Media Center Master's Wiki Editing Guide

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The Media Center Master Wiki uses MediaWiki software for it's operating platform. Individuals wishing to contribute are encouraged to consult the MediaWiki Help:Contents page for information on using the wiki software.

Terms and Definitions

The terms and definitions listed below will apply for the purposes in this guide.

• editor/s - registered user/s to the Media Center Master's Wiki, user/s who is able to log in and edit the wiki.
• individuals - persons who are new to this environment.
• user/s - unregistered individual who primarily, just, reads the wiki.

Intended Purpose

This area's intended purpose is to provide information to editors, individuals, and users with some common editing practices used in this wiki. It's attempt to demystify the enter workings of a wiki should bring; an at ease condition to those thinking about, or wishing to edit, or contribute information to the wiki.

1. A An individual must, first, register, then log in to edit the wiki.
2. All edits that are saved become readily available for viewing, immediately, by users.
   • There is no specific page for a new editor to practice (i.e., a "sandbox" to play in).

   • However, each editor is provided two (2) empty pages under his/her account.

   • The first page is titled with the editor's chosen user name.

   • A place where an editor my wish to put a short biography, meaningful quotes, state reasons for joining...

   • This page can, only, be seen by users through a link listing the wiki members.

   • The second page is titled, "my talk."

3. It give guidance to new editors providing examples used in the wiki in order:
   • To keep the edits of users synchronized with each other, and
   • To provide a uniformed outlined wiki.

How a Wiki Software Works?

Unlike word processing programs (e.g., MicroSoft Office Word, OpenOffice.org Writer), Wiki software uses code, know as: markup, for formatting the text and structuring the outline of the document as a complete package. The text with markup, also known as: WikiText,¹ is entered in by the editor. The end user only see the formatted text in an outline structure, as defined in the wikitext, by the editor.

¹ This link is listed in the MediaWiki Handbook link under, Section 2 Handbook parts, 2.2 For editors, Formatting.

Headings and Page Links

Always capitalize the first letter of words in a Heading or Page Link, excluding words like: a, the, to, in..., unless it is used as the first word in the heading.

These examples will automatically produce a Table of Contents with Heading Titles, on the page where they are used.

 =Used for Main Page= - Never start a new heading with single equal signs.  This is a reserved usage for the "Main Page" Heading of the Wiki.

 ==First Layer Heading== - Always start a new subject with two (2) equal signs.

 ===Second Layer Heading=== - Three (3) equal signs will produce a subsection to the new subject.

 ====Third Layer Heading==== - Four (4) equal signs will produce a subsection to the second layer heading.

 
 ======Fifth Layer Heading====== - Never skip a Layer, jumping from one level to another level.

This example will produce a link to a different page in the wiki. [[Page Link]] - Must have double brackets