Help:Editing
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Welcome to Help:Editing. If you are here, it probably means you clicked the wrong link, or you genuinely believe you are about to improve this wiki. Either way, congratulations on taking the plunge.
The Basics
- To edit a page, click the little [edit] link next to a section header. This will open up the intimidating wall of wikitext that someone else spent hours formatting.
- Change whatever you like, then hit Save page. Your edits will go live instantly, because this is not Wikipedia and nobody cares enough to patrol recent changes.
- If you break something, just pretend it was like that when you found it.
Formatting
- Italics use two apostrophes: ''italics''.
- Bold uses three: '''bold'''.
- Bold italics use five, which feels like overkill: '''''bold italics'''''.
- Headings use equal signs: == Like this ==. More equals signs = smaller heading. Nobody ever remembers this rule correctly.
Links
- Internal links go in double square brackets: [[Page name]].
- External links go in single square brackets: [http://example.com example text].
- Red links are broken. You can either fix them by creating the page, or leave them as monuments to your laziness.
Advanced Editing
- Templates look like this: {{Stub}}. They will either add a helpful little box or break the entire page layout. There is no in-between.
- Categories use [[Category:Example]]. This adds the page to a category that may or may not exist.
- Tables are written in wikitext, which was invented by a sadist. If you actually want a nice table, use HTML instead.
Common Mistakes
- Forgetting to sign your comments on talk pages. Use ~~~~. Or don’t, and embrace the mystery.
- Adding giant images that break the layout. Always use [[File:Example.png|thumb|caption]].
- Previewing your edits only after you save them. This is known as “live testing.”
See also
- Help:Formatting
- Help:Templates
- Flaming piece of garbage (for when your edits go very wrong)
- Help:Undo
- Literally any other MediaWiki help page