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Wiki Editing Guide[edit]
Editing "Don'ts"[edit]
Do not include information that is short-lived. Articles that include short-lived or other transitory information quickly become out of date, especially without specifically designated editors.
Do not include information where the main site is the authoritative data source. For example, lists of recipients of awards and unit rosters are available on the site at any time and always contain the most up-to-date information.
Don't reproduce generic Star Wars information. The Encyclopaedia Imperia is intended to be a resource for the Emperor's Hammer, not a generalized repository of Star Wars-related information. Avoid creating articles that exist primarily to restate information that is otherwise available on sources such as Wookiepedia. When appropriate, the {{SW Wiki}} template can be used to provide a link to a Wookiepedia article. Encyclopaedia Imperia articles that overlap with Wookiepedia information might still be warranted when the article makes the content more specific to the Emperor's Hammer, or otherwise builds upon Canon or Legends/Extended Universe content.
Don't repeat yourself. Don't repeat information contained in the Wiki in a new article. Instead, use appropriate links (or more advanced: transclusion) to reference the information. "Piped links" can be used to link to an article using a description of your choice when the target article does not have the exact same name as your intended text. For example, [[Emperor's Hammer|Emperor's Hammer Strike Fleet]] can provide a link to the article about the EH using the "formal" name without requiring an article with the longer name to exist.
Don't create stub articles. Stub articles are those that are short and contain incomplete information. Just because a term is red-linked (i.e., an article does not exist for a hyperlinked term) does not necessarily mean that an article should be created for it. Stub articles are often created as an extension of the "don't repeat yourself" flaw when entirely new articles are created to provide the definition of a term explained elsewhere in the Wiki with a slight variation in linking terminology.
Editing Best Practices[edit]
Focus on structure and content, and quality over quantity. Most new editors will have no need to use HTML code or complicated structures. Focus on creating well-structured content using basic Wiki markup such as headings, paragraphs, links, and appropriate styling (bold/italic/etc). The Wiki Editing Imperial University course will arm new editors with the information needed to be successful.
Use links and categories. Readers shouldn't have to search for your article to know that it exists. Knowledge that exists only in standalone, unlinked articles doesn't do anybody much good. Ensuring the existence of appropriate links to your article as well as from your article is part of the Wiki editing process. Additionally, your article should be included in appropriate categories.
- The orphaned pages report lists articles that are not linked from any article.
- The dead-end pages report lists articles that do not link to any other articles.
Capture both current and historical information. The best Wiki articles help to tell the story of the people, units, events, and history of the Emperor's Hammer. Use your articles to tell these stories.
Examples for Unit Articles[edit]
The following types of information make for poor quality unit articles:
- Current unit rosters and names of leaders.
- Stub articles with no significant information.
The following types of information make for high quality and useful unit articles:
- Information about the origin and founding of the unit.
- History of the unit denoting significant changes.
- A list of historical unit leaders.
- Unit banners, patches, and other media - especially historical versions no longer available on the main site.
- Information about unique unit traditions.
- Information about unit-level competitions and their winners.
- A record of achievements or awards by the unit, such as winning a major subgroup or fleet competition.
- A section providing links to the unit's roster page, citations, and reports on the main site.
- Information is cited using
<ref></ref>tags to provide links to original sources, such as EH newsletters. - Article is added to applicable categories.
COE[edit]
- The member contribution's is an article collection. An article collection is a group of related articles constructed in compliance with this criteria.
- All articles are constructed in keeping with the principles outlined in the Wiki Editing Guide. The articles contain high-quality content.
- Individual articles are properly and uniformly structured according to the official article structure guide.
- The articles contain proper links and are added to applicable categories. When appropriate, new categories are created. Articles are linked to from other articles in the Wiki.
- The member created the article collection generally from scratch (in the case of new article collections).
- The member served as the primary/lead editor over a period of time with significant contributions to the article collection (in the case of existing article collections).
Official[edit]
1. Maintenance, infobox, collection, and similar tags.
2. Lead section. The lead section is an introduction to an article and a summary of its most important contents. It is located at the beginning of the article, before the first heading. If possible, the page title should be the subject of the first sentence with the term in bold. For example:
The electron is a subatomic particle with a negative elementary electric charge.
If the article title does not lend itself to being used easily and naturally in the first sentence, the wording should not be distorted in an effort to include it. Instead, simply describe the subject in normal English, avoiding unnecessary redundancy. Instead of:
The 2011 Mississippi River floods were a series of floods affecting the Mississippi River in April and May 2011, which were among the largest and most damaging recorded along the U.S. waterway in the past century.
Use:
Major floods along the Mississippi River in April and May 2011 were among the largest and most damaging recorded along the U.S. waterway in the past century.
3. Table of contents. The table of contents (TOC) automatically displays for articles with multiple headings. In most situations, the TOC should be left in place. In certain situations where this is not preferrable, place __NOTOC__ to suppress display of the TOC.
4. Article Content. Divide articles into appropriately sized sections and paragraphs.
Headings follow a six-level hierarchy, starting at 1 and ending at 6. The level of the heading is defined by the number of equals signs on each side of the title. Heading 1 (= Heading 1 =) is automatically generated as the title of the article, and is never appropriate within the body of an article. Sections start at the second level (== Heading 2 ==), with subsections at the third level (=== Heading 3 ===), and additional levels of subsections at the fourth level (==== Heading 4 ====), fifth level, and sixth level. Sections should be consecutive, such that they do not skip levels from sections to sub-subsections. Between sections, there should be a single blank line: multiple blank lines in the edit window create too much white space in the article. There is no need to include a blank line between a heading and sub-heading.
History[edit]
Founding[edit]
TIE Pilot Podcast: Grand Admiral Ronin [1]
Legionnaire[edit]
| Issue | Release Date | Link |
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| The Legionnaire 1 | September, 1996 (NL #35) | Issue 1 (HTML) |
Competition Guidance[edit]
Competitions provide and fun and exciting way for members to engage in club activities. Competitions may take place across a nearly unlimited variety of activities, including gaming, trivia, puzzles, or creative works (graphics/fiction).
Competitions can be recommended/submitted via the the Management Panel on your Emperor's Hammer profile. You will need to provide certain mandatory information about your proposed competition, such as start and end dates, medals/awards that can be won, and a full description of the competition and its rules. When completing the competition submission form, you should complete each field to be display-ready for members when your competition is approved. Correct spelling and grammar helps provide clarity to your competition. The competition form support Markdown-based formatting, enabling you to organize the information well and provide emphasis where needed.
If you are new to submitting competitions, it can be very helpful to have another experienced member, such as a Squadron Commander, proofread your proposed competition prior to submission. They can also provide feedback on the rules and scoring for your competition. Reviewing existing approved competitions within the Competition Center can also help a new competition runner understand what makes a good competition listing.
Duties of a Competition Runner[edit]
Competition runners (i.e., the person proposing a competition) are responsible for the competition from inception through completion. This includes:
- Recommending the competition through the web site interface.
- Making corrections to the competition listing, if necessary.
- Collecting results, scores, or other applicable performance metrics for the competition.
- Announcing mid-competition standings, if applicable (typically for longer duration competitions).
- Announcing the final competition results.
- Initiating medal recommendations for the winning members.
While running a good competition can take some time and energy, it is a great way to create a fun atmosphere within the organization and provides additional opportunities for the competition runner to be recognized for their contributions.
Common Errors[edit]
- The competition details omit information that a member will need to fully participate in the event. For example, failing to explain how the competition will be scored, how or where to submit their results, etc.
- The proposed awards for the competition are not consistent with the respective subgroup's criteria for those awards.
- Excessive spelling, grammar, or formatting errors that impact the clarity of the competition listing.
Competitions in the TIE Corps[edit]
As a rule of thumb, the TIE Corps prefers not to duplicate competitions that are already in existence at a wider level (other than trivia). For example, a squadron or battlegroup version of Ace of the TIE Corps would not be approved as it is essentially double dipping with regards to medals. We do though allow similar competitions and if you can use a different metric (e.g., Legion of Combat/Legions of Skirmish with a certain number of your own squadron present instead of a flat count of LoCs/LoSs) then it would likely be approved. If in doubt please contact the Warfare Officer for guidance.
When it comes to medals, please remember:
- Platinum Iron Stars may only be awarded for first place in Corps-wide competitions that either last at least four months or for more complex events like Raise the Flag.
- Gold Iron Stars are awarded for first place in battlegroup, ship, and wing competitions. They’re also awarded for Corps-level competitions that last less than a few months and to the runner-up for an IS-PW. Competitions at the Corps, battlegroup, ship, and wing levels that run for less than a month or have rounds that last less than a month should not award IS-GWs to keep them from becoming too common.
- Silver Iron Stars are awarded for first place in squadron-level competitions that last at least one month. They’re also awarded to the runner-up for an IS-GW.
- Bronze Iron Stars are awarded for first place in squadron-level competitions lasting less than one month or to the runner-up for an IS-SW.
- Copper Iron Stars would never need to be a first place award, with other Iron Stars fulfilling that purpose. Any competition awarding the IS-BW or IS-BR may award an IS-CW or IS-CR to the runner-up.
- Operational Readiness Award: These should not be awarded as a simple “participate in the competition, get a medal”. The idea for the ORA is that pilots can make achievements in a competition without placing, for example completing a certain number of tasks. If in doubt please reach out to the WO for advice.
Examples[edit]
Poor quality submission[edit]
- Competition description contains irrelevant information ("I think it would be a great idea if...").
- Competition description doesn't contain enough information to participate. For example, does the pilot have to submit their score somewhere?
- As a general rule, 'blanket' or 'placeholder' competitions where the actual activity to be performed (in this case, which battle will be flown) is unknown are not preferred except in special circumstances.
- Grammar impacts clarity of the description.
- Awards are listed in the description section (which is unnecessarily duplicative) and also does not match those listed in the awards section. If the IS-GW is being proposed, it is not supported by the TIE Corps policies for awarding the IS-GW in a squadron-level competition.
Good submission[edit]
- The competition is creative and not a rehash of other common competitions.
- The competition description is robust and provides specific details to the member on how to participate and submit their results.
- The competition description uses paragraphs for clarity.
- The awards are in accordance with TIE Corps policies for the Iron Star and Operational Readiness Award.
Ranks[edit]
| Insignia (Naval/Fleet) | Insignia (Army) | EH | TC | HF |
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| Master Chief | Gunnery Sergeant | |||
| Chief | Staff Sergeant | |||
| Sergeant | ||||
| Leading Crewman | Corporal | |||
| Able Crewman | Lance Corporal | |||
| Crewman | Private First Class | |||
| Junior Crewman | Private | |||
| Recruit | Recruit | |||
1 Enlisted ranks for members are only used within the Hammer's Fist. Enlisted ranks for other portions of the Emperor's Hammer exist for fictional/lore-based purposes only.
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Manuals[edit]
Sleeve Stripes[edit]
Golden bars with different thickness on the uniform's sleeve indicate the relative seniority (by position) of the member.
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Welcome to the Emperor's Hammer Manual. The Manual acts as a central resource and reference for the entire Emperor's Hammer, covering a vast range of topics from ranks and medals to the structure within the Emperor's Hammer. This manual provides all of the information needed to function and enjoy a career in the club. The Emperor's Hammer is a complex and dynamic organization. Emperor's Hammer veterans are encouraged to periodically review the contents herein, as they are under constant revision.
Activities[edit]
The Emperor's Hammer is primarily based on online multiplayer or role play gaming in the Star Wars universe, however, there are many other activities and events available.
The primary activities center around online multiplayer gaming
. The TIE Corps focuses on the space combat sims, the Hammer's Fist on the First Person Shooters, the Directorate on Strategy and the Fringe on Star Wars Galaxies (Star Wars themed Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game). The Dark Brotherhood of Jedi is the only exception as it focuses on many aspects and adds in the element of Force users.
The Emperor's Hammer has created thousands of missions/maps for Star Wars games. They are available for download from the Emperor's Hammer Battle Center.
Battle Center status as of this manual revision: GAME BATTLES MISSIONS TIE Fighter 295 1901 X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter 186 1224 Balance of Power 38 231 X-Wing Alliance 91 660 X-Wing 24 128 SW: Galactic Battlegrounds 7 33 Jedi Academy 0 5
The following list contains only SOME of the activities to participate in within the Emperor's Hammer: Gaming Activities
Space Simulators For those whose interested in vaping their enemies into tiny bits in fast space combat, the EH provides a solid membership where players for online multiplaying can be found, as well as many custom missions for single player in all of the supported games:
X-Wing (XW) TIE Fighter & TIE Fighter CD (TF) X-wing vs Tie Fighter (XvT) Balance of Power (BoP) X-Wing Alliance(XWA) Freeworlds
First Person Shooters For those who prefer a more personal approach and to "pound the ground", the EH supports all multiplayer Star Wars themed First Person Shooters, be it a trooper or Dark Jedi. The games currently supported are:
Call of Duty 4 with Star Wars Mod: Galactic Warfare Battlefield 2142 with First Strike mod Dark Forces 2: Jedi Knight Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast Jedi Knight 3: Jedi Academy Republic Commando Star Wars: Battlefront series
Real Time Strategy Games For those who prefer the careful planning of strategies and the decisive strike against your enemies. Real Time Strategy games are also supported in the Emperor's Hammer:
Star Wars Force Commander (limited support) Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds + Clone Campaigns Star Wars Empire at War + Forces of Corruption Sins of a Galactic Empire
Role Playing For those who prefer live action character development in a Star Wars based universe. Role playing games are also supported in the Emperor's Hammer:
Star Wars Galaxies Star Wars The Old Republic
Creative Activities
Fiction For creative minds that enjoy stories, the Emperor's Hammer allows members to participate in a great deal of events related to writing fan-fiction:
Short-stories Poetry Run-on stories on the message boards
Trivia Your Star Wars and EH knowledge will be measured in these events, which can be administerd via e-mail, message board or IRC.
Webpage Design and Creation Events, competitions, units and other situations all require webpages for effective communication within the Fleet. Webpages creation is a good way to get noticed and promote your own fighting unit.
Graphics and other Artistic Endeavors Creating original EH-oriented graphics is a great way to contribute to the Fleet. It does not matter if you think you are the worst artist in the world, there is never enough graphic art in the EH.
Newsletters The Emperor's Hammer publishes the Dark Sentinel. This newsletter covers the entire EH and accepts contributions from all corners of the club. Give your work a broader audience. Be creative! Events
Operations and Competitions All of the above activities can be done as an individual effort at any time. Don't wait for some "official" event to come along to be active! When official events do come along, it is always a big event. Official events fall into two categories: Operations and Competitions.
Operations are the Big Events. They are always Group-wide and frequently have many different activities to encourage everyone to participate. Because they are so complex, they involve many man-hours of preparation and do not occur more than once every few months.
Competitions are more local events. They are usually at the unit level or below, pitting squadron against squadron or platoon against platoon. Inter-squad competitions can settle who is the best flight in a squadron or squad in a platoon. Competitions may be run by anyone and only require approval by a superior and the Operation Officer for that Group.
Medals/Awards Precedence[edit]
- ↑ Test
