Forms for Wikicode

[kylara]

I've been thinking about the process of documenting doujinshi on Fanlore. Not about me personally documenting it, but the documentation process in general. Every so often the topic of outreach comes up around Fanlore and the OTW, (which I think about more often then I care to admit,) and ease of use probably factors into that. Wikicode isn't difficult, but it's more work than filling out a simple form; for instance, MangaUpdates.com's "add a series" form looks like this, which is very straight-forward.

So on Monday, I got tired of bemoaning to myself the lack of a simple process for documenting doujinshi, and I made one that works for Fanlore:

Check it out!

Basically, it takes all the information in the form and converts it into basic wikicode using the Doujinshi template. It includes a descriptive first sentence and categories. I'll write a breakdown of what happens with all the info if anyone would like to see.

This is just for doujinshi. Is there any interest in things like this?


[Update] I've edited the code:
- it now includes the option for a second doujinka,
- fandoms with their own doujinshi categories now automatically get those categories included (e.g. Digimon now gets [[Category: Digimon Doujinshi]] instead of [[Category: Digimon]]),
- a link to where the doujinshi should be created is automatically generated at the bottom of the page, along with some alternate links in case the name is already taken.

There is also now a version of this form in Japanese!

Comments

[onceamy]

This looks awesome! It's always great to see people inspired to hook things up to Fanlore, which as you said, encourages diversity in content.

[kylara]

Thanks! For doujinshi in particular, there's a massive amount out there that I'd love to see documented.

What other things have there been hooked up to Fanlore?

[onceamy]

Not a lot! We have a Firefox search button, and our API is open for registered users with the appropriate permissions (which can be obtained by request to wiki@transformativeworks.org) for bots :)