Getting Started with the Wiki
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[edit] Introduction
What is a wiki? Simply a user-editable web site, where you take part in the content.
[edit] Setting up a Wiki Account
First of all, there is no need to set up an account to be able to view things. If you want to edit, however, you should first create a wiki account, so that your revisions can be tracked. right now, this is not strictly required, but encouraged.
Just click "create an account" at the top right of this page. Create a username and a password, noting that the password you use will not be secure, so do not use a password that you use in other places. Again, the only purpose of the username/password combo is to be able to identify who edited a particular page, if editing takes place.
[edit] Using the Discussion Pages
Every page in the wiki has a corresponding "Discussion" page. If you don't want to necessarily edit the documentation, but want to critique what is there (or ask supplementary questions), this is the place to do it. Simply click the "discussion" tab and edit it like any other wiki page.
[edit] Editing Tips
Need help editing wiki pages? Here are a couple of guides:
- http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/WikiText-HOWTO/how-does-it-work.html (simple)
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents (in depth)
As well as these easy ways to format in wikitext, standard HTML is also OK to use. A quick summary is below:
[edit] Headings
=First Level Heading= ==Second Level Heading== ===Third Level Heading===
[edit] Numbered lists
# item ## item ## item # item # item
- item
- item
- item
- item
- item
[edit] Bulleted lists
* item ** subitem ** subitem * item
- item
- subitem
- subitem
- item
[edit] Text formatting
This sentence contains '''bold text''' and ''italic text''.
This sentence contains bold text and italic text.
Adding a line break without a new paragraph:<br/>This text is on a new line.
Adding a line break without a new paragraph:
This text is on a new line.
To make a new paragraph: hit the return key twice. This is a new paragraph.
To make a new paragraph: hit the return key twice.
This is a new paragraph.
[edit] Putting things in Boxes
To do this, just make sure there is a space at the beginning of the line.
To do this, just make sure there is a space at the beginning of the line.
[edit] Internal and External Links
Links to other pages inside the wiki: [[Member Pages]] Links to other websites: http://www.cans-crew.com Links to other websites with a title: [http://www.cans-crew.com cAns-Crew]
Links to other pages inside the wiki: Member Pages
Links to other websites: http://www.cans-crew.com
Links to other websites using a title: cAns-Crew
