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Logging on
The first thing to do is create an account. See the text in the side bar along the right hand side of the screen which says log in/create account. Click there and follow the instructions. (Anonymous writing or editing may be turned off on the Wiki.)
You can sign on with your real name or a 'handle' (or fantasy name!). It's up to you what kind of name you choose, but you should only have one account. (It's confusing for other people if you adopt multiple account names - a bit like multiple personality disorder!).
Your user page
After you sign on you will see your username at the top of the page (next to an icon). If you click on that your personal User page opens. You can use this page to say something about yourself.
My talk
Next to your user name is My talk. This is where other people can leave messages for you.
Preferences
Next to My talk is preferences. There are two important options worth considering at the beginning: whether to use your real name, or nickname, perhaps combined with a handle, and whether to make an email address available.
Adding a New Page
There are several ways to add a new page.
- Create a link to the page. To do this type the desired name of the page and enclose it in 2 square brakets [[My New Page]]. Follow this new link (it will be red) to your new page.
- Use your browsers address bar at the top of the window. Change the address of the page to the one you wish to create. By replacing the title of the current page with the title of your desired new page. Hit the return or refresh buttons. This will take you to your new page. http://look.gvsu.edu/wealthy/My New Page
Making a sandbox
Many wiki writers use a page for rough drafting, polishing, spell checking or whatever their articles before publishing them on the on the wiki proper. These are called sandboxes. Here is one everyone can use to try things out wealthy:Sandbox.
Signing ~~~~ discussion pages
Wiki articles are usually unsigned, but it is appropriate when the added text needs attribution. However, on talk pages (and messages) it's important to say who you are. You can sign and date your work by typing four tildes ~~~~.
Asking for help
You can ask for technical help on the Help talk page here.
General questions about the content and style of articles can be put on the Community talk page here.
Questions about individual articles are best asked on the article's talk page. For example if you want to ask about Glossary ask here.
Sending personal messages
The easiset way to send messages is to leave them on users' talk pages. Email is also possible if enabled by the other person. Go to their user page and look for the "email this user" link in the sidebar.
Some basic coding
This wiki uses MediWiki. This is the same software that Wikipedia runs on, so the coding is basically the same and far easier than HTML. You can see the coding when you click on edit (top sidebar). You can just type the syntax into the edit box. Or use the buttons that show up above the edit box. Hover your mouse over the button to see what it is for. There are also (green) code snippets near the bottom of the edit page. This includes basic syntax and some additional code that you may need to do things like add categories or embed youtube videos.
Italics, bold and bold italics are indicated by two, three and four consecutive apostrophes before and after a word or phrase. Examples:
- izakaya is written ''izakaya''.
- onsen is written '''onsen'''.
- Hotel is written '''''Hotel'''''.
Headings of different weights are indicated by two three or four consecutive equal signs before and after a word or phrase. Example:
- the heading of this section is ==Some basic coding==
Links to articles inside Hokkaipedia are indicated by two square brackets before and after a word or phrase. Example:
- Obihiro is written [[Obihiro]].
More information is available in the Wikipedia tutorial.
Using 'found' code
The easiest way to learn how to write and edit a wiki is by copying other people! Much of the editing is repetitive so it's easy to pick up.
Uploading images
Good quality images (correct exposure, good composition, well saturated) are welcome. As a rough guide uploaded images should not be larger than 150 kb, or 6 inches wide at 100 ppi. Images in articles will normally appear as thumbnails (which can be enlarged to full size). There is a good page on formats etc at Wikipedia:Preparing images for upload. (Image markup is explained at Image markup.)
Anything else?
Clicking on •WEALTHY CIVIC STUDIO• (top left) will bring you back to the main page.
(thanks to Hokkaipedia)
