FAQ: Revision history

18 November 2023

• curprev 18:5218:52, 18 November 2023‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 13,273 bytes +14‎ →‎How can I keep up with IF news and events?: link to new event calendar instead of old comp news page

12 July 2022

• curprev 14:5014:50, 12 July 2022‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 13,259 bytes −11‎ →‎What can I do when I get stuck?: fix link

12 February 2022

• curprev 22:3922:39, 12 February 2022‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 13,270 bytes +177‎ →‎How can I write my own game?: + authoring system navbox

4 February 2022

• curprev 04:1104:11, 4 February 2022‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 13,093 bytes +17‎ →‎Major Resources: put some of the more novice-friendly resources first
• curprev 04:0704:07, 4 February 2022‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 13,076 bytes −44‎ →‎How can I post a review of a game I've finished?: remove suggestion to submit to SPAG, as it's not currently active
• curprev 04:0104:01, 4 February 2022‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 13,120 bytes +138‎ →‎What can I do when I get stuck?: +parser, grammar
• curprev 03:5203:52, 4 February 2022‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,982 bytes +10‎ →‎Where can I talk with other people who are into IF?: clarification
• curprev 03:5103:51, 4 February 2022‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,972 bytes −56‎ →‎What is this "IF Comp"?: update organizer, number of entries
• curprev 03:3403:34, 4 February 2022‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 13,028 bytes +167‎ →‎Where can I find out what games I might enjoy?: highlight IFDB more

26 January 2022

• curprev 11:4911:49, 26 January 2022‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,861 bytes −103‎ →‎How can I download and play IF?: + interpreter navbox

11 January 2022

• curprev 05:5805:58, 11 January 2022‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,964 bytes +2‎ →‎Where can I talk with other people who are into IF?
• curprev 05:5305:53, 11 January 2022‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,962 bytes +96‎ →‎Where can I talk with other people who are into IF?: Put more accessible/popular resources towards the top
• curprev 05:4705:47, 11 January 2022‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,866 bytes −17‎ →‎Where can I talk with other people who are into IF?: Raif has to the forum in 2006. Put the other things in chronological order.
• curprev 05:3905:39, 11 January 2022‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,883 bytes +88‎ →‎Where can I talk with other people who are into IF?

16 December 2021

• curprev 23:0123:01, 16 December 2021‎ Bg talk contribs‎ m 12,795 bytes 0‎ →‎Where can I talk with other people who are into IF?
• curprev 21:4221:42, 16 December 2021‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,795 bytes −572‎ →‎Where can I talk with other people who are into IF?: de-emphasize r*if. It doen't seem like the best place to point newcomers.

13 December 2021

• curprev 15:5915:59, 13 December 2021‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 13,367 bytes −1‎ →‎Where can I talk with other people who are into IF?
• curprev 15:5815:58, 13 December 2021‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 13,368 bytes +225‎ →‎Where can I talk with other people who are into IF?: + update on XYZZY Awards ceremony, NarraScope

11 December 2021

• curprev 22:1722:17, 11 December 2021‎ Bg talk contribs‎ m 13,143 bytes +1‎ →‎What is "interactive fiction"?: comma
• curprev 22:0422:04, 11 December 2021‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 13,142 bytes +169‎ →‎What is "interactive fiction"?: add IFTF link, and clarify that the raif link is an older discussion of the topic

9 December 2021

• curprev 17:5917:59, 9 December 2021‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,973 bytes +37‎ →‎License: Add Nick Montfort here as the creator, rather than putting it on the front page.

2 March 2021

• curprev 18:1418:14, 2 March 2021‎ Dfabulich talk contribs‎ 12,936 bytes −3‎ Fix link to IFDB, use HTTPS for ifarchive.org

20 August 2020

• curprev 04:4804:48, 20 August 2020‎ Zzo38 talk contribs‎ 12,939 bytes −262‎ No edit summary

17 August 2020

• curprev 22:5622:56, 17 August 2020‎ Jonathan talk contribs‎ 13,201 bytes +112‎ →‎Major Resources: Adding link to intfiction.org and noting that SPAG hasn't been updated since 2016

13 July 2019

• curprev 06:5006:50, 13 July 2019‎ Zzo38 talk contribs‎ 13,089 bytes +104‎ No edit summary

28 April 2019

• curprev 18:0618:06, 28 April 2019‎ Zzo38 talk contribs‎ 12,985 bytes +79‎ No edit summary
• curprev 18:0018:00, 28 April 2019‎ Zzo38 talk contribs‎ 12,906 bytes +183‎ Mention the new NNTP server for discussing interactive fiction with

20 June 2017

• curprev 04:4504:45, 20 June 2017‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,723 bytes −227‎ →‎How do I get people to test my game?: Delete reference to "http://if.game-testing.org/" (no longer a live link).
• curprev 04:3904:39, 20 June 2017‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,950 bytes +101‎ →‎How can I keep up with IF news and events?: + "Competition news"

6 December 2016

• curprev 00:0100:01, 6 December 2016‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,849 bytes +99‎ →‎What can I do when I get stuck?: + archive link

8 April 2016

• curprev 01:0601:06, 8 April 2016‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,750 bytes −290‎ →‎What is "interactive fiction"?: update definition of IF

4 April 2016

• curprev 01:2501:25, 4 April 2016‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 13,040 bytes +190‎ clarifications
• curprev 01:1701:17, 4 April 2016‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,850 bytes +32‎ →‎What is "interactive fiction"?: try to clarify that hypertext if cn be seen as subcategoy of cyoa

31 October 2015

• curprev 15:0415:04, 31 October 2015‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,818 bytes −138‎ →‎Where can I talk with other people who are into IF?: remove IF Answers

2 October 2015

• curprev 21:3421:34, 2 October 2015‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,956 bytes +15‎ →‎What is "interactive fiction"?: Linked to CYOA.

9 June 2015

• curprev 03:0603:06, 9 June 2015‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,941 bytes −5‎ →‎What is "interactive fiction"?
• curprev 03:0103:01, 9 June 2015‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,946 bytes −3‎ →‎What is "interactive fiction"?: Tried to clarify definition.

8 June 2015

• curprev 20:1520:15, 8 June 2015‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,949 bytes −6‎ Regularized space between sections.
• curprev 20:0920:09, 8 June 2015‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,955 bytes −9‎ →‎How can I post a review of a game I've finished?: Updated SPAG link.
• curprev 20:0820:08, 8 June 2015‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,964 bytes −6‎ →‎What is "interactive fiction"?
• curprev 20:0720:07, 8 June 2015‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,970 bytes +8‎ →‎What is "interactive fiction"?
• curprev 20:0520:05, 8 June 2015‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,962 bytes +444‎ →‎What is "interactive fiction"?: Expanded definition of IF to include choice-based and hypertext.

18 May 2015

• curprev 22:4822:48, 18 May 2015‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,518 bytes −142‎ →‎How can I download and play IF?: Removed reference to Baf's Guide.

17 May 2015

• curprev 01:1601:16, 17 May 2015‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,660 bytes −15‎ →‎Major Resources: Updated SPAG linnk, changed its description from email newsletter to magazine, addd note about Brass Lantern being no longer updated, reordered entries.
• curprev 01:1201:12, 17 May 2015‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,675 bytes +135‎ →‎Where can I talk with other people who are into IF?: Added IF Answers, updated XYZZY link to most recent available year. (See discussion page).
• curprev 01:0301:03, 17 May 2015‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,540 bytes −169‎ →‎How can I keep up with IF news and events?: Deleted non-current links. See discussion page.
• curprev 00:5800:58, 17 May 2015‎ Bg talk contribs‎ 12,709 bytes −195‎ →‎Where can I find games: Updated SPAG link, removed dead/non-updated links. See discussion page.

17 November 2014

• curprev 10:3510:35, 17 November 2014‎ Peskie talk contribs‎ 12,904 bytes −28‎ →‎How can I download and play IF?: Use local wiki link for Gargoyle (like the others, the local page has a link to official site)

4 November 2014

• curprev 17:4117:41, 4 November 2014‎ Sedm0784 talk contribs‎ 12,932 bytes −2‎ →‎What is this "IF Comp"?: Updated organizer

19 December 2011

• curprev 05:3405:34, 19 December 2011‎ George talk contribs‎ 12,934 bytes −5,317‎ major edit making some answers more concise, eliminating non-useful answers, and updating some information to be current.