UniWiki:Editing Guide: Difference between revisions

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki Wikis] are a great way to share information within a community, since everyone can make additions to the knowledge base. This is also its greatest weakness. Wikis often rely on a relatively large active community, instead of a small group of dedicated writers. This guide explains how you can add information to our wiki. The [[Class_Library#Contributing_To_The_Uni|Class Library]] also contains archived recordings of the UniWiki 101 class.

=Who can edit?=

 

Everyone is welcome to contribute to the UniWiki! To begin editing you need to log in by clicking on the [[EVE SSO]] button [[File:Eve-sso-login-black-small.png||link=https://wiki.eveuniversity.org/index.php?title=Special:OAuth2Client/redirect&returnto=UniWiki%3AWelcome]] in the top right corner.

Every registered user has [[Special:MyPage|their own user page]] (you can access yours at the top-right of the screen, by clicking on your user name). This is your personal page, which you can use however you see fit. Most people use it to talk about themselves, or to save drafts of articles they are working on. This can be useful if you're working on a major new page (or are heavily rewriting an existing page), as you can work on it at your own pace without leaving the original page in a completely disjointed state. Note that this page isn't technically "private" (anyone can read it), although you generally shouldn't edit other people's user pages without their consent.  

You also have a "user discussion page" (the "my talk" link next to your user name, at the top-right of the screen), where other people can leave you messages. Alternatively, if you want to contact someone, you can also send them a [http://forum.eveuniversity.org/ucp.php?i=pm&folder=inbox private message] via the E-UNI forum.

If you feel a certain page requires discussion prior to major changes, each page comes with its own discussion page (the link is at the top-left of a page). This is really just a regular wiki page, so adding comments to it works exactly the same way as adding to any other wiki article. If you want to sign the message with your name, then end your message with four tildes. <nowiki>( ~~~~ )</nowiki>

If a page is protected and locked from editing by normal users, please use that page's Discussion tab to propose simple or obvious changes. This makes it straightforward for a manager or director to copy the wiki code, if provided. More complex discussions about page content typically occur [http://forum.eveuniversity.org/viewforum.php?f=54 in the Forums].

If you are new to wiki editing, or mediawiki in particular, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tutorial/Editing Wikipedia's Tutorial] is quite useful. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Cheatsheet Wikipedia Cheatsheet] is also handy to keep around.

Linking is one of the most powerful aspects of a wiki, so it is important that it is understood well. First you must realise there is a difference between intra-wiki links (links to other articles on this wiki) and external links (links to external websites/pages).

The basic intra-wiki link has the following syntax: <pre><nowiki>[[Link topic]]</nowiki></pre> where '''Link topic''' is a page on the wiki. For example, if we wish to link to [[Main Page]] we use <pre><nowiki>[[Main Page]]</nowiki></pre> These topics can include spaces, as the wiki will automatically reformat the text to the correct link. You can also link to pages that do not exist yet such as this [[Intentionally Red Link]], when you feel that subject deserves its own article. The link will then appear red instead of yellow, and people will hopefully feel encouraged to make the article.

Advanced information can be found on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Picture_tutorial Wikipedia].

{{hatnote|For full details of tables, see [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Tables Mediawiki's article]}}

*<pre><nowiki>|</nowiki></pre> starts a new cell (each cell must have its own line)

[[Editing_commands_visual_guide|Uniwiki Editing Commands Visual Guide]]

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#Keep_markup_simple Wikipedia Foundation Manual of Style]

Place the <nowiki><references /></nowiki> tag at the bottom of the article and it will list all references used in the article. You can also use [[Template:reflist]], <nowiki>{{reflist}}</nowiki> instead.

For more examples see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources Wikipedia:Citing_sources]

<pre><nowiki>[[Category:</nowiki>CategoryName<nowiki>]]</nowiki></pre> anywhere in the article (categories are usually listed either at the start or end of an article). CategoryName should obviously be replaced with the name of the category. For an example, see the source of this article and note that it includes: <pre><nowiki>[[Category:Guides]]</nowiki></pre>

There are many templates which you can use to improve your pages, from status messages (e.g. {{tl|Cleanup}}, or {{tl|Deletion}}), to help with links (e.g. {{tl|sk}} for linking skills), to beautifully crafted information boxed (e.g. {{tl|Ship}} or {{tl|Skill}}). For help on using a particular template, click its link, which will take you to the template's documentation page. For instance, if you would like to add a new ship fitting, but are unsure how to use the {{tl|ShipFitting}} template, go to [[Template:ShipFitting]] and read the documentation (or go to a page which currently uses the template to see what parameters they used; most are fairly self-explanatory).