# Ghostbusters Fans NEW Wiki System **URL:** \ **Category:** Proton Packs\ **Created:** [December 6, 2012, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-fans-new-wiki-system/20683 "2012-12-06T02:57:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/aj-quick/32/188008_2.png) [@aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/aj-quick)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-fans-new-wiki-system/20683/1 "2012-12-06T02:57:23Z")
Big changes coming to Ghostbusters Fans in the next few weeks. I am in the process of transitioning the Ghostbusters Fans Wiki into a new, more technologically advanced “MediaWiki”. The old system was custom written by me, and while it has served its purpose for 4+ years the time has come to move to something more advanced. The new Wiki system is the same system being used by Wikipedia. New pages can be created on the fly, by anyone. Editors can be assigned to make more serious changes. Pages will be easier to find, information will be better formatted, and content will be richer. That being said. This new Wiki will be a clean slate, and the current wiki has thousands of pages that need to be copied over. We need your help to facilitate the transition. Here is what I need you to do: Visit the new Wiki here: [Wiki - GBFans.com | GBFans.com](http://www.gbfans.com/wiki/) Check out the pages that are currently there (a few hundred have already been added). Identify pages that need to be added and type those into the Search box. If they exist… work on them to make them better. If they don’t exist.. Click Create Page. Go to the existing wiki system on the main site and start copying and pasting information. Once content has been imported over, the new Wiki will replace the old Wiki. (The old Wiki will be available as a back up while content is transferred over.) Don’t worry about how the new Wiki currently looks. That will all be modified when the transition is made. What are you waiting for!? GO! [Wiki - GBFans.com | GBFans.com](http://www.gbfans.com/wiki/) ---
**Author:** ![aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/aj-quick/32/188008_2.png) [@aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/aj-quick)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-fans-new-wiki-system/20683/2 "2012-12-06T02:58:57Z")
Note: Image uploads currently not working. Don’t copy over images just yet, just worry about the core text and formatting. ---
**Author:** ![Josh\_Foote](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@Josh\_Foote](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Josh_Foote)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-fans-new-wiki-system/20683/3 "2012-12-06T03:54:21Z")
I love mediawiki. Once you get the code down, it’s very easy to work. Are you going to have the subpages for tables and the like? ---
**Author:** ![egie](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/ce7236/32.png) [@egie](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/egie)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-fans-new-wiki-system/20683/4 "2012-12-06T03:57:50Z")
This is pretty awesome! ---
**Author:** ![aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/aj-quick/32/188008_2.png) [@aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/aj-quick)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 4:21am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-fans-new-wiki-system/20683/5 "2012-12-06T04:21:20Z")
> [@Josh Foote](#): > > Once you get the code down, it’s very easy to work. Are you going to have the subpages for tables and the like? Explain what you mean specifically so I can understand. Right now there are a lot of categories setup, and most pages are listed in one of those categories. Here is a listing of categories: [Wiki - GBFans.com | GBFans.com](http://www.gbfans.com/wiki/Special:Categories) ---
**Author:** ![Josh\_Foote](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@Josh\_Foote](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Josh_Foote)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-fans-new-wiki-system/20683/6 "2012-12-06T05:37:42Z")
> **[Dan Aykroyd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Aykroyd)** > > Daniel Edward Aykroyd (/ˈækrɔɪd/ ⓘ AK-royd; born July 1, 1952) is a Canadian and American actor, comedian, screenwriter, musician and producer. Aykroyd was a writer and an original member of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" cast on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from its inception in 1975 until his departure in 1979. During his tenure on SNL, he appeared in a recurring series of sketches, including the Coneheads and the Blues Brothers. For his work on the show, he receiv... The box on the right is a table or as referred to in wiki, a infobox. When I made them for my wiki site, I had to make sub pages of sub pages of sub pages to get the code in place for the wiki. Unless they have changed it recently, the mediawiki is essentially a blank canvas and the user is required to make the sub pages for the tables. Similar to what you did with the pages you have created thus far. One thing that I highly encourage, is to make the pages that are edited OKed by a mod or whomever you choose. The spam bots with these things are horrible! Here is the wikicode for the [dan aykroyd](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/people/dan-aykroyd) info box as an example. You will need to create all the subpages of wiki to make the box. {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2011}} {{Use Canadian English|date=May 2011}} {{Infobox person | image = Dan Aykroyd crop.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Aykroyd at the 2005 [[Toronto Film Festival]] | birth\_name = Daniel Edward Aykroyd | birth\_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1952|7|1}} | birth\_place = [[Ottawa]], Ontario, Canada | occupation = Actor, comedian, screenwriter | years\_active = 1974–present | spouse = [[Donna Dixon]] (m. 1983) | children = 3 | notable\_works = [[The Blues Brothers|Elwood Blues]] in ‘’[[The Blues Brothers (film)|The Blues Brothers]]‘’ [[[Ray Stantz](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/characters/ray-stantz)]] in ‘’[[Ghostbusters]]‘’ }} ---
**Author:** ![aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/aj-quick/32/188008_2.png) [@aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/aj-quick)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-fans-new-wiki-system/20683/7 "2012-12-06T06:52:56Z")
Yes. That kind of stuff needs to be figured out and written. I’m not exactly sure how that all works, but if you have something you have done in the past that could be implemented please feel free! ---
**Author:** ![aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/aj-quick/32/188008_2.png) [@aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/aj-quick)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-fans-new-wiki-system/20683/8 "2012-12-07T01:23:49Z")
Infoboxes now working. I just gotta import a few more things and the navbox will be added. Also going to try for some neutrality headers as well. No one has taken a shot at editing it that I can see… I can’t do this alone! ---
**Author:** ![ProtonCharger](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e0b2c6/32.png) [@ProtonCharger](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/ProtonCharger)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-fans-new-wiki-system/20683/9 "2012-12-07T02:00:34Z")
will this still apply towards our supporting membership and site contributions? i liked editing the wiki before, this will take some getting used to. ---
**Author:** ![aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/aj-quick/32/188008_2.png) [@aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/aj-quick)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-fans-new-wiki-system/20683/10 "2012-12-07T03:09:39Z")
Yes and no. It won’t count now. But it will count once the system has been put into place permanently. Also. Infoboxes, Navboxes.. etc are working. Check out some examples: > **[Ghostbusters (1984) - GBFans.com Wiki | GBFans.com](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/ghostbusters)** > > The original supernatural comedy that started the franchise. > **[Ghostbusters II (1989) - GBFans.com Wiki | GBFans.com](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/ghostbusters-2)** > > The team reunites as a river of slime threatens New York. > **[Citizen Ghost - GBFans.com Wiki | GBFans.com](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/real-ghostbusters/citizen-ghost)** > > "Citizen Ghost" is the eleventh episode of The Real Ghostbusters, first aired November 22, 1986 as part of Season 1(/wiki/real-ghostbusters/season-1). File uploads are also now working. As are citations and references. ---
**Author:** ![Josh\_Foote](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@Josh\_Foote](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Josh_Foote)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 5:00am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-fans-new-wiki-system/20683/11 "2012-12-07T05:00:20Z")
I am going to start helping with this stuff when I get back home on Sunday and I can use my actual computer. Is there going to be any particular method you are going to want to follow with these pages? With the RGB episodes, they are pretty straight forward, but what about the books and the like? ---
**Author:** ![Josh\_Foote](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@Josh\_Foote](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Josh_Foote)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 5:14am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-fans-new-wiki-system/20683/12 "2012-12-07T05:14:48Z")
> **[Main Page - GBFans.com Wiki | GBFans.com](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/uncategorized/main-page)** > > Welcome to the brand new Ghostbusters Fans Wiki system! > > This system is only a temporary installation and will make its permanent home on Ghostbusters Fans in I made a table similar to the one on wikipedia itself for the gbfans front page. I was just playing around with it, but there is room to add more. This is going to be fun to work on. ---
**Author:** ![aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/aj-quick/32/188008_2.png) [@aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/aj-quick)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-fans-new-wiki-system/20683/13 "2012-12-07T05:26:16Z")
I changed the links from Portals to regular pages. I’m not sure if we’re gonna use the Portal system for the [main pages](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/uncategorized/main-page). (I don’t know much about them.) ---
**Author:** ![Josh\_Foote](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@Josh\_Foote](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Josh_Foote)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-fans-new-wiki-system/20683/14 "2012-12-07T13:56:29Z")
I hear ya. Is there going to be a index built in the wiki? This will help stop the doubling up of pages? ---
**Author:** ![aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/aj-quick/32/188008_2.png) [@aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/aj-quick)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-fans-new-wiki-system/20683/15 "2012-12-07T17:43:23Z")
> [@Josh Foote](#): > > I hear ya. Is there going to be a index built in the wiki? This will help stop the doubling up of pages? Yes. Right now I have [main pages](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/uncategorized/main-page), and category pages. The category pages all redirect to the main pages. I was planning on having the main pages have listings of other pages to checkout. There are also navboxes at the bottom which have links to the other main pages in the section. Each major section and subsection will have a Navbox. There are already a few in place {{Ghostbusters}}, {{Real Ghostbusters}} {{Real Ghostbusters: [Season 1](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/extreme-ghostbusters/season-1)}}. Now for something to do! I have one episode of [the Real Ghostbusters](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/games/the-real-ghostbusters-activison) nearly done. Check it out here: [http://www.gbfans.com/wiki/Ghosts\_R\_Us](http://www.gbfans.com/wiki/Ghosts_R_Us) Now there is always room for improvement, but right now I’d like to have someone focus on bringing over the content from the main site’s wiki. We have the following that needs to be done on all Real Ghostbusters episode pages: - Updating the “infobox” with the appropriate information. The guts are already there on each page they just need to be updated with: Title Image, Episode Name, Episode Number, Airdate, Writers, and Previous Episode, Next Episode information. - Synopsis. The short synopsis needs to be added to the top of each page. - Plot. An additional long format plot should be added after the short synopsis and before the character listing. - The Character code needs to be copied over from the [Ghosts R Us](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/real-ghostbusters/season-1/ghosts-r-us) page (also shown below), and any other characters in the episode need to be listed below the character images. (We’ll need to work on getting images of each character to add to each page. - Trivia should be copied over, formatted into a list using the \* before each item. - Quotes need to be added. Indent, bold and italicized. - Screenshots need to be imported. ~~(And sections renamed to Gallery).~~ To do this, Save the images off of the old Wiki with the format of: “Episode Name Gallery #Imagenumber.jpg” [Upload the images](http://www.gbfans.com/wiki/Special:Upload). These must be saved in order, and then posted in order. - Any references should be cited. Here is the default character code: ```auto File:Real_Ghostbusters_Peter_Venkman.jpg|link=Peter Venkman|
'''[[Peter Venkman]]'''
File:Real_Ghostbusters_Egon_Spengler.jpg|link=Egon Spengler|
'''[[Egon Spengler]]'''
File:Real_Ghostbusters_Ray_Stantz.jpg|link=Ray Stantz|
'''[[Ray Stantz]]'''
File:Real_Ghostbusters_Winston_Zeddemore.jpg|link=Winston Zeddemore|
'''[[Winston Zeddemore]]'''
File:Real_Ghostbusters_Janine_Melnitz.jpg|link=Janine Melnitz|
'''[[Janine Melnitz]]'''
File:Real_Ghostbusters_Slimer.jpg|link=Slimer|
'''[[Slimer]]'''
 ``` Any additional characters should be mentioned in a list after the gallery tag. That’s just work for 130 pages. We have thousands that need to be worked on. Everyone should grab one episode from these episode guides: [http://www.gbfans.com/real-ghostbusters/season-1/](http://www.gbfans.com/real-ghostbusters/season-1/) [http://www.gbfans.com/real-ghostbusters/season-2/](http://www.gbfans.com/real-ghostbusters/season-2/) [http://www.gbfans.com/real-ghostbusters/season-3/](http://www.gbfans.com/real-ghostbusters/season-3/) [http://www.gbfans.com/real-ghostbusters/season-4/](http://www.gbfans.com/real-ghostbusters/season-4/) [http://www.gbfans.com/real-ghostbusters/season-5/](http://www.gbfans.com/real-ghostbusters/season-5/) [http://www.gbfans.com/real-ghostbusters/season-6/](http://www.gbfans.com/real-ghostbusters/season-6/) [http://www.gbfans.com/real-ghostbusters/season-7/](http://www.gbfans.com/real-ghostbusters/season-7/) And find the eqivalent page on the new Wiki: [http://www.gbfans.com/wiki/Real\_Ghostbusters:\_Season\_1](http://www.gbfans.com/wiki/Real_Ghostbusters:_Season_1) [http://www.gbfans.com/wiki/Real\_Ghostbusters:\_Season\_2](http://www.gbfans.com/wiki/Real_Ghostbusters:_Season_2) [http://www.gbfans.com/wiki/Real\_Ghostbusters:\_Season\_3](http://www.gbfans.com/wiki/Real_Ghostbusters:_Season_3) [http://www.gbfans.com/wiki/Real\_Ghostbusters:\_Season\_4](http://www.gbfans.com/wiki/Real_Ghostbusters:_Season_4) [http://www.gbfans.com/wiki/Real\_Ghostbusters:\_Season\_5](http://www.gbfans.com/wiki/Real_Ghostbusters:_Season_5) [http://www.gbfans.com/wiki/Real\_Ghostbusters:\_Season\_6](http://www.gbfans.com/wiki/Real_Ghostbusters:_Season_6) [http://www.gbfans.com/wiki/Real\_Ghostbusters:\_Season\_7](http://www.gbfans.com/wiki/Real_Ghostbusters:_Season_7) If we get 130 people to take 10 minutes to get it done, we could have most of these pages done in minutes! Also. To correct what I said earlier. I **will** be giving out Supporting Memberships. I will just have to do it manually. And people who show good work in updating the Wiki will also be selected as editors later on! Remember. Any mistakes can **ALWAYS** be fixed. ---
**Author:** ![Carpeteria](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/carpeteria/32/4011_2.png) [@Carpeteria](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Carpeteria)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-fans-new-wiki-system/20683/16 "2012-12-07T19:42:05Z")
Oh man. This is an ambitious project. I’ll help out where I can. ---
**Author:** ![aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/aj-quick/32/188008_2.png) [@aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/aj-quick)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-fans-new-wiki-system/20683/17 "2012-12-07T20:26:48Z")
I know it will be a lot of work.. But it will just take some manpower to get it done. For example. One person could go through all 132 episodes and copy the Character code on to every page. That would knock that off the list. That task could honestly be accomplished in under 20 minutes if someone where quick enough. Another person could go through and copy the short synopsis from each old page on to each new page. That would knock that out. That’s something that would take longer, but still fairly managable. Someone could add the ==Plot== header to every page. Again only about 20 minutes to get through all of those. Someone could change the wording ==Screenshots== to ==Gallery== pretty quickly as well. All things that need to be done.. and can be done fairly quickly by one person. ---
**Author:** ![Josh\_Foote](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@Josh\_Foote](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Josh_Foote)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 6:53am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-fans-new-wiki-system/20683/18 "2012-12-08T06:53:28Z")
Like I said, I’ll help out Sunday when I get back from Maryland. This is the slow season for me, so I will be able to do a lot. ---
**Author:** ![aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/aj-quick/32/188008_2.png) [@aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/aj-quick)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 7:44am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-fans-new-wiki-system/20683/19 "2012-12-08T07:44:08Z")
Understood and it is very much appreciated. I’ll be checking out the Active Users list to see who is doing what. > **[Wiki - GBFans.com | GBFans.com](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki)** > > The GBFans.com Wiki - your encyclopedia for all things Ghostbusters. My 1700 edits took no time at all! ---
**Author:** ![aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/aj-quick/32/188008_2.png) [@aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/aj-quick)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-fans-new-wiki-system/20683/20 "2012-12-10T02:09:31Z")
Guys. Josh and I have settled on a naming convention. When making a page that might be similar to other pages, please use this format: **Category: Topic** For example: [Mattel: Prop Replicas](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/uncategorized/mattel-prop-replicas) can be differentiated from another company’s prop replicas (if someone makes some of course). Another example: Ghostbusters: Cast [Ghostbusters II](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/games/ghostbusters-ii-activision): Cast That would be better than just having a page called “Cast”. Use the colon! [Next page](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-fans-new-wiki-system/20683.md?page=2)