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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. | + | * 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== | + | ==Wiki tutorial== |
| + | * Here is a comprehensive basic [[help:tutorial|tutorial]] for the beginner. |
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| + | ==Help improve the content== |
| + | * Please fix typos and factual errors as you read. |
| + | * Please create internal and external links in articles, where needed. |
| + | * 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. |
| + | * Create redirects to articles to handle similar names for things, e.g. [[GR]], [[Gamma ray]], [[GR log]] should all point to [[Gamma-ray log]]. |
| + | * If you know LaTeX (or [http://www.codecogs.com/latex/eqneditor.php even if you don't]), please do add or fix equations |
| + | * 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== |
| + | {{main|Help:Creating a new article}} |
| + | * You can see 'requested pages' (non-existent articles with a lot of red links) on [[Special:WantedPages]] |
| + | * 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. |
| + | * Article names must use 'sentence case' — only use uppercase for the first word and proper names. |
| + | * If you create a short article, please add the {{tl|stub}} template at the end of the article. |
| + | * 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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− | * 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.
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| ==References== | | ==References== |