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===Edit Summary=== | |||
* What is an edit summary? | |||
: An edit summary is a brief explanation of an edit to any page. We don't have further details on this specifically for M3P, but you can view the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Summary detailed explanation on Wikipedia], which is excellent. | |||
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You may also want to consult the Mediawiki [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki. | You may also want to consult the Mediawiki [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki. |
Revision as of 09:40, 24 April 2013
Help Topics
- Getting Started - an introduction to adding and editing content on M3P
- What Do I Do Next? - so you've already registered...now what?
- Editing Pages - general help for M3P editors
- References - understanding and using references when adding and/or editing content
- Firefox Search - adding M3P to your search engine list in Firefox
M3P Quickies
A series of PDF files for quick and easy step-by-step guide on how to start creating and editing pages on M3P.
M3P Quickies 1:How to register in 4 easy Steps - pdf file.
M3P Quickies 2:Creating a Page from Scratch - pdf file
M3P Quickies 3:M3P Cheatsheet #1 - pdf file showing how to format text, linking a name to an M3P page or an external website, eg. Facebook. and how to upload a picture in M3P.
...more Quickies on the way!...
Frequently Asked Questions
Stubs
- What is a stub?
- How do we indicate that a page is a stub?
- Quick reading shows that a stub is a user created template. If, for example you set up Template:Stub, you can call the stub template using {{Stub}}. Best to look at the basic Mediawiki Template help for this [[1]]. You could in fact use the link here to write the basic template. This would also apply to writing the templates for things like groups, artists, etc. Stephensd 16:50, 17 September 2010 (UTC)
Cleanup
- What is a cleanup tag?
- This is for pages that
are no longer stubs butdon't conform to our (as yet to be written) desired style quality. My first inclusion of the tag (i.e. curly brackets around the word cleanup) is on the page Walter Vella. --Toni Sant (talk) 11:37, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
Sort order
- How do I make Joe Borg appear under B in an alphabetical category list, rather than J?
- By default, a page is sorted under the first letter of its full name including the namespace. Also, the MediaWiki software that runs this site groups special characters separately from their regular version, so pages starting by Ġ, Ż, Ċ, etc. will be listed under separate headings, instead of under heading G, Z, C.
- It is possible to set a default sort key which is different from the page name by using the magic word {{DEFAULTSORT}} thus:
{{DEFAULTSORT:Borg, Joe}}
- You simply need to ensure that you enter the appropriate name you want to sort instead of Joe Borg.
Edit Summary
- What is an edit summary?
- An edit summary is a brief explanation of an edit to any page. We don't have further details on this specifically for M3P, but you can view the detailed explanation on Wikipedia, which is excellent.
You may also want to consult the Mediawiki User's Guide for information on using the wiki.