Wipipedia.org:Getting Started
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===Using the Wipipedia=== | ===Using the Wipipedia=== | ||
| − | Using the Wipipedia is simplicity itself. From the main page you can follow any of the links in the introductory article to a wealth of information. At the top of the page is a list of [[special:categories|categories]] which will show you all articles held on the system related to that category. | + | Using the Wipipedia is simplicity itself. From the main page you can follow any of the links in the introductory article to a wealth of information. At the top of the page is a list of [[special:categories|categories]] which will show you all articles held on the system related to that category. Finally there is a search box on the left of the screen, type in a word or phrase and click '''search''' |
===Registering as a User=== | ===Registering as a User=== | ||
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If you want to link to an external site use the following;<br> | If you want to link to an external site use the following;<br> | ||
'''<nowiki>[[http://www.website.com Display Text]]</nowiki>''' | '''<nowiki>[[http://www.website.com Display Text]]</nowiki>''' | ||
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| + | You can make text '''bold''' by enclosing the text in three single quote marks like so;<br> | ||
| + | '''<nowiki>'''bold text'''</nowiki>''' | ||
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| + | You can also upload pictures to the whip. The process is not complicated but it is beyond the scope of this very basic introduction. More information can be found [[En:Wikipedia:Extended image syntax|Here]] | ||
===Adding New Articles=== | ===Adding New Articles=== | ||
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| + | Adding new articles is not difficult. Whenever the Wipipedia finds a link to an article that does not exists it presents the user with a text input screen so the user can start typing immediately. If the article you want to create to does not yet have a link pointing to it you can modifiy a suitable existing artilcle, add the link, save the article, then click on the link to bring up an edit screen to ceate the new article. There is also a special page on the Wipipedia which show all the [[Special:Wantedpages|articles with lings to them but no content]] which you can look at to see if there is a suitable link. | ||
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| + | Before created a new article first check that there is not an existing article which covers your topic and which could be modified. | ||
Revision as of 11:31, 18 March 2005
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Using the Wipipedia
Using the Wipipedia is simplicity itself. From the main page you can follow any of the links in the introductory article to a wealth of information. At the top of the page is a list of categories which will show you all articles held on the system related to that category. Finally there is a search box on the left of the screen, type in a word or phrase and click search
Registering as a User
Anyone can browse the Wipipedia without registring as a user. However if you want to add or edit articles then you must register first. To login or register click on Create account / log in this will take you to the login screen. To register all we need is your username and a passowrd, unfortunately your LFS account will not work with this system but we do suggest that you use the same Username where possible to avoid confusing people.
Editing Existing articles
At the top of every page are a series of tabs, if you click on the edit this page tab you will be presented with a screen that you can type into. At the bottom of screen are buttons to preview and save the modified article. Before saving please preview the article and correct any minor mistakes before saving. Before making any changes look at a few articles to understand how they are structured. There is a full help system which describes the markup system but to get you going here are a few simple pointers;
Paragraphs should be separated by a blank line
If you want to break your article up into sections use;
===Section One===
===Section Two===
===Section Three===
The Wipipedia will automaticall create a table of contents for you.
If you want to link to another article enclose the link in double square barckets like so;
[[link text]]
If you want to different text to appear in the link than is being linked to separate the display eaxt from the link text with a verticle bar
[[link text|Display Text]]
If you want to link to an external site use the following;
[[http://www.website.com Display Text]]
You can make text bold by enclosing the text in three single quote marks like so;
'''bold text'''
You can also upload pictures to the whip. The process is not complicated but it is beyond the scope of this very basic introduction. More information can be found Here
Adding New Articles
Adding new articles is not difficult. Whenever the Wipipedia finds a link to an article that does not exists it presents the user with a text input screen so the user can start typing immediately. If the article you want to create to does not yet have a link pointing to it you can modifiy a suitable existing artilcle, add the link, save the article, then click on the link to bring up an edit screen to ceate the new article. There is also a special page on the Wipipedia which show all the articles with lings to them but no content which you can look at to see if there is a suitable link.
Before created a new article first check that there is not an existing article which covers your topic and which could be modified.
