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===Review policy and conventions=== | ===Review policy and conventions=== | ||
− | :Make sure that you submit information which is relevant to the purpose of the ISFDB and to specific purpose of the page you are editing. You can always use the [[Help:Talk page|talk pages]] to ask questions or check to see if your idea will be accepted. Note that all content that | + | :Make sure that you submit information which is relevant to the purpose of the ISFDB and to specific purpose of the page you are editing. You can always use the [[Help:Talk page|talk pages]] to ask questions or check to see if your idea will be accepted. Note that all content that you post must be your own work, or freely available, and that it will all be released for anyone else to use, copy, and modify. |
=== Start editing === | === Start editing === | ||
:To start editing an entire ''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 ''[[wikipedia:wikitext|wikitext]]'' – the editable code from which the server produces the finished page, and often called the '''edit box'''. | :To start editing an entire ''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 ''[[wikipedia:wikitext|wikitext]]'' – the editable code from which the server produces the finished page, and often called the '''edit box'''. | ||
− | :To edit only a single section, click the "edit" link to the right of the section | + | :To edit only a single section, click the "edit" link to the right of the section title/headline, just '''above''' the body of the section. |
:''If you just want to experiment, please do so in the [[ISFDB:Sandbox|sandbox]], not in the edit box''. | :''If you just want to experiment, please do so in the [[ISFDB:Sandbox|sandbox]], not in the edit box''. |
Latest revision as of 13:52, 11 January 2012
A brief overview of the wiki editing process. Pages linked at the end contain more information on wiki editing functions.
Editing basics
Review policy and conventions
- Make sure that you submit information which is relevant to the purpose of the ISFDB and to specific purpose of the page you are editing. You can always use the talk pages to ask questions or check to see if your idea will be accepted. Note that all content that you post must be your own work, or freely available, and that it will all be released for anyone else to use, copy, and modify.
Start editing
- To start editing an entire 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 wikitext – the editable code from which the server produces the finished page, and often called the edit box.
- To edit only a single section, click the "edit" link to the right of the section title/headline, just above the body of the section.
- If you just want to experiment, please do so in the sandbox, not in the edit box.
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 edit summary in the small field below the edit-box. You may use shorthand to describe your changes, as described in the edit summary legend.
Preview before saving!
- When you have finished, click 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. Sometimes it is helpful to save in between.
Most frequent wiki markup explained
Here are the most frequently used types of wiki markup. If you need more help see Wikitext examples.
What it looks like | What you type |
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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'.) |
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''''.) |
You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: |
You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: * Three tildes give your user name: ~~~ * Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: ~~~~ * Five tildes give the date/time alone: ~~~~~ |
On the ISFDB wiki, the four tilde signature is used almost invariably | |
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 the page title. |
== 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. |
marks the end of the list.
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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. |
A new line marks the end of the list.
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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. |
A newline starts a new paragraph.
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: A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph. A newline starts a new paragraph. <br> Often used for discussion on talk pages. : We use 1 colon to indent once. :: We use 2 colons to indent twice. ::: 3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on.
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Here's a link to the Main page. But be careful - capitalization counts! |
Here's a link to the [[Main page]]. |
The weather in London is a page that doesn't exist yet. You could create it by clicking on the link. |
[[The weather in London]] is a page that doesn't exist yet. You could create it by clicking on the link. |
You can link to a page section by its title: If multiple sections have the same title, add a number. #Example section 3 goes to the third section named "Example section". |
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". |
Templates and tools
The following templates can be useful on the ISFDB wiki.
Template Name & Link | Brief description |
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{{P}} |
Links to a Publication record in the database |
{{T}} |
Links to a Title record in the database |
{{A}} |
Links to a Author record in the database |
{{Cover Image Data}} |
Identification and License data for a cover image |
{{Cover Image Data2}} |
Shorter and simpler form of Cover Image Data |
{{C}} |
Alias for Cover Image Data2 |
{{Cover Image Data3}} |
Shorter and simpler form of Cover Image Data, but adds artist name to what Cover Image Data2 does |
{{C3}} |
Alias for Cover Image Data3 |
{{Logo Image Data}} |
Identification and License data for a Logo image |
{{Sig Image Data}} |
Identification and License data for an image of an artist's signature |
For further information and a fuller list, see
Further reading
Wiki Behavior
Editing help
- Help:Editing FAQ
- Help:Minor edit
- Help:Linking templates
- Help:Header Templates
- Help:Splitting or moving a wiki discussion
Wiki markups and codes
- Help:Wikitext examples
- Help:Reference card: a one-page summary of important commands, to be printed out and used next to the computer
- Help:Wiki-numbered lists numbered lists and their interactions with bulleted and indented lists.
- Help:HTML in wikitext
- Help:Comment tags
- HTML elements: introduction to HTML
Page management
Linking to specific places
Images
This page is derived from the MediaWiki help page on Editing