Wikipedia:Adding content - Revision history

Debresser: /* OXP Page (Oolite) */ Fix capitalisation.

2016-01-24T19:22:04Z

‎OXP Page (Oolite): Fix capitalisation.

2016-01-22T12:33:33Z

2016-01-16T18:56:10Z

‎Starting a new subject from scratch: if -> whether

2016-01-16T18:54:53Z

‎Starting a new subject from scratch: Actually, trading really doesn't exist yet.

2016-01-16T18:52:55Z

Add explanation.

2016-01-16T18:50:21Z

‎Starting a new subject from scratch: Trading.

2016-01-16T18:49:19Z

‎Starting a new subject from scratch: Better this way.

2016-01-16T18:47:58Z

‎Starting a new subject from scratch: FIxes.

2016-01-16T18:47:31Z

Forgot to remove this.

2016-01-16T18:46:59Z

Easier way to create new content, which has the additional advantage of first checking if no such page exists.

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 * Link to the file (e.g. [http://www.xyz/myfile1.0.zip myfile1.0.zip]) and filesize.
-==Quick Facts==
+==Quick facts==
 {{Infobox OXPb| title = Your OXP name
 |version = 1.0

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 ===Starting a new subject from scratch===
-If you want to make an entry called, say "Trading", please first check in the search bar on the left if an entry with that name already exists. If such an entry does not yet exist you'll see the words
+If you want to make an entry called, say "Trading", please first check in the search bar on the left whether an entry with that name already exists. If such an entry does not yet exist you'll see the words
 '''Create the page "<span style="color:red">Trading</span>" on this wiki!'''

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 ===Starting a new subject from scratch===
-If you want to make an entry called, say "Commander", please first check in the search bar on the left if an entry with that name already exists. If such an entry does not yet exist you'll see the words
+If you want to make an entry called, say "Trading", please first check in the search bar on the left if an entry with that name already exists. If such an entry does not yet exist you'll see the words
-'''Create the page "<span style="color:red">Commander</span>" on this wiki!'''
+'''Create the page "<span style="color:red">Trading</span>" on this wiki!'''
-where the word "Commander" will be a link. Click the link, and you now get a new, empty page called "Commander" that you can do your magic in.
+where the word "Trading" will be a link. Click the link, and you now get a new, empty page called "Trading" that you can do your magic in.
 So: try to go to the topic "Trading"

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 ===Starting a new subject from scratch===
-If you want to make an entry called, say "Trading", please first check in the search bar on the left if an entry with that name already exists. If such an entry does not yet exist you'll see the words
+If you want to make an entry called, say "Commander", please first check in the search bar on the left if an entry with that name already exists. If such an entry does not yet exist you'll see the words
-'''Create the page "[http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php?title=Trading&action=edit&redlink=1 Trading]" on this wiki!''' Just press that link.
+'''Create the page "<span style="color:red">Commander</span>" on this wiki!'''
-You now get a new, empty page that you can do your magic in.
+where the word "Commander" will be a link. Click the link, and you now get a new, empty page called "Commander" that you can do your magic in.
 So: try to go to the topic "Trading"

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 If you want to make an entry called, say "Trading", please first check in the search bar on the left if an entry with that name already exists. If such an entry does not yet exist you'll see the words
-'''Create the page "<span style="color:red">Trading</span>" on this wiki!''' Just press that link.
+'''Create the page "[http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php?title=Quantttm&action=edit&redlink=1 Trading]" on this wiki!''' Just press that link.
 You now get a new, empty page that you can do your magic in.

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:47, 16 January 2016
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	===Starting a new subject from scratch===		===Starting a new subject from scratch===
−	~~See the address bar? It now says "http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Wikipedia:Adding_content"~~
−
	If you want to make an entry called, say "Trading", please first check in the search bar on the left if an entry with that name already exists. If such an entry does not yet exist you'll see the words '''Create the page "<span style="color:red">Trading</span>" on this wiki! Just press that link.		If you want to make an entry called, say "Trading", please first check in the search bar on the left if an entry with that name already exists. If such an entry does not yet exist you'll see the words '''Create the page "<span style="color:red">Trading</span>" on this wiki! Just press that link.

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 Repeat, and if you feel inclined to learn some more about how all those fancy titles and so on are made, just take a hard look at the weird characters in the texts. It really isn't that hard, and you'll soon find yourself editing and beautifying other people's entries. That is how wikis work.
-===Starting a new subject from scratch:===
+===Starting a new subject from scratch===
 See the address bar? It now says "http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Wikipedia:Adding_content"
-If you want to make an entry called, say "Trading," you just delete the "Wikipedia:Adding_content" part and replace it with "Trading", and keep in mind that spaces are replaced with "_" (underline) then press enter.
+If you want to make an entry called, say "Trading", please first check in the search bar on the left if an entry with that name already exists. If such an entry does not yet exist you'll see the words '''Create the page "<span style="color:red">Trading</span>" on this wiki! Just press that link.
 You now get a new, empty page that you can do your magic in.
 So: try to go to the topic "Trading"
+===See also===
 * [[EliteWiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]
 * [[EliteWiki:Sandbox|Sandbox]]