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=== General Wiki policy ===
 
=== General Wiki policy ===
  
* [[wikipedia:Editing_policy | How to be a good Wiki editor]]
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* [[wikipedia:wikipedia:Editing_policy | How to be a good Wiki editor]]
 
* [[wikipedia:Manual_of_Style | Wikipedia's ''Manual of Style'']]
 
* [[wikipedia:Manual_of_Style | Wikipedia's ''Manual of Style'']]
* [[wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines | Wikipedia's policies and guidelines]] (not all policies here apply to Paragon Wiki and some are modified)
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* [[wikipedia:wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines | Wikipedia's policies and guidelines]] (not all policies here apply to Paragon Wiki and some are modified)
  
  
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* [[wikipedia:Help:Editing|How to edit wiki pages]] (Wikipedia's main editing help page)
 
* [[wikipedia:Help:Editing|How to edit wiki pages]] (Wikipedia's main editing help page)
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* [[Help:Formatting]] (Paragon Wiki's main formatting help page)
 
* [[wikipedia:Help:Wiki_markup|How to format a page with wiki markup language]]
 
* [[wikipedia:Help:Wiki_markup|How to format a page with wiki markup language]]
* [[wikipedia:Tutorial_%28Formatting%29| Wikipedia's formatting tutorial]]
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* [[wikipedia:wikipedia:Tutorial_%28Formatting%29| Wikipedia's formatting tutorial]]
* [[wikipedia:Cheatsheet| Wikipedia's formatting cheat sheet]]
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* [[wikipedia:wikipedia:Cheatsheet| Wikipedia's formatting cheat sheet]]
* [[wikipedia:FAQ/Editing| Wikipedia's editing FAQ]]
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* [[wikipedia:wikipedia:FAQ/Editing| Wikipedia's editing FAQ]]
* [[wikipedia:Help:Link | How to create links ]]
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* [[wikipedia:Help:Link | How to create links]] and [[wikipedia:Linking|Wikipedia on Linking]]
* [[wikipedia:Picture_tutorial | Inserting pictures tutorial ]]
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* [[wikipedia:wikipedia:Picture_tutorial | Inserting pictures tutorial ]]
 
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===Using templates and sample Wiki Markup Language===
 
===Using templates and sample Wiki Markup Language===
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:''See also'': [[Help:Useful Templates]]
 
:''See also'': [[Help:Useful Templates]]
  
Standardized formatting across Paragon Wiki is maintained by the use of sample markup language and templates.
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Standardized formatting is maintained throughout Paragon Wiki by the use of sample markup language and templates.
  
 
====Sample Markup Language====
 
====Sample Markup Language====
  
Sample markup language is the use of a simple cut-and-paste of formatting code from one page into another and then adding or changing the content to fit the article. This can be done from a blank sample form or by cutting-and-pasting from an existing article.
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Sample markup language allows for a simple cut-and-paste of formatting code from one page into another and then adding or changing the content to fit the article. This can be done from a blank sample form or by cutting-and-pasting from an existing article.
  
An example of a blank form is that used for creating a new page for a contact can be found here: [[Help:Contact_Template | Sample contact form]].
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An example of a blank form that is used for creating a new page for a contact can be found here: [[Help:Contact_Template | Sample contact form]].
  
 
====Templates====
 
====Templates====
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===Creating pages and page name management ===
 
===Creating pages and page name management ===
  
* [[wikipedia:Namespace| Understanding Namespaces]] ('''for example:''' main{{dot}} User:{{dot}} User_Talk:{{dot}} File:{{dot}} etc...)
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* [[wikipedia:wikipedia:Namespace| Understanding Namespaces]] ('''for example:''' main{{dot}} User:{{dot}} User_Talk:{{dot}} File:{{dot}} etc...)
* [[wikipedia:Starting_an_article| Creating a new page or article]] ('''tip:''' fill in box on main page)
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* [[wikipedia:wikipedia:Starting_an_article| Creating a new page or article]] ('''tip:''' fill in box on main page)
* [[wikipedia:Article_titles | Naming an article]] ('''tip:''' the case of the first letter doesn't matter, for every other letter, case '''''does''''' matter!)
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* [[wikipedia:wikipedia:Article_titles | Naming an article]] ('''tip:''' the case of the first letter doesn't matter, for every other letter, case '''''does''''' matter!)
* [[wikipedia:Help:Moving_a_page | Moving/Renaming a page ]]
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* [[wikipedia:Help:Moving_a_page | Moving/Renaming a page]]
* [[wikipedia:wikipedia:Layout| How to lay out a page ]]
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* [[wikipedia:wikipedia:Layout| How to lay out a page on Wikipedia]]
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* [[Help:Formatting/Page layout | Page layout help on Paragon Wiki]]
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=== Categories ===
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* [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:FAQ/Categories|Understanding categories for readers]]
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* [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:FAQ/Categorization|Understanding categories for editors]]
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* [[wikipedia:Help:Category|More detailed information on categories]]
  
  
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* [[wikipedia:Meta:Sandbox|The wikimedia sandbox]] (a useful site for playing with formatting without creating a new article)
 
* [[wikipedia:Meta:Sandbox|The wikimedia sandbox]] (a useful site for playing with formatting without creating a new article)
 
 
  
 
== Image Editing ==
 
== Image Editing ==

Revision as of 19:49, 21 February 2010

Overview

This is a guide for how to be a Paragon Wiki editor. This includes general Wiki editing information and specific Paragon Wiki policy and templates.


Wiki policy

Paragon Wiki policy

General Wiki policy


Editing Wikis

Formatting pages

Using templates and sample Wiki Markup Language

Main article: Help:Templates
See also: Help:Useful Templates

Standardized formatting is maintained throughout Paragon Wiki by the use of sample markup language and templates.

Sample Markup Language

Sample markup language allows for a simple cut-and-paste of formatting code from one page into another and then adding or changing the content to fit the article. This can be done from a blank sample form or by cutting-and-pasting from an existing article.

An example of a blank form that is used for creating a new page for a contact can be found here: Sample contact form.

Templates

Templates are specialized pages that define a specific type of formatting style. Editors can then call that template into a page and apply it to their text to make that text take on that pre-defined formatting. Templates are called with the double curly brackets {{ }} .

For example, on Paragon Wiki there are templates for colored fonts. The template for making text red is {{red|SampleText}} which would appear on a page as SampleText.


Creating pages and page name management

Categories


Practice

Image Editing

GIMP (Gnu Image Manipulation Program) (wiki). Open source, cross platform. Can do most anything Photoshop can (in the right hands). Make sure you install the GTK+ libraries first.

Paint.NET (wiki) is based on the .NET Framework by Microsoft. Some call it what MSPaint should have been.

Obsolete info

  • Store Templates to use so that you don't have to type in the names off all the enhancements a store sells

Older info, may be outdated