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Contributing to the Wiki

1. Getting Started: always best to start at the beginning
2. Article Setup Guide: because you should get familiar to the basic layout
3. Check out all the links in the Help Header! because they are useful

Wiki Cleanup Tasks

Because the Wiki is not a single person's job to maintain, here are some things you can help out with

Remember to add Tags onto pages for easy sorting, specially if you don't have time to fix the problem on the spot

Any Contributors Task

1. Pages that need fixing! Outdated/Incorrect information! Of course nothing should be in this category if you can help it
2. Redirects and DoubleRedirects easy task to fix
3. List of tiny things to do

For WikiWriter (Formatting)

1. Pages that need WikiWriter attention

STuff

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Sandbox

Feel free to use the 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.

Quick Formatting Overview

Need to do something besides plain text? It is really easy. Here are the basic tools to create what you want.

Description	You Type	You Get
Applies anywhere
Italicize text	''italic''	italic
Bold text	'''bold'''	bold
Bold and italic	'''''bold & italic'''''	bold & italic
Internal link (within UOGuide)	[[Name of Page]] [[Name of Page|Display Text]]	Name of Page Display Text
External link (to other websites)	[http://www.example.com] [http://www.example.com display text] http://www.example.com	[1] display text http://www.example.com
Escape wiki markup	''markup'' <nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki>	markup no ''markup''
Line Break	one{{Break}}two	one two
Monospace text	This text is not Monospace. {{Monospace|This text is Monospace.}}	This text is not Monospace. This text is Monospace.
Sign your posts on talk pages	~~~~	Username 15:19, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
Thumbnail image	[[File:VampireRexie.gif|thumb|Caption text]]	Caption text
Applies only at the beginning of the line
Headings of different sizes A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.	==Level 1== ===Level 2=== ====Level 3==== =====Level 4=====	Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
Bulleted list	* one * two ** two point one ** two point two * three	one two two point one two point two three
Numbered list	# one # two ## two point one ## two point two # three	one two two point one two point two three
Indenting Text	Definition : item 1 : item 2	Definition item 1 item 2
Tables	{| class=wikitable !Element !Species !Color |- |Fire |Rexie |Red |- |Vampire ||Aviaa ||White |} {| Table start |- Table Row ! Table Row for Header | Table Cell |} Table end	Element Species Color Fire Rexie Red Vampire Aviaa White

Editing Guidelines

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.