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So you've found a page that you want to edit. To do this, go to the top of the page and click the little button that says "edit". This pulls up the editing screen, where you can make changes to pages. From here, edit the article how you see fit (as long as it is within the realm of Lylat Wiki's '''[[Project:Quality Standards|Quality Standards]]'''). But don't save just yet! You'll want to make sure that the edit is okay, and that there are no broken images or that nothing else is messed up. | So you've found a page that you want to edit. To do this, go to the top of the page and click the little button that says "edit". This pulls up the editing screen, where you can make changes to pages. From here, edit the article how you see fit (as long as it is within the realm of Lylat Wiki's '''[[Project:Quality Standards|Quality Standards]]'''). But don't save just yet! You'll want to make sure that the edit is okay, and that there are no broken images or that nothing else is messed up. | ||
From here, click "Show preview". This will allow you to see the edits before you save them. Check to make sure that everything is in order (and sometimes spelling errors are easier to notice here). It is also preferred for the "Edit summary" to be | From here, click "Show preview". This will allow you to see the edits before you save them. Check to make sure that everything is in order (and sometimes spelling errors are easier to notice here). It is also preferred for the "Edit summary" to be used—simply type a short summary of the edit you've made (i.e. "Fixed 'als' to 'also'", etc.), then click "Save page". This will save your edits for everyone to see! | ||
In a nutshell, the basic steps for editing are: | In a nutshell, the basic steps for editing are: | ||
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#Click "show preview" and make sure that everything is working as it should. | #Click "show preview" and make sure that everything is working as it should. | ||
#Click "save page". | #Click "save page". | ||
== Basic Wiki Coding == | == Basic Wiki Coding == | ||
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{| border=1 cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" | {| border=1 cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" | ||
|When adding a comment to a Talk page, you should sign it by adding four tildes to add your user name plus date/time: | |When adding a comment to a Talk page, you should sign it by adding four tildes to add your user name plus date/time: | ||
: [[User: | : [[User:Justin|Justin]] 18:08, 30 January 2010 (UTC) | ||
Other, less recommended alternatives are: | Other, less recommended alternatives are: | ||
*Three tildes to add user name alone: | *Three tildes to add user name alone: | ||
: [[User: | : [[User:Justin|Justin]] | ||
*Five tildes gives the date/time alone: | *Five tildes gives the date/time alone: | ||
: 18:08, 30 January 2010 (UTC) | : 18:08, 30 January 2010 (UTC) | ||
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=== Link Formatting === | === Link Formatting === | ||
{| border=1 cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" | {| border=1 cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" | ||
|A direct link and a piped link (one that shows different text than its actual link):<br>[[Fox McCloud]] is the main character of [[Star Fox (series)| | |A direct link and a piped link (one that shows different text than its actual link):<br>[[Fox McCloud]] is the main character of [[Star Fox (series)|the Star Fox Series]]. | ||
Any type of link can be a piped link. | Any type of link can be a piped link. | ||
|<pre>[[Fox McCloud]] is the main character of [[Star Fox (series)| | |<pre>[[Fox McCloud]] is the main character of [[Star Fox (series)|the Star Fox series]].</pre> | ||
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|[[This is a link to a page that doesn't exist]]. If you want to create that page, you could do so by clicking the link.<br> | |[[This is a link to a page that doesn't exist]]. If you want to create that page, you could do so by clicking the link.<br> | ||
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If you want to create that page, you could do so by clicking the link.</pre> | If you want to create that page, you could do so by clicking the link.</pre> | ||
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|Linking to a different namespace that '''is not Category''':<br>[[Talk: | |Linking to a different namespace that '''is not Category''':<br>[[Talk:Lylat Wiki]] | ||
|<pre>[[Talk: | |<pre>[[Talk:Lylat Wiki]]</pre> | ||
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|Linking to the category namespace:<br>[[:Category: | |Linking to the category namespace:<br>[[:Category:Locations]] | ||
|<pre>[[:Category: | |<pre>[[:Category:Locations]]</pre> | ||
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|Linking to a subpage:<br>[[User: | |Linking to a subpage:<br>[[User:Justin/sig]] | ||
|<pre>[[User: | |<pre>[[User:Justin/sig]]</pre> | ||
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|External links: | |External links: | ||
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[[Wikipedia:Star Fox]]<br> | [[Wikipedia:Star Fox]]<br> | ||
'''OR''' | '''OR''' | ||
{{ | {{Wp|Star Fox}} | ||
|<pre>[[Wikipedia:Star Fox]]<br> | |<pre>[[Wikipedia:Star Fox]]<br> | ||
'''OR''' | '''OR''' | ||
{{ | {{Wp|Star Fox}}</pre> | ||
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|To have a page automatically send a user to a different page, use this code.<br>''(See [[Help:Redirects]] for more information)'' | |To have a page automatically send a user to a different page, use this code.<br>''(See [[Help:Redirects]] for more information)'' | ||
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* All of these forms lead to the URL http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hello | * All of these forms lead to the URL http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hello | ||
* Note that interwiki links use the ''internal'' link style. | * Note that interwiki links use the ''internal'' link style. | ||
