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

[Achesia]

Hello, i don't know if this question has been asked already or not, but my problem is that i don't know how to insert the flag to my factbook... so how can i actually insert it? i mean, i can't just copy and paste a picture (And i'm very very very bad at both using English and computer...)

Upload it to a imaging hosting site such as Imgur.com and then copy the URL and paste it as such:

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[img]yourimage.png[/img]

[Middle Han]

Hello, i don't know if this question has been asked already or not, but my problem is that i don't know how to insert the flag to my factbook... so how can i actually insert it? i mean, i can't just copy and paste a picture (And i'm very very very bad at both using English and computer...)

Upload it to a imaging hosting site such as Imgur.com and then copy the URL and paste it as such:

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[img]yourimage.png[/img]

Thank you very much, i'll try that right away

[Achesia]

Upload it to a imaging hosting site such as Imgur.com and then copy the URL and paste it as such:

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[img]yourimage.png[/img]

Thank you very much, i'll try that right away

No problem!

[Achesia]

Is there a code already built out there for articles based on military equipment? For instance it is like a table with the image of the equipment on the left and then several cells of information following. Example as such in these wikipedia article:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equipment ... med_Forces

[Aquitayne]

Is there a code already built out there for articles based on military equipment? For instance it is like a table with the image of the equipment on the left and then several cells of information following. Example as such in these wikipedia article:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equipment ... med_Forces

I don't think there's one pre-made, but, I'm a nice guy...

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[table][tr][td][align=center][b]Image[/b][/align][/td][td][align=center][b]Name[/b][/align][/td][td][align=center][b]Origin[/b][/align][/td][td][align=center][b]Type[/b][/align][/td][td][align=center][b]Variant[/b][/align][/td][td][align=center][b]In Service[/b][/align][/td][td][align=center][b]Entered Service[/b][/align][/td][td][align=center][b]Notes[/b][/align][/td][/tr]
[tr][td][align=center][img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Medium_Battletank_M48_A2C.jpg/300px-Medium_Battletank_M48_A2C.jpg[/img][/align][/td][td][align=center]Name[/align][/td][td][align=center]Nation of Origin[/align][/td][td][align=center]Type[/align][/td][td][align=center]Variant[/align][/td][td][align=center]# IN service[/align][/td][td][align=center]Year entered service[/align][/td][td][align=center]Any notes[/align][/td][/tr][/table]

You'll definitely want to upload your own pre-sized images that way the table doesn't end up all wonky. Just copy/paste the second set of [tr]'s for each row of stuff you have.

[Achesia]

Is there a code already built out there for articles based on military equipment? For instance it is like a table with the image of the equipment on the left and then several cells of information following. Example as such in these wikipedia article:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equipment ... med_Forces

I don't think there's one pre-made, but, I'm a nice guy...

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[table][tr][td][align=center][b]Image[/b][/align][/td][td][align=center][b]Name[/b][/align][/td][td][align=center][b]Origin[/b][/align][/td][td][align=center][b]Type[/b][/align][/td][td][align=center][b]Variant[/b][/align][/td][td][align=center][b]In Service[/b][/align][/td][td][align=center][b]Entered Service[/b][/align][/td][td][align=center][b]Notes[/b][/align][/td][/tr]
[tr][td][align=center][img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Medium_Battletank_M48_A2C.jpg/300px-Medium_Battletank_M48_A2C.jpg[/img][/align][/td][td][align=center]Name[/align][/td][td][align=center]Nation of Origin[/align][/td][td][align=center]Type[/align][/td][td][align=center]Variant[/align][/td][td][align=center]# IN service[/align][/td][td][align=center]Year entered service[/align][/td][td][align=center]Any notes[/align][/td][/tr][/table]

You'll definitely want to upload your own pre-sized images that way the table doesn't end up all wonky. Just copy/paste the second set of [tr]'s for each row of stuff you have.

Wow! I didnt mean for you to do all of that work! But thank you so much!

[Aquitayne]

Wow! I didnt mean for you to do all of that work! But thank you so much!

No problem! Only took me about 5 or 10 minutes, not a big deal. Tables can be confusing but once you get the hang of them they're pretty simple!

[Achesia]

Wow! I didnt mean for you to do all of that work! But thank you so much!

No problem! Only took me about 5 or 10 minutes, not a big deal. Tables can be confusing but once you get the hang of them they're pretty simple!

And they look sharp!

[West Phoencia]

Has there been any changes to allowing us to link our iiwiki pages to our Factbooks?

[Post War America]

Has there been any changes to allowing us to link our iiwiki pages to our Factbooks?

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[url=url for your factbook here]Factbook[/url]

\

Or for iiwiki to NS factbook

[code][[Url for your factbook here]][/url]

[Heloin]

I keep having a problem with my Factbook. Why does the the point were it says Government and the table of contents box not work? It just says [anchor=Govt]Government despite ever other one working on the page and the actual code stuff at the spot seems to be right?

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[b][u][size=150][anchor=Govt]Government[/anchor][/b][/u][/size]

I'm quite stuck with what I need to do to fix this issue.

[Post War America]

I keep having a problem with my Factbook. Why does the the point were it says Government and the table of contents box not work? It just says [anchor=Govt]Government despite ever other one working on the page and the actual code stuff at the spot seems to be right?

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[b][u][size=150][anchor=Govt]Government[/anchor][/b][/u][/size]

I'm quite stuck with what I need to do to fix this issue.

It seems to be working just fine for me.

[Heloin]

I keep having a problem with my Factbook. Why does the the point were it says Government and the table of contents box not work? It just says [anchor=Govt]Government despite ever other one working on the page and the actual code stuff at the spot seems to be right?

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[b][u][size=150][anchor=Govt]Government[/anchor][/b][/u][/size]

I'm quite stuck with what I need to do to fix this issue.

It seems to be working just fine for me.

Yes, but it doesn't for me.
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=hel ... /id=729437

[Aquitayne]

It seems to be working just fine for me.

Yes, but it doesn't for me.
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=hel ... /id=729437

Check to make sure an [anchor] tag hasn't ended up somewhere its not supposed to be. That's usually the cause for the code showing up as plain text.

[Heloin]

Yes, but it doesn't for me.
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=hel ... /id=729437

Check to make sure an [anchor] tag hasn't ended up somewhere its not supposed to be. That's usually the cause for the code showing up as plain text.

Thank you! It seems at this point, there was no [/anchor].

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[u][b][anchor=City]Largest Cities[/b][/u][/anchor]

[Akaroa]

Thank you!

[Highton Islands]

Thanks for this!!!
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=hig ... /id=784006

[The kingdom of Northland]

Is there a way to wrap text around pictures in the factbook?

[Hashizawa]

Can someone tell me how they found GDP (nominal) and GDP (per capita)? Is there a way to change our economic rank to find a gdp?

[The Manticoran Empire]

Can someone tell me how they found GDP (nominal) and GDP (per capita)? Is there a way to change our economic rank to find a gdp?

If you use NS stats, it will be included on your homepage and under the factory icon that covers your nation's economy.

[Todlichebujoku]

Is there a way to wrap text around pictures in the factbook?

As far as I know, you can't do so around a center aligned or non-square images. Otherwise there's the [floatright] and [floatleft] tags on images, for left aligned and right aligned images.

[Sun Chips]

How do I make an embassy?

[Reino do Brazil]

How do I make an embassy?

viewforum.php?f=23 then look at some embassy threads for u to make an idea

[Kyrjasmark]

I borrowed Ponderosa's wiki-style factbook guide, and made a wiki-style factbook template for a monarch. It seems some people are posting templates here, so I'll do the same.

Here's the example for one of my puppets: https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=799220

A couple of pointers:
TITLE means you add your monarchs title, such as King, Queen, Sheik, Emperor, etc.
NAME is the name of your monarch. This seems obvious, but there are some places where it can get confusing. TITLE NAME OF COUNTRY, to give an example from my country, would read Queen (Title) Dagmar (name) of the Kyrjasmark (country), not the name of the country.
Heir PRESUMPTIVE OR APPARENT: An heir presumptive is an heir that will only inherent the throne if another person with a stronger claim is not born. An heir apparent on the other hand, will inherent the throne regardless of any other births.

It is recommended, but not essential, that the marriage section be placed where it occurs in your monarch's life. So, if they get crowned before they are married, then place it after the "reign" section. Don't forget to re-order and re-number the information in the contents box if you do!

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[floatright][box][center][b]TITLE NAME of COUNTRY[/b]
[hr]

INSERT Photo HERE
[b]NAME[/b]
[hr]

[b]TITLE[/b][/center]

[b]Reign:[/b]

[b]Predecessor:[/b]

[b]Heir (APPARENT OR PRESUMPTIVE):[/b]
[hr]

[b]Born[/b]

[b]Spouse[/b]

[b]Issue[/b]

[b]Full name[/b]

[b]House[/b]

[b]Father[/b]

[b]Mother[/b]

[b]Religion[/b]

[/box][/floatright]

[size=200][b]TITLE NAME OF COUNTRY[/size][/b]
[hr]

His/Her Royal Highness TITLE NAME is the sovereign monarch and head of state of the PRETITLE of COUNTRY. She ascended to the throne following the death of PREVIOUS MONARCH

BRIEF OVERVIEW OF FAMILY

BRIEF OVERVIEW OF REIGN

[floatleft][box][center]Contents[/center]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Erly]1 Early Life[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Edu]2 Education[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Mar]3 Marriage[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Rgn]4 Reign[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Cor]4.1 Coronation[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Rol]4.2 Role[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Tsha]5 Titles, style, honours and arms[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Titl]5.1 Title and style[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Arm]5.2 Arms[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Hon]5.3 Honours[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Anc]6 Ancestry[/url]
[url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Iss]6.1 Issue[/url]
[/box][/floatleft]

[b][u][size=150][anchor=Erly]Early Life[/anchor][/b][/u][/size]

NAME was born on the BIRTHDATE, at BIRTHPLACE. DESCRIBE UPBRINGING.

[b][u][size=150][anchor=Edu]Education[/anchor][/b][/u][/size]

DESCRIBE EDUCATION

[b][u][size=150][anchor=Mar]Marriage[/anchor][/b][/u][/size]

[b][u][size=150][anchor=Rgn]Reign[/anchor][/b][/u][/size]
DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN REIGN

[b][u][anchor=Cor]Coronation[/anchor][/b][/u]
DESCRIBE CORONATION

[b][u][anchor=Rol]Role[/anchor][/b][/u]
DESCRIBE ROLE IN THE NATION

[b][u][anchor=Tsha]Titles, styles, honours and arms[/anchor][/b][/u]
BRIEF OVERVIEW OF TITLES AND HONOURS

[b][u][anchor=Titl]Title and style[/anchor][/b][/u]
NAME'S full style and title is "FULL STYLE"

The TITLE's short title, which is in common use, is "TITLE NAME." When in conversation with the TITLE, the correct form of address is "ADDRESS"

[b][u][anchor=Arm]Arms[/anchor][/b][/u]

[align=center][box]NSERT COAT OF ARMS
[b]Coat of Arms[/b][/box]
[/center]

[b][u][anchor=Hon]Honours[/anchor][/b][/u]
DESCRIBE HONOURS

[nation=short]NATION AWARDING HONOUR[/nation] - HONOUR TITLE
[nation=short]NATION AWARDING HONOUR[/nation] - HONOUR TITLE
[nation=short]NATION AWARDING HONOUR[/nation] - HONOUR TITLE
[nation=short]NATION AWARDING HONOUR[/nation] - HONOUR TITLE
[nation=short]NATION AWARDING HONOUR[/nation] - HONOUR TITLE

[b][u][size=150][anchor=Anc]Ancestry[/anchor][/b][/u][/size]
DESCRIBE ANCESTRY

[b][u][anchor=Iss]Issue[/anchor][/b][/u]
LIST CHILDREN

[size=50]
Template by [nation=Kyrjasmark]
Layout based on a template by [nation=Ponderosa]
Template may be found [url=http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=256878]here[/url].[/size]

[Zhopgrad]

This is a Great Guide, I used it to make this Beauty
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=zhopgrad/detail=factbook/id=799584
You, comrade, are a life-saver.