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{{Tag|Welcome to the Help Pages, assistance for contributers|That is what the entire '''help pages''' are about, to help you get into the groove of things and begin contributing to the Krafties Community by keeping this Wiki full of useful information, tips and advise.
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Check out the [[Community portal]] for information our plans and other things
 
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*Help us get the Krafties Wiki into shape, cleaning up articles and adding content
 
 
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{{WikiHelp}}
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==Contributing to the Wiki==
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#'''[[Help:Getting Started|Getting Started]]:''' ''always best to start at the beginning''
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#'''[[Help:Page_Guide|Article Setup Guide]]:''' because you should get familiar to the basic layout
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#'''Check out all the links in the Help Header!''' because they are useful
  
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;Register
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==Wiki Cleanup Tasks==
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*Create an account here on the wiki
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Because the Wiki is not a single person's job to maintain, here are some things you can help out with
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;Need help?
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:Remember to add '''[[Help:Notice Tags|Tags]]''' onto pages for easy sorting, specially if you don't have time to fix the problem on the spot
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*Check the [[Help:Contents|Help pages]]
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===Any Contributors Task===
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;Be bold
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#'''[[:Category:Needs Fixing|Pages that need fixing!]]''' ''Outdated/Incorrect information!'' Of course nothing should be in this category if you can help it
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*There's no need to wait. Jump right in and start editing. The [[:Category:Wiki maintenance|wiki maintenance category]] may be a great place to start, or you can start small by fixing spelling, grammar, and other errors you come across.
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#'''[[Help:Redirects|Redirects and DoubleRedirects]]''' ''easy task to fix''
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;Start a new article
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#'''[[Help:Cleanup_Crew|List of tiny things to do]]'''
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*just type a new article name in the [[Special:Search|search]]. A link will be provided to start the article at the top of the search results if it hasn't been created already.
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===For [[WikiWriter]] (Formatting)===
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*you can make a new page redirect to it's proper place by adding <code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[PageName]]</nowiki></code>
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#'''[[:Category:WikiWriter Review|Pages that need WikiWriter attention]]'''
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;Community discussion
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==STuff==
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*See what the community is currently talking about or make suggestions on the talk pages.
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__NOTOC__
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Is this your first visit to UOGuide? Be sure to read our [[UOGuide:Introduction|introduction page]] on how you can help out the site.
  
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==Creating Articles / Editing Content==
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===Ask a Question===
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'''Creating Content''' is as easy as searching for it. If you can't find it, feel free to create it, ''because somebody else will probably search for it too at some point''.  
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If you need any help, add a comment to the [[Help_talk:Contents|Help Talk Page]]. A reply will be made to your comment, so check back regularly.
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:Can browse the existing pages and categories or simply use the '''Search''' function. If the search can't find it, it will give you the option of creating the missing page.
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===Sandbox===
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[[File:EditingWiki.png|frame|center|This is the options when editing a page, "Summary" is where you write why/what you were editing]]
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Feel free to use the [[UOGuide:Sandbox|Sandbox]] for getting a feel of the editing system. Don't worry about overwriting what is already there. It is meant as a playground to get you started.
  
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===Creating a New Page===
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==Formatting==
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#When failing to find something with search, you will get:
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Need to do something besides plain text? It is really easy. Here are the basic tools to create what you want.
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#*'''Create the page "<span style="color:darkred">NewPage</span>" on this wiki!'''
 
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#Click the red link to proceed to the creation page. Add content, category or redirect it to the proper place.
 
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#'''Show preview''' of what you've made so far.
 
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#'''Save page''' when you're done. You just made a page!
 
  
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===Edit Existing Pages===
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When you find a page lacking content, or wish to add your knowledge to the page, or simply wish to add links and thumbnails, then you edit.
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#Click '''edit''' on the top of the page/part of page which you wish to edit.
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! '''Description'''
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#Add your content, press '''Show preview''' to see the results
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! '''You Type'''
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#;When to use the ''"This is a minor edit"''?
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! '''You Get'''
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#*When you're correcting a link, or changing a spelling are ideal reasons. You '''should not''' check this option if you were adding something new to the page. But whatever you do, it will always appear in the "History" of a page.
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#Press '''Save page''' when done.
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| Headings{{Break}}of different sizes{{Break}}''A Table of Contents will''{{Break}}''automatically be generated''{{Break}}''when four headings are''{{Break}}''added to an article.''
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| {{Monospace|<nowiki>==Level 1==</nowiki>{{Break}}<nowiki>===Level 2===</nowiki>{{Break}}<nowiki>====Level 3====</nowiki>{{Break}}<nowiki>=====Level 4=====</nowiki>}}
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==Level 1==
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===Level 2===
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====Level 3====
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=====Level 4=====
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Definition
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|Rexie
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|Vampire ||Aviaa ||White
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==Tips to keep in mind==
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*it helps you get used to editing the wiki and you can use it as your personal sandbox for testing out things like templates.
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;The wiki is very Case Sensitive
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:when it comes to linking to other pages and files, then the wiki can be very Case Sensitive.
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!Element
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!Color
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|Fire
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|Rexie
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|Red
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|Vampire ||Aviaa ||White
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==Editing Guidelines==
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If you become a regular contributor to the site it is recommended you familiarize yourself with the general editing guidelines. It will help keep pages consistent throughout the site and make editing easier for yourself and other people.
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* [[Help:Page Layout]] - How each page should be setup
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* [[Help:Creating an Item Page]] - A tutorial on creating a new page
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* [[Help:Images]] - All about images
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* [[Help:Categories]] - All about categories
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* [[Help:Templates]] - All about templates
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* [[Help: Guild Website Hosting]] - All a guild needs to know about their website
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* [[Help: User Page]] - All a user needs to know about their own page
  
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==See Also==
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If you would like to help edit but don't know where to start, see the [[UOGuide:Priorities|UOGuide Priorities]] page.
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*[[Help:Formatting and templates|Formatting and templates]]
 
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