SotA Wiki:Getting started
Template:Tocright Template:Under Construction Welcome to SotA Wiki, a wiki written collectively by the members of the Shroud of the Avatar community. If you want to find out how to improve a page by adding content, updating the information or even fixing grammar, this page is designed to guide you through your first steps as a contributor.
How to edit a page
You can edit any page unless they are protected. This can be done by simply clicking on the "edit" tab at the top of the page which brings the editable text (source) of the current page. From there, you can type in the text that you want to add, using wiki markup to format the text and add other elements like images and tables.
Wiki Markup
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Use 2 apostrophes on each side to ''italicize text'' Use 3 to '''bold the text''' Use 5 apostrophes for '''''bold italics''''' |
Use 2 apostrophes on each side to italicize text Use 3 to bold the text Use 5 apostrophes for bold italics | ||||||
Use two square brackets on each side to link to another wiki article like [[Shroud of the Avatar]]. Use a pipe character (|) to rename the [[Shroud of the Avatar|link]]. Use a single bracket on each side to link to another web site: [http://www.shroudoftheavatar.com Shroud of the Avatar Website] |
Use two square brackets on each side to link to another wiki article like Shroud of the Avatar. Use a pipe character (|) to rename the link. Use a single bracket on each side to link to another web site: Shroud of the Avatar Website | ||||||
== Section 1 == === Section 1.a === ==== Section 1.a.i ==== |
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Indentation :is done by adding colons at the start of a line ::each of which causes the line to be indented by three more character positions |
Indentation
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* Item 1 * Item 2 * Item 3 * Item 4 ** Item 4.1 *** Item 4.1.1 **** Item 4.1.1.1 **** Item 4.1.1.2 ** Item 4.2 * Item 5 |
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# Item 1 # Item 2 # Item 3 # Item 4 ## Item 4.1 ### Item 4.1.1 #### Item 4.1.1.1 #### Item 4.1.1.2 ## Item 4.2 # Item 5 |
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!Planet
!Moon
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|Mars
|Phobos
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|Jupiter
|Europa
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[[File:Logo.png]] |
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[[File:Logo.png|frame|SotA Wiki logo]] |
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[[File:Logo.png|frame|SotA Wiki logo|link=SotA Wiki]] |
How to create a page
Only registered users can create a new page. Before you create a new article, make sure there is not an article with the same title or subject as the one you wish to create.
Title for your new article
SotA Wiki uses title case for article names. When writing a name, use capital first letters for all words except for articles, prepositions, and conjunctions unless one of them is the first word.