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==Help==
==Help==
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.
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 toolbar==
==Editing toolbar==
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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:Signature|help page]]  for it, or you can just message someone.
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 Pages==
==Special pages==
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 under the section Users and Rights, in the [[Special:Preferences|preferences page]].
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 reports===
===Maintenance reports===
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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|wiki administrator]] or another [[Special:ActiveUsers|active user]] who looks like they know what they're doing. Good luck!
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]]
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