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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:
- Template:EventInfo: For creating new event pages.

Editing existing event pages

An existing event page most likely comprises the following sections:

Most of the time, you will only need to edit the Highlights and Media subsections as everything else should have been set up beforehand unless you see any glaring errors in the venue and setlist. You can edit click on the Edit buttons to the right-hand side of the subsection headers to edit a particular subsection, or click on the Edit button on the top-right-hand corner to edit the whole page.

Please see General formatting instructions below for simple examples of how you can format text.

General formatting instructions

For the purpose of this website, some basics you will need to know are:

Italics

Two apostrophes each on left and right side of text creates '''italics'''.

Bold

Three apostrophes each on left and right side of text creates '''bold'''.

Numbered lists

#Hash at the start of a line creates a numbered list.

Bullet lists

#Asterisk at the start of a line creates a bullet list.

Level 2 section

== Two equal signs each on the start and end of a line creates a new level 2 section ==

Level 3 section

== Three equal signs each on the start and end of a line creates a new level 3 section ==

For more information, here's list of links that might be useful:

A good guide on how to format wiki pages.
Formatting examples.

Hyperlinking

See here to learn how to create hyperlinks.

References and Footnotes

For instructions on how to cite references or make footnotes, see here.

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:

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 To create an article, you can:
 # start from scratch by clicking from a intra-site link that is not already linked to an article,
-# create a page using the input box below,
 # view source code from another article,
 # or, copy the source code of predefined templates such as these:
-#* [[Template:Article]]
+#* [[Template:EventInfo]]: For creating new event pages.
-<inputbox>
+== Editing existing event pages ==
-type=create
+An existing event page most likely comprises the following sections:
-break=no
-align=left
+[[File:Existing Concert Page.png]]
-</inputbox>
+Most of the time, you will only need to edit the ''Highlights'' and ''Media'' subsections as everything else should have been set up beforehand unless you see any glaring errors in the venue and setlist. You can edit click on the '''Edit''' buttons to the right-hand side of the subsection headers to edit a particular subsection, or click on the '''Edit''' button on the top-right-hand corner to edit the whole page.
+Please see ''General formatting instructions'' below for simple examples of how you can format text.
 == 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:
+For the purpose of this website, some basics you will need to know are:
-* A good [[MetaWikiPedia:Help:Editing|guide]] on how to format wiki pages.
-* [[MetaWikiPedia:Help:Wikitext_examples|Formatting examples]].
-== Site-specific formatting instructions ==
+=== Italics ===
-=== Referencing style ===
+<pre>Two apostrophes each on left and right side of text creates '''italics'''.</pre>
-==== Harvard style ====
-Whenever you need to reference sources, you should format your references in the Harvard style of reference.
-For example (note how the text is punctuated and italicised),
+=== Bold ===
-* Bester, Alfred; introduction by Harry Harrison (1996). ''Demolished Man, The'', New York: Vintage Books. ISBN 0-67976-781-9.
+<pre>Three apostrophes each on left and right side of text creates '''bold'''.</pre>
-==== Quotations ====
+=== Numbered lists ===
-In the situation that you need to quote a phrase or paragraph from another source, you can reference your text in the following manner:
+<pre>#Hash at the start of a line creates a numbered list.</pre>
-<pre>
+=== Bullet lists ===
-<blockquote>
+<pre>#Asterisk at the start of a line creates a bullet list.</pre>
-"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 />
-''&mdash;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>
-</pre>
-Which would appear like this:
+=== Level 2 section ===
-<blockquote>
+<pre>== Two equal signs each on the start and end of a line creates a new level 2 section ==</pre>
-"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 />
-''&mdash;The History of the Devil and the Idea of Evil''<sup>[1]</sup>
-</blockquote>
-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).
+=== Level 3 section ===
+<pre>== Three equal signs each on the start and end of a line creates a new level 3 section ==</pre>
-==== Referencing biblical text ====
+For more information, here's list of links that might be useful:
-For biblical text, you can use the following syntax:
+* A good [[MetaWikiPedia:Help:Editing|guide]] on how to format wiki pages.
+* [[MetaWikiPedia:Help:Wikitext_examples|Formatting examples]].
-For example, Revelation 1:8 would be,
+=== Hyperlinking ===
-<pre><bible ver="kjv">Rev 1:8</bible></pre>
+See [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User_Guide/Hyperlinks here] to learn how to create hyperlinks.
-=== Capitalisation ===
+=== References and Footnotes ===
-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)
+For instructions on how to cite references or make footnotes, see [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite/Cite.php#Usage here].
 === Redirection ===