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== Editing basics ==
 
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===Review policy and conventions===
 
:Make sure that what you want to write belongs where you want to put it. The operator of the site likely has specific plans for the site, and your content might be deleted or unappreciated.  You can always use the [[help:Talk page|talk pages]] to ask questions or check to see if your idea will be accepted. Please make note of the license your contributions will be covered with.
 
  
===Start editing===
 
:To start editing a [[w:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] page, click the '''Edit this page''' (or just '''edit''') link at one of its edges. This brings you to the '''edit page''': a page with a text box containing the ''[[w:wikitext|wikitext]]'': the editable source code from which the server produces the webpage. ''If you just want to experiment, please do so in the [[{{ns:4}}:Sandbox|sandbox]], not here''.
 
 
===Type your changes===
 
:You can just type your text. However, also using basic wiki markup (described in the next section) to make links and do simple formatting adds to the value of your contribution.
 
 
===Summarize your changes===
 
:Write a short [[Help:Edit summary|edit summary]] in the small field below the edit-box. You may use shorthand to describe your changes, as described in the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Edit_summary_legend | Edit_summary_legend ]].
 
 
===Preview before saving===
 
:When you have finished, click '''[[Help:Show preview|Show preview]]''' to see how your changes will look -- '''before''' you make them permanent.  Repeat the edit/preview process until you are satisfied, then click '''Save page''' and your changes will be immediately applied to the article.
 
 
==Most frequent wiki markup explained==
 
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Here are the 6 most frequently used wiki markups. If you need more help see:
 
*[[Help:Wikitext examples]]
 
*[[Help:Reference card]]
 
*[[Help:HTML in wikitext]]
 
*[[w:HTML element|HTML elements]]
 
 
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
 
!width="1000" style="background:#FFFF99"|What it looks like
 
!width="500" style="background:#FFFF99"|What you type
 
|-
 
|
 
You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2
 
apostrophes on each side.
 
 
3 apostrophes will embolden '''the text'''.
 
 
5 apostrophes will embolden and italicize
 
'''''the text'''''.
 
 
(4 apostrophes don't do anything special -- there's just ''''one left over''''.)
 
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You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2
 
apostrophes on each side.
 
 
3 apostrophes will embolden '''the text'''.
 
 
5 apostrophes will embolden and italicize
 
'''''the text'''''.
 
 
(4 apostrophes don't do anything
 
special -- there's just ''''one left
 
over''''.)
 
</pre>
 
|-
 
|
 
You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: <br>
 
- Three tildes give your user name: [[User:Karl Wick|Karl Wick]] <br>
 
- Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: [[User:Karl Wick|Karl Wick]] 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) <br>
 
- Five tildes give the date/time alone: 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) <br>
 
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You should "sign" your comments
 
on talk pages: <br>
 
- Three tildes give your user
 
name: ~~~ <br>
 
- Four tildes give your user
 
name plus date/time: ~~~~ <br>
 
- Five tildes give the
 
date/time alone: ~~~~~ <br>
 
</pre>
 
|-
 
|
 
<div style="font-size:150%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">Section headings</div>
 
 
''Headings'' organize your writing into sections.
 
The Wiki software can automatically generate
 
a [[Help:table of contents|table of contents]] from them.
 
 
<div style="font-size:132%;font-weight:bold;">Subsection</div>
 
Using more equals signs creates a subsection.
 
 
<div style="font-size:116%;font-weight:bold;">A smaller subsection</div>
 
 
Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs.
 
 
Start with 2 equals signs not 1 because 1 creates H1 tags which should be reserved for page title.
 
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== Section headings ==
 
 
''Headings'' organize your writing into sections.
 
The Wiki software can automatically generate
 
a table of contents from them.
 
 
=== Subsection ===
 
 
Using more equals signs creates a subsection.
 
 
==== A smaller subsection ====
 
 
Don't skip levels,
 
like from two to four equals signs.
 
 
Start with 2 equals signs not 1
 
because 1 creates H1 tags
 
which should be reserved for page title.
 
</pre>
 
|- id="lists"
 
|
 
* ''Unordered [[Help:List|list]]s'' are easy to do:
 
** Start every line with a star.
 
*** More stars indicate a deeper level.
 
*: Previous item continues.
 
** A newline
 
* in a list 
 
marks the end of the list.
 
*Of course you can start again.
 
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* ''Unordered lists'' are easy to do:
 
** Start every line with a star.
 
*** More stars indicate a deeper level.
 
*: Previous item continues.
 
** A new line
 
* in a list 
 
marks the end of the list.
 
* Of course you can start again.
 
</pre>
 
|-
 
|
 
# ''Numbered lists'' are:
 
## Very organized
 
## Easy to follow
 
A new line marks the end of the list.
 
# New numbering starts with 1.
 
 
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# ''Numbered lists'' are:
 
## Very organized
 
## Easy to follow
 
A new line marks the end of the list.
 
# New numbering starts with 1.
 
</pre>
 
|-
 
|
 
Here's a link to a page named [[Official position]].
 
You can even say [[official position]]s
 
and the link will show up correctly.
 
|<pre>
 
Here's a link to a page named
 
[[Official position]].
 
You can even say
 
[[official position]]s
 
and the link will show up
 
correctly.
 
</pre>
 
|-
 
|
 
[[The weather in Moscow]] is a page that doesn't exist
 
yet. You could create it by clicking on the link.
 
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[[The weather in Moscow]] is
 
a page that doesn't exist
 
yet. You could create it by
 
clicking on the link.
 
</pre>
 
|-
 
|
 
You can link to a page section by its title:
 
 
*[[List of cities by country#Morocco]].
 
 
If multiple sections have the same title, add
 
a number. [[#Example section 3]] goes to the
 
third section named "Example section".
 
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You can link to a page section by its title:
 
 
*[[List of cities by country#Morocco]].
 
 
If multiple sections have the same title, add
 
a number. [[#Example section 3]] goes to the
 
third section named "Example section".
 
</pre>
 
|}
 
 
==Further reading==
 
<!--More relevant links are welcome-->
 
 
===Editing help===
 
*[[Help:Editing FAQ]]
 
*[[Help:Editing toolbar]]
 
*[[Help:Editing tips and tricks]]
 
*[[Help:Minor_edit]]
 
 
===Wiki markups and codes===
 
{{Meta}}
 
*[[Help:Wikitext examples]]
 
*[[Help:Wikitext reference]]
 
*[[Help:Reference card]] - a one-page summary of important commands, to be printed out and used next to the computer
 
*[[Help:HTML in wikitext]]
 
*[[w:HTML element|HTML elements]] - introduction to HTML
 
 
===Page management===
 
*[[Help:Starting a new page]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Merging_and_moving_pages|Merging and moving pages]]
 
*[[Help:Administration#Page_protection| Protecting pages]]
 
*[[Meta:Deletion_policy|Deletion policy]]
 
**[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Pure_wiki_deletion_system|Pure wiki deletion system]]
 
* For others, look at the table ("tools" part) on your right hand side
 
 
===Others===
 
 
 
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