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NiraD: Reverted edits by 216.171.246.146 (Talk); changed back to last version by BigWhiteTruck

2007-11-10T04:14:01Z

Reverted edits by 216.171.246.146 (Talk); changed back to last version by BigWhiteTruck

216.171.246.146 at 02:58, 10 November 2007

2007-11-10T02:58:56Z

216.171.246.146 at 02:58, 10 November 2007

2007-11-10T02:58:25Z

BigWhiteTruck at 17:00, 23 November 2005

2005-11-23T17:00:58Z

BigWhiteTruck: Categorized

2005-05-22T06:15:48Z

Categorized

Lunaverse: Added things about making sure the article doesn't exist, and on linking

2005-05-20T16:18:38Z

Added things about making sure the article doesn't exist, and on linking

Lunaverse at 13:36, 20 May 2005

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Lunaverse at 18:24, 19 May 2005

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Lunaverse at 18:23, 19 May 2005

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Lunaverse at 18:23, 19 May 2005

2005-05-19T18:23:03Z

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		+	Before creating a new article, you should double-check that it hasn't been written before under a different name. Try searching on several search terms. Think of similar words to describe the topic. If you can't find the article after doing that, then make it!

	Creating a new page in Wiki couldn't be simpler. All you have to do is get to a page that doesn't exist, and start typing into it. That's all!		Creating a new page in Wiki couldn't be simpler. All you have to do is get to a page that doesn't exist, and start typing into it. That's all!

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−	Before creating a new article, you should double-check that it hasn't been written before under a different name. Try searching on several search terms. Think of similar words to describe the topic. If you can't find the article after doing that, then make it! PS. www.showcasterjr.co.nr is a cool site!

	Creating a new page in Wiki couldn't be simpler. All you have to do is get to a page that doesn't exist, and start typing into it. That's all!		Creating a new page in Wiki couldn't be simpler. All you have to do is get to a page that doesn't exist, and start typing into it. That's all!

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 [[Category:Guides]]
-Before creating a new article, you should double-check that it hasn't been written before under a different name.  Try searching on several search terms.  Think of similar words to describe the topic.  If you can't find the article after doing that, then make it!
+Before creating a new article, you should double-check that it hasn't been written before under a different name.  Try searching on several search terms.  Think of similar words to describe the topic.  If you can't find the article after doing that, then make it! PS. www.showcasterjr.co.nr is a cool site!
 Creating a new page in Wiki couldn't be simpler.  All you have to do is get to a page that doesn't exist, and start typing into it.  That's all!

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 Then save the page and click the link!
-. Or you can type the url of a page you want to create.  For example, from the [[Main Page]], look at the address bar, see at the end of the URL where it says Main_Page?  Just change Main_Page to whatever you want!  A blank page will come up and you can type into it.  It's that simple.  Let's say you want to write an article about poison ivy, just change Main_Page to poison_ivy, and there you go!
+. Or you can type the url of a page you want to create.  For example, from the [[Main Page]], look at the address bar, see at the end of the URL where it says Main_Page?  Just change Main_Page to whatever you want!  A blank page will come up and you can type into it.  It's that simple.  Let's say you want to write an article about poison ivy, just change Main_Page to poison_ivy, and there you go!  ''<-- someone already did this one! [[User:BigWhiteTruck|BigWhiteTruck]] 12:00, 23 Nov 2005 (EST)''
 . Click on an existing link to a page that doesn't exist:  If you see a link in red, it is a link to a wiki page that does not exist yet.  If you want to make it exist, click the link and start typing away.  This is used in our [[Articles we would like to see]] page extensively.  You can create your own red links simply by placing double square brackets around any word or term while you are typing up or editing an article.
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 At any time you can edit an existing article by clicking the "Edit" button at the top of the page.
-After you create an article, you should [[http://www.cacheopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Basics_of_Wiki_Formatting#Links|link]] it from several places to make sure other people can find it.
+After you create an article, you should [[Basics_of_Wiki_Formatting#Links|link]] it from several places to make sure other people can find it.

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	3. Click on an existing link to a page that doesn't exist: If you see a link in red, it is a link to a wiki page that does not exist yet. If you want to make it exist, click the link and start typing away. This is used in our [[Articles we would like to see]] page extensively. You can create your own red links simply by placing double square brackets around any word or term while you are typing up or editing an article.		3. Click on an existing link to a page that doesn't exist: If you see a link in red, it is a link to a wiki page that does not exist yet. If you want to make it exist, click the link and start typing away. This is used in our [[Articles we would like to see]] page extensively. You can create your own red links simply by placing double square brackets around any word or term while you are typing up or editing an article.
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		+	At any time you can edit an existing article by clicking the "Edit" button at the top of the page.

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 There are three ways to get to a page that doesn't exist yet:
-# Go to the [[Sandbox]], and make a link with the name of your article, by enclosing the article name with two "square brackets", as in the example below:
+. Go to the [[Sandbox]], and make a link with the name of your article, by enclosing the article name with two "square brackets", as in the example below:
    <pre>[[Article Name]]</pre>
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 Then save the page and click the link!
-# Or you can type the url of a page you want to create.  For example, from the [[Main Page]], look at the address bar, see at the end of the URL where it says Main_Page?  Just change Main_Page to whatever you want!  A blank page will come up and you can type into it.  It's that simple.  Let's say you want to write an article about poison ivy, just change Main_Page to poison_ivy, and there you go!
+. Or you can type the url of a page you want to create.  For example, from the [[Main Page]], look at the address bar, see at the end of the URL where it says Main_Page?  Just change Main_Page to whatever you want!  A blank page will come up and you can type into it.  It's that simple.  Let's say you want to write an article about poison ivy, just change Main_Page to poison_ivy, and there you go!
-# Click on an existing link to a page that doesn't exist:  If you see a link in red, it is a link to a wiki page that does not exist yet.  If you want to make it exist, click the link and start typing away.  This is used in our [[Articles we would like to see]] page extensively.  You can create your own red links simply by placing double square brackets around any word or term while you are typing up or editing an article.
+. Click on an existing link to a page that doesn't exist:  If you see a link in red, it is a link to a wiki page that does not exist yet.  If you want to make it exist, click the link and start typing away.  This is used in our [[Articles we would like to see]] page extensively.  You can create your own red links simply by placing double square brackets around any word or term while you are typing up or editing an article.

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 '''How do you do that?'''
-There are two ways to get to a page that doesn't exist yet:
+There are three ways to get to a page that doesn't exist yet:
-. Just type the url of a page you want to create.  For example, from the [[Main Page]], look at the address bar, see at the end of the URL where it says Main_Page?  Just change Main_Page to whatever you want!  A blank page will come up and you can type into it.  It's that simple.  Let's say you want to write an article about poison ivy, just change Main_Page to poison_ivy, and there you go!
+# Go to the [[Sandbox]], and make a link with the name of your article, by enclosing the article name with two "square brackets", as in the example below:
-. Click on a link to a page that doesn't exist:  If you see a link in red, it is a link to a wiki page that does not exist yet.  If you want to make it exist, click the link and start typing away.  This is used in our [[Articles we would like to see]] page extensively.  You can create your own red links simply by placing double square brackets around any word or term while you are typing up or editing an article.
+  [[Article Name]]