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Quickstart for new Wiki editors
To edit a page
To change something on a page, just click the "edit" button at the top of the page and it will turn into a textbox containing that page. The basics of the markup can be learned just by clicking the buttons at the top of the editing box. They provide the necessary symbols to use boldface, italics, internal and external links, headlines, embedded images, media file links, mathematical formulas, typing text that won't convert to wiki formatting, your signature with timestamp, and horizontal lines.
To create a new page
The easiest way to create a new page is to enter the name of the new page in the Go box on the left hand side of your screen. If the page doesn't exist, you'll be diverted to the Search page, which will have a link to the page (this exact title, a red link.), which you can then click to edit.
Alternatively, look around the wiki for a place where you can insert the link into an existing page, and insert it using the following code:
[[Insert Link Here]]
Naturally, replace "Insert Link Here" with the title of your new page.
If you're attempting to create your user page, remember that if you're logged in, there's always a link at the very top of your page that you can click to create your user page.
Posting in talk pages
All pages on the wiki have "talk", or "discussion" pages associated with them. These pages are to be used to discuss the content of the page they're about. When posting in talk pages remember to sign all your posts (as this is not a forum, and it's not done for you automatically). In order to sign your post, use ~~~~. As in
Hello, world! --~~~~
These can be inserted automatically by clicking the signature button (second from the right) on the editor toolbar. The four tildes will be automatically replaced with your username and a time stamp.
Good Editing Practices
New users to Wikis, and even some veteran ones, often make mistakes while editing Wiki pages. While most of these mistakes are minor and are usually quickly fixed by other Wiki users, sometimes the mistakes are more serious, and stem from a lack of understanding about, or misunderstanding of, Wiki policies and accepted editing practices.
General Editing
- Create a personal sandbox:There you can ruin everything, leave work for the next day, etc. You can just add [[User:Username/Sandbox|Sandbox]] to your main page, replacing "Username" with your username and save it. Then you click on it and you have a sandbox.
- Use the preview button: Before you click "Save," click "Show preview" and make sure that all of your changes look correct. If you are making several small changes, then instead of saving in between each one you should use preview, and save only when you are done.
- Think before you write: Remember that as soon as you save a page, anyone can see it, and even if you revert your changes, they are saved in the page's edit history. Before you save a page, especially in heated discussions, make sure that you really want to say what you're about to say. Read it from the other person's perspective, and if you don't like what you wrote, change it.
Detailed help
Local help pages are currently still being constructed, and thus many holes appear in this section. If the information you're seeking does not exist here, please go to the wikimedia help page instead.
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