How to edit pages - Revision history

Max: add note about 'Editing help' link

2017-04-05T10:34:38Z

add note about 'Editing help' link

Max: add note on case-sensitive links; add 'copyright' at end.

2017-04-05T09:43:00Z

add note on case-sensitive links; add 'copyright' at end.

Max: move 'Structure' to creating a page. (I should have taken a few minutes to think about it first!)

2017-04-05T08:37:14Z

move 'Structure' to creating a page. (I should have taken a few minutes to think about it first!)

Max: minor clarifications; add 'Structure' at end.

2017-04-05T08:34:54Z

minor clarifications; add 'Structure' at end.

Histamine: how to

2017-04-04T22:27:55Z

how to

New page

The wiki platform is written with wiki-based language. For basic formatting of your inputs, you can either type out the wiki tags like in html, or use the basic text editor, which are the 9 buttons right above the text input field. They work just like your regular email editor, except that in the interest of having standardized formatting across the wiki, you don't have the options of, for example, font type or font size. The editor is also not WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get), meaning when you put something in '''bold''', you will see it as <nowiki>'''your bold text'''</nowiki>. No matter - hit 'Show Preview' to see your formatted page.

Quick-start to 90% of the pages you want to create:

'''Sub-sections''' <br>
<nowiki> == Write your sub-heading as a Level 2 Headline (big A button) == </nowiki>

'''Internal link''' <br>
<nowiki>[[Non-formatted text you insert here will be linked to an internal page. If the page exists, the link will be blue, if it doesn't, in red]]</nowiki>

'''To put text on the next line''' <br>
If for some reasons your paragraphs stick together, put a <nowiki><br></nowiki> tag at the point where you want a line break

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	The editor is also not WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get, i.e. visual); when you put something in '''bold''', it will show as <nowiki>'''your bold text'''</nowiki>. No matter - hit the 'Show preview' button at the bottom to see the formatted page. Do this as often as you like.		The editor is also not WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get, i.e. visual); when you put something in '''bold''', it will show as <nowiki>'''your bold text'''</nowiki>. No matter - hit the 'Show preview' button at the bottom to see the formatted page. Do this as often as you like.
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		+	Once on the edit page, you can also click the link 'Editing help' at the bottom; as it says, that page opens in a new window, so can click it any time without losing your changes.

	Quick-start to 90% of the pages you want to create:		Quick-start to 90% of the pages you want to create:

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 '''Internal link''' <br>
-<nowiki> [[A page title that you insert here will create a link to that internal page. If it already exists, the link will be blue, if it doesn't, red]]</nowiki>. You can also use the blue 'Ab' button for this.
+<nowiki> [[A page title that you insert here will create a link to that internal page. If it already exists, the link will be blue, if it doesn't, red]]</nowiki>. You can also use the blue 'Ab' button for this. Note that links are case sensitive: capitalise words in the link exactly as they are in the page title.
 '''To put text on the next line''' <br>
 Leave a blank line between paragraphs. If for some reasons your paragraphs stick together, put a <nowiki><br></nowiki> tag at the point where you want a paragraph break. The <nowiki><br></nowiki> tag results in slightly smaller line spacing than a blank line. <br>

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	'''To put text on the next line''' <br>		'''To put text on the next line''' <br>
−	Leave a blank line between paragraphs. If for some reasons your paragraphs stick together, put a <nowiki><br></nowiki> tag at the point where you want a paragraph break. The <nowiki><br></nowiki> tag results in slightly smaller line spacing than a blank line.	+	Leave a blank line between paragraphs. If for some reasons your paragraphs stick together, put a <nowiki><br></nowiki> tag at the point where you want a paragraph break. The <nowiki><br></nowiki> tag results in slightly smaller line spacing than a blank line. <br>
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−	~~'''Structure'''~~ <br>
−	~~Take a few minutes to think about your article before you start. Some pointers: <br>~~
−	~~• Introduce your subject with a very short summary.~~
−	~~• Divide the subject into just a few main sections (3 are ideal).~~
−	~~• This is a knowledge base, not an encyclopaedia, don't bother with in-line quotations (we can add them to controversial statements later).~~
−	~~• Nonetheless, put a <nowiki> == References == </nowiki> section at the very end, where you list all your sources.~~
−	~~• Add a retrieval date to any web links you put in this section.~~
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−	~~And don't forget to have a bit of fun, too!~~

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-The wiki platform is written with wiki-based language. For basic formatting of your inputs, you can either type out the wiki tags like in html, or use the basic text editor, which are the 9 buttons right above the text input field. They work just like your regular email editor, except that in the interest of having standardized formatting across the wiki, you don't have the options of, for example, font type or font size. The editor is also not WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get), meaning when you put something in '''bold''', you will see it as <nowiki>'''your bold text'''</nowiki>. No matter - hit 'Show Preview' to see your formatted page.
+The wiki platform is written with wiki-based language. For basic formatting of your inputs, you can either type out the wiki tags like in html, or use the basic text editor, which are the 9 buttons above the text input field. They work just like your regular email editor, except that in the interest of having standardized formatting across the wiki, you don't have the options of, for example, font type or font size.
 Quick-start to 90% of the pages you want to create:
-'''Sub-sections''' <br>
+'''Sections''' <br>
-<nowiki> == Write your sub-heading as a Level 2 Headline (big A button) == </nowiki>
+<nowiki> == Write your sub-headings as level-2 headlines (big 'A' button) ==.</nowiki> The list of contents is created automatically.
 '''Internal link''' <br>
-<nowiki>[[Non-formatted text you insert here will be linked to an internal page. If the page exists, the link will be blue, if it doesn't, in red]]</nowiki>
+<nowiki> [[A page title that you insert here will create a link to that internal page. If it already exists, the link will be blue, if it doesn't, red]]</nowiki>. You can also use the blue 'Ab' button for this.
 '''To put text on the next line''' <br>
-If for some reasons your paragraphs stick together, put a <nowiki><br></nowiki> tag at the point where you want a line break
+Leave a blank line between paragraphs. If for some reasons your paragraphs stick together, put a <nowiki><br></nowiki> tag at the point where you want a paragraph break. The <nowiki><br></nowiki> tag results in slightly smaller line spacing than a blank line.