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Revision as of 17:30, 6 February 2012
The Apnea Board Wiki Editor Guide
It's very easy to edit the contents of a wiki page. It only takes a few clicks:
- First you must become an Apnea Board Wiki Editor and log into your Wiki Editor Account (top right of this page).
- Click the "Edit" page tab at the top of the page.
- Make changes to the text.
- Click the "Save page" button.
Simple as that!
Contents
Resources for Apnea Board Wiki Editors
- Create a new wiki page (how to create a new article for the Wiki)
- Writing with a Neutral point of view (NPOV)
- The Wiki Editors Forum on Apnea Board (note: access to the private Wiki Editors Forum is granted only to Apnea Board Wiki Editors)
Using the Sandbox for experimentation
Beginning Editors are encouraged to use the Sandbox page to practice and experiment with editing. The Sandbox page is where you can "mess around with" editing without messing up actual wiki article pages. Go ahead and give it a try - Click here to go directly to the Sandbox
Editing rules, editing conventions, and formatting
The number one rule of wiki editing, is to be bold. Dive in and make changes. Other people can correct mistakes later, so have confidence, and give it a try! There can be all kinds of editing conventions, rules, and philosophy governing the editing of wiki pages, but the "be bold" rule overrides these!
In general try to write clearly and concisely and make sure you are always aiming to do something which improves the wiki contents. An edit might be to contribute whole paragraphs or pages full of information, or it could be as simple as fixing a typo or spelling mistake.
When you need to use some type of formatting e.g. new headings or bold text, you do this using wiki syntax or the buttons in the edit toolbar above. See Most Frequent Wiki Markup Explained for some of the common types of formatting used.
Edit Summary
Before you save a change, you can enter a short note in the Summary: box describing your changes. Don't worry too much about this, or spend too much time thinking about it, but try to give a little description of what you just changed e.g. "fixed typo" or "added more information about sunflowers".
The summary gets stored alongside your edit, and allows people to track changes in the wiki more effectively.
Preview
It's a good idea to use the "Show preview" button to see what your change will look like, before you save it. This is also related to tracking changes because every time you save, this is displayed to others as a separate change. This isn't something to worry about too much, but it's good to get into the habit of eliminating mistakes in your own work, by using a preview before saving, rather than saving several minor corrections afterwards.
Show changes
Another option is the "Show changes" button which allows you to see the differences between the current version and your edited version.
Other types of editing
With wiki edits you can start a new page, move (or rename) a page, or even delete a page:
Remember you should always aim to improve the overall contents of the wiki with your edits.
Discussion
Every article has its own “talk page” where you can ask questions, make suggestions, or discuss corrections. See Help:Talk pages
Most frequent Wiki markup explained
Here are the most frequently used types of wiki markup.
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You can italicize text by putting 2 apostrophes on each side. 3 apostrophes will embolden the text. 5 apostrophes will embolden and italicize the text. (4 apostrophes don't do anything special -- there's just 'one left over'.) |
You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2 apostrophes on each side. 3 apostrophes will embolden '''the text'''. 5 apostrophes will embolden and italicize '''''the text'''''. (4 apostrophes don't do anything special -- there's just ''''one left over''''.) |
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You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: |
You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: * Three tildes give your user name: ~~~ * Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: ~~~~ * Five tildes give the date/time alone: ~~~~~ |
Section headings | |
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Section headings
Headings organize your writing into sections. The Wiki software can automatically generate a from them. Subsection
Using more equals signs creates a subsection. A smaller subsection
Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs. Start with 2 equals signs not 1 because 1 creates H1 tags which should be reserved for page title. |
== Section headings == ''Headings'' organize your writing into sections. The Wiki software can automatically generate a table of contents from them. === Subsection === Using more equals signs creates a subsection. ==== A smaller subsection ==== Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs. Start with 2 equals signs not 1 because 1 creates H1 tags which should be reserved for page title. |
Lists and indents | |
| What it looks like | What you type |
marks the end of the list.
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* ''Unordered lists'' are easy to do: ** Start every line with a star. *** More stars indicate a deeper level. * Previous item continues. ** A new line * in a list marks the end of the list. * Of course you can start again. |
A new line marks the end of the list.
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# ''Numbered lists'' are: ## Very organized ## Easy to follow # Previous item continues A new line marks the end of the list. # New numbering starts with 1. |
A newline starts a new paragraph.
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: A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph. A newline starts a new paragraph. <br> Often used for discussion on talk pages. : We use 1 colon to indent once. :: We use 2 colons to indent twice. ::: 3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on. |
Links | |
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Here's a link to the Wiki Home page. But be careful - capitalization counts! |
Here's a link to the [[Wiki Home]] page. |
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Intentionally permanent red link is a page that doesn't exist yet. You could create it by clicking on the link. |
[[Intentionally permanent red link]] is a page that doesn't exist yet. You could create it by clicking on the link. |
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You can link to a page section by placing a "#" before its title:
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You can link to a page section by its title: * [[Help:Contents#For editors]]. |
Restrictions
Some pages cannot be edited by everyone. A special function known as protection can be applied to a page by administrators, making the said page uneditable to certain classes of users. There are several degrees of protection:
- If a page is fully protected, only other admins can make edits to the page.
- A page can also be protected so that it cannot be moved.
- In some cases, an admin might see fit to protect a page from being created.
- For very rare pages, such as the Main Page, "cascading" protection is applied, wherein every page that is transcluded onto a page is protected too.
There are various reasons why a page might be protected. Vandalism and spam can lead to semiprotection, while content wars and other severe cases can lead to full protection. For the most part, protection is temporary and editing privileges are then restored. In any case, everyone can view the source of any page, irrespective of its level of protection.
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