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* Keep individual pages sucinct if they are meant to be high-level.  Inestead of being verbose in a section of a page, consider making a new page to hold the content and leaving a link.
 
* Keep individual pages sucinct if they are meant to be high-level.  Inestead of being verbose in a section of a page, consider making a new page to hold the content and leaving a link.
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* Use "categories" to tag pages. Do this by adding <nowiki>[[Category:Category Name]]</nowiki> somewhere in the page, usually at the bottom is best.
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* Use "[[Special:Categories|categories]]" to tag pages. Do this by adding <nowiki>[[Category:Category Name]]</nowiki> somewhere in the page, usually at the bottom is best.  Try picking an existing category name or make up a new one if none fit.  Multiple category tags may be placed in a page.
  
  
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= Expert Level Tips =
  
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If you edit this wiki frequently there are some tools that may assist you:
  
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= Expert Level Tips =
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* [http://wikipediafs.sourceforge.net/ WikipediaFS] is FUSE module to can be used to mount this wiki on to your local file system.  Each topic becomes a simple text file which you can edit.
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* [http://www.emacswiki.org/MediaWikiMode MediaWiki Emacs mode] allows you to edit a topic in Emacs.  Emacs will handle connecting to the wiki.  In modern Emadsen it is installable via <code>M-x package-list-packages</code>
  
 
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[[Category:Help]]

Revision as of 14:52, 22 October 2014

Do you need some help with this wiki?

Getting an Account

General MediaWiki Help

Local Customizations

A number of templates are used to simplify some things like linking to DocDB, calendars, etc. Each template is written as it's own page and should provide examples of use. Some generally useful ones are:

General Tips

Some general guidance on how to edit this wiki effectively

  • Keep individual pages sucinct if they are meant to be high-level. Inestead of being verbose in a section of a page, consider making a new page to hold the content and leaving a link.
  • Use "categories" to tag pages. Do this by adding [[Category:Category Name]] somewhere in the page, usually at the bottom is best. Try picking an existing category name or make up a new one if none fit. Multiple category tags may be placed in a page.


Expert Level Tips

If you edit this wiki frequently there are some tools that may assist you:

  • WikipediaFS is FUSE module to can be used to mount this wiki on to your local file system. Each topic becomes a simple text file which you can edit.
  • MediaWiki Emacs mode allows you to edit a topic in Emacs. Emacs will handle connecting to the wiki. In modern Emadsen it is installable via M-x package-list-packages
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