One Piece Wiki:FAQ

What is One Piece Encyclopedia
The One Piece Encyclopedia is a vast array of informative pages detailing the characters, media and story behind the One Piece universe. Contributed by volunteers from the large community, we strive to be as accurate and fair as possible to provide the best quality source of free information for those aiming to learn more about the One Piece world.

Who owns One Piece Encyclopedia?
As mentioned above, no one person, group or corporation owns the One Piece Encyclopedia, as it is a dedicated site driven by the community. Nobody here is paid for their work, the One Piece Encyclopedia is completely volunteer based.

Who is responsible to edit this Wikia?
Anyone is welcome to edit our pages, but be sure to follow the rules against vandalism.

What can I do if I needed help?
There is a Help page. A link is available on the left menu (below Recent Changes link).

It is also possible to look at Wikipedia Wikipedia Help page or Wikipedia own FAQ

Another option is to ask the users in our chat room, however it may not always be active.

Why is this series is so popular?
The series is popular because it tells an amazing story, that has touched the lives of millions.

What's so great about One Piece?
That depends on who you ask, for many it is the story, for others it is the themes or the fights.

Who created One Piece?
A mangaka by the name of Eiichiro Oda.

So what's the story's about?
The story is in a nutshell about a boy named Monkey D. Luffy who aims to become the new Pirate King.

What are the cultural references in One Piece?
A lot of things and themes are referenced in One Piece, history, racism and slavery are only three examples of the many subjects the story touches one.

Can I use content from other sites here?
See One Piece Encyclopedia:Regarding Other Sites.

Where should I report technical issues?
If the problem is only with one page/file, then the talk page for that page is acceptable.

If the problem is widespread across the wiki, create a forum in our site problems category.

Do I have to register?
Users are not required to register to edit the wiki, however there may be several things that users without accounts may not do, such as create blogs, upload images, or edit semi-protected pages.

Can I become an Administrator?
Generally speaking, probably not. Administrators are elected by the users of this wiki, and they are chosen because they are the most capable users who have been here for a long time. Administrators are also only elected when there is a need for an administrator. In the history of this wikia, there have only been eight administrators in six years.

However, if you're active on the wiki for a long time, and prove yourself to be an outstanding member of this community, it is possible that you could become an admin.

Can I become a Chat Moderator?
Generally speaking, no. This is for the same reasons as admins (see above). In the history of this wikia, there have only been eight chat moderators in the time since chat has been active.

Who defines the policies?
The users of the wiki create policies through discussions, and the users and administrators help enforce them too.

How can I contact an administrator?
The link to the list of wiki Administrators can be found in Help tab. Upon clicking it you will reach the Administrators page with list of all Administrators and Sysops. You can click on one of the Administrator's link and contact them on their talk page by leaving a message with the question and at the end your signature for them to contact you back.

What should I know before making edits?
The following pages provides the rules that apply to the wiki :
 * What One Piece Wikia is and not
 * Treatment of Vandalism
 * Spoiler Rules
 * Canon policy
 * Japanese Vs English names
 * Image Guidelines
 * Copyrights

The following pages are worth to read for good editing :
 * Referencing Information
 * Speculations
 * Editing Advice
 * Discussions
 * Name Spellings
 * Mythbusters

I don't know wiki syntax, what should I do?
Here are some help pages provided by the Wikia center:
 * Tutorial 1

One can also look at Wikipedia which provides a guide to learn Wiki syntax

The Table tutorial is also useful.

The wiki provides an editor, why should I lose time learning wiki syntax?
Using Wiki Rich editor is a bad habit, it contains bugs but must of all it is not efficient. Learning the basic of editing (links, chapter, list...) will make your editing 10 times faster.

I'm convinced, but how do I get rid of the editor?
In your User preferences (in the User menu, at the top of the page, click on More/Preferences), in the Editing section, uncheck Enable Rich Text Editing.

What is the difference between red, blue and light blue links?

 * Red Links are links to articles who do not exist yet, they shall be avoided. When the article is created they become blue links.
 * Light Blue links are link to an existing article
 * Blue links are article one has already navigated to.

Where can I discuss pages?
Every page has a Talk page which one access thanks to the Talk button at the top of the article

It is also possible to access the Talk page by adding the prefix Talk: to the URL article

Ex : Zoro article URL http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Zoro, Zoro talk page article http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:Zoro

Somebody reverted my edits, what should I do?
Edit Wars are a waste of time and prevent articles from being improved. Edit wars should be avoided at all costs. Discussion and respecting the edits of others are the best ways to prevent them.

Undo can be made by going to the History section of the article, and selecting undo at the end of the edit one want to revert.

When an edit is undone, the editor should give the reason in the Summary section (at the right-hand side of the Editing page.)

If this has been done and you disagree, you can undo the undo (do not forget to state your point of view). After this point, one shall not undo anymore and a discussion topic as to be started on the talk page (see here). In the article's Talk page, start a new section with an clear title, state the different point of view and explain yours. Then add a section to the User talk page of the people who are involved in the edit war so that they can be aware a discussion has been started.

What is a minor edit?
A minor edit, is a correction which does not provide much information to the article. Some common examples would be a typo correction, or a small formatting change. An edit can be made "minor" by checking the Minor Edit box at the right-hand side of the Editing page. They will be noticed with a m suffix in the History section of the article.

What is a protected page?
A protected page is a page that has been locked to prevent any users from editing it. Protected pages are sometimes called "locked pages". A page may be locked because of editing conflicts or users repeatedly adding untrue or unconfirmed information. Only administrators may protect and unlock pages.

What is a semi-protected page?
A semi-protected page is a page that users without accounts cannot edit. Semi-protected pages are sometimes called "semi-locked pages."Only administrators may semi-protect pages.

How do I edit a page?
You can edit a page by clicking the blue "Edit" button at the top of the page. You may also edit only one section of the page by clicking the "Edit" link next to the section headings of the page.

How do I create a page?

 * If the page corresponds to a red link, click on it. An Edit box will appear. Once the page is saved, the page is created and the red link become blue
 * If the page does not exist, Click on the Create new article (in the main menu on the left) or change your URL to http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/ where  is the title of the page you want to create

How do I delete a page?
Only Administrators have the ability to delete pages.

However you can mark the page for deletion by adding the Delete template  (Warning : suppressing the page content and adding the template can be considered as Vandalism if done with no good reason), or by starting a new section in the page's talk page or in the dedicated article Vote for Deletion. In all cases, deleting a page shall be discussed by the Wiki community if necessary.

How do I redirect a page?
It is possible to redirect a page by using the #REDIRECT option.

For example, to redirect Mr. 0 page to Crocodile page, the page Mr.0 only contains #Redirect Crocodile. When one clicks to a Mr. 0 link, one is directed towards Crocodile page with "Redirected from Mr. 0" mentioned at the top of the page.

Redirect pages are also created when a page is moved, in order to prevent broken links across the wiki. You can move a page by using the ''rename' option in the edit menu.

Why are Redirect pages needed?
Redirect pages are useful because they allow to keep the validity of the links without having redundant articles. In our former example, if only Crocodile page is kept, all links referring to him as Mr. 0 would be lost, however it would be stupid to have a Mr. 0 dedicated article since it is the same character.

Redirects are of particular importance when there are issues with Name Spellings.

How do I insert an image into a page?
You can insert an image by adding a link to the Image page like for every other link (ie by enclosing the Image page title between double brakets). For example to insert Luffy's character box image to an article add or

Note : The size of the image is essential for the article layout. To control it, you can add options to your image link :
 * Thumb option ( Luffy.png ) : The image appears in a smaller size at the right of the page
 * Right option ( Luffy.png ) : The image is justified on the right
 * Left option ( Luffy.png ) : The image is justified on the left
 * Size option ( Luffy.png ) : The image size will be  pixels in size, the wiki's standard is 200px

Several options can be entered at the same time, they just have to be separated by a |

The image I want to insert does not exist yet
First you have to check that a similar image REALLY does not exist, by making an Advanced search (In the search page, in the Advanced search box at the bottom of the page, uncheck Main and check File, then enter your keyword and start the search)

If the search is unsuccessful, you have to upload the image into the wiki (ie: create the image page). This can be down by selecting the Upload a new image link on the left main menu or by clicking to the Add picture icon in the Edit box of an article. In the first case you will have to add the link manually in your article, while in the second case it will be done directly.

How do I protect a page?
Only administrators can protect pages. You may leave a message on administrator's talk page in order to request that a page is locked.

How do I upload an image?
Cf Above

How do I link to images?
Cf Above

How do I link to an image without including it in the page?
You may link to an image without including the image in the page by adding a colon before "File" in the code.
 * File:Luffy.png yields the link File:Luffy.png

How do I sign my name at the end of my posts?
There is a special sequence to help you sign your posts : ~

Note that signing your posts is compulsary in the Users and Articles Talk pages

How do I create a template?
Cf Help:Templates

Meta Wiki Help Page provides examples of templates but it is best to know the basics before reading it.

How do I use a template?
Simply add the Template name between two double braces

Ex to add the Template:Pirates, add where you want the template to appear

How do I know which Template are used in a page ?
First open the article in Edit mode, the templates used are shown below the Edit section at the bottom of the page



All the templates are shown, ie if a template uses sub-templates, main and sub ones are displayed.

Is there some Template I shall know about ?
The wiki contains a high number of templates, here are a few ones which are good to know

Special Templates
 

The template   "clears" both margins; it is often used before a header to make sure that the header will be the full width of the page. If you edit this section, you will see that it has been used to separate this paragraph from the image, without it the article would appear like this :

 | 

The template | is a special template which only contains the character |. Since | is a special character to indicate the value of a parameter, this template allows to use it without its special behaviour.

The most common use is when a table (which contains | by design) is entered as a parameter or when one uses Parser functions Cf meta wiki help for examples.

Information templates

 *   adds a comment to indicate that the article needs to be extended
 *   adds a comment to indicate that the article is candidate for delation
 *   adds a comment to indicate that the article needs more References

Others
  can be used to insert the Beli sign :

How do I create my userpage?
Your User page is automatically created once you have an account.

It is accessible by cliking to your Alias in the top main menu.

How do I make a subpage for my userpage?
If you want to make draft article, it is usefull to create a user subpage rather than creating a new article.

To do it create a page with User:/ as a prefix.

For example to create the Sandbox subpage for User Toto, go to URL http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/User:Toto/Sandbox

Warning : There is no automatic link to Subpage, so to remember them, create a link toward them in your User page

How do I change my Preferences?
Your account preferences are accessible from the top main menu which also contains a link to your User page.

The most important preferences are:
 * The Watchlist section. The Watchlist is the list of the articles from which you will receive an E-mail each time they are modified. This is especially useful for your own user talk page, as it can allow inactive editors to be easily contacted.
 * Editing section. Enable Rich Text Editing option will provide you with a wiki editor, also it is more easy for the beginner, it is worth to learn how to write article using the Wiki syntax as it is much more powerful.

Where can I make test edits?
The best way is to create a "sandbox" page.
 * Click here to make your own sandbox!

Where do I find a list of all recent edits to the wiki?
There are two ways to see edits made to the wiki. Special:Recentchanges and Special:WikiActivity. Wiki Activity is a simple list that shows all edits made to articles, blogs, and forums only, it also has a different list that lets you see edits only to pages you've followed. Recent changes is a more complex, yet customizable way of viewing the edits made. It allows you to see every edit made, and also filter out particular kinds of edits, such as blog comments, etc.

Wiki Activity
You can find the Wiki Activity in the blue header under the "On the Wiki" section.

Recent Changes
There is a Recent Changes link in the left main menu which directs toward a page containing the last Wiki edits. It is a good habit to check it regularly as it reveals what is happening to the wiki (Cf Help:Recent changes for more info).

In particular it can help showing:
 * Vandalism (when a page as a significant red number next to it, something abnormal happened that should be checked)
 * Edit war (when a page as an abnormal number of modification, it is often an edit war)
 * Talk/forum page discussion and eventually voting requests.