[/b][/td][td]POPULATION x CANDIDATE3 PERCENTAGE[/td][td]POPULATION x CANDIDATE4 PERCENTAGE[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Seats won[/b][/td][td]CANDIDATE3 SEATS WON[/td][td]CANDIDATE4 SEATS WON[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Percentage[/b][/td][td]CANDIDATE3 PERCENTAGE[/td][td]CANDIDATE4 PERCENTAGE[/td][/tr]
[/table]
[/center]
[hr]
[table=plain]
[tr][td][b]Participation level[/b] [/td][td]PARTICIPATION LEVEL IN PERCENTAGE[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Population (YEAR)[/b] [/td][td]POPULATION[/td][/tr]
[/table]
[hr]
[center]
[b]Map :[/b]
[img]INSERT ELECTORAL MAP URL[/img]
[img]CAPTION[/img]
[/center]
[hr]

[center]
[b]Seats :[/b]
[img]INSERT PARLIAMENTARY SEATS DIAGRAM URL[/img]
[img]Composition of the LEGISLATIVE BODY[/img]
[/center]
[/box][/floatright]

[hr]
Legislative elections were held in Indonesia on DATE for NUMBER OF SEATS seats of the LEGISLATIVE BODY. A total of NUMBER OF PARTIES parties met the requirements to be allowed to participate in the national elections. The CANDIDATE1 PARTY of CANDIDATE1 NAME won the largest share of the vote, followed by the CANDIDATE2 PARTY and the CANDIDATE3 PARTY.

[floatleft][box][center]Contents[/center]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Bckg]1 Background[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Schd]2 Schedule[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Part]3 Parties[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Cmpg]4 Campaign[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Covt]5 Government[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Elre]6 Election results[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Eldy]6.1 Election day[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Grto]6.2 Grand total[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Eldi]6.3 Electoral disputes[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Anly]6.4 Analysis[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Aftr]7 Aftermath[/url]
[/box][/floatleft]

[b][u][size=150][anchor=Bckg]Background[/anchor][/b][/u][/size]

DESCRIBE BACKGROUND OF ELECTION

[b][u][size=150][anchor=Schd]Schedule[/anchor][/b][/u][/size]

DESCRIBE SCHEDULE OF ELECTION

[b][u][size=150][anchor=Part]Parties[/anchor][/b][/u][/size]

DESCRIBE PARTIES OF ELECTION

[b][u][size=150][anchor=Cmpg]Campaign[/anchor][/b][/u][/size]

DESCRIBE CAMPAIGN DURING THE ELECTION

[b][u][size=150][anchor=Covt]Controversies[/anchor][/b][/u][/size]

DESCRIBE CONTROVERSIES BEFORE THE ELECTION

[b][u][size=150][anchor=Elre]Election results[/anchor][/b][/u][/size]
[b][u][anchor=Eldy]Election day[/anchor][/b][/u]

DESCRIBE ELECTION DAY

[u][b][anchor=Grto]Grand total[/anchor][/b][/u]

DESCRIBE GRAND TOTAL OF ELECTION VOTES

USE TABLE TO HELP

[u][b][anchor=Eldi]Electoral disputes[/anchor][/b][/u]

DESCRIBE DISPUTES HAPPENING DURING THE ELECTION

[u][b][anchor=Anly]Analysis[/anchor][/b][/u]

ANALYZE THE ELECTION

[size=150][b][u][anchor=Aftr]Aftermath[/anchor][/size][/b][/u]

DESCRIBE AFTERMATH OF THE ELECTION


Notes :
1. To make the map for the electoral districts :
Use this (for a continent)
Or use this (download and edit the map in Paint {download in .wmf} or Inkscape {download in .svg})

2. To make the parliamentary seats diagram :
Use this.

3. In the candidate section, the candidate must be sorted from CANDIDATE1 (largest number of votes) to CANDIDATE4 (least number of votes). The number of candidates can be expanded, but with only 2 candidates per table.

Template by [nation=Mirkzistan].
Template can be found here.

[Greater Fatherland]

density are annoying

[Sabany]

I see a lot of wiki factbooks with pictures of their flag and map filling out the entire screen so i'll suggest this website that can resize your images. It's made for gif but can also be used for png
https://ezgif.com/resize
Just set it to 300 in width and it will resize your image. You can also crop, rotate, add effects or text etc.
It automatically deletes your image after 5 or so minutes so you need to upload it on another image site like imgur before you can use it

[The Western Roman Republic]

Hi could someone tell me why the images in my factbooks are not showing up ?
I have used the guide provided and only got a grey box is there a easier way to display pictures ?

Do I need to use something other than imgur or is it because of the fact that my images are the wrong file type ?


Anyway figured this would be a good place to ask.

Thanks.

[Todlichebujoku]

Hi could someone tell me why the images in my factbooks are not showing up ?
I have used the guide provided and only got a grey box is there a easier way to display pictures ?

Do I need to use something other than imgur or is it because of the fact that my images are the wrong file type ?


Anyway figured this would be a good place to ask.

Thanks.

Well, looking at your dispatch... are your images removed? If not, can you see them on Imgur? I tried accessing them and it seems they've been deleted.

Anyway, I've noticed you've been using "https://imgur.com/5K138YK" as the image URL; however you need to use, for example, "https://i.imgur.com/5K138YK.jpg"

The correct URL should have ".jpg" or ".png" or such file extension at the end.

[Irou]

I'm trying to put an image on one of my fact books how do I put an image on mobile?

[Khataiy]

I'm trying to put an image on one of my fact books how do I put an image on mobile?

Same way you would on the Forum just type [img]link%20here[/img] and put the link there.

[Amerania]

This has been extremely useful. It's exactly what I've been looking for.

[Ponderosa]

I will try that but also how did ponderosa get the globe and land thing

Ponderosa might have made the map, but I'm not sure. Though, I did make my own map with help of Wikipedia map templates. So that could help.

This is correct. I made the orthographic map in Microsoft Paint, editing the Wikipedia map for Mexico. If you look closely, it looks kind of shitty.

[Valentine Z]

Not exactly that related to talking about the content of the factbooks themselves, but I would like to post here to remind everyone (including myself at times) that you should always, ALWAYS keep backups of your dispatches or factbooks on a Word file, or any other word processing program.

Nothing is more painful than accidentally deleting or losing a big chunk of your dispatch, only to realise that there's no way to undo the deletion. Especially your Wiki-style factbooks, because creating content for them is a long process.

On that note, here's mine so far. Any feedback on it would be appreciated. Still working on it.

[The United States of Mirone]

Does anyone have a wiki style factbook for wars and civil wars?

[Konsintel]

tag

[Union of Socialist Alpine Republics]

I'm trying to do a wiki style factbook but anyone know why my content box is so big?

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=uni ... id=1071765

[Kinky Bastards]

I'm trying to do a wiki style factbook but anyone know why my content box is so big?

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=uni ... id=1071765

Try smaller pics and hit "enter" behind a few words in case the lengthness of the sentence makes the box too wide, see if that helps.

[Union of Socialist Alpine Republics]

I'm trying to do a wiki style factbook but anyone know why my content box is so big?

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=uni ... id=1071765

Try smaller pics and hit "enter" behind a few words in case the lengthness of the sentence makes the box too wide, see if that helps.

I'm talking about the content box on the left, not the other box on the right. Anyway thanks for trying to help.

[Viridus]

-tag-

[Todlichebujoku]

Try smaller pics and hit "enter" behind a few words in case the lengthness of the sentence makes the box too wide, see if that helps.

I'm talking about the content box on the left, not the other box on the right. Anyway thanks for trying to help.

Your [floatleft] tag is nested incorrectly. Both parts of it should be on the outside of the [box] tags, and right now the first one is inside and the second one is outside

It should be like

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[floatleft][box][/box][/floatleft]