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| − | == Editing basics ==
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| − | <!--It is intended to be brief, or as an overview. Otherwise why we separate the materials into different pages? Thus it's best NOT to add new materials or expand here. Add more examples or expand in other areas like Wikitext examples. Thanks!-->
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| − | ===Review policy and conventions===
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| − | :Make sure that what you want to write belongs where you want to put it. The operator of the site likely has specific plans for the site, and your content might be deleted or unappreciated. You can always use the [[help:Talk page|talk pages]] to ask questions or check to see if your idea will be accepted. Please make note of the license your contributions will be covered with.
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| − | ===Start editing===
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| − | :To start editing a [[w:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] page, click the '''Edit this page''' (or just '''edit''') link at one of its edges. This brings you to the '''edit page''': a page with a text box containing the ''[[w:wikitext|wikitext]]'': the editable source code from which the server produces the webpage. ''If you just want to experiment, please do so in the [[{{ns:4}}:Sandbox|sandbox]], not here''.
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| − | ===Type your changes===
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| − | :You can just type your text. However, also using basic wiki markup (described in the next section) to make links and do simple formatting adds to the value of your contribution.
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| − | ===Summarize your changes===
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| − | :Write a short [[Help:Edit summary|edit summary]] in the small field below the edit-box. You may use shorthand to describe your changes, as described in the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Edit_summary_legend | Edit_summary_legend ]].
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| − | ===Preview before saving===
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| − | :When you have finished, click '''[[Help:Show preview|Show preview]]''' to see how your changes will look -- '''before''' you make them permanent. Repeat the edit/preview process until you are satisfied, then click '''Save page''' and your changes will be immediately applied to the article.
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| − | ==Most frequent wiki markup explained==
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| − | <!--It is intended to be brief, or as an overview. Otherwise why we separate the materials into different pages? Thus it's best NOT to add new materials or expand here. Add more examples or expand in other areas like Wikitext examples. Thanks!-->
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| − | Here are the 6 most frequently used wiki markups. If you need more help see:
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| − | *[[Help:Wikitext examples]]
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| − | *[[Help:Reference card]]
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| − | *[[Help:HTML in wikitext]]
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| − | *[[w:HTML element|HTML elements]]
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| − | !width="1000" style="background:#FFFF99"|What it looks like
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| − | You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2
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| − | 3 apostrophes will embolden '''the text'''.
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| − | 5 apostrophes will embolden and italicize
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| − | (4 apostrophes don't do anything special -- there's just ''''one left over''''.)
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| − | You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2
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| − | 3 apostrophes will embolden '''the text'''.
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| − | 5 apostrophes will embolden and italicize
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| − | (4 apostrophes don't do anything
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| − | You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: <br>
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| − | - Three tildes give your user name: [[User:Karl Wick|Karl Wick]] <br>
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| − | - Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: [[User:Karl Wick|Karl Wick]] 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) <br>
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| − | - Five tildes give the date/time alone: 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) <br>
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| − | You should "sign" your comments
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| − | on talk pages: <br>
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| − | - Three tildes give your user
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| − | - Four tildes give your user
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| − | name plus date/time: ~~~~ <br>
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| − | - Five tildes give the
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| − | <div style="font-size:150%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">Section headings</div>
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| − | ''Headings'' organize your writing into sections.
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| − | The Wiki software can automatically generate
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| − | a [[Help:table of contents|table of contents]] from them.
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| − | <div style="font-size:132%;font-weight:bold;">Subsection</div>
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| − | Using more equals signs creates a subsection.
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| − | <div style="font-size:116%;font-weight:bold;">A smaller subsection</div>
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| − | Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs.
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| − | Start with 2 equals signs not 1 because 1 creates H1 tags which should be reserved for page title.
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| − | == Section headings ==
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| − | ''Headings'' organize your writing into sections.
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| − | The Wiki software can automatically generate
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| − | === Subsection ===
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| − | Using more equals signs creates a subsection.
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| − | ==== A smaller subsection ====
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| − | Don't skip levels,
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| − | Start with 2 equals signs not 1
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| − | * ''Unordered [[Help:List|list]]s'' are easy to do:
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| − | ** Start every line with a star.
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| − | *** More stars indicate a deeper level.
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| − | *: Previous item continues.
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| − | *Of course you can start again.
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| − | * ''Unordered lists'' are easy to do:
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| − | ** Start every line with a star.
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| − | *** More stars indicate a deeper level.
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| − | *: Previous item continues.
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| − | * Of course you can start again.
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| − | # ''Numbered lists'' are:
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| − | A new line marks the end of the list.
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| − | # New numbering starts with 1.
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| − | # ''Numbered lists'' are:
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| − | ## Very organized
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| − | ## Easy to follow
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| − | A new line marks the end of the list.
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| − | # New numbering starts with 1.
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| − | Here's a link to a page named [[Official position]].
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| − | You can even say [[official position]]s
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| − | Here's a link to a page named
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| − | [[Official position]].
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| − | You can even say
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| − | [[The weather in Moscow]] is a page that doesn't exist
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| − | [[The weather in Moscow]] is
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| − | You can link to a page section by its title:
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| − | *[[List of cities by country#Morocco]].
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| − | If multiple sections have the same title, add
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| − | *[[List of cities by country#Morocco]].
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| − | ==Further reading==
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| − | <!--More relevant links are welcome-->
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| − | ===Editing help===
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| − | *[[Help:Editing FAQ]]
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| − | *[[Help:Editing toolbar]]
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| − | *[[Help:Editing tips and tricks]]
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| − | *[[Help:Minor_edit]]
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| − | ===Wiki markups and codes===
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| − | {{Meta}}
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| − | *[[Help:Wikitext examples]]
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| − | *[[Help:Wikitext reference]]
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| − | *[[Help:Reference card]] - a one-page summary of important commands, to be printed out and used next to the computer
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| − | *[[Help:HTML in wikitext]]
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| − | *[[w:HTML element|HTML elements]] - introduction to HTML
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| − | ===Page management===
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| − | *[[Help:Starting a new page]]
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:Merging_and_moving_pages|Merging and moving pages]]
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| − | *[[Help:Administration#Page_protection| Protecting pages]]
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| − | *[[Meta:Deletion_policy|Deletion policy]]
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| − | **[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Pure_wiki_deletion_system|Pure wiki deletion system]]
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| − | * For others, look at the table ("tools" part) on your right hand side
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