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So you want to help the wiki

Helping out and contributing to this wiki may seem like a daunting task at first, but fret not! That is what this guide is for.

1. Where to start

The wiki is set up using a system of links, to you guessed it! Link to other links. Think of this wiki like a tree, the best way to contribute and to help out would be to search through the already existing links to find the best place for your contribution, if you are unaware or unsure if something already exists, feel free to ask the moderator who helped you create an account, or even use the search bar in the upper left hand corner of the screen. On the contrary you also have the option to make a page that is not linked to other pages by simply searching a key word that may not be registered among the wiki, although that is helpful, nobody will be able to find it unless they search for the exact keyword that you have used, so it is always encouraged that if you choose to do so, you link that somewhere onto the already existing pages.

2. Linking Pages

Linking pages is as easy as taking the keyword you want to create an entry for and clicking the Internal Link button marked with an AB on the top left corner of the screen, and then filling in the page you would like to link to. Main Page Alternatively, you can just use the brackets presented [[ ]] with the key word between them.

3. Creating Lists

Once you create your page you maybe wondering how you would like to organize your information, and there are plenty of ways to do this, if it was not obvious already I love creating lists. Firstly you are going to want to make a title for your page, putting it between == == This format will be similar to the brackets explained in step two. What this will do is emphasize this as the beginning or certain section of a page by enlarging the text you add in and creating a divider between this and the rest of your page. You are also free to add the internal links to this title as well, along with external which I will show you how to link later in the guide. That would look something like below.

Main Page

Make sure that when you are creating this new title that it is on its own and not next to any other text, it is as simple as pressing enter to make sure that there is enough room away from the previous post, this also is true for separating text, if you are trying to create a subtopic for example.

3. Test This is without the space

3. Test

This is with the space

This is especially helpful when you are trying to edit specific parts of a page, with the categories == == presents, you are given the option to edit those parts of the page specifically opposed to clicking Edit on the top left corner to edit the entire page, which should make it a tad easier if you are only changing something small.

4. Linking External Links

Similar to linking internal links, the wiki allows you to link external links as well by pressing the world button right next to internal. [www.Facebook.com] instead of the double brackets, it will be single brackets this time [ ]