Help:Videos

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Videos from the MindCrack, MindCrack Fan Server and HermitCraft servers are being converted to a database format, similar to that used on the Prank Wars pages. This system allows the video data to be displayed in different formats and used on other pages.

There are two components to the database driven video page: the query (or queries), and the internal database.

Video Query[edit]

The descriptions of the basic query is located on the Help:Properties page.

On a member's video page there will be a query for each season that will look similar to:

{{#ask:[[Videos::+]][[Page is::Guude]][[Server is::MindCrack 3]]
| mainlabel = -
| link = none
| sort = Has date
| order = ascending
| headers = plain
| limit =200
| ?Has date#ISO = Date<br>published
| ?Video is = Video<br>[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=EL3Q-HGJwNKNs "MindCrack Season 3 Episodes" playlist]
| ?Has events = Notable events
| ?Is featuring = Featuring
}}

What is different between members/series?[edit]

Items with links will change between members and/or series

{{#ask:[[Videos::+]][[Page is:: Member's whose video it is]][[Server is::Map Code]][[Series is::Series]]
| mainlabel = -
| link = none
| sort = Has date
| order = ascending
| headers = plain
| limit = number of results to show
| ?Has date#ISO = Date<br>published
| ?Video is = Video<br>[Playlist link Playlist name]
| ?Has events = Notable events
| ?Is featuring = Featuring
}}

Member Names[edit]

All members must be identified by their full Minecraft handle for both the "Page is" and "Is featuring" properties. If you are unsure of how it is written, please review the lists for the MindCrack, MindCrack Fan Server or HermitCraft.

Map Codes[edit]

Videos are listed by which map they are recorded on.

Map Code Description
MindCrack
MindCrack 1 Guude's single player world
MindCrack 2 Pre Beta 1.8 map
MindCrack 3 Post Beta 1.8 map
MindCrack 4 Post 1.6 map, Current world
MindCrack Feed the Beast
MindCrack FTB 1 First FTB world
MindCrack FTB 2 MindCrack pack world, Current world
MindCrack Fan Server
MindCrack Fan Server 1 World the fan server started with
MindCrack Fan Server 2 Pre 1.5 world
MindCrack Fan Server 3 Post 1.5 world, Current World
HermitCraft
HermitCraft 1 World pre-reset
Hermitcraft 2 World post-reset Current World

Series[edit]

Most members split there series by map, and do not need to include the "Series is" property. For members with different series that take place on the same map, like Arkas and mcgamer, series must be used to properly display videos.

Limit[edit]

The limit parameter may or may not apear in video queries, depending on the series. If a limit is not specified, the query will return a maximum of 50 results. For longer series the maximum must be set to a number higher than the number of videos in the series. To prevent having to change the number frequently, the numbers are higher then the expected video count - typically 100 or 200 for active series, depending on the frequency of release.

Playlist[edit]

The playlist for the series. If the member has not made one, this part is not included.

Internal Database[edit]

All videos are part of a single database called "Videos". For ease of editing, each members videos are stored on their respective pages (i.e. Guude's vanilla MindCrack videos would be added to Guude/videos, and his Feed the Beast videos would be on Guude/FTB). Please add videos in chronological order. While the database format sorts them, it makes it much easier to edit existing entries! The internal database is located below all the content visible on the page, and is preceded by:

<!--internal database-->

After that, each video will be represented by something similar to this:

{{#set_internal:Videos
| Page is= Guude
| Server is= MindCrack 3 
| Video is= {{yt|id=lO-LublLBGg|title=MindCrack - S3E209 - The 1.8 Village}}
| Has date= 14 Sep 2011
| Has events= 
* Starting out in the new world and gathering resources
* Building a communal shelter
* Building a cobblestone generator
| Is featuring= Arkas
| Is featuring= BdoubleO100
| Is featuring= madcow21
| Is featuring= Mhykol
| Is featuring= Nebris
| Is featuring= W92Baj
}}

What is different between videos?[edit]

The "Page is" parameter will be consistant throughout the video page, and is set in the video template.

{{#set_internal:Videos
| Page is= Member's whose video it is
| Server is= Map the video was recorded on
| Series is= Series
| Video is= {{yt|id=Video ID]]|title=Video title}}
| Has date= Date published
| Has events=

| Is featuring= Featured members
| Activity is = Activity is Not currently a part of the video template
}}

Video Information[edit]

Each YouTube video link has an id (ex. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO-LublLBGg), and the title should be the title the member gave the video. The "Has date" should be the date the video was published written as: DD (3 letter month abbreviation) YYYY.

Events[edit]

What happened in the video? Include projects worked on, interactions with other server members, topics of discussion, and stories. For group events, such as the Slaying of the Ender Dragon, put a link to that page or section on this wiki instead of re-describing what happened.

Featured Members[edit]

Featured members must appear in the video, and must be a member of the MindCrack, MindCrack Fan Server, or HermitCraft servers. Use one "Is featuring" line for each featured member. For group events, such as the Slaying of the Ender Dragon, put a link to that page or section on this wiki instead of re-listing all the participants. Featured members must be identified by their correct names.

Activity is[edit]

This parameter distills major events into a format that can be used in other queries on the wiki. For example videos that are mostly construction of a particular structure would have "Activity is" equal to "Build (Accepted name, which will be the page title if a page exists on this wiki). See The Lens for an example of this query. This parameter is also used to identify videos where the member attacks or defends as part of the Death Games. The collection of videos using "Death Games Attack" and "Death Games Defend" can be seen on the Death Games page. This parameter is not currently part of the video template, but can be added for individual videos.

Adding videos[edit]

Copy "{{#set_internal:Videos...}} from the Video template to the bottom of the list of videos (for new videos) or to its appropriate place within the database (when adding videos from previous maps or filling in missing videos) and fill in the relevant information. Save the page when you are done.

Video Template[edit]

At the bottom of each page that uses the video database there will be a template for future additions, which will look similar to this:

<!--
--- Use this template for future additions. ---
{{#set_internal:Videos
| Page is= Guude
| Server is= MindCrack 3 
| Video is= 
| Has date= 
| Has events= 
| Is featuring= 
}}
-->

Help! A video doesn't show up in the table[edit]

Sometimes a video doesn't apear in the table, or appears as text below the table. Listed below are a couple of possible causes:

  • The database isn't properly opened and/or closed. It should be: {{#ask:[[Videos::+]] ... }} If a brace is missing, the underscore isn't included, or capitalization is wrong it will not work.
  • One or more property is missing. If a video entry is missing any information that is being queried for (Page is, Server is, Video is, Has date, Has events or Is featuring) that particular video will not display in the list. If the video didn't feature anyone include that property, just leave it blank. Use the template, which should be located at the bottom of the video page, to avoid spelling mistakes!
  • The date does not use a recognized abbreviation. All dates should use the months 3 letter abbreviation. Months using a four letter abbreviation will cause that video to not apear in the table.
  • There is a broken link or template within the video entry. This includes videos that might be missing a brace or wiki-links missing a bracket.

See also[edit]