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* Before you can edit pages in {{SITENAME}}, you need an account. If you already have one, please log in. If you do not, you can create an account
 
* Before you can edit pages in {{SITENAME}}, you need an account. If you already have one, please log in. If you do not, you can create an account
 
* If you are new to wiki editing, you may like to explore the [[Help:Contents|Help]] and get familiar with [[Help:Editing|editing]] pages.  
 
* If you are new to wiki editing, you may like to explore the [[Help:Contents|Help]] and get familiar with [[Help:Editing|editing]] pages.  
* So that other users of the wiki can get to know you, why not tell a bit about yourself on [[Special:MyPage|your userpage]]. Here's [[User:Matt|an example]] of another user's page.  
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* So that other users of the wiki can get to know you, why not tell a bit about yourself on [[Special:MyPage|your userpage]]. Here's [[User:Matt|an example]] of another user's page.
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==Practise your skills==
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==Wiki tutorial==
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* Here is a comprehensive basic [[help:tutorial|tutorial]] for the beginner.
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==Help improve the content==
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* Please fix typos and factual errors as you read.
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* Please create internal and external links in articles, where needed.
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* Add or remove categories from articles to make things easier to find. You might like the HotCat gadget, which you can turn on in Preferences > Gadgets.
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* Create redirects to articles to handle similar names for things, e.g. [[GR]], [[Gamma ray]], [[GR log]] should all point to [[Gamma-ray log]].
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* If you know LaTeX (or [http://www.codecogs.com/latex/eqneditor.php even if you don't]), please do add or fix equations
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* References should all be in-line. Please cite liberally, and add references in ref tags.<ref>Like this, with links and DOIs.</ref> Don't forget to add the references section and call to {{tl|reflist}} at the end of the article.
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==Build new content==
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{{main|Help:Creating a new article}}
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* You can see 'requested pages' (non-existent articles with a lot of red links) on [[Special:WantedPages]]
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* The best way to start a new page is to make a link to it, then follow the red link to create the article. Please don't create articles with no links to them.
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* Article names must use 'sentence case' — only use uppercase for the first word and proper names.
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* If you create a short article, please add the {{tl|stub}} template at the end of the article.
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* Don't forget to add your new article to at least one category.
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==Practice your skills==
 
The best place to practice is in your [[Special:MyPage/Sandbox|Sandbox]]. Copy and paste this code to get you started:
 
The best place to practice is in your [[Special:MyPage/Sandbox|Sandbox]]. Copy and paste this code to get you started:
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<references/>
 
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==Help improve the content==
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* Please fix typos and factual errors as you read.
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* Please create internal and external links in articles, where needed.
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* Add or remove categories from articles to make things easier to find. You might like the HotCat gadget, which you can turn on in Preferences > Gadgets.
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* Create redirects to articles to handle similar names for things, e.g. [[GR]], [[Gamma ray]], [[GR log]] should all point to [[Gamma-ray log]].
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* If you know LaTeX (or [http://www.codecogs.com/latex/eqneditor.php even if you don't), please do add or fix equations
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* References should all be in-line. Please cite liberally, and add references in ref tags.<ref>Like this, with links and DOIs.</ref> Don't forget to add the references section and call to {{tl|reflist}} at the end of the article.
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==Build new content==
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{{main|Creating a new article}}
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* You can see 'requested pages' (non-existent articles with a lot of red links) on [[Special:WantedPages]]
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* The best way to start a new page is to make a link to it, then follow the red link to create the article. Please don't create articles with no links to them.
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* Article names must use 'sentence case' — only use uppercase for the first word and proper names.
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* If you create a short article, please add the {{tl|stub}} template at the end of the article.
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* Don't forget to add your new article to at least one category.
      
==References==
 
==References==

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