It’s becoming clear to me that OP is pretty complicated to use, and it must be daunting to new users. They have to learn Textile (or our bastardized version of it), how to wiki-link to things, and now we’re adding a new teaser tag.

Unfortunately, Ryan and I are not really experts in usability. We try to make things easy, but we have to strike a balance between tweaking for usability and adding new features. Further, we have absolutely no time to write documentation (as you can see by looking at the paltry tutorials).

The end result is that the site gets more and more complex (in a good way), but harder and harder for newbies to figure stuff out.

So, is there anyone here who would be interested in putting together some tutorials or newbie help guides? The qualifications for the job are a good understanding of the site’s features, plus knowledge of HTML.

Note: Don’t start writing yet! Just let us know (in this post) if you’d be interested. We’ll pick someone (assuming anyone is interested) and get in contact with them at that point.

• Creating a campaign
• Inviting your players
• Creating characters (PCs vs NPCs)
• Basic Textile syntax (bold, italics, lists, etc.)
• Use of the new more tag (teaser)
• How to link to other wiki pages and characters/items
• NPC tags and how/why to use them
• Uploading maps

• Adding images to your posts using CSS / Textile
• Suggested wiki organization
• Claiming your Adventure Log on Technorati

I think I’d be interested, if I can make the time. The Technorati thing I would have to have explained to me tho. ;)

I can work on something in addition to Darth K, I’ll post in a bit when I’m taking a break from writing grad apps. :p

I’ve had to write help guides for web-based applications before, and I’m already having to walk some of my game-buddies through how to post to wiki, so yes, I would be willing to help with some of the basic topics.

While I’m no code wiz, I like to think I can document in a reasonably simple fashion It’ll be a good idea to trawl the forums for handy info to add to a tutorial, as well.

I’m in. :)

Thanks for the responses, and I haven’t forgotten! We’re trying to get a few features in order, then we’ll re-prioritize and see about getting some more tutorials in.

Any of these availible anywhere yet?

No, and it’s my fault. Several people have volunteered, but I can’t set aside the time to make a place for the tutorials.

Still, it’s on my todo list as soon as I get some free time.

If you need more hosting I can provide a website to use. I