[META] Wiki-Style Association/League Factbook Template

[Damukuni]

A Definitive (But Not [Yet] Official) Guide to Wiki-Style Association/League Factbooks
by Damukuni

Hi, I'm Damukuni, Chief Executive and current WA Delegate of the region of Esportiva!

How often have you come across a bloggy factbook, consisting of multiple articles with only a few sentences each? A wiki-style factbook allows you to condense a lot of information in only one factbook, and looks much more professional.

Wiki style factbooks are inspired from Wikipedia articles and other wikias. In this guide, I will show you how to create an article that is highly informative, organized, and visually appealing.

Disclaimer: This guide is designed for the gameside factbooks, found on your nation page. Some codes and templates do not work well on forumside factbooks, and will not work at all on sites like IIWiki.

I read through this guide, one day, and thought to myself, A lot of us sometimes like to worldbuild, but we don't often take or make the time to drop a factbook on the Gameside pages, and often our pages are blank because NS Sport as a whole doesn't pay much attention to Gameplay, not as a matter of course, but of coincidence.

I then thought to myself, Why not? Ponderosa has a really good national factbook template already made. Why don't I whittle it to our whims as NS Sporters?

So that is what I did. Enjoy this guide! And NS Sport mods, if you like it, sticky it!

Why Should I Bother? I Already Have Everything Written Out On The Forums The Way I Like It!

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A fair retort, I might add. However, who wants to spend endless hours combing the forums, forcing the poor encumbered search engine to trawl through unknown histories of World Cups and other competitions gone by to dredge up the details of your nation's greatest players, managers, or leagues of years gone by?

A wiki-style association/league factbook draws people into the story of your association/league and its players.

How Do I Start?

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Grab a copy of either the association or league template and begin to replace the text with your own. The [anchor] tags you see link your table of contents to other areas within your dispatch. Be sure to drink your Ovaltine! pay attention and watch out for duplicate anchor titles if you copy an anchor tag or table of contents entry!

I Have Questions / Need Help!

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Ask your questions here, and NOT in a telegram, please. I will do my best to answer as many questions as you may have. Others using the template may also help.

I Have A Suggestion!

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Talk about it here! I'll evaluate it and publish a [code] block (subject to review).

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[Damukuni]

Sports Association Template

Coming soon!

National Team Template

This template combines headers from the Wikipedia article on the United States men's national soccer team and Starblaydia's original infobox template (which he has graciously provided below in standalone format for you to use before I posted this, didn't I tell you to wait?!.

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[floatright][box][center][b]Generic National Football Team[/b]

[img]http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/exnation.png[/img][/center]

[hr]

[b]Nickname(s):[/b] [i]Los Genéricos[/i]

[b]Association:[/b] Generic Football Association

[b]Founded:[/b] 2013

[b]Manager:[/b] Manager Name

[b]Most caps:[/b] Old Player (1093)

[b]Top scorer:[/b] Godmod Striker (42)

[b]Home stadium:[/b] Generic Stadium (City)

[b]Country code:[/b] XXX

[b]KPB ranking:[/b] 1093rd

[b]Highest KPB ranking:[/b] 1st [size=80](In your dreams)[/size]

[b]Lowest KPB ranking:[/b] 1093rd [size=80](Before World Cup 1)[/size]

[b]SRS rank:[/b] N/A [size=80](Never qualified)[/size]

[hr]

[color=green][center][b]First international[/b][/color]
[nation=short]Generic[/nation] [b]3 - 0[/b] [nation=short]Opponents[/nation]
[size=80](Generic Tournament 1 Matchday 1, 2013)[/size]

[color=green][b]Largest win[/b][/color]
[nation=short]Opponents[/nation] [b]2 - 4[/b] [nation=short]Generic Nation[/nation]
[size=80](Generic Tournament 1 Final, 2013)[/size]

[color=green][b]Worst defeat[/b][/color]
[nation=short]Generic[/nation] [b]10 - 93[/b] [nation=short]Opponents[/nation]
[size=80](Generic Tournament 1 Matchday 2, 2013)[/size][/center]

[hr]
[center][color=green][b]WCC Record[/b][/color][/center]
[b]Appearances:[/b] 2 (First in 2012)
[b]WC best result:[/b] Champions [size=80](2013)[/size]
[b]CoH best result:[/b] Champions [size=80](2012)[/size]

[center][color=green][b]Generic Tournament Record[/b][/color][/center]
[b]Appearances:[/b] 1 (First in 2013)
[b]Best result:[/b] Champions [size=80](2013)[/size][/box][/floatright]
[b][size=200]GENERIC NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM[/size][/b][hr]

[i]Example Paragraph[/i]
The [b]Generic national football team[/b] (nicknamed [i]Los Genéricos[/i]) is the national football team of [nation=Generic], controlled by the Generic Football Association. The Generic national football team has appeared in all 80 contested World Cups, winning none of them, as no specific team has managed to make it out of the qualifying stage. In addition, the Generic national team has competed in all 22 [i]Regional Competitions[/i], where it has yet to advance out of the group stage.

[floatleft][box][url=YOUR_DISPATCH_URL_HERE#Hist]1   History[/url]
[url=YOUR_DISPATCH_URL_HERE#Hist1]1.1   History Subheader[/url]
[url=YOUR_DISPATCH_URL_HERE#Imag]2   Team Image[/url]
[url=YOUR_DISPATCH_URL_HERE#Imag1]2.1   Uniforms and Crest[/url]
[url=YOUR_DISPATCH_URL_HERE#Imag2]2.2   Rivalries[/url]
[url=YOUR_DISPATCH_URL_HERE#Imag3]2.3   Supporters[/url]
[url=YOUR_DISPATCH_URL_HERE#Imag4]2.4   Home Stadium[/url]
[url=YOUR_DISPATCH_URL_HERE#Imag5]2.5   Media Coverage[/url]
[url=YOUR_DISPATCH_URL_HERE#Coac]3   Coaching Staff[/url]
[url=YOUR_DISPATCH_URL_HERE#Play]4   Players[/url]
[url=YOUR_DISPATCH_URL_HERE#Squa]4.1   Current Squad[/url]
[url=YOUR_DISPATCH_URL_HERE#Call]4.2   Recent Call-ups[/url]
[url=YOUR_DISPATCH_URL_HERE#Resu]5   Results and Schedule[/url]
[url=YOUR_DISPATCH_URL_HERE#Reco]6   Player Records[/url]
[url=YOUR_DISPATCH_URL_HERE#Comp]7   Competitive Record[/url]
[url=YOUR_DISPATCH_URL_HERE#WCCOH]7.1   World Cup / Cup of Harmony[/url]
[url=YOUR_DISPATCH_URL_HERE#Regi]7.2   Regional Competition[/url]
[url=YOUR_DISPATCH_URL_HERE#Hono]8   Honours[/url][/box][/floatleft]
[b][anchor=Hist][size=150]HISTORY[/size][/anchor][hr][/b]

Describe the history of your national team in this area of the template. Need to add a specific section? ...

[b][anchor=Hist1][size=125]History Subheader[/size][/anchor][/b]

... Use one of these.

[b][anchor=Imag][size=150]TEAM IMAGE[/size][/anchor][hr][/b]

[b][anchor=Imag1][size=125]Uniforms and Crest[/size][/anchor][/b]

[floatright][box][center][img]http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/exnation.png[/img][/center]
Generic national football team kits[/box][/floatright]
Describe your national team's crest (or logo) and kits here. In the floatright tag (above this paragraph in the text box), include a scaled picture of your home, away, and third/goalkeeper's kits. It doesn't matter if your kit picture box and this text don't align; that's just a limitation of the gameside factbook - [i]it will be seen, I promise![/i]

[b][anchor=Imag2][size=125]Rivalries[/size][/anchor][/b]

Describe important team rivalry matchups in this section.

[b][anchor=Imag3][size=125]Supporters[/size][/anchor][/b]

Describe your team's supporter / ultra groups in this section.

[b][anchor=Imag4][size=125]Home Stadium[/size][/anchor][/b]

[floatright][box][center][img]http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/exnation.png[/img][/center]
National Stadium[/box][/floatright]
If your team has a dedicated national stadium, post its information in this section. (A floatright tag has been added for you to add a scaled picture of your national stadium.)

[b][anchor=Imag5][size=125]Media Coverage[/size][/anchor][/b]

Discuss your national team's media coverage and broadcast rights in this section.

[b][anchor=Coac][size=150]COACHING STAFF[/size][/anchor][hr][/b]

This section allows you to include, in paragraph or table format, a listing of your team's managers and other important coaching staff.

[b][anchor=Play][size=150]PLAYERS[/size][/anchor][hr][/b]

[list][i]Main article: [url=SOME_OTHER_DISPATCH]Generic National Team Squad[/url][/i][/list]
[b][anchor=Squa][size=125]Current Squad[/size][/anchor][/b]

[center][table]
[tr]
   [td]NO[/td]
   [td]POS[/td]
   [td]NAME[/td]
   [td]DATE OF BIRTH (AGE)[/td]
   [td]CAPS[/td]
   [td]GOALS[/td]
   [td]CLUB[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
   [td]1[/td]
   [td]GK[/td]
   [td]John Sample[/td]
   [td]4 August 1093 (age 925)[/td]
   [td]400[/td]
   [td]0[/td]
   [td]Some FC[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
   [td]99[/td]
   [td]FW[/td]
   [td]Jayne Sample[/td]
   [td]23 July 2018 (age 1 day)[/td]
   [td]1093[/td]
   [td]10,852,794[/td]
   [td]Some Other FC[/td]
[/tr]
[/table][/center]
[b][anchor=Call][size=125]Recent Call-ups[/size][/anchor][/b]

The following players have been called up to the Generic national team squad within the past twelve months:
[center][table]
[tr]
   [td]POS[/td]
   [td]NAME[/td]
   [td]DATE OF BIRTH (AGE)[/td]
   [td]CAPS[/td]
   [td]GOALS[/td]
   [td]CLUB[/td]
   [td]LATEST CALL-UP[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
   [td]MID[/td]
   [td]Jordan Sample[/td]
   [td]23 October 4004 BC (age 6,021)[/td]
   [td]0.5[/td]
   [td]0.333[/td]
   [td]Some Obscure FC[/td]
   [td]vs. [nation]Somewhere[/nation], 24 July 2018[/td]
[/tr]
[/table][/center]
[b][anchor=Resu][size=150]RESULTS AND SCHEDULE[/size][/anchor][hr][/b]

Create a table of recent results and the next national team schedule here. If your results table is unbearably long, you may wish to link to another dispatch.

[b][anchor=Comp][size=150]COMPETITIVE RECORD[/size][/anchor][hr][/b]

[b][anchor=WCCOH][size=125]World Cup / Cup of Harmony[/size][/anchor][/b]

If your team participates / has participated in the World Cup and/or Cup of Harmony, talk about it here. You might draw your inspiration for such a table at [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team#FIFA_World_Cup]the Wikipedia article on the United States men's national soccer team[/url].

[b][anchor=Regi][size=125][i]Regional Competition[/i][/size][/anchor][/b]

If your team participates / has participated in the AOCAF, Copa Rushmori, Campionato Esportiva, or IAC Independents Cup, create a similar table in this section.

[b][anchor=Hono][size=150]HONOURS[/size][/anchor][hr][/b]

Give a brief listing of your national team's achievements on the regional and world stage here.

[box]Edited from [nation]Starblaydia[/nation]'s [url=https://www.nationstates.net/nation=starblaydia/detail=factbook/id=192730]original NT infobox template[/url] and filled with headers from [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team#FIFA_World_Cup]the Wikipedia article on the United States men's national soccer team[/url] by [nation]Damukuni[/nation].[/box]

[Damukuni]

Sports League Template

This template is loosely based off both Ponderosa's Guide to a Wiki-Style Factbook and the Wikipedia article on the (English) Premier League. Everything should be self-explanatory - just replace the sample text with your own, and get to dispatching!

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[floatright][box][center][b]LEAGUE NAME[/b]
[hr]

INSERT LOGO HERE
[hr][/center]

[b]Founded [/b] (founding date here)

[b]Nation(s)[/b]
[nation]YOUR NATION HERE[/nation]
(copy and paste to add more nations)

[b]Number of teams: [/b] <#>

[b]Level on pyramid: [/b] <#>

[b]Promotion to:[/b] <next higher league>

[b]Relegation to:[/b] <next lower league>

[b]Domestic Cup(s):[/b]
<Cup 1>
<Cup 2>

[b]League Cup(s):[/b]
<add only if different from domestic cup>

[b]International Cup(s):[/b]
<UICA>
<AOCL / CdC / CEdC>
<VCI>

[b]Current champions: [/b] <Current champion (# of total titles)>

[b]Most championships: [/b] <Team (#)>

[b]Most appearances:[/b] <Player (# of appearances)>

[b]Top scorer:[/b] <Player (# of goals)>

[b]TV partners: [/b]
<Partner 1>
<Partner 2>
<list domestic only>
<foreign partners should be listed in article>

[b]Website: [/b] <URL could point to IIwiki or other offsite page with info>
[/box][/floatright]
[size=200][b]LEAGUE NAME[/size][/b][hr]

Introduce and summarise your league in one entire paragraph, highlighting its greatest achievements domestically and, where applicable, on a regional and international scale. However, do not get too wordy with this; if you are too descriptive about a particular achievement, perhaps it should go under a subheader. The name of your league, when it first appears, should be in [b]bold[/b]. Optionally, you can put your nation and region (where applicable) in [nation] and [region] tags. You can additionally link to other places in your factbook or offsite, where such URLs apply to sections of your factbook.

[i]Example Paragraph[/i]

The [b]Rose League One[/b] is the top level of the Rose League, the association football (soccer) league system of [nation]Amyrosia[/nation]. Contested by six teams, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Rose League Two. The Rose League, and its teams, are wholly owned and operated by Soccer Amyrosia (SAR). The season runs for ten weeks, with each team playing one game per week (and all teams playing each other once home and away). The winner is awarded the Golden Rose Trophy, traditionally presented by Amy Rose, Queen of Amyrosia, or her designee, if she cannot attend due to sickness or other circumstance, and is crowned the champions of Amyrosian soccer.

[floatleft][box][center]Contents[/center]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Hist]1 History[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Hist1]1.1 History Subheader[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Corp]2 Corporate Structure[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Corp1]2.1 Corporate Structure Subheader[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Comp]3 Competition format[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Comp1]3.1 Competition format subheader[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Club]4 Clubs[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Club1]4.1 Champions[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Spon]5 Sponsorship[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Fin]6 Finances[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Medi]7 Media coverage[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Medi1]7.1 Domestic[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Medi2]7.2 Worldwide[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Stad]8   Stadiums[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Mana]9   Managers[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Play]10   Players[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Play1]10.1 Player Subheader[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Awar]11   Awards[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Awar1]11.1   Awards subheader[/url]

[/box][/floatleft]

[b][size=150][anchor=Hist]HISTORY[/anchor][/b][/size][hr]

Summarise the history of your league in the first paragraph. Again, if you get overly descriptive about one particular event, perhaps you might use a subheader.

[b][size=125][anchor=Hist1]History Subheader[/anchor][/b][/size]

Use this text to describe a subset. History should be as chronological as possible, with the earliest event (or event begin date) closest to the top of the page.

[b][size=150][anchor=Corp]CORPORATE STRUCTURE[/anchor][/b][/size][hr]

Describe the corporate structure of your league. Is it owned by a central body? its teams? outside shareholders? (This is usually only one or two paragraphs and does not necessarily require subheaders.)

[b][size=150][anchor=Comp]COMPETITION FORMAT[/anchor][/b][/size][hr]

Briefly describe your competition here [i]only if it does not include subdivisions (e.g., group stage / playoff); that's what subheaders are for![/i]

[b][size=125][anchor=Hist1]Competition Subheader[/anchor][/b][/size]

If your league has subdivisions, e.g., group stage followed by postseason playoff, your may want to use these subheaders.

[b][size=150][anchor=Club]CLUBS[/anchor][/b][/size][hr]

List your clubs here. It's advisable to use tables for this. In your list/table, include as much information as you want. A sample table is included below. Note this table uses the regional header for the Copa de Campeones (Rushmore).

[center][table]
[tr]
   [td]TEAM[/td]
   [td]SEASONS
PLAYED[/td]
   [td]LAST
PROMOTED[/td]
   [td]LAST
RELEGATED[/td]
   [td]# OF
TITLES[/td]
   [td]MOST
RECENT
FINISH[/td]
   [td]CHAMPIONS'
CUP TITLES[/td]
   [td]GLOBE CUP
TITLES[/td]
   [td]CdC TITLES[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
   [td]Team FC[/td]
   [td]3[/td]
   [td]Never[/td]
   [td]Never[/td]
   [td]1[/td]
   [td]1st[/td]
   [td]0[/td]
   [td]1[/td]
   [td]1[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
   [td]Some Other FC[/td]
   [td]3[/td]
   [td]Season 3[/td]
   [td]Never[/td]
   [td]0[/td]
   [td]3rd[/td]
   [td]0[/td]
   [td]0[/td]
   [td]0[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
   [td]The Team That No One Knew Existed[/td]
   [td]3[/td]
   [td]Never[/td]
   [td]Never[/td]
   [td]1[/td]
   [td]2nd[/td]
   [td]0[/td]
   [td]0[/td]
   [td]0[/td]
[/tr]
[/table][/center]

[b][size=125][anchor=Club1]Clubs Subheader[/anchor][/b][/size]

A subheader here might be included for a champions' table or other club-relevant information. Once again, table tags are your friend!

[b][size=150][anchor=Spon]SPONSORSHIPS[/anchor][/b][/size][hr]

If your league has a history of corporate sponsorship, you may wish to include it in this header in either paragraph or table format.

[b][size=150][anchor=Fin]FINANCES[/anchor][/b][/size][hr]

If you keep information about league revenue, you may wish to include it in this header.

[b][size=150][anchor=Medi]MEDIA COVERAGE[/anchor][/b][/size][hr]

[b][size=125][anchor=Medi1]Domestic[/anchor][/b][/size]

Describe your domestic broadcast rights, if any exist, in this subheader.

[b][size=125][anchor=Medi2]Worldwide[/anchor][/b][/size]

Describe your broadcast rights outside your nation(s), if any exist, in this subheader.

[b][size=150][anchor=Stad]STADIUMS[/anchor][/b][/size][hr]

You might either use a table or paragraph formatm or link to another dispatch, to describe your league's stadiums.

[b][size=150][anchor=Mana]MANAGERS[/anchor][/b][/size][hr]

This area should include a list of managers (including transferred ones where applicable), the clubs they've managed, and any titles they've earned.

[b][size=150][anchor=Play]PLAYERS[/anchor][/b][/size][hr]

Describe your league's notable players (appearances, most goals scored, etc.) here.

[b][size=125][anchor=Play1]Players Subheader[/anchor][/b][/size]

Use this subheader to further explain any one given category of player, where applicable.

[b][size=150][anchor=Awar]AWARDS[/anchor][/b][/size][hr]

Describe your league's awards here, or optionally, use the ...

[b][size=125][anchor=Awar1]Awards Subheader[/anchor][/b][/size]

... to do so. Happy templating!

[box]Template built by [nation]Damukuni[/nation] from [nation]Ponderosa[/nation]'s Wiki-Style Factbook Template, using the same format as [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_League]Wikipedia's article on the English Premier League[/url].
The template and its information page can be found [url=FINAL_URL_OF_TEMPLATE_TOPIC]here[/url].[/box]

[Damukuni]

Featured Examples of These Template in the Wild

These templates are used in the factbooks/dispatches of the following nations:

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[Bruke]

I was trying to make my own template, but this is better than anything I could have created... I'll definitely be using this, excellent work.

[Razenthuria]

Featured Examples of These Template in the Wild

These templates are used in the factbooks/dispatches of the following nations:

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https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1020615