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==Help== | ==Help== | ||
By now, you've probably seen the [[Help:Contents| | By now, you've probably seen the [[Help:Contents|help link]] on that bar to the left. In case you haven't, there you go. I'd definitely recommend checking that out every once in a while. For example, the [[Help:Editing|editing]] page will teach you a lot about wiki code, [[Help:Links|links]] will show you how to link to other pages and other sites, and [[Help:Images|images]] will show you how to put images on pages. Whenever you're stumped about how to do something on here, go check the Help section and it should tell you what you need to know. It doesn't cover everything, admittedly, but when that happens you can always count on your fellow Guardians for advice. | ||
==Editing | ==Editing toolbar== | ||
OK, that last one was pretty obvious, so here's one that will probably take you a bit to notice. At the top of every page here, there's a sort of toolbar. It might vary if you're on a type of page other than a regular wikipage, but on every wikipage it will be the same. There will be several tabs saying "Article," "Discussion," "Edit," "History," and "More Actions". Each article has a unique version for all of these, though their function is the same for all articles. | OK, that last one was pretty obvious, so here's one that will probably take you a bit to notice. At the top of every page here, there's a sort of toolbar. It might vary if you're on a type of page other than a regular wikipage, but on every wikipage it will be the same. There will be several tabs saying "Article," "Discussion," "Edit," "History," and "More Actions". Each article has a unique version for all of these, though their function is the same for all articles. | ||
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Edit allows you to edit the article. Simple enough. I suppose I should mention that this allows you to edit the entire article, as opposed to just individual sections, one at a time. | Edit allows you to edit the article. Simple enough. I suppose I should mention that this allows you to edit the entire article, as opposed to just individual sections, one at a time. | ||
===More | ===More actions=== | ||
More actions contains Move, View links, and Watch. View links shows what pages link to the page you're on, Watch will add the article to you watchlist, which means you'll be notified if there is an edit to the article. Move allows you to functionally rename an article. Do not, do so lightly, it's a bit of a big deal. | More actions contains Move, View links, and Watch. View links shows what pages link to the page you're on, Watch will add the article to you watchlist, which means you'll be notified if there is an edit to the article. Move allows you to functionally rename an article. Do not, do so lightly, it's a bit of a big deal. | ||
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==Profile== | ==Profile== | ||
So, assuming you've made an account and you're not just a guest, if you look in the very top right you should be able to a thing that says "Welcome (Username)" and a button that says "Profile" and a button that says "Log out?". If you click on [[Special:MyPage|Profile]], you'll be taken... to your profile. There are three parts to your profile: Your user page, your UserWiki page, and your User talk page. You also have a signature, but that's just barely unimportant enough for me to exclude it from this. There's a [[Help: | So, assuming you've made an account and you're not just a guest, if you look in the very top right you should be able to a thing that says "Welcome (Username)" and a button that says "Profile" and a button that says "Log out?". If you click on "[[Special:MyPage|Profile]]", you'll be taken... to your profile. There are three parts to your profile: Your user page, your UserWiki page, and your User talk page. You also have a signature, but that's just barely unimportant enough for me to exclude it from this. There's a [[Help:Signatures|help page]] for it, or you can just message someone. | ||
===User page=== | ===User page=== | ||
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In the top-right of your user page, you'll find a yellow-orange box which gives you the ability to switch your user page between your user profile (default) and your UserWiki page. This simply toggles the page that shows up on your [[Special:MyPage|User:{Username}]] page; the other profile type will always be available as a link from your profile navigation bar. | In the top-right of your user page, you'll find a yellow-orange box which gives you the ability to switch your user page between your user profile (default) and your UserWiki page. This simply toggles the page that shows up on your [[Special:MyPage|User:{Username}]] page; the other profile type will always be available as a link from your profile navigation bar. | ||
==Special | ==Special pages== | ||
In the bottom-left of the sidebar you'll find a link to | In the bottom-left of the sidebar you'll find a link to special pages. There are four parts of special pages I'll be covering: the maintenance reports section, recent changes, upload file, and preferences. If you're curious about making a signature, you can find it in here as well as in your [[Special:Preferences|preferences]]. | ||
===Maintenance | ===Maintenance reports=== | ||
Not every part of this section is going to be important to you, but in general the pages in this section list problems with the wiki. Wanted pages, stubs, not enough citations, etc. If you can't find something to edit, then give this section a quick check. | Not every part of this section is going to be important to you, but in general the pages in this section list problems with the wiki. Wanted pages, stubs, not enough citations, etc. If you can't find something to edit, then give this section a quick check. | ||
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==Aaaaand, I guess that's it.== | ==Aaaaand, I guess that's it.== | ||
I hope this page helped! Like I said, it's not a comprehensive guide, but is just meant to let you know these useful things are here. If you need help with anything just message a [[Special:ListUsers/sysop| | I hope this page helped! Like I said, it's not a comprehensive guide, but is just meant to let you know these useful things are here. If you need help with anything just message a wiki [[Special:ListUsers/sysop|administrator]] or another [[Special:ActiveUsers|active user]] who looks like they know what they're doing. Good luck! | ||
[[Category:Help]] | [[Category:Help]] | ||