Wiki Usage and Editing - Revision history

DErik at 02:20, 21 May 2023

2023-05-21T02:20:11Z

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	[[Category:MRT SIG]]		[[Category:MRT SIG]]
	[[Category:~~RCGRS~~ Wiki ~~Help~~]]		[[Category:Wiki Article Development]]
	<span style="font-family:serif; font-size:1.5em;">Article Synopsis<hr></span>		<span style="font-family:serif; font-size:1.5em;">Article Synopsis<hr></span>
	This "wiki" is based on the same open-source code used to make the famous '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia]''' work. The concept is simply to make information findable and update-able in a rather plain wrapper with no coding experience required (though some "wiki markup text" items may help enliven your entries). It invites regular folks to use the tool with little in the way training or experience required.		This "wiki" is based on the same open-source code used to make the famous '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia]''' work. The concept is simply to make information findable and update-able in a rather plain wrapper with no coding experience required (though some "wiki markup text" items may help enliven your entries). It invites regular folks to use the tool with little in the way training or experience required.

DErik at 15:59, 16 May 2023

2023-05-16T15:59:49Z

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	You can type in anything of course. But you can also include images, videos, links, even other documents. For details on some of these things please refer to some of the help files mentioned below.		You can type in anything of course. But you can also include images, videos, links, even other documents. For details on some of these things please refer to some of the help files mentioned below.
	====''Synopsis First''====		====''Synopsis First''====
	The first (well, after the "Works In Progress" - see the "Publication Work Flow" chapter in the [[Sample Article Structure]]) thing you should include is the following line at the top of your article.<pre><span style="font-size:1.5em;">Article Synopsis<hr></span></pre>This introduces your article with text that looks like a chapter heading like so (~~adn~~ see the top of this article),<span style="font-size:1.5em;">Article Synopsis<hr></span>followed by your synopsis of the article. The synopsis text will be displayed in a popup preview of the article when the cursor rests over the link to your article. Try it out by passing your cursor over the link above. Do not use the wiki heading, or even an HTML heading tag. That will stop the preview from retrieving the synopsis text. But, unfortunately, not including a heading means the synopsis will not be included in the table of contents. But that's OK, since it should always be the first thing a viewer sees at the top of the article.		The first (well, after the "Works In Progress" - see the "Publication Work Flow" chapter in the [[Sample Article Structure]]) thing you should include is the following line at the top of your article.<pre><span style="font-size:1.5em;">Article Synopsis<hr></span></pre>This introduces your article with text that looks like a chapter heading like so (and see the top of this article),<span style="font-size:1.5em;">Article Synopsis<hr></span>followed by your synopsis of the article. The synopsis text will be displayed in a popup preview of the article when the cursor rests over the link to your article. Try it out by passing your cursor over the link above. Do not use the wiki heading, or even an HTML heading tag. That will stop the preview from retrieving the synopsis text. But, unfortunately, not including a heading means the synopsis will not be included in the table of contents. But that's OK, since it should always be the first thing a viewer sees at the top of the article.

			Also, if you deliberately include a TOC in your article (more on that later), be sure it precedes any imagery you include. For example, inclusion of '''''<nowiki>[[File:My Picture.jpg\|thumb]]</nowiki>''''' will cause problems with presenting the preview, if it precedes the TOC. After the TOC is fine.
	====''Formatting''====		====''Formatting''====
	'''[[mediawikiwiki:Help:Formatting\|Formatting your text]]''': Provides all sorts of ways to format your text, such as section headings, font settings, including pre-formatted text, inserting tables, creating lists, special symbols, and even some HTML tags.		'''[[mediawikiwiki:Help:Formatting\|Formatting your text]]''': Provides all sorts of ways to format your text, such as section headings, font settings, including pre-formatted text, inserting tables, creating lists, special symbols, and even some HTML tags.

DErik at 17:40, 7 May 2023

2023-05-07T17:40:29Z

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	<span style="font-family:serif; font-size:1.5em;">Article Synopsis<hr></span>		<span style="font-family:serif; font-size:1.5em;">Article Synopsis<hr></span>
	This "wiki" is based on the same open-source code used to make the famous '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia]''' work. The concept is simply to make information findable and update-able in a rather plain wrapper with no coding experience required (though some "wiki markup text" items may help enliven your entries). It invites regular folks to use the tool with little in the way training or experience required.		This "wiki" is based on the same open-source code used to make the famous '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia]''' work. The concept is simply to make information findable and update-able in a rather plain wrapper with no coding experience required (though some "wiki markup text" items may help enliven your entries). It invites regular folks to use the tool with little in the way training or experience required.
	[[Category:Pending Review]] <span style="color:red;">This is a new or updated article by Don ([[User:DErik\|DErik]] ([[User talk:DErik\|talk]])) Erikstrup being reviewed</span>		[[Category:Pending Review]] <span style="color:red;"><br>This is a new or updated article by Don ([[User:DErik\|DErik]] ([[User talk:DErik\|talk]])) Erikstrup being reviewed</span>
	{{rtoc}}		{{rtoc}}
	==Getting started==		==Getting started==

DErik at 17:39, 7 May 2023

2023-05-07T17:39:37Z

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	~~[[Category:Pending Review]] <span style="color:red;">This is a new or updated article by Don Erikstrup being reviewed</span>~~
	[[Category:MRT SIG]]		[[Category:MRT SIG]]
	[[Category:RCGRS Wiki Help]]		[[Category:RCGRS Wiki Help]]
	<span style="font-family:serif; font-size:1.5em;">Article Synopsis<hr></span>		<span style="font-family:serif; font-size:1.5em;">Article Synopsis<hr></span>
	This "wiki" is based on the same open-source code used to make the famous '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia]''' work. The concept is simply to make information findable and update-able in a rather plain wrapper with no coding experience required (though some "wiki markup text" items may help enliven your entries). It invites regular folks to use the tool with little in the way training or experience required.		This "wiki" is based on the same open-source code used to make the famous '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia]''' work. The concept is simply to make information findable and update-able in a rather plain wrapper with no coding experience required (though some "wiki markup text" items may help enliven your entries). It invites regular folks to use the tool with little in the way training or experience required.
			[[Category:Pending Review]] <span style="color:red;">This is a new or updated article by Don ([[User:DErik\|DErik]] ([[User talk:DErik\|talk]])) Erikstrup being reviewed</span>
	{{rtoc}}		{{rtoc}}
	==Getting started==		==Getting started==

DErik at 01:25, 5 May 2023

2023-05-05T01:25:25Z

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	[[Category:MRT SIG]]		[[Category:MRT SIG]]
	[[Category:RCGRS Wiki Help]]		[[Category:RCGRS Wiki Help]]
	<span style="font-size:1.5em;">Article Synopsis<hr></span>		<span style="font-family:serif; font-size:1.5em;">Article Synopsis<hr></span>
	This "wiki" is based on the same open-source code used to make the famous '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia]''' work. The concept is simply to make information findable and update-able in a rather plain wrapper with no coding experience required (though some "wiki markup text" items may help enliven your entries). It invites regular folks to use the tool with little in the way training or experience required.		This "wiki" is based on the same open-source code used to make the famous '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia]''' work. The concept is simply to make information findable and update-able in a rather plain wrapper with no coding experience required (though some "wiki markup text" items may help enliven your entries). It invites regular folks to use the tool with little in the way training or experience required.
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	You can type in anything of course. But you can also include images, videos, links, even other documents. For details on some of these things please refer to some of the help files mentioned below.		You can type in anything of course. But you can also include images, videos, links, even other documents. For details on some of these things please refer to some of the help files mentioned below.
	====''Synopsis First''====		====''Synopsis First''====
	The first (well, after the "Works In Progress" - see the "Publication Work Flow" chapter in the [[Sample Article Structure]]) thing you should include is the following line at the top of your article.<pre><span style="font-size:1.5em;">Article Synopsis<hr></span></pre>This introduces your article with text that looks like a chapter heading like so (adn see the top of this article),<span style="font-size:1.5em;">Article Synopsis<hr></span>followed by your synopsis of the article. The synopsis text will be displayed in a popup preview of the article when the cursor rests over the link to your article. Try it out by passing ~~you~~ cursor over the link above. Do not use the wiki heading, or even an HTML heading tag. That will stop the preview from retrieving the synopsis text. But, unfortunately, not including a heading means the synopsis will not be included in the table of contents. But that's OK, since it should always be the first thing a viewer sees at the top of the article.		The first (well, after the "Works In Progress" - see the "Publication Work Flow" chapter in the [[Sample Article Structure]]) thing you should include is the following line at the top of your article.<pre><span style="font-size:1.5em;">Article Synopsis<hr></span></pre>This introduces your article with text that looks like a chapter heading like so (adn see the top of this article),<span style="font-size:1.5em;">Article Synopsis<hr></span>followed by your synopsis of the article. The synopsis text will be displayed in a popup preview of the article when the cursor rests over the link to your article. Try it out by passing your cursor over the link above. Do not use the wiki heading, or even an HTML heading tag. That will stop the preview from retrieving the synopsis text. But, unfortunately, not including a heading means the synopsis will not be included in the table of contents. But that's OK, since it should always be the first thing a viewer sees at the top of the article.
	====''Formatting''====		====''Formatting''====
	'''[[mediawikiwiki:Help:Formatting\|Formatting your text]]''': Provides all sorts of ways to format your text, such as section headings, font settings, including pre-formatted text, inserting tables, creating lists, special symbols, and even some HTML tags.		'''[[mediawikiwiki:Help:Formatting\|Formatting your text]]''': Provides all sorts of ways to format your text, such as section headings, font settings, including pre-formatted text, inserting tables, creating lists, special symbols, and even some HTML tags.

DErik at 01:21, 5 May 2023

2023-05-05T01:21:17Z

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	[[Category:Pending Review]] <span style="color:red;">This is a new or updated article by Don Erikstrup being reviewed~~<br>~~</span>		[[Category:Pending Review]] <span style="color:red;">This is a new or updated article by Don Erikstrup being reviewed</span>
	[[Category:MRT SIG]]		[[Category:MRT SIG]]
	[[Category:RCGRS Wiki Help]]		[[Category:RCGRS Wiki Help]]
			<span style="font-size:1.5em;">Article Synopsis<hr></span>
	This "wiki" is based on the same open-source code used to make the famous '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia]''' work. The concept is simply to make information findable and update-able in a rather plain wrapper with no coding experience required (though some "wiki markup text" items may help enliven your entries). It invites regular folks to use the tool with little in the way training or experience required.		This "wiki" is based on the same open-source code used to make the famous '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia]''' work. The concept is simply to make information findable and update-able in a rather plain wrapper with no coding experience required (though some "wiki markup text" items may help enliven your entries). It invites regular folks to use the tool with little in the way training or experience required.
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	==What and How to Include Things ==		==What and How to Include Things ==
	You can type in anything of course. But you can also include images, videos, links, even other documents. For details on some of these things please refer to:		You can type in anything of course. But you can also include images, videos, links, even other documents. For details on some of these things please refer to some of the help files mentioned below.
			====''Synopsis First''====
			The first (well, after the "Works In Progress" - see the "Publication Work Flow" chapter in the [[Sample Article Structure]]) thing you should include is the following line at the top of your article.<pre><span style="font-size:1.5em;">Article Synopsis<hr></span></pre>This introduces your article with text that looks like a chapter heading like so (adn see the top of this article),<span style="font-size:1.5em;">Article Synopsis<hr></span>followed by your synopsis of the article. The synopsis text will be displayed in a popup preview of the article when the cursor rests over the link to your article. Try it out by passing you cursor over the link above. Do not use the wiki heading, or even an HTML heading tag. That will stop the preview from retrieving the synopsis text. But, unfortunately, not including a heading means the synopsis will not be included in the table of contents. But that's OK, since it should always be the first thing a viewer sees at the top of the article.
	====''Formatting''====		====''Formatting''====
	'''[[mediawikiwiki:Help:Formatting\|Formatting your text]]''': Provides all sorts of ways to format your text, such as section headings, font settings, including pre-formatted text, inserting tables, creating lists, special symbols, and even some HTML tags.		'''[[mediawikiwiki:Help:Formatting\|Formatting your text]]''': Provides all sorts of ways to format your text, such as section headings, font settings, including pre-formatted text, inserting tables, creating lists, special symbols, and even some HTML tags.

DErik at 00:43, 5 May 2023

2023-05-05T00:43:30Z

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	[[Category:Pending Review]] <span style="color:red;">This is a new or updated article by Don Erikstrup being reviewed</span>		[[Category:Pending Review]] <span style="color:red;">This is a new or updated article by Don Erikstrup being reviewed<br></span>
	[[Category:MRT SIG]]		[[Category:MRT SIG]]
	[[Category:RCGRS Wiki Help]]		[[Category:RCGRS Wiki Help]]

DErik at 00:41, 5 May 2023

2023-05-05T00:41:41Z

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	[[Category:MRT SIG]]		[[Category:MRT SIG]]
	[[Category:RCGRS Wiki Help]]		[[Category:RCGRS Wiki Help]]

			This "wiki" is based on the same open-source code used to make the famous '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia]''' work. The concept is simply to make information findable and update-able in a rather plain wrapper with no coding experience required (though some "wiki markup text" items may help enliven your entries). It invites regular folks to use the tool with little in the way training or experience required.
	{{rtoc}}		{{rtoc}}
	This "wiki" is based on the same open-source code used to make the famous '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia]''' work. The concept is simply to make information findable and update-able in a rather plain wrapper with no coding experience required (though some "wiki markup text" items may help enliven your entries). It invites regular folks to use the tool with little in the way training or experience required.

	==Getting started==		==Getting started==
	When looking for information that may already have been provided, search for it by entering what you think might appear in the name of the page. No guarantees of course. You will notice that, as you type, suggested pages that do exist will be presented.<br>		When looking for information that may already have been provided, search for it by entering what you think might appear in the name of the page. No guarantees of course. You will notice that, as you type, suggested pages that do exist will be presented.<br>

DErik at 23:13, 4 May 2023

2023-05-04T23:13:20Z

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	::See the '''[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:YouTube YouTube Extension]''' page for more details.		::See the '''[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:YouTube YouTube Extension]''' page for more details.

	== Security ==		==Security==
	Ostensibly, you should be a member in good standing with the '''[https://rosecitygardenrailwaysociety.wildapricot.org/ Rose City Garden Railway Society]''' to create and edit pages. But everyone can LOOK all they want. That is sort of the point of a wiki, to share information! You can apply for an account following the link in the upper right labeled "'''[[Special:RequestAccount\|Request an Account]]'''"!!		Ostensibly, you should be a member in good standing with the '''[https://rosecitygardenrailwaysociety.wildapricot.org/ Rose City Garden Railway Society]''' to create and edit pages. But everyone can LOOK all they want. That is sort of the point of a wiki, to share information! You can apply for an account following the link in the upper right labeled "'''[[Special:RequestAccount\|Request an Account]]'''"!!

			==See Also==
			#[[Link Reference in the Wiki]]: This provides more detailed information on just how setting up links in your article can be done and how they work.
			#[[DErik's Admin Assist]]: This is something I'm putting together to make finding relevant help easier. The MediaWiki stuff itself is rather poorly organized, and help is sometimes rather obscure.

	==Authors and Contributors==		==Authors and Contributors==
	*Don Erikstrup - Please use the [[Talk:Wiki_Usage_and_Editing\|discussion]] tab above to leave me a note or comment.		*[[User:DErik\|Don Erikstrup]] - Please use the [[Talk:Wiki_Usage_and_Editing\|discussion]] tab above to leave me a note or comment. Or leave a coment at DErik's [[User_talk:DErik\|talk]] page.
			*Eric Timberlake

DErik at 22:40, 4 May 2023

2023-05-04T22:40:07Z

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 :# It slows down loading of the page
 ::See the '''[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:YouTube YouTube Extension]''' page for more details.
 == Security ==