Wiki Quick Start

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Navigating the wiki

  • Back links
  • What links here?
  • All Pages list
  • New Pages list
  • Tagged Page list

Create an account/Log in

Anyone can read the wiki, however to participate you must log in.

  • How to create an account
  • Check to see if you already have an account - User List

Participate on the wiki

Watch Pages

For activities that you are following, click the watch tab. This will notify you of changes made to the page by e-mail.

Edit Pages

  • To edit click any of the [edit] buttons next to sections (edit only that section) or click the edit tab at the top of the page
  • A notepad window appears. Type text, make changes, or paste from document.
  • The wiki has a syntax for formatting. Help on this is located at the bottom of each edit window for a reminder. For more details see Meta.Wikimedia Editing Help
  • Make sure to SAVE often. If you navigate away from the edit window, your work will be lost.

Discuss Pages

Each wiki page has a companion discussion. Click Discussion tab to view discussion. If it is red, there is no discussion yet. Blue means that discussion has been added. Clicking [Reply] will respond to a thread already started.

History of Page - revert change

Move (Rename) Page

Pages can be renamed