Protoball talk:How To

Change a chronology entry

1. Edit the page by clicking the "Edit with Form" tab
   1. Change ID (Year, suffix) accordingly
   2. Wait for the number to update
   3. Save
2. Move the page
   1. Note the new entry id
   2. Next to the View History Tab, click on the down-arrow widget
   3. Select Move in the pop-up options
   4. In the "to new title box", right of the (Main) drop box, change the entry id to the new one
   5. Make sure the "Leave a redirect behind" is checked
   6. Hit the "Move page" button
3. You will see a Success page. We need to edit the ID to make the page name: Click on the link to the new entry number

Add a count of entries

Perhaps the best way to explain is just to give examples:

Count of Chronology Entries

{{#ask: [[Category:Chronology]] | format = count }} (2071)

Count of Chronology Entries before 1864 (note that it includes 1863)

{{#ask: [[Category:Chronology]][[Year::<1863]] | format = count }} (1786)

Count of Chronology Entries, before 1864, only noteworthy and above

{{#ask: [[Category:Chronology]][[Year::<1863]][[Salience::<2]] | format = count }} ({{#ask:<1863<2 | format = count ; Count of Chronology Entries, before 1864, only noteworthy and above

{{#ask: [[Category:Chronology]][[Year::<1863]][[Salience::<2]] | format = count }} ({{#ask:<1863<2 | format = count

Count of Chronology Entries tagged Civil War, before 1864, only noteworthy and above

{{#ask: [[Category:Chronology]][[Tags::Civil War]][[Year::<1863]][[Salience::<2]] | format = count }} (138)

Sum of Games Tab Entry Counts (this is different because entries are counted with a script because this is in free text form)

{{#ask: [[Category:Games Tab]] | ?Entries | format=sum }} (2,292)

Here are our current tables of information, with some notable fields:

• Chronology: Chronology entries
  • Year
  • Tags
  • Salience
• Games: Glossary of Games entries
  • Game Family
  • Game Regions
  • Game Eras
• Sources: Bibiolography entries
  • Is in library the filter for this is [[Is in library::yes]], where yes means "checked"
  • Url: an online version, the filter for this is [[Url::+]], where plus means "is there something there?"
• Diggers: Contributors
• Ballgames: Games Tab, new version