Wiki Guide
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General
To edit a page, click on "Edit" link at the top of the page or along one of its edges, depending on the skin in your preferences.
After adding to or changing the wikitext, press "Show preview", which produces the corresponding webpage in your browser but does not make it publicly available yet (not until you press "Save page"). Errors in formatting, links, tables, etc., are often much easier to discover from the rendered page than from the raw wikitext.
If you are not satisfied, you can make more changes and preview the page as many times as necessary. You can then write a short edit summary in the small text field below the edit-box, and when finished, press "Save page". Depending on your system, pressing the "Enter" key while the edit box is not active (i.e., there is no typing cursor in it) may have the same effect as pressing "Save page".
You may find it more convenient to copy and paste the text first into your favorite text editor, edit and spell check it there, and then paste it back into your web browser to preview. This way, you can also keep a local backup copy of the pages you have edited. It also allows you to make changes offline, but before you submit your changes, please make sure nobody else has edited the page since you saved your local copy (by checking the page history), otherwise you may accidentally revert someone else's edits. If someone has edited it since you copied the page, you'll have to merge their edits into your new version (you can find their specific edits by using the "diff" feature of the page history). These issues are handled automatically by the MediaWiki software if you edit the page online, retrieving and submitting the wikicode in the same text box.
Minor edits
When editing a page, a logged in user has the option of flagging the edit as a "minor edit". When to use this is somewhat a matter of personal preference. The rule of thumb is that an edit of a page that is limited to spelling corrections, formatting, and minor rearranging of text should be flagged as a "minor edit". A major edit is anything that makes the entry worth looking at for someone watching the article; any content change, even if it only involves a single word, is a major edit. This feature is important, because users can choose to hide minor edits in their view of the recent changes to keep the volume of edits down to a manageable level.
Uploading Files
You can upload files several ways. Please remember to check that the file does not already exist before you upload it.
- The Upload File page allows you to add one file at a time.
- While you are editing any page, you can drag+drop multiple files at once into the editor. These can then be renamed and inserted into the page. If you add files while editing a Category, the files can be added to that category. Otherwise, you will have to edit the File page to add it to a category.
- If a page links to a file that does not yet exist, it will show as a red hyperlink. Clicking on the hyperlink will take you to the Upload File page with the file name already filled in. There is a list of Wanted Files as well as Pages with broken file links.
The wiki markup
In the left column of the table below, you can see what effects are possible. In the right column, you can see how those effects were achieved. In other words, to make text look like it looks in the left column, type it in the format you see in the right column.
You may want to keep this page open in a separate browser window for reference.
Sections, paragraphs, lists and lines
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Start your sections with header lines:
New sectionSubsectionSub-subsection |
== New section == === Subsection === ==== Sub-subsection ==== |
Newline (using the enter key):
A single newline has no effect on the layout. But an empty line starts a new paragraph. |
A single newline has no effect on the layout. But an empty line starts a new paragraph. |
You can break lines without starting a new paragraph. Sufficient as wikitext code is <br>, the XHTML code <br /> is not needed, the system produces this code. |
You can break lines<br> without starting a new paragraph. |
marks the end of the list.
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*Lists are easy to do: **start every line with a star ***more stars means deeper levels *A newline *in a list marks the end of the list. *Of course *you can *start again. |
marks the end of the list.
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#Numbered lists are also good ##very organized ##easy to follow #A newline #in a list marks the end of the list. #New numbering starts #with 1. |
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* You can even do mixed lists *# and nest them *#* like this<br>or have newlines<br>inside lists |
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* You can also **break lines<br>inside lists<br>like this |
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; Definition list : list of definitions ; item : the item's definition |
A manual newline starts a new paragraph.
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: A colon indents a line or paragraph. A manual newline starts a new paragraph. |
IF a line of plain text starts with a space THEN it will be formatted exactly as typed; in a fixed-width font; lines won't wrap; ENDIF this is useful for: * pasting preformatted text; * algorithm descriptions; * program source code * ASCII art; * chemical structures; WARNING: If you make the box too wide, it will cause the whole page to be wide and hence less readable. Never start ordinary lines with spaces. (see also below)
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IF a line of plain text starts with a space THEN it will be formatted exactly as typed; in a fixed-width font; lines won't wrap; ENDIF this is useful for: * pasting preformatted text; * algorithm descriptions; * program source code * ASCII art; * chemical structures; |
<center>Centered text.</center> | |
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<blockquote>Quoted text.</blockquote> |
A horizontal dividing line: above
and below. |
A horizontal dividing line: above ---- and below. |
Links, URLs
What it looks like | What you type |
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I am looking at the Main Page.
Thus the link above is to https://mamiyawiki.com/index.php/Main_Page, which is the page with the name "Main Page". |
I am looking at the [[Main Page]]. |
Link to a section on a page, e.g. Main Page#Recent News; when section editing does not work the link is treated as link to the page, i.e. to the top; this applies for:
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[[Main Page#Recent News]]. |
Link target and link label are different: home page. | Link target and link label are different: [[Main Page|home page]]. |
Endings are blended into the link: Main Pages. | Endings are blended into the link: [[Main Page]]s. |
When adding a comment to a Talk page,
you should sign it. You can do this by
adding three tildes for your user name: |
When adding a comment to a Talk page, you should sign it. You can do this by adding three tildes for your user name: ~~~ or four for user name plus date/time: ~~~~ five gives just the date/time: ~~~~~ |
The weather in London is a page that does not yet exist.
Note: Please do not create this page. The link is meant as an example and is not a necessary article. |
[[The weather in London]] is a page that doesn't exist yet. |
Redirect one article title to another by putting text like this in its first (and only) line. |
#REDIRECT [[Main Page]] |
"What links here" and "Related changes" can be linked as: Special:Whatlinkshere/Main Page and Special:Recentchangeslinked/Main Page |
[[Special:Whatlinkshere/ Main Page]] and [[Special:Recentchangeslinked/ Main Page]] |
External links: MAMIYA Steam Page, [1] | External links: [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1394930/MAMIYA/ MAMIYA Steam Page], [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1394930/MAMIYA/] |
Or just give the URL: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1394930/MAMIYA/. | Or just give the URL: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1394930/MAMIYA/. |
Images
What it looks like | What you type |
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![]() |
A picture:
[[File:ICO Protagonist.png]] With alternate text: [[File:ICO Protagonist.png|Natsume's Icon]] With alternate text and size: [[File:ICO Protagonist.png|200px|Natsume's Icon]] Web browsers render alternate text when not displaying an image— for example, when the image isn't loaded, or in a text-only browser, or when spoken aloud. You can see the alternate text when moving the mouse over the image. |
Clicking on an uploaded image displays a description page, which you can also link directly to: File:ICO Protagonist.png |
[[:File:ICO Protagonist.png]] |
Gallery: |
Gallery: <gallery> File:ICO Protagonist.png|Natsume's Icon File:ICO Kikuchi Ryou.png|Ryou's Icon File:ICO Suou Keito.png|Keito's Icon </gallery> |
Character formatting
What it looks like | What you type |
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Emphasize, strongly, very strongly.
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''Emphasize'', '''strongly''', '''''very strongly'''''. |
Non-formatted text:
[[Main Page]] |
<nowiki>[[Main Page]]</nowiki> |
A typewriter font for technical terms. | A typewriter font for <tt>technical terms</tt>. |
You can use small text. | You can use <small>small text</small>. |
You can and underline new material. |
You can <s>strike out deleted material</s> and <u>underline new material</u>. |
You can make text big, small, very big, or very small. | You can make text <big>big</big>, <small>small</small>, <big><big>very big</big></big>, or <small><small>very small</small></small>. |
Change the color, size, and font. | Change the <span style="color:red">color</span>, <span style="font-size:125%">size</span>, and <span style="font-family:Times New Roman">font</span>. |
red orange yellow lime green cyan blue dark cyan fuchsia white black | <span style="color:red">red</span> <span style="color:orange">orange</span> <span style="color:yellow">yellow</span> <span style="color:lime">lime</span> <span style="color:green">green</span> <span style="color:cyan">cyan</span> <span style="color:blue">blue</span> <span style="color:dark cyan">dark cyan</span> <span style="color:fuchsia">fuchsia</span> <span style="color:white">white</span> <span style="color:black">black</span> |
Umlauts and accents: |
è é ê ë ì í À Á Â Ã Ä Å Æ Ç È É Ê Ë Ì Í Î Ï Ñ Ò Ó Ô Õ Ö Ø Ù Ú Û Ü ß à á â ã ä å æ ç è é ê ë ì í î ï ñ ò ó ô œ õ ö ø ù ú û ü ÿ |
Punctuation: |
¿ ¡ « » § ¶ † ‡ • — |
Commercial symbols: |
™ © ® ¢ € ¥ £ ¤ |
Greek characters: Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ |
Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω α β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ ο π ρ σ ς τ υ φ χ ψ ω |
Math characters: |
∫ ∑ ∏ √ − ± ∞ ≈ ∝ ≡ ≠ ≤ ≥ → × · ÷ ∂ ′ ″ ∇ ‰ ° ∴ ℵ ø ∈ ∉ ∩ ∪ ⊂ ⊃ ⊆ ⊇ ¬ ∧ ∨ ∃ ∀ ⇒ ⇔ → ↔ |
Simple math:
Simple forumla: x2 ≥ 0
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Subscript: x<sub>2</sub> Superscript: x<sup>2</sup> Simple forumla: <i>x</i><sup>2</sup> ≥ 0 |
For comparison for the following examples: arrow → italics link |
arrow → ''italics'' [[link]] |
Use <nowiki> to suppress interpretation of wiki markup, but interpret character references and remove newlines and multiple spaces: arrow → ''italics'' [[link]] |
<nowiki>arrow → ''italics'' [[link]]</nowiki> |
Use <pre> to suppress interpretation of wiki markup and keep newlines and multiple spaces, and get typewriter font, but interpret character references: arrow → ''italics'' [[link]] |
<pre>arrow → ''italics'' [[link]]</pre> |
Use leading space on each line to keep newlines and multiple spaces, and get typewriter font: arrow → italics link |
arrow → ''italics'' [[link]] |
Use typewriter font: arrow → italics link |
<tt>arrow →</tt> <tt>''italics''</tt> <tt>[[link]]</tt> |
Show character references: → |
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Commenting page source: not shown in page
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Extensions
These are MediaWiki extensions that have been added to the wiki for your convenience.
What it looks like | What you type |
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The Sun is pretty big.[1] The Moon, however, is not so big.[2]
Notes: |
The Sun is pretty big.<ref>E. Miller, ''The Sun'', (New York: Academic Press, 2005), 23-5.</ref> The Moon, however, is not so big.<ref>R. Smith, "Size of the Moon", ''Scientific American'', 46 (April 1978): 44-6.</ref> '''Notes:''' <references /> |