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Uber Editor, QJ Lincoln, has created the very helpful eRepublik Wiki Tips. This gives a lot of great basic information about editing and writing on this wiki. The following sections show some of the basics for all wiki editors.

Creating a Page

If it is a page for a citizen, organization, party, or company, click the on the page. A blank wiki page will appear with the appropriate name (for more information about names, see Naming policy.

To create a page about something else, type the name in the search field.

Editing Mechanics

Every page has a link that says "edit". Click the edit tab to open the page to display the text.

Show preview

One important feature to start using now is the Show preview button. This allows you to see what the page will look like after your edit, before you actually save. We all make mistakes; this feature lets you catch them. Using before saving also lets you try format changes and other edits without cluttering up the page history and has a number of other advantages. Do not forget to save your edits after previewing, though!

Edit summary

Before you hit Save, it is considered good etiquette to enter a polite explanation of your changes in the Edit summary box between the edit window and the Save and Preview buttons. It can be quite terse; for example, if you just enter "typo", people will know you made a minor spelling or punctuation correction, or some other small change. Also, if the change you have made to the page is minor, such as a spelling or grammar correction, be sure to check the box "This is a minor edit" (this is only available if you have logged in).

Page Names, Headings and subheadings

Headings and subheadings are an easy way to improve the organization of an article. If you can see two or more distinct topics being discussed, you can break up the article by inserting a heading for each section.

Headings can be created like this:

If an article has at least four headings, a table of contents will automatically be generated. Try creating a heading in this page:Special:Mypage/Sandbox. It will be added automatically to the table of contents for the page, assuming three others already exist. You can force the table of contents to appear by using __FORCETOC__ anywhere in the article (preferably at top).

If you would like to change the way that a page name appears, use the DISPLAYTITLE magic word. This should be used in cases where a special character (accent, tilde, umlaut, etc) provides proper meaning to the name of the page for readers.

Style

Bold and Italics

The most commonly used wiki tags are bold and italics. These can both be entered by clicking the buttons at the top of the edit window. You can also bold or italicize by apostrophes ('):

Links

Wiki Links

Please check your links to ensure they point to the correct article. Working links are written with blue, while links that lead to empty pages are written with red.

Links to eRepublik

To make linking to eRepublik easier, a special template called {{eLink}} has been created. The {{eLink}} template follows this standard form:

• {{eLink|entity|number|description}}

External links

Please note

You can also use the template {{Plain link}} to link to external pages.

Images & Video

Before you can add an image to a page, you first must add the image file to the wiki.

• Click Upload File on the navigation bar on the left side of the screen and follow the directions.

Alternately

• Type the file link on the page (example:[[File:picture.jpg]]), preview the screen and click the red link created to automatically open the upload file page.

To add an image to a page	Type [[File:Icon - Gold.gif]] =
To change the location of the picture (use left, center, or right)	Type [[File:Icon - Gold.gif|left]] =
To add a frame	Type [[File:Icon - Gold.gif|frame]] =
To add a caption	Type [[File:Icon - Gold.gif|frame|Icon for Gold]] = Icon for Gold
To make a large image a thumbnail	Type [[File:Icon - Gold.gif|thumb]] =
To resize an image, enter a different pixel size after the image	Type [[File:Icon - Gold.gif|50px]] =

Adding a video to your user page is currently not available, however, you can put a link to a Youtube or any other video channel.

Indenting

Indenting can improve the layout of a discussion considerably, making it much easier to read. Standard practice is to indent your reply one level deeper than the person you are replying to.

There are several ways of indenting in Wikis:

Plain indentations

The simplest way of indenting is to place a colon (:) at the beginning of a line. The more colons you put, the further indented the text will be. A newline (pressing Enter or Return) marks the end of the indented paragraph.

Bullet points

You can also indent using bullets, usually used for lists. To insert a bullet, use an asterisk (*). Similar to indentation, more asterisks in front of a paragraph means more indentation.

Numbered items

You can also create numbered lists. For this, use the number sign or octothorpe (#). This is usually used for polls and voting. Again, you can affect the indent of the number by the number of #s you use.

Quotes

There are many ways to mark quotations in an article. Please see the following template pages to review how to apply them.

• Template:Quotation
• Template:Quote
• Template:Quote2
• Template:Quote box
• Template:Vquote

Talk pages

Talk pages are a key feature of any Wiki, offering the ability to discuss articles and other issues with other users.

If you wanted to ask a question about an article, or you have a concern or comment, you can put a note in the article's talk page. You do that by clicking the "discussion" tab at the top of the page. Do not worry if the link shows up in red; it is all right to create the talk page if it does not already exist.

When you post a new comment, put it at the bottom of the talk page. The exception is that if you are responding to someone else's remarks, put your comment below theirs. You can indent your comment by typing a colon (:) at the beginning of a line. Also, remember to sign your comment, see below.

User talk pages

Every contributor has a user talk page on which other contributors can leave messages. If someone has left you a message, you will see a note saying "You have new messages", with a link to your user talk page.

You can reply in either of two ways. One is to put a message on the user talk page of the person you are replying to. The other is to put your reply on your own talk page beneath the original message. Both are common on Wikis; however, be aware that replying on your own talk page runs the risk that your reply won't be seen, if the user does not look at your talk page again. If you choose this approach, it is a good idea to post a notice at the top of your talk page so people know they have to keep an eye on it.

Signing

Whenever you leave a comment, remember to sign! Click this button at the top of the edit window. You can also type:

• ~~~ for the name (try2BEEhelpful), or
• ~~~~ for the name and date (try2BEEhelpful 19:09, 12 Dec 2003 (UTC))
• ~~~~~ for the date only (19:09, 12 Dec 2003 (UTC)).

You should usually sign with both your user name and date.

Experiment

Experiment! This time, instead of editing a sandbox (Special:Mypage/Sandbox), leave a message on the talk page by clicking "Discuss this page" or "Discussion". Remember to sign your user name. You might want to try responding to someone else's post. Remember, you should use "Show preview" to see if your formatting works before you save.

Source

• Wikipedia:Tutorial

For more information

• Wiki Editing
• Advanced editing
• Tips and Tricks
• HTML in Wiki