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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
This is a guide for how to be a | This is a guide for how to be a Wiki editor. This includes general Wiki editing information and specific Wiki policy and templates. | ||
== Wiki policy == | == Wiki policy == | ||
=== | === Homecoming Wiki policy=== | ||
* [[ | * [[Homecoming Wiki:Article Guidelines|Article Guidelines]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Homecoming Wiki:Main_Discussion | How to format discussion on a article's Talk/Discussion page.]] | ||
**Note that comments should be posted on an article's talk page | **Note that comments should be posted on an article's talk page or on the [https://forums.homecomingservers.com/clubs/2-unofficial-homecoming-wiki/ forums], not the Main Discussion page. | ||
**Further information: [[wikipedia:Talk_page| Wikipedia on Talk/Discussion pages]] | **Further information: [[wikipedia:Talk_page| Wikipedia on Talk/Discussion pages]] | ||
=== General Wiki policy === | === General Wiki policy === | ||
* [[wikipedia:Editing_policy | How to be a good Wiki editor]] | * [[wikipedia:wikipedia:Editing_policy | How to be a good Wiki editor]] | ||
* [[wikipedia:Manual_of_Style | Wikipedia's ''Manual of Style'']] | * [[wikipedia:Manual_of_Style | Wikipedia's ''Manual of Style'']] | ||
* [[wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines | Wikipedia's policies and guidelines]] (not all policies here apply to | * [[wikipedia:wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines | Wikipedia's policies and guidelines]] (not all policies here apply to this wiki and some are modified) | ||
== Editing Wikis == | == Editing Wikis == | ||
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* [[wikipedia:Help:Editing|How to edit wiki pages]] (Wikipedia's main editing help page) | * [[wikipedia:Help:Editing|How to edit wiki pages]] (Wikipedia's main editing help page) | ||
* [[Help:Formatting]] (Paragon Wiki's main formatting help page) | |||
* [[wikipedia:Help:Wiki_markup|How to format a page with wiki markup language]] | * [[wikipedia:Help:Wiki_markup|How to format a page with wiki markup language]] | ||
* [[wikipedia:Tutorial_%28Formatting%29| Wikipedia's formatting tutorial]] | * [[wikipedia:wikipedia:Tutorial_%28Formatting%29| Wikipedia's formatting tutorial]] | ||
* [[wikipedia:Cheatsheet| Wikipedia's formatting cheat sheet]] | * [[wikipedia:wikipedia:Cheatsheet| Wikipedia's formatting cheat sheet]] | ||
* [[wikipedia:FAQ/Editing| Wikipedia's editing FAQ]] | * [[wikipedia:wikipedia:FAQ/Editing| Wikipedia's editing FAQ]] | ||
* [[wikipedia:Help:Link | How to create links ]] | * [[wikipedia:Help:Link | How to create links]] and [[wikipedia:Linking|Wikipedia on Linking]] | ||
* [[wikipedia:Picture_tutorial | Inserting pictures tutorial ]] | * [[wikipedia:wikipedia:Picture_tutorial | Inserting pictures tutorial ]] | ||
===Using templates and sample Wiki Markup Language=== | ===Using templates and sample Wiki Markup Language=== | ||
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:''See also'': [[Help:Useful Templates]] | :''See also'': [[Help:Useful Templates]] | ||
Standardized formatting | Standardized formatting is maintained throughout the wiki by the use of sample markup language and templates. | ||
====Sample Markup Language==== | ====Sample Markup Language==== | ||
Sample markup language | Sample markup language allows for 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 | An example of a blank form that is used for creating a new page for a contact can be found here: [[Help:Contact_Template | Sample contact form]]. | ||
====Templates==== | ====Templates==== | ||
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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 <nowiki> {{ }} </nowiki>. | 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 <nowiki> {{ }} </nowiki>. | ||
For example, on | For example, on this wiki there are templates for colored fonts. The template for making text red is <nowiki> {{red|SampleText}} </nowiki> which would appear on a page as {{red|SampleText}}. | ||
===Creating pages and page name management === | ===Creating pages and page name management === | ||
* [[wikipedia:Namespace| Understanding Namespaces]] ('''for example:''' main{{dot}} User:{{dot}} User_Talk:{{dot}} File:{{dot}} etc...) | * [[wikipedia:wikipedia:Namespace| Understanding Namespaces]] ('''for example:''' main{{dot}} User:{{dot}} User_Talk:{{dot}} File:{{dot}} etc...) | ||
* [[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 on Wikipedia]] | ||
* [[Help:Formatting/Page layout | Page layout help on Homecoming Wiki]] | |||
=== Categories === | |||
* [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:FAQ/Categories|Understanding categories for readers]] | |||
* [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:FAQ/Categorization|Understanding categories for editors]] | |||
* [[wikipedia:Help:Category|More detailed information on categories]] | |||
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* [[wikipedia:Meta:Sandbox|The wikimedia sandbox]] (a useful site for playing with formatting without creating a new article) | * [[wikipedia:Meta:Sandbox|The wikimedia sandbox]] (a useful site for playing with formatting without creating a new article) | ||
== Image Editing == | == Image Editing == | ||
Latest revision as of 16:28, 9 February 2024
Overview
This is a guide for how to be a Wiki editor. This includes general Wiki editing information and specific Wiki policy and templates.
Wiki policy
Homecoming Wiki policy
- 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 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 this wiki and some are modified)
Editing Wikis
Formatting pages
- How to edit wiki pages (Wikipedia's main editing help page)
- Help:Formatting (Paragon Wiki's main formatting 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 and Wikipedia on Linking
- Inserting pictures tutorial
Using templates and sample Wiki Markup Language
- Main article: Help:Templates
- See also: Help:Useful Templates
Standardized formatting is maintained throughout the wiki by the use of sample markup language and templates.
Sample Markup Language
Sample markup language allows for 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 that is 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 this 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 on Wikipedia
- Page layout help on Homecoming Wiki
Categories
- Understanding categories for readers
- Understanding categories for editors
- More detailed information on categories
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?