Sandbox:About Arhet

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What is Arhet?
Arhet is a private community developed by Luciano, based on the Opengeofiction platform. Unlike OGF (which is based on a mapping of nonexistent, but realistic places), Arhet is based on creating fantasy countries, where anything is possible. The only main rule of the community is "do not edit in the space of others".

You can obtain more information about Arhet community on Luciano's wiki: https://wiki.geofictician.net/wiki/index.php/Arhet.

How can I join Arhet?
Entry to Arhet is normally by invitation, because it's a private project. To get one (or if you already have one), please follow these steps:


 * Please contact Luciano at his email, requesting an account in Arhet. Out of respect for Luciano's will, I cannot write his email directly, but here is the key: "His username and the domain of the community".
 * After receiving a response, you will be able to enter the community. It is important that you know that you can edit both ID and JOSM (although the last option is more used and efficient).
 * Follow the steps set out on the Luciano's wiki to edit the Arhet layer to show your changes.
 * Before editing remember to "do not map in others' space without their permission".

Is there a channel to talk about Arhet?
We are in the process of developing a forum to discuss some aspects of Arhet, but the answer, despite this, is yes. There is an (unofficial) OGF community on Discord, which can be entered at the invitation of austinhuang. To do this, you must write through OGF to him to allow him to be part of the community. We currently have #arhet to discuss topics about Arhet. If you have any doubts, do not hesitate to consult by this means. But, just tag everyone with @arhet if strictly necessary.

Is there additional information about Arhet on this wiki?
We are working on adding general information about Arhet to this wiki, since it was previously focused on a specific country; but here they are:

Note: New pages will be added as soon as they are developed. If there is a link to any of these pages in other contexts, such as Terra, do not delete them, as they are important for other countries.
 * Arhet. This page contains information "within the mapping environment" about Arhet (countries, geography, history, government, languages, general data ...). Please do not add information outside this topic.
 * Portal:Countries. All countries within the Arhet community appear on this page. Feel free to add yours as soon as you map it.

Place your country
In accordance with the rules, there is no need to request a territory or ask permission to place a country. But, in order to have a more organized and coherent mapping, we have made the decision to divide the planet into RW (real world) and Arhet canon areas of influence. Some of them are the following:


 *  Imperium canon . Imperium, also known as The Empire, is a civilization of great antiquity based on magic, led by an emperor. This civilization has been of great importance in the history of the entire planet, managing to reach a great extension of territory that it still maintains today. It is a highly hierarchical society, which regulates magic and its government through the High Council of the Empire and is highly militarized. The coordinators of this canon are Mapping Expert and Moskva (contact them to be part of the canon).
 *  English-based countries . These countries have been developed by various users, using English as the main language to map them. There is no standard for developing them and you are free to develop one if it is your preference. You are free to use any other language if you do not want to use English, Latin or another European languages.
 *  East Latin countries .The concept was developed by theruler and Tito_zz, where Latin is used as the main language when mapping. The relationship between The Empire and this area has not yet been defined, but a historical connection is possible.
 *  Luciano's working areas . As the owner and developer of the project, luciano have the freedom to map all over the world. His main project is The Deadlands, but he also develops others based on his work in OGF and in the past. Please contact him if you want to use any element of his mapping (coasts, mountains, buildings) in Arhet.
 *  Oceanic countries . At the start of the project, most of the countries were developed on islands. After the creation of the continents, some moved and others remained in their current location. You are free to develop an island (or a group of islands) and map your country on them. Before mapping them, consider some important aspects such as not occupying each other's space and the size (not greater than 100x100km).

¿Do you have another idea? You are free to choose between these canon ideas or simply map something you have in mind or is different from what is here. Just add it so that the community can know it and they can offer you their comments.

Country wiki-article
The wiki is designed to store all the information about your country in Arhet. You are free to add all the information you have about your country, without any restrictions. As a flexible community, we don't want to have many rules for editing on the wiki, but we have just a few rules and recommendations:


 * The overwikification doesn't exist in this community, you are free to add things you even only have planned. But remember you must combine mapping with writing here, even though there is no rule about this.
 * There are a number of style conventions (please see them below) that you can follow to have a good wiki article. You are not required to follow them, but it is important to take some into consideration.
 * It is important that you are an Arhet user in order to contribute to the wiki. If you have any problem logging in and you are forced to edit with an ID, you are free to do it, just confirm your identity somehow. In case of violating this rule (excusing the login problems), there is the possibility of being blocked from the wiki. I don't want to be demanding, but it is to maintain order in the community.
 * If you have information about your country elsewhere, you are free to export or add it here. Just adapt the data to the format of this wiki (such as templates).
 * It is free to import data from another wiki (templates, modules, articles, images), the only restriction is not to violate copyright. If you are unable to import or upload for any reason, please feel free to contact the wiki administrator here, on Discord or in OGF.

Types of country wiki-article
Although you may think that all country articles are the same, this is not the case. The articles are different depending on the situation of the country, such as its sovereignty or its status before the world. The most common classifications of country wiki-articles are:


 * Sovereign country article. It is the most common type of country wiki-article on Wikipedia, OGF, and (possibly) in this community. These include countries with full sovereignty or majority recognition (such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Argentina, Kenya, and the People's Republic of China). It is not necessary to make any specification in the infobox and it is possible to fill in the historical data field with "independence or separation from any country".
 * Commonwealth countries articles. These are identical to articles from sovereign countries, with the exception that their government may be linked to a foreign monarch (such as the United Kingdom, the Netherlands or Spain) or belongs to the Commonwealth of Nations or another similar institution.
 * Countries with limited recognition article. This class is not as common as the previous 2, but it exists in real life. Some examples are: Republic of China (Taiwan), Nagorno Karabakh or Western Sahara. In some wikipedias (like Wikipedia en español) an important clarification is made (at the top of the infoboxes, generally) about their sovereign status, and that distinguishes them from the others.
 * Current dependencies or colonies article. This class of articles generally does not have a specific visual differentiation, but they are from those countries that are not yet independent from others, but maintain their loyalty to the central government. Catalonia, Kosovo or Taiwan are excluded from this classification.

When you have finally defined the type of article to which your country article corresponds, please start filling in the fields of the infobox.

Infobox of a country wiki-article
"" We ask all users to use Template: Infobox country in their country articles, as it makes it look more realistic and follows style conventions. We recommend that you edit the fields of the infobox in classic edition to avoid any eventuality. The template fields are the following:

Content of a country wiki-article
All articles have completely different content than others, which makes them unique and provides a lot of information to readers. There is no fully defined and demanding standard for the sections of a country wiki-article, but here are some that are generally included:


 * Etymology (This section details the origin of the country's name and / or its evolution (of the name) throughout history)
 * History
 * Geography
 * Territories - colonies or overseas land - of the country (if it exists)
 * Politics (divided in: government, any type of additional government system, laws, foreign relations, military, etc.)
 * Economy
 * Demographics/Demography
 * Culture (literature, music, sports, media, cuisine/gastronomy, stereotypes, etc.)
 * Another fields

Which pages could I include on the wiki?
As we said previously, all topics related to your country or ideas you have about it are welcome on the wiki. To be more specific some of the articles for the wiki can be:


 * A special page about any topic of the country wiki-article (for example, Government of The Empire)
 * Wiki page about a person, place, festivity/holiday, mythology or important thing in your country
 * Important things on the history, geography or government in your country
 * "Sandbox" pages about a plan for your country. Remember to use (Arhet:page name) in that class of wiki-article.
 * Companies, societies, legislatures or organizations in your country or the world
 * Another pages than could be important for the wiki

Which pages shouldn't I include on the wiki?
Although we have great freedom in adding content to the wiki, we recommend (and in some cases require, according to existing laws) not to include the following articles:


 * Articles that have no absolute relationship with Arhet, or that are related with OGF.
 * Pages with spam
 * Pages that incite hatred, discrimination, harassment, ridicule, that show inappropriate content or anything else that violates the order of the community.
 * Pages about personal projects (non-related to Arhet).

How can I create an article?
The easiest way to create an article is to create a link on a page, preferably the base of your country or the context / topic (leaving the link in red) and create it after clicking. Another possible way is to use the search engine and put the name of the article to be created and then select the red link when "the article (name) does not exist" appears.

However, you can use any method that has worked for you when creating an article. You are free to use to create the article: Edit Source (editing the article through code) or the visual editor (the easiest and most interactive option to edit).

How can I add media (images / videos / audios) to the wiki?
The media can be added to the wiki by any user and very easily. In case you need help to do it, we will explain how to do it step by step, according to the editor you use:

Adding media in Visual Editor

 * Find the item or section where you want to add the media and click the Edit link.
 * On the top toolbar, click Insert and then Media.
 * After the "Media settings" window appears, you must decide between adding an image already uploaded to the wiki (Search) or loading an image from your device (upload).
 * After choosing the image, you must click on "This is my own work", as long as you have created / photographed the image to be uploaded or have the authorization to do so.
 * In the next window it will ask you to enter the name you want for the stocking and a brief description about the image and their source. Then continue the process after viewing the base size of your image.
 * Finally, in "Caption" put the description of the image (within the context in the article where it was uploaded) and click "Insert". After that you can manipulate the size and the description in a very simple way.

Adding media in Edit Source

 * You must add the image in code, following these guidelines: (image name).(format; .jpg, .png, .svg...).
 * After adding the image code, you must upload the changes and click on the link (it should be red) of the image.
 * In the "Upload file" form, you must press "Select file" and choose the image.
 * After choosing the image, you must fill in the file description and indicate the license of the image. Then you must click on "Upload file".
 * It will appear in the image file and then you should return to the page where you worked, and there you will see the uploaded image.

Do I have permission to rename / delete / protect my articles?
All users have the authorization to rename the articles, as long as it is strictly necessary or was done by the author himself. By default, only content administrators and moderators are allowed to delete and protect articles. This is done as a security measure to prevent people from vandalizing the wiki.

We are working on developing 2 templates: Template:Delete article and Template:Protect article, so that users can request that any article be protected or deleted. In both cases, you must justify the reason why such a change should be made. While the templates are developed, feel free to contact the administrator via Discord or their discussion.

How can I request to add wiki templates, modules or extensions?
All users can add templates and modules to the wiki without any restrictions, you can even use templates from Wikipedia or other wikis (which do not violate copyright). However, any added templates or modules will be patrolled to verify their usefulness and that they are not spam or vandalism.

Extensions can only be added by administrators. We are working on a request form for extensions, but while you feel free to contact the administrator by the means mentioned in the previous point.

¿Do you have another question?
If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact the admin team or content moderators. You can contact them through #arhet on Discord, DM on Discord, their talk page or by message in OGF.