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The <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code> tags would result in the superscript footnote reference in the text. For footnote references to be viewable, you need to ensure that this <code><nowiki><references/></nowiki></code> tag is found near the bottom of the article, preferably in a section of its own just above the <code><nowiki>[[Category:Articles]]</nowiki></code> link (that should be found in all articles in order for them to be categorised correctly in the [[:Category:Articles|Articles]] TOC). | The <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code> tags would result in the superscript footnote reference in the text. For footnote references to be viewable, you need to ensure that this <code><nowiki><references/></nowiki></code> tag is found near the bottom of the article, preferably in a section of its own just above the <code><nowiki>[[Category:Articles]]</nowiki></code> link (that should be found in all articles in order for them to be categorised correctly in the [[:Category:Articles|Articles]] TOC). | ||
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Revision as of 09:50, 18 July 2010
Creating new pages
To create an article, you can:
- start from scratch by clicking from a intra-site link that is not already linked to an article,
- view source code from another article,
- or, copy the source code of predefined templates such as these:
General formatting instructions
Formatting wiki content can be a hurdle for the initiated. To help you get started, here's list of links that might be useful:
- A good guide on how to format wiki pages.
- Formatting examples.
Site-specific formatting instructions
Referencing style
Quotations
In the situation that you need to quote a phrase or paragraph from another source, you can reference your text in the following manner:
<blockquote> "The name of Babel, which is in Assyrian 'bab-ilani', or 'babilu', i.e. the Gate of God, is a Semitic translation of the Accadian 'Ka-dingirra-ki'; with the same meaning; literally: 'Gate + of God + the place'. The etymology of the name Babel from balbel, 'to confound,' which is suggested both in the Assyrian account of the story and in Genesis, is one of those popular etymologic errors which are frequently found in ancient authors."<br /> ''—The History of the Devil and the Idea of Evil''<ref>Carus, Paul, Dr. ''History of the Devil and the Idea of Evil, The'', New York: Gramercy Books. ISBN 0-51715-064-6.</ref> </blockquote>
Which would appear like this:
"The name of Babel, which is in Assyrian 'bab-ilani', or 'babilu', i.e. the Gate of God, is a Semitic translation of the Accadian 'Ka-dingirra-ki'; with the same meaning; literally: 'Gate + of God + the place'. The etymology of the name Babel from balbel, 'to confound,' which is suggested both in the Assyrian account of the story and in Genesis, is one of those popular etymologic errors which are frequently found in ancient authors."
—The History of the Devil and the Idea of Evil[1]
The <ref></ref> tags would result in the superscript footnote reference in the text. For footnote references to be viewable, you need to ensure that this <references/> tag is found near the bottom of the article, preferably in a section of its own just above the [[Category:Articles]] link (that should be found in all articles in order for them to be categorised correctly in the Articles TOC).
Capitalisation
For headings and subheadings, the first letter should always be capitalised and the rest of the characters small letters unless absolutely necessary (e.g. in the case of names)
Redirection
Often, because of variations in character and object names in the games, you may need to redirect the alias links to their intended articles. To do this, you can use either a piped link or a redirect function. The following pages show you how to do it: