User:Meriad/sandbox

It's a sandbox! Tada!

National Page Organization
Hello there! This section is created to serve a simple purpose: show all you IIWiki plebeians, in a very general manner, how pages about a certain country should be laid out. This is mainly headings and subheadings (which I encourage you to alter to fit your specific nation), but also notes on content to guide you in the right direction.


 * Introduction: This is where you briefly tell the world about the country. This section should be the home to the broad overview information that people want to see if they just want to know what form of government your country has. There is, however, one massive misconceptions about this particular section, and I'd like to dispel that right now. This section is not for history. It is ideally an overview, plain and simple, not a textbook on national heritage. All historical information, unless it is exceptionally relevant to understanding a nation, should go in the "History" section. That's what it's there for. If you would like to have some historical information, that's fine, but do try to limit it to a paragraph, or two at the very most.
 * With that out of the way, I'll give a quick outline of content in your first paragraph. The first paragraph is primarily about territory. Immediately after the name of the country, state the form of government and then move on. You will come back to government later. Give a brief (short paragraph) summary of the current land holdings of the country, including any territories, dependencies, land claims, etc. Just remember to keep a neutral point of view, and don't go all China on us by claiming "islands" that clearly aren't yours. Any nations that border your country should also be named in this initial paragraph. You should also state the land area of the country and its current population.
 * Next should be that history, if you really want to have it. Again, no more than a paragraph, or two if it is especially relevant.
 * Okay, NOW you can talk about your government. Name important figures, such as reigning monarchs, incumbent presidents, and all that jazz here.
 * Next, you should talk about important global facts regarding your nation. If your nation has the highest GDP(PPP) in the world, list that here. Also list memberships in international organizations, such as the NOT:European Union and the NOT:United Nations.

That's it. Yes, that's all that should be in your opening section. All other information really should be in either its own section of the page, or its own article. The first paragraph should at all times be clean, concise, and helpful. If it's clutter, it should be gone.

Other important sections to include in a national page are listed below. These are by no means required, as they are meant to be suggestions, so please tailor them to fit your particular page.


 * Etymology
 * If your country's name needs explaining, this is the place to do that.
 * History.
 * Lots of subheadings on this one, ranging from prehistory to modern-day.
 * Geography
 * Climate
 * Environment
 * Biodiversity
 * Politics and Government
 * Military
 * Foreign Relations
 * Economy
 * Demographics
 * Culture

Do keep in mind that, if any of your subheadings get to be ridiculously long, it is probably best to break them out into their own sections, especially if they are only tangentially related to the main section.

Page-coding Crash-Course

 * This is a transcript of an IRC conversation, and may not read in a formal manner.

So, as you can notice from looking at the country page, I've divided it up into sections, each of which have a large header. Those headers are coded using simple equals signs, with each decreasing tier of emphasis using an additional equals sign. For instance, the largest headers would be something like History ( coded as ==History== ), with smaller ones (e.g. Military --> ===Military=== ) having an additional equals sign on each side.

If you are trying to link to another article from within the text of your page, doing so is relatively simple. For other pages within IIWiki (as I've done already with the continent name, for instance), just place two brackets around the front and back of what you are linking. If you want a different text to display, that is relatively easy as well. See below.

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Lots of ths coding uses pipes, which is just the fancy name for the vertical line. That's the alt keypress for the backslash on most keyboards. If you want to link to articles are wikipedia (like what I did in the infobox for the government type), the coding for that is slightly different. This is a template, which essentially applies fancy coding to something without actually including the code in your article. For wiki links, the coding is as follows:

Do note that for all of these page names, you do not need to type in "www.iiwiki.com/wiki/Enara" or anything, just "Enara" will do.

Now, I'll dive right into coding images. On most really good pages, you will find that there are a good number of images depicting national leaders, the environment, scenes from history, etc. I have found that the best way to find good images to use is to find a suitable analogue to whatever your are trying to depict and then trawl through the wikimedia commons/wikipedia to find an image or two that looks generally like what you have in mind. If you do this, you do not have to upload an image of your own; commons is integrated into IIWiki's system, so linking to a commons image will make it show up on iiwiki sans upload. The coding for images is also relatively simple, although finding a good size that works in the context of the page can be tricky.

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The filename will just be what comes after the slash, such as "File:Example.png" For instance, if I wanted to display a right-aligned picture of the example image, with a caption saying "I have fancy coding!" and a width of 250 pixels, I would type as follows:



Do note that the sections within the code can generally be moved around a bit, so if you mess up it isn't that big of a deal, so long as the filename is first and the caption is last.

Alright, one last thing before I end my rant. There will occasionally be cases in which you want to use bold or italic text. This is the easiest part. Bold is just three apostrophes around your text ( Bold text ), and italics is two ( Italics ).

Undersjøiske Krefter
The Undersjøiske Krefter (Meriadni: Undersea Forces; abbreviated UsK) is the subdivision of the Royal Navy of Meriad charged with operating the navy's sub-surface assets. The UsK currently operates over twenty individual assets, mainly unmanned submarines used for under-ice reconnaissance and research. The largest boats operated by the UsK are five Strülka-class submarines, the Royal Navy's only sub-surface assets.

In addition to commanding physical combat ships, the UsK also operates the navy's network of undersea listening posts around the perimeter of Meriad's territorial waters, as well as conducting research on submarine technology and tactics and weapons.

OAN
Since the conclusion of the Second Endwar and the increased importance of submarines in strategic warfare (especially involving nuclear weapons), the Royal Navy funded the development of a network of undersea listening posts around the perimeter of Meriadni territorial waters, with the public purpose of monitoring marine wildlife in accordance with Hall of Jarls legislation. The system of unmanned listening posts, the Undersjøisk Overvåking Nettverk (Meriadni: Undersea Surveillance Network; abbreviated OAN), has been in continual use since its introduction, and has reportedly documented the passage of submarines from almost every major power in the world in the exceptionally clear waters of the Tartaric Ocean.

Asben Bakken (Prime Minister 1949 — 1954)
Asben Jonas Bakken was born on May 3rd, 1907, in Lindefjord, Fjordlande.

Asben Bakken was a colonel in Army prior to the outbreak of the Second Endwar, and led a detachment of armour into the mountains of Hjerteskog in accordance with the orders broadcast by Prime Minister Gudmund Rendahl. Over the first two years of the occupation, Bakken conducted enormously successful guerilla raids against the occupying Kolish forces in the regions of Nordvakt, Kjelmoen, and Isafjalla, and developed a reputation for never losing a battle at which he was physically present. This reputation, and the subsequently widespread propaganda featuring his likeness spread by the Krigstid Government in Eyjanfjalla, made his name very well-known throughout the country, although his signature purple-bannered armored vehicles were a subject of ridicule on the part of the General Government occupation forces. In January of 1943, Bakken was granted a battlefield promotion to brigadier general, and given command of the Northern Sector, which included his prior area of operation in addition to the Fjordlande, Kaldavinde, and Islagskogen regions. Despite being encouraged to command his forces remotely from the mountains, Bakken instead preferred to command in person on the front lines, capitalizing on the near-mythical reputation he had developed for being unbeatable.

In April of 1943, while personally commanding an attack against a Kolish supply convoy, Bakken's command vehicle was struck by a mortar shell and severely damaged. Although the other three occupants of the vehicle were killed by the blast, Bakken escaped largely unscathed, although a piece of shrapnel did penetrate his left wrist and would severely limit the mobility of his left hand for the rest of his life. Despite his injury, Bakken continued to command his detachment, only adding to his reputation as invisible. In several cases, the mere sight of his purple-flagged tanks were enough to cause Kolish forces with numerical and tactical superiority to surrender without a major fight. During the expulsion of Kolish forces from Meriad in the summer of 1944, Bakken commanded the tank battalion that defeated the final combat units remaining in Meriad, who had retreated into a fjord in Karelstad.

Over the course of the war, in addition to earning battlefield promotions to first brigadier and then major general, Bakken was awarded the Combat Star, the Green Ribbon, then Northern Sector Combat Medal, the Armor Combat Ribbon, and remains the youngest individual ever awarded the Royal Order of the Polar Star based on merit, at the age of 37. In the aftermath of the conflict, Bakken was appointed the commander of the task force charged with overseeing reconstruction efforts within the Northern Sector, and later was promoted a final time to the rank of general in 1945. In 1946 he retired from the army, and ran for and won a seat in the Hall of Jarls as a representative of his native Islagskogen. Three years after his election, he was nominated and appointed as the Prime Minister, and was sworn into office on June 16th, 1949.

As Prime Minister, Bakken developed a reputation for being a tactful statesman, establishing positive relations with the post-war government of Kolintha despite overwhelmingly negative public opinion of the Kolish government, and serving an instrumental role in the proposal of the Ordic League. Using his influence in the Hall of Jarls and in Meriadni society alike, Bakken enacted major changes to the structure of the armed forces, and was instrumental in the passage of a law granting all ex-service members lifetime pensions. He served for the maximum legal term of eight consecutive years as Prime Minister, and declined to stand for reelection in his constituency during the 1957 elections.

After his retirement from politics, Bakken was appointed as a special counsel to the Prime Minister, a post in which he served uninterrupted for sixteen years. In 1974, at the age of 67, he stepped down from his counsel position, and retired to a small property in the mountains of Islagskogen from which he had commanded many of his wartime operations. Bakken died peacefully in his sleep on November 18th, 1987, at the age of 80.

List of Monarchs of Meriad
This list of monarchs of Meriad is heavily WIP, and should not be used as a concrete reference until it is marked as completed.

Reign — Name (lifespan) — Major events/notes

1282 — Isgjäll

Possible colonial rule of Faldarun, ending around 1520?


 * Three kingdoms: Skallia, Mjeräden, Sudurfjyk

1520 — Unification under Alfgren Strongarm

Major gap

1763–1768 — King Pietr I – abdicated to preserve peace


 * 1768–1793 — King Pietr II


 * 1793–1824 — King Mikkel


 * 1824–1827 — King Edwin (dies of preventable disease at young age; everyone loves him)

Laws of Succession do not legally permit women to rule; rule is entirely exercised by uncle outside formal line of succession. Uncle abuses power, is ousted when princess' younger sister has a son and a new regent is selected. Laws of Succession formally revised in 1855 to allow female rulers.
 * 1827–1835 — Princess Kristene


 * 1835–1915 — King Anders (Rule by regent until 1853 (18th birthday) )

1915–1966 — King Fredrik (1882-1966) — Monarch during the Second Endwar.

1966–1987 — King Kristofer (1910–1987)

1987–2017 — King Sketli (1932–present) — Abdicated 2017 due to poor health; did not have children until 45 yrs. old, oldest child (Pr. Aleksander ) died in skiing accident in 2001

2017–present — Queen Crica (1982–present)

FT Starships
Century-class Research Cruiser — Second-largest class of vessel operated by the Lexican Research Initiative, at a length of 520 meters. Standard crew size: Approx. 900. 9 in service. Reference link

Inquisitive-class Research Frigate — Length: 478 meters. Standard crew size: Approx. 750. 14 in service. Reference link

Cartageña
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