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* [[wikipedia:Manual_of_Style | Wikipedia's ''Manual of Style'']] | * [[wikipedia:Manual_of_Style | Wikipedia's ''Manual of Style'']] | ||
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| − | * [[wikipedia:Starting_an_article| Creating a new page or article]] ('''tip:''' fill in box on main page) | + | * [[wikipedia:wikipedia:Starting_an_article| Creating a new page or article]] ('''tip:''' fill in box on main page) |
| − | * [[wikipedia:Article_titles | Naming an article]] ('''tip:''' the case of the first letter doesn't matter, for every other letter, case '''''does''''' matter!) | + | * [[wikipedia:wikipedia:Article_titles | Naming an article]] ('''tip:''' the case of the first letter doesn't matter, for every other letter, case '''''does''''' matter!) |
* [[wikipedia:Help:Moving_a_page | Moving/Renaming a page ]] | * [[wikipedia:Help:Moving_a_page | Moving/Renaming a page ]] | ||
* [[wikipedia:wikipedia:Layout| How to lay out a page ]] | * [[wikipedia:wikipedia:Layout| How to lay out a page ]] | ||
Revision as of 20:50, 11 February 2010
Overview
This is a guide for how to be a Paragon Wiki editor. This includes general Wiki editing information and specific Paragon Wiki policy and templates.
Wiki policy
Paragon Wiki policy
- Paragon Wiki Article Guidelines
- How to format discussion on a article's Talk/Discussion page.
- Note that comments should be posted on an article's talk page, on an admin's talk page, or on the forums, not the Main Discussion page.
- Further information: Wikipedia on Talk/Discussion pages
General Wiki policy
- How to be a good Wiki editor
- Wikipedia's Manual of Style
- Wikipedia's policies and guidelines (not all policies here apply to Paragon Wiki and some are modified)
Editing Wikis
Formatting pages
- How to edit wiki pages (Wikipedia's main editing help page)
- How to format a page with wiki markup language
- Wikipedia's formatting tutorial
- Wikipedia's formatting cheat sheet
- Wikipedia's editing FAQ
- How to create links
- Inserting pictures tutorial
Using templates and sample Wiki Markup Language
- Main article: Help:Templates
- See also: Help:Useful Templates
Standardized formatting across Paragon Wiki is maintained by the use of sample markup language and templates.
Sample Markup Language
Sample markup language is the use of a simple cut-and-paste of formatting code from one page into another and then adding or changing the content to fit the article. This can be done from a blank sample form or by cutting-and-pasting from an existing article.
An example of a blank form is that used for creating a new page for a contact can be found here: Sample contact form.
Templates
Templates are specialized pages that define a specific type of formatting style. Editors can then call that template into a page and apply it to their text to make that text take on that pre-defined formatting. Templates are called with the double curly brackets {{ }} .
For example, on Paragon Wiki there are templates for colored fonts. The template for making text red is {{red|SampleText}} which would appear on a page as SampleText.
Creating pages and page name management
- Understanding Namespaces (for example: main · User: · User_Talk: · File: · etc...)
- Creating a new page or article (tip: fill in box on main page)
- Naming an article (tip: the case of the first letter doesn't matter, for every other letter, case does matter!)
- Moving/Renaming a page
- How to lay out a page
Practice
- The wikimedia sandbox (a useful site for playing with formatting without creating a new article)
Image Editing
GIMP (Gnu Image Manipulation Program) (wiki). Open source, cross platform. Can do most anything Photoshop can (in the right hands). Make sure you install the GTK+ libraries first.
Paint.NET (wiki) is based on the .NET Framework by Microsoft. Some call it what MSPaint should have been.
Obsolete info
- Store Templates to use so that you don't have to type in the names off all the enhancements a store sells
Older info, may be outdated
- Help:Exploration Badge Template Is this still up to date?
