Getting Started
Welcome to the Interactive Faramir Fic
This page will give you a quick overview of all you need to know to find you way around, comment on chapters, and write chapters of your own. Each section links to pages where you can find more information.
If you're looking for the answer to a specific question, you can also try the FAQs.
Reading the Story
First of all, heed the warnings
To start reading the story from the beginning, click 'Start Reading' on the homepage to go to the first chapter. At the end of that chapter, and of each chapter after that, you'll find to options for what to do next. Click on either of those to continue reading. You can continue on this way until you meet a dead end where the existing chapters run out.
Notice that links have different colours:
- green links go to existing pages
- red links go to pages are still empty (if you click a red link, you'll automatically land on an editing screen where you're invited to enter content for that page)
- blue links go to external pages
Finding Chapters
Besides navigating your way through from the beginning, there are several other ways to find a chapter.
New Chapters
The home page always lists the four most recent chapters, in the Latest News block. A list of the ten most recent chapters is available here.
The Overview Page
The Overview page (links in the navigation menu, and at the bottom of each chapter) gives an overview of all existing chapters (green), plus all open options (red).
The chapters are arranged to show their relation to each other: by following the lines you can trace a path through the story.
Path Pages
Each chapter has its own path page (link at the end of the chapter). Path pages list the chapters that make up the particular story line leading to this chapter. They're very handy when you want to refresh your memory before reading a new chapter.
Commenting
If you've enjoyed a particular chapter, please let the author know by commenting on the Talk page. Comments keep authors motivated and will inspire them to write more! Anyone can do this: you do not have to be a member or logged in to comment.
All pages (not just the chapters, but all pages) have a Discussion or Talk page. Think of them as a blank piece of paper stapled to the back of a document. They are reserved for discussion about the page. You get to a talk page by clicking on 'Discussion' at the top of the screen.
If there are already comments on the page, you'll see those first and have to click 'Edit' (next to Discussion) to add your own. If the page is still empty, you'll land right on this editing page.
- For more information on editing pages, read Help:Editing.
Writing Chapters
Click on any of the red option links at the end of a chapter and you can add your own chapter. Again, anyone can do this, you do not need to be a member.
- We have a few rules, such as a wordcount limit. For more information on these guidelines, read Entering chapters.
- It is possible to reserve a chapter so someone else won't post it while you're working on it. Read more on claiming.
- For more information on the practical side of things, such as layout, read Help:Editing.
Also Nice to Know
- There are lists of all recent changes and all new pages: see the links in the navigation menu. These are handy to check on a regular basis.
- Everyone who visits these pages can also edit them. That sounds scary, but it's not that bad: all previous versions of pages are saved, and can be restored: see 'History' at the top of the page. Read more about wikiquette and vandalism.
- If you sign up for an account, you can receive email notification of updates. Read more here.
Anything else? Read the FAQ or put your comments on the Talk page.