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Cyberlink420: Protected "Help:Editing" (‎[edit=sysop] (indefinite) ‎[move=sysop] (indefinite))

2024-01-19T23:29:59Z

Protected "Help:Editing" (‎[edit=sysop] (indefinite) ‎[move=sysop] (indefinite))

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Cyberlink420: /* Links */

2021-07-12T16:07:25Z

Links

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	You can make a link to Wikipedia, like this: {{w\|Transformers}}. Use this sparingly and always link to a {{SITENAME SHORT}} article unless the topic is decidedly non-Transformers related.		You can make a link to Wikipedia, like this: {{w\|Transformers}}.
			Use this sparingly and always link to a {{SITENAME SHORT}} article unless the topic is decidedly non-Transformers related.
			You can also use piping like on other links to {{w\|Optimus Prime\|change the link text}}.
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	<pre><nowiki>		<pre><nowiki>
	{{w\|Transformers}}		You can make a link to Wikipedia, like this: {{w\|Transformers}}.
			Use this sparingly and always link to a {{SITENAME SHORT}} article unless the topic is decidedly non-Transformers related.
			You can also use piping like on other links to {{w\|Optimus Prime\|change the link text}}.
	</nowiki></pre>		</nowiki></pre>
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Cyberlink420 at 18:58, 21 June 2018

2018-06-21T18:58:42Z

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	This page is copied directly from the ~~[[Wikipedia:~~Main Page\|English Wikipedia]]. Some examples may seem out of place, but the wikitext formatting remains the same. For the full document, see ~~[[Wikipedia:~~Help:Editing\|Wikipedia's editing help page]].		This page is copied directly from the {{w\|Main Page\|English Wikipedia}}. Some examples may seem out of place, but the wikitext formatting remains the same. For the full document, see {{w\|Help:Editing\|Wikipedia's editing help page}}.

	<br clear="all" /><!-- stop floating infobox from overwriting next section -->		<br clear="all" /><!-- stop floating infobox from overwriting next section -->
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	You can make a link point to a different place		You can make a link point to a different place
	with a ~~[[Wikipedia:~~Help:Piped link\|piped link]]. Put the link		with a {{w\|Help:Piped link\|piped link}}. Put the link
	target first, then the pipe character "\|", then		target first, then the pipe character "\|", then
	the link text.		the link text.
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	You can make a link to Wikipedia, like this: ~~[[wikipedia:Transformers~~\|Transformers]]. Use this sparingly and always link to a {{SITENAME SHORT}} article unless the topic is decidedly non-Transformers related.		You can make a link to Wikipedia, like this: {{w\|Transformers}}. Use this sparingly and always link to a {{SITENAME SHORT}} article unless the topic is decidedly non-Transformers related.
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	<pre><nowiki>		<pre><nowiki>
	~~[[wikipedia:Transformers~~\|Transformers]]		{{w\|Transformers}}
	</nowiki></pre>		</nowiki></pre>
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Abates: Why not line these tables all up so it looks a little less untidy.

2016-05-25T04:43:09Z

Why not line these tables all up so it looks a little less untidy.

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	=== Basic text formatting ===		=== Basic text formatting ===

	{\| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"		{\| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
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	!What it looks like		!width="50%"\|What it looks like
	!What you type		!width="50%"\|What you type
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	=== Organizing your writing ===		=== Organizing your writing ===
	{\| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"		{\| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
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	!What it looks like		!width="50%"\|What it looks like
	!What you type		!width="50%"\|What you type
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	You will often want to make clickable ''links'' to other pages.		You will often want to make clickable ''links'' to other pages.

	{\| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"		{\| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
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	!What it looks like		!width="50%"\|What it looks like
	!What you type		!width="50%"\|What you type
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	{\| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"		{\| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
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	! style="width:~~8em~~" \|		!style="width:10%"\|
	!What it looks like		!style="width:45%"\|What it looks like
	!What you type		!style="width:45%"\|What you type
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	\|'''<nowiki> tags'''		\|'''<nowiki> tags'''
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	===Images, tables, video, and sounds===		===Images, tables, video, and sounds===

	{\| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"		{\| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
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	!What it looks like		!width="50%"\|What it looks like
	!What you type		!width="50%"\|What you type
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SanityOrMadness: typos fixed: wikipedia → Wikipedia

2015-02-17T01:32:42Z

typos fixed: wikipedia → Wikipedia

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	You can make a link to ~~wikipedia~~, like this: [[wikipedia:Transformers\|Transformers]]. Use this sparingly and always link to a {{SITENAME SHORT}} article unless the topic is decidedly non-Transformers related.		You can make a link to Wikipedia, like this: [[wikipedia:Transformers\|Transformers]]. Use this sparingly and always link to a {{SITENAME SHORT}} article unless the topic is decidedly non-Transformers related.
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	<pre><nowiki>		<pre><nowiki>
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	A picture, including alternate text:		A picture, including alternate text:

	[[~~Image~~:Wiki.png\|The logo for this Wiki]]		[[File:Wiki.png\|The logo for this Wiki]]

	You can put the image in a frame with a caption:		You can put the image in a frame with a caption:
	[[~~Image~~:Wiki.png\|frame\|left\|The logo for this Wiki]]		[[File:Wiki.png\|frame\|left\|The logo for this Wiki]]
	\|<pre><nowiki>		\|<pre><nowiki>
	A picture, including alternate text:		A picture, including alternate text:

	[[~~Image~~:Wiki.png\|The logo for this Wiki]]		[[File:Wiki.png\|The logo for this Wiki]]

	You can put the image in a frame with a caption:		You can put the image in a frame with a caption:
	[[~~Image~~:Wiki.png\|frame\|left\|The logo for this Wiki]]		[[File:Wiki.png\|frame\|left\|The logo for this Wiki]]
	</nowiki></pre>		</nowiki></pre>
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	A link to {{SITENAME_SHORT}}'s page for the image:		A link to {{SITENAME_SHORT}}'s page for the image:
	[[:~~Image~~:Wiki.png]]		[[:File:Wiki.png]]

	Or a link directly to the image itself:		Or a link directly to the image itself:
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	A link to {{SITENAME_SHORT}}'s page for the image:		A link to {{SITENAME_SHORT}}'s page for the image:
	[[:~~Image~~:Wiki.png]]		[[:File:Wiki.png]]

	Or a link directly to the image itself:		Or a link directly to the image itself:

Geewunling at 09:01, 30 May 2011

2011-05-30T09:01:39Z

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	This page is copied directly from the [~~http~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/~~ English Wikipedia]. Some examples may seem out of place, but the wikitext formatting remains the same. For the full document, see [~~http~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Help:Editing].		This page is copied directly from the [[Wikipedia:Main Page\|English Wikipedia]]. Some examples may seem out of place, but the wikitext formatting remains the same. For the full document, see [[Wikipedia:Help:Editing\|Wikipedia's editing help page]].

	<br clear="all" /><!-- stop floating infobox from overwriting next section -->		<br clear="all" /><!-- stop floating infobox from overwriting next section -->
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	It still interprets special characters: →		It still interprets special characters: →
	</pre>		</pre>
	\|<pre><nowiki>		\|<pre>
	<pre>		<nowiki><pre>
	The pre tag ignores [[Wiki]] ''markup''.		The pre tag ignores [[Wiki]] ''markup''.
	It also doesn't reformat text.		It also doesn't reformat text.
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	Putting a space at the beginning of each line		Putting a space at the beginning of each line
	stops the text from being reformatted. It still		stops the text from being reformatted. It still
	interprets [[Wiki]] ''markup'' and special		interprets Wiki ''markup'' and special
	characters: →		characters: →
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	Putting a space at the beginning of each line		Putting a space at the beginning of each line
	stops the text from being reformatted. It still		stops the text from being reformatted. It still
	interprets [[Wiki]] ''markup'' and special		interprets Wiki ''markup'' and special
	characters: &rarr;		characters: &rarr;
	</nowiki></pre>		</nowiki></pre>

Abates: Duh!

2009-12-04T03:15:25Z

Duh!

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	[[Special:Preferences\|Preferences]]:		[[Special:Preferences\|Preferences]]:
	* [[July 20]], [[1984]]		* [[July 20]], [[1984]]
	* [[20 July]] [[1984]]		* [[July 20\|20 July]] [[1984]]
	* [[1984]]-[[07-20]]		* [[1984]]-[[July 20\|07-20]]
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	The Wiki reformats linked dates to match the reader's		The Wiki reformats linked dates to match the reader's
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	[[Special:Preferences\|]]:		[[Special:Preferences\|]]:
	* [[July 20]], [[1984]]		* [[July 20]], [[1984]]
	* [[~~July 20\|~~20 July]] [[1984]]		* [[20 July]] [[1984]]
	* [[1984]]-[[~~July 20\|~~07-20]]		* [[1984]]-[[07-20]]
	</nowiki></pre>		</nowiki></pre>
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Abates: /* Links */ :P

2009-12-03T23:51:21Z

Links: :P

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	You can make a link point to a different place		You can make a link point to a different place
	with a [[Help:Piped link\|piped link]]. Put the link		with a [[Wikipedia:Help:Piped link\|piped link]]. Put the link
	target first, then the pipe character "\|", then		target first, then the pipe character "\|", then
	the link text.		the link text.
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	[[Special:Preferences\|]]:		[[Special:Preferences\|]]:
	* [[July 20]], [[1984]]		* [[July 20]], [[1984]]
	* [[20 July]] [[1984]]		* [[July 20\|20 July]] [[1984]]
	* [[1984]]-[[07-20]]		* [[1984]]-[[July 20\|07-20]]
	</nowiki></pre>		</nowiki></pre>
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Bluestreak7: /* Links */ a year that exists

2009-10-30T17:15:30Z

Links: a year that exists

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	same if you choose a format in your		same if you choose a format in your
	[[Special:Preferences\|Preferences]]:		[[Special:Preferences\|Preferences]]:
	* [[July 20]], [[~~1969~~]]		* [[July 20]], [[1984]]
	* [[20 July]] [[~~1969~~]]		* [[20 July]] [[1984]]
	* [[~~1969~~]]-[[07-20]]		* [[1984]]-[[07-20]]
	\|<pre><nowiki>		\|<pre><nowiki>
	The Wiki reformats linked dates to match the reader's		The Wiki reformats linked dates to match the reader's
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	same if you choose a format in your		same if you choose a format in your
	[[Special:Preferences\|]]:		[[Special:Preferences\|]]:
	* [[July 20]], [[~~1969~~]]		* [[July 20]], [[1984]]
	* [[20 July]] [[~~1969~~]]		* [[20 July]] [[1984]]
	* [[~~1969~~]]-[[07-20]]		* [[1984]]-[[07-20]]
	</nowiki></pre>		</nowiki></pre>
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SanityOrMadness: /* Basic text formatting */

2009-09-09T15:43:00Z

Basic text formatting

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	You should "sign" your comments on talk pages:		You should "sign" your comments on talk pages:
	: Three tildes gives your user name: [[User:Detour\|Detour]]		: Three tildes gives your user name: [[User:Detour\|Detour]]
	: Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: [[User:Detour\|Detour~~]] [[User:SanityOrMadness\|SanityOrMadness~~]] 11:42, 9 September 2009 (EDT)		: Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: [[User:Detour\|Detour]] 11:42, 9 September 2009 (EDT)
	: Five tildes gives the date/time alone: 11:42, 9 September 2009 (EDT)		: Five tildes gives the date/time alone: 11:42, 9 September 2009 (EDT)
	\|<pre><nowiki>		\|<pre><nowiki>