UESPWiki:Modspace Project/Namespace Overhaul

This page serves as a continuation/organization of the discussion started here.

Core Aims

• Ease of Navigation: Modspace names should be logical, not technical, and easy for users and editors alike
• Consistency of Structure: Page names and categories should follow a logical hierarchy that works for all mods
• Disambiguation: Unambiguous guidelines should be created on when mods do and don't get pseudospaces and/or full namespaces

Definitions

Namespace

A namespace is the prefix of a page that is shown before the colon in a page title. On this page, "UESPWiki" is the namespace. We use these namespaces to divide and organize the content of our site. See Namespaces for more details.

Pseusdospace

Also called a subspace (a portmanteau of "subpage" and "namespace"), a pseudospace is a "fake" namespace that is defined at MediaWiki:Uespnamespacelist using a full page title as a prefix. All the subpages of that page function similarly to standard pages in a true namespace.

Subpage

Subpages are the pages after a slash in the page title; here, "Namespace Overhaul" is a subpage.

Discussion Points

• See the talk page. Individual points are organized from the top down by the bearing they have on other decisions.

Consensuses

• Mod "umbrella" projects will be getting their own namespaces.
• TES___Mod spaces will become Game Mod. TESOtherMod will become simply Mod.
• NS_NAMEs will serve to be a more prose-y description of their content, fitting the phrasing: "the NS_NAME article".
• Every mod gets a pseudospace, regardless of size.

Initial Moves

Current Name	New Name	New NS_ID	New Category Prefix	New Trail
Tes1Mod	Arena Mod	ARMOD	Arena Mod	Mod / Arena: Arena Mod
Tes2Mod	Daggerfall Mod	DFMOD	Daggerfall Mod	Mod / Daggerfall: Daggerfall Mod
Tes2Mod:Daggerfall Unity	Daggerfall Mod:Unity	DFU	Daggerfall Mod-Daggerfall Unity	Mod / Daggerfall: Daggerfall Mod: Unity
Tes3Mod	Morrowind Mod	MWMOD	Morrowind Mod	Mod / Morrowind: Morrowind Mod
Tes3Mod:Morrowind Rebirth	Morrowind Rebirth	MR3	Morrowind Rebirth	Mod / Morrowind: Morrowind Rebirth
Tes3Mod:Province: Cyrodiil	Project Tamriel:Cyrodiil	PC3	Project Tamriel-Cyrodiil	Mod / Morrowind: Project Tamriel: Province: Cyrodiil
Tes3Mod:Skyrim: Home of the Nords	Project Tamriel:Skyrim	SHOTN	Project Tamriel-Skyrim	Mod / Morrowind: Project Tamriel: Skyrim: Home of the Nords
Tes3Mod:Tamriel Data	Tamriel Data	TD3	Tamriel Data	Mod / Morrowind: Tamriel Data
Tes3Mod:Tamriel Rebuilt	Tamriel Rebuilt	TR3	Tamriel Rebuilt	Mod / Morrowind: Tamriel Rebuilt
Tes4Mod	Oblivion Mod	OBMOD	Oblivion Mod	Mod / Oblivion: Oblivion Mod
Tes4Mod:Better Cities	Better Cities	BC4	Better Cities	Mod / Oblivion: Better Cities
Tes4Mod:Stirk	Oblivion Mod:Stirk	TR4	Oblivion Mod-Stirk	Mod / Oblivion: Stirk
Tes5Mod	Skyrim Mod	SRMOD	Skyrim Mod	Mod / Skyrim: Skyrim Mod
Tes5Mod:Beyond Skyrim	Beyond Skyrim:Wares of Tamriel	BS5WOT	Beyond Skyrim-Wares	Mod / Skyrim: Beyond Skyrim: Wares of Tamriel
Tes5Mod:Beyond Skyrim: BSAssets	Beyond Skyrim	BS5	Beyond Skyrim	Mod / Skyrim: Beyond Skyrim
Tes5Mod:Beyond Skyrim: Cyrodiil	Beyond Skyrim:Cyrodiil	BS5C	Beyond Skyrim-Cyrodiil	Mod / Skyrim: Beyond Skyrim: Cyrodiil
ESOMod	ESO Mod	ESOMOD	ESO Mod	Mod / Elder Scrolls Online: ESO Mod
TesOtherMod	Mod	MOD	Mod	Mod

To-Do

1. Outline the intended usage of each of NS_BASE, NS_ID, NS_PARENT, NS_NAME, NS_MAINPAGE, NS_CATEGORY and NS_TRAIL on Help:Magic Words.
2. Update LocalSettings.php to add or change namespaces as outlined in the table above. New namespace indices will be as follows:

   168=Tamriel Data, 170=Tamriel Rebuilt, 172=Project Tamriel, 174=Better Cities, 176=Morrowind Rebirth, 178=Beyond Skyrim (add one for talk spaces).

3. Update MediaWiki:Uespnamespacelist. See the dev wiki version.
4. Move all mod pages that are getting separate namespaces into their new namespaces and move all related categories without leaving redirects (bot).
5. Modify templates to use the new categories/names/IDs (can be done concurrently with bot job).
   1. Move any categories affected by the above, leaving redirects (bot).
6. Rename all mod pages that are staying put to use the new names (bot).
7. Subst out Mod:Main Page into Mods.
8. Delete Mod:Main Page and move Mods to Mod:Main Page.
9. Create pseudospaces for all our existing mods that don't already have them:
   1. Identify all existing mods.
   2. Add pseudospace definitions to Uespnamespacelist.
   3. Move all pages for each mod into subpages.
10. Update UESPWiki:Namespaces to reflect these changes.

Follow-ups

• Creation of {{Mod Main Page Trail}} to eliminate gray "links" in trails.
• Category housekeeping.
• Images & Categories need to be moved to reflect naming conventions.