Disclaimer: this is a) based on personal opinion and b) might not work for anyone except me. Please don't assume this is the ultimate guidance, because it probably isn't. The wiki I'm referring to is at https://ccrpiv.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page , but if you don't know about it, this project probably isn't relevant to you. Anyway, A couple of people ask me how I have the creativity to write such long pages, so I thought I'd share a few tips. A lot of it's down to creative writing, so if you're OK at that you'll be alright. The rest is mainly just being someone who doesn't know when to be quiet about certain topics. 1) Look at actual Wikipedia country pages to see what sort of information they usually have, to make your page more realistic. I don't do this that often, although I probably should, but it will improve your page and give you ideas as to what to write about. 2) Write humorously. Don't overdo it, because ostensibly the wiki is supposed to sound serious and encyclopaedic. Try thinking of amusing incidents that may have happened to your country, rather than copy-paste invasions, and write about /those/ in a fairly matter-of-fact way. Generally internal rivalry for stupid reasons, or political figures who would be more at home in a comedy TV show, make more interesting reading than some historical war (unless historical war was started because of something of that nature). Parodying real-life events (although don't do it too closely, or people will assume you're taking sides and may be offended) or fictional events also makes a good strategy. Making your pages interesting will make more people want to actually read what you spent hours typing out. 3) Often going into the history of your country will give it more depth. If you're struggling for ideas, think of a state, city or resource in your country and ask yourself how it was discovered or founded, and what gave it the character it has today. If you've established historical events already, think about what led up to them and their aftermath. 4) Read other peoples' country pages and think about how their countries' histories affected yours, and what sorts of relations they have with your country. 5) If you're returning from a past iteration, there's nothing wrong with reusing lore from your old country. (Which I'm taking to extremes, so I would say that, wouldn't I?) It's often easier to build on what you already have than to start all over again. Incidentally, this time I'm not going to write anyone else's history pages. I can't be bothered, and I didn't end up actually doing very much of that on the last wiki.
