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Tenebrous at 17:08, 26 March 2013

2013-03-26T17:08:53Z

NCarter: Fixed link etc.

2012-11-29T21:19:11Z

Fixed link etc.

NCarter: New accounts must now be approved

2012-11-28T11:09:08Z

New accounts must now be approved

AngryAnt: Removed hosting donations link.

2012-08-07T12:55:49Z

Removed hosting donations link.

AngryAnt: Thanks as well :)

2012-08-07T12:49:39Z

Thanks as well :)

AngryAnt: Less elaborate.

2012-08-07T12:45:21Z

Less elaborate.

AngryAnt: Added news about wiki administration.

2012-08-07T12:38:28Z

Added news about wiki administration.

NCarter: Added note about new syntax highlighting tag

2012-01-15T22:40:11Z

Added note about new syntax highlighting tag

NCarter: Improved layout as suggested by Tomol

2011-09-02T21:06:38Z

Improved layout as suggested by Tomol

NCarter: Removed some old news and mentioned that the spam filter has been tightened

2011-07-06T23:11:05Z

Removed some old news and mentioned that the spam filter has been tightened

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-* <span style="color: #F00;">'''IMPORTANT:'''</span> due to the volume of spam accounts that have been bypassing the (simple) barrier question, we now require that all new accounts are approved by an administrator. At the time of writing (2012-11-28) we're still setting up procedures to deal with this, so please bear with us if your account creation request isn't handled in a timely manner. Please drop by the [[IRC|#unity3d IRC channel]] or Unity forum and leave a message for [[User:NCarter|NCarter]] if you're having problems.
+* <span style="color: #F00;">'''IMPORTANT:'''</span> due to the volume of spam accounts that have been bypassing the (simple) barrier question, we now require that all new accounts are approved by an administrator. At the time of writing (2012-11-28) we're still setting up procedures to deal with this, so please bear with us if your account creation request isn't handled in a timely manner. Please drop by the [[IRC|#unity3d IRC channel]] or Unity forum and leave a message for [[User:NCarter|NCarter]] or [[User:Tenebrous|Tenebrous]] if you're having problems.
 * Unity Tech has taken over hosting and day to day maintenance of the community wiki. Aside from that, everything should be business as usual. We would like to thank the previous maintainers of the wiki for their amazing dedication and hard work. - ''AngryAnt''

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 * [[Unity Projects]] - Community development efforts to extend Unity.
-* [[IRC|IRC Chatroom]] - Your portal to the Unity community.
+* [[IRC|IRC Chatroom]] - Realtime chat.
-* [[Unify Community Wiki:Community Portal|Community Portal]] - Your portal to the Unity community.
+* [[Unify:Community Portal|Community Portal]] - Your portal to the Unity community.
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← Older revision		Revision as of 11:09, 28 November 2012
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		+	* <span style="color: #F00;">'''IMPORTANT:'''</span> due to the volume of spam accounts that have been bypassing the (simple) barrier question, we now require that all new accounts are approved by an administrator. At the time of writing (2012-11-28) we're still setting up procedures to deal with this, so please bear with us if your account creation request isn't handled in a timely manner. Please drop by the [[IRC\|#unity3d IRC channel]] or Unity forum and leave a message for [[User:NCarter\|NCarter]] if you're having problems.
		+
	* Unity Tech has taken over hosting and day to day maintenance of the community wiki. Aside from that, everything should be business as usual. We would like to thank the previous maintainers of the wiki for their amazing dedication and hard work. - ''AngryAnt''		* Unity Tech has taken over hosting and day to day maintenance of the community wiki. Aside from that, everything should be business as usual. We would like to thank the previous maintainers of the wiki for their amazing dedication and hard work. - ''AngryAnt''

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-<div style="background: #787878; border: 1px solid #131313; padding: 5px; margin: 3px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; font-size: 120%;">Support Unify Wiki</div>
+<div style="background: #787878; border: 1px solid #131313; padding: 5px; margin: 3px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; font-size: 120%;">Support</div>
 <div style="padding-left: 1em;">
 *Please see [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_i18n documentation on customizing the interface] and the [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide MediaWiki User's Guide] for usage and configuration help.
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-* Unity Tech has taken over hosting and day to day maintenance of the community wiki. Aside from that, everything should be business as usual. - ''AngryAnt''
+* Unity Tech has taken over hosting and day to day maintenance of the community wiki. Aside from that, everything should be business as usual. We would like to thank the previous maintainers of the wiki for their amazing dedication and hard work. - ''AngryAnt''
 * <span style="color: #F00;">'''IMPORTANT:'''</span> syntax highlighting now uses different tags.  Where you previously could write '''<nowiki><csharp>, <javascript></nowiki>''' or '''<nowiki><boo></nowiki>''', you now have to write '''<nowiki><syntaxhighlight lang="csharp"></nowiki>'''.  The names used for each language have not changed.  You can learn more about the syntax highlighter's features [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi here].

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:38, 7 August 2012
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		+	* Due to frequent hacking and a fall in the number of people involved in maintaining the wiki, Unity Technologies has taken over hosting and day to day maintenance of the community wiki. We have no plans on changing anything other than the uptime of the site. All content on the wiki remains public domain and we encourage everyone to contribute as per usual. - ''AngryAnt''
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	* <span style="color: #F00;">'''IMPORTANT:'''</span> syntax highlighting now uses different tags. Where you previously could write '''<nowiki><csharp>, <javascript></nowiki>''' or '''<nowiki><boo></nowiki>''', you now have to write '''<nowiki><syntaxhighlight lang="csharp"></nowiki>'''. The names used for each language have not changed. You can learn more about the syntax highlighter's features [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi here].		* <span style="color: #F00;">'''IMPORTANT:'''</span> syntax highlighting now uses different tags. Where you previously could write '''<nowiki><csharp>, <javascript></nowiki>''' or '''<nowiki><boo></nowiki>''', you now have to write '''<nowiki><syntaxhighlight lang="csharp"></nowiki>'''. The names used for each language have not changed. You can learn more about the syntax highlighter's features [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi here].

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 * The spam filter has been tightened a bit.  If the wiki refuses an edit because it says it's spam and you don't know why, please contact an administrator.
-* It is now possible to upload '''zip''' archives to the Unify wiki.  We encourage you to provide a zipped copy of your script or shader when adding a new article, as this will help to avoid the bug in Safari which inserts garbage characters into text which is copied and pasted from these pages.
+* It is possible to upload '''zip''' archives to the Unify wiki.  We encourage you to provide a zipped copy of your script or shader when adding a new article, as this will help to avoid problems with various web browsers where garbage characters are introduced into text which is copied and pasted from these pages.
-* The maximum file size for any uploaded file is now '''256KB''', and this includes images as well as zip files.  Unfortunately, '''unityPackage''' files are not directly supported at present, as we have been unable to make MediaWiki recognise the unusually long filename extension.  If you wish to add a unityPackage to the wiki, please zip it first.
+* The maximum file size for any uploaded file is now '''512KB''', and this includes images as well as zip files.  Unfortunately, '''unityPackage''' files are not directly supported at present, as we have been unable to make MediaWiki recognise the unusually long filename extension.  If you wish to add a unityPackage to the wiki, please zip it first.
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-[[Image:Splash.jpg]]
+{| style="width: 100%;" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0"
-The UnifyWiki is part of the [http://unifycommunity.com Unify Community] experience and is a place to find and share [http://unity3d.com/ Unity] knowledge. Special thanks to [[User:Aarku|Aarku]], [[User:Dho|Dho]], [[User:NCarter|NCarter]], [[User:KeliHlodversson|Freyr]], [[User:Outcast|Outcast]] and others.
+|-
-We're currently working on [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] [[Special:Allpages|articles]] about Unity and related subjects.
+{| style="width: 100%; margin: auto; text-align: center; border: none;"
-Please see the [[:Talk:Main Page|discussion page]] of the main page for current goals and status.  '''Please read these [[:Help:Contents|general guidelines]] before you begin editing.'''
+{| style="width: 100%;" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0"
-To create a new page, add a link to an existing page, then follow the link and edit the new page. It's a good idea to copy the layout from an existing page initially, to ensure that your contribution matches the conventions used in our existing articles.  If you just want to experiment, you can do so in the [[:Unify Community Wiki:Sandbox|sandbox]].
+| colspan="2" style="background: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #AAA; vertical-align: top;" |
+<div style="background: #787878; border: 1px solid #131313; padding: 5px; margin: 3px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; font-size: 120%;">Wiki News</div>
-== News ==
 * The spam filter has been tightened a bit.  If the wiki refuses an edit because it says it's spam and you don't know why, please contact an administrator.
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 * The maximum file size for any uploaded file is now '''256KB''', and this includes images as well as zip files.  Unfortunately, '''unityPackage''' files are not directly supported at present, as we have been unable to make MediaWiki recognise the unusually long filename extension.  If you wish to add a unityPackage to the wiki, please zip it first.
-== Call for Article Requests ==
+| style="width: 40%; background: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #AAA; vertical-align: top;" |
-Please see the [[:Talk:Main Page|discussion page]] of the main page to add your requests for scripts, shaders, tips, or wizards.
+<div style="background: #787878; border: 1px solid #131313; padding: 5px; margin: 3px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; font-size: 120%;">Notes</div>
-== Main Sections ==
+We're currently working on [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] [[Special:Allpages|articles]] about Unity and related subjects.
 * [[Extensions]] - Further extend the functionality of Unity with .NET plugins (suitable for any Unity licence) and native code plugins (for Pro users only).
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 * [[Wizards]] - Scripts to extend the Unity editor.
+</div>
-== Extras ==
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 * [[Tips|Tips, Tools & Tricks]] - Tips and tricks for editing Unity content and supported tools & applications.
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 * [[Unify Community Wiki:Community Portal|Community Portal]] - Your portal to the Unity community.
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+*Please see [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_i18n documentation on customizing the interface] and the [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide MediaWiki User's Guide] for usage and configuration help.
-Please see [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_i18n documentation on customizing the interface]
+</div>
-and the [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide MediaWiki User's Guide] for usage and configuration help.