Editing Help:First steps
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Welcome to the Nonbinary Wiki! This simple guide will take you through the first steps on your editing journey. Editing might seem overwhelming at first, but if you take it slow, you'll be creating new pages like nobody's business in no time! | Welcome to the Nonbinary Wiki! This simple guide will take you through the first steps on your editing journey. Editing might seem overwhelming at first, but if you take it slow, you'll be creating new pages like nobody's business in no time! | ||
== Before you get started... == | == Before you get started... == | ||
If you are here, you probably want to learn how to contribute to the Nonbinary Wiki, and this page will guide you through the basics of wiki editing! In this section, we'll introduce you to the wiki interface, but first of all make sure you have an account. If you don't | If you are here, you probably want to learn how to contribute to the Nonbinary Wiki, and this page will guide you through the basics of wiki editing! In this section, we'll introduce you to the wiki interface, but first of all make sure you have an account. If you don't, click the [[Special:CreateAccount|''Create an account'']] link in the top right corner of this screen. Note that an account is not needed to edit most pages, but it's highly recommended (and free, no strings attached!). | ||
So, now that you have an account, you will see a set of links in the top right corner, mainly personal pages and settings. Clicking on your username will take you to your user page, which you can use as a profile, and ''Talk'' will take you to your messages page, where other editors can talk to you! | So, now that you have an account, you will see a set of links in the top right corner, mainly personal pages and settings. Clicking on your username will take you to your user page, which you can use as a profile, and ''Talk'' will take you to your messages page, where other editors can talk to you! But anyway, let's take a look at the article interface itself. | ||
More specifically, take a look at the tabs that you will find on top of most pages: | More specifically, take a look at the tabs that you will find on top of most pages: | ||
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Alternatively, you can also type the article title in the regular search box and click on the first red link: | Alternatively, you can also type the article title in the regular search box and click on the first red link: | ||
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Both options will take you to the same interface we talked about in the previous section, with a slight difference: the page is empty! You can start writing straight away, but keep these tips in mind: | Both options will take you to the same interface we talked about in the previous section, with a slight difference: the page is empty! You can start writing straight away, but keep these tips in mind: | ||
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* Red links: many pages have words that are highlighted in red instead of the usual blue. Clicking on these red links will take you to the create page for that word or expression, where you can quickly start writing about that article. Easy peasy! | * Red links: many pages have words that are highlighted in red instead of the usual blue. Clicking on these red links will take you to the create page for that word or expression, where you can quickly start writing about that article. Easy peasy! | ||
* Think about your favorite topics: do you prefer to write about identities, people, activism, culture...? You choose! Look up your topic on the wiki and, if there's no page yet, get creating! If your topic of choice already have a page, I'm sure you can improve it anyway. | * Think about your favorite topics: do you prefer to write about identities, people, activism, culture...? You choose! Look up your topic on the wiki and, if there's no page yet, get creating! If your topic of choice already have a page, I'm sure you can improve it anyway. | ||
== How to prettify your edits == | == How to prettify your edits == | ||
Yay pretty and shiny things. | |||
== Adding references == | == Adding references == | ||
''More information about references: [[Help:References and citations]]'' | ''More information about references: [[Help:References and citations]]'' | ||
They are very important. | |||