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| − | Help us help you. If you see something that should be added to this listing please add away.
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| | + | Need help? This page provides assistance with common questions about Amtwiki. |
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| − | == Starting a page from a link, or after a search == | + | {| colspan="2" |
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| − | To start a new page, you can click a link to the new page. This takes you to edit mode of the non-existing blank page, which allows for page creation. You might not be able to create a new page unless you are logged in. Search for the title of the new article. When the search finds nothing, click on the link at the top of the page where it says "You searched for '''your search term'''". The serch term will appear in red. Click on it and it will take you to the blank page for that link.
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| − | ====From a Link==== | + | There is a search box in the upper-right corner of every page with the word "Search" in it. Just type what you are looking for in there and then press Enter. See [[Help:Searching]] for more details. |
| − | Links to non-existing pages are common. They are typically created in preparation for creating the page, and/or to encourage other people to do so.
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| − | Links are not only convenient for navigation, but also make people aware of the new page (those who read a related page and also those who watch the related page).
| + | ====Edit an article==== |
| − | New page links are not really broken, as long as the name correctly identifies the intended content.
| + | Contributing is easy: see [[Help:Editing]]. If you want to start a new page, see [[Help:Page Creation]] to see how. |
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| | + | ====Explore Amtwiki's contents==== |
| | + | To browse what Amtwiki offers, check out [[AmtWiki:Community portal]] to find articles in a variety of categories. |
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| | + | ====Stuck?==== |
| | + | We can help! Contact an [[:Category:Admins|admin]] on their talk page. If you're really shy and would rather read in-depth documentation, browse the resources on [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents MediaWiki]. |
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| − | New page links typically look different from links to existing pages. Depending on [[Help:Preferences|settings]], a different color or a question mark is used. (Sometimes links to new pages are called "red links", the display option of one of the settings).
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| | + | '''For additional help, contact an [[Special:ListUsers|administrator]].''' |
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| − | ==Protecting a page from being created==
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| − | It is not really possible to protect a page from being created, but one can create a page with a standard text such as in [[w:en:Template:Deletedpage]] and [[Help:Editing#Page_protection|protect]] that page. Note that sometimes a terminology like "This page should not be created." is used even though for the system the page exists. Therefore it is not suitable for demonstrating a link to a non-existing page.
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| − | ==Help Editing==
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| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page How to edit a page]
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| − | ===Adding People===
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| − | When adding people remember to include all relevant categories; for instance if the person is a [[knight]], you should include the category for their [[Order]], the year they were [[belted]], and the [[Kingdom]] that they are knighted under. You should also include the category for their chapter and Kingdom. You might want to use the [[Player_Entry_Template|Player Entry Template]].
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| − | ===Adding things===
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| − | When adding new things that are relevant to amtgard remember to include <nowiki> [[Category:Amtgard Things]] or [[Category:Amtgard Terms]]</nowiki>. First list the basic definition, and what the 'thing' is used for. then give specific examples and where one might find the thing.
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| − | ===Adding Groups===
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| − | When adding a group such as a [[Company]] or [[Household]]; you should list a short description of the goals of the group and what they are a bout, A truncated history, the symbols or colors of the group, and a listing of members (past and present). The [[Household Entry Template]] might be a good place to start for this.
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| − | ===Adding Chapters===
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| − | When adding new chapters use the [[Place Template]]. You will need to include the following; Days and times that the chapter meets, their heraldry, their history, what group if any they are under and when they were founded.
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| − | ===Basic commands===
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| − | ====Internal links====
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| − | *If you want an internal link, simply put <nowiki>[[ before and ]] after what you are linking to. This is for connecting to things within the wiki. </nowiki>
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| − | **If you wish to make it look different, yet still connect to a certain page, you would insert a | after the page it links to, and then type what you want it to look like. I.E. the normal page is [[Sir]], but you want it to read [[Sir|Sirs]], you would put <nowiki>[[Sir|Sirs]]</nowiki>
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| − | ====External Links====
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| − | *If you want to add an external link, rather something that is not on the wiki, you would put only one [ before and one ] after. it would appear as [http://www.amtwiki.org].
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| − | **If you want it to say something you would add a space after the web address, and then type what you want it to look like. I.E. <nowiki>[http://www.amtwiki.org AmtWiki] would look like </nowiki> [http://www.amtwiki.org AmtWiki]
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| − | ====Images====
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| − | *First load your picture into the database by using [[Special:Upload|this form]]
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| − | *Then place the syntax <nowiki>[[Image:"your image name".jpg]]</nowiki> onto your page where you want the picture to go.
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| − | **"your image name" is whatever you named the image when you uploaded it.
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| − | *To re-size the image, add |"XXX"px after the .jpg
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| − | **"XXX" equals the desired pixel width of your image
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| − | *To align your picture with a certain part of your page add |"Location" after the .jpg
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| − | **"Location" is the place you want it aligned to: Left, Right, or Center
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| − | ====Categories====
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| − | *To link to a category, simply put <nowiki>[[:category:"name of category"|]] </nowiki>where you want it to link.
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| − | *To add a page to a category add the text <nowiki>[[Category:"name of category"]]</nowiki> to the bottom of the page.
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| − | ====Bullets====
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| − | *To add bullets to your page, add them in the following manner:
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| − | It will then look like:
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| − | ====Signing your posts====
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| − | *If you wish to sign your post simply add <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> after your post.
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| − | **'''Please remember to sign in before doing so'''
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| − | ==Other Questions==
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| − | Feel free to contact your local admin, listed above. This user recommends you contact [[Hannoske]] through his [[User_talk:Hannoske|Talk Page]].
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