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| == Introduction ==
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| PZwiki uses [http://mediawiki.org Mediawiki], a free software wiki engine licensed under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public License]. On this help page, you will find a user guide to help you start creating and updating pages on this wiki.
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| == Editing basics ==
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| ==== Create an account ====
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| To help prevent spamming, you'll need to create an account to edit the wiki. You can easily do that by clicking the 'Register' link at the top right hand corner of the page.
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| ==== Start editing ====
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| :To start editing a MediaWiki page, click on the "Edit this page" (or just "edit") link at the top of the page. This will bring you to the edit page: a page with a text box containing the wikitext: the editable source code from which the server produces the webpage.
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| ==== Summarize your changes ====
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| :You should write a short edit summary in the small field below the edit-box. You may use shorthand to describe your changes, as described in the legend.
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| ==== Preview before saving ====
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| :When you have finished, press preview to see how your changes will look -- before you make them permanent. Repeat the edit/preview process until you are satisfied, then click "Save" and your changes will be immediately applied to the article.
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| == [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikitext Wikitext] markup ==
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| Please note that this section has borrowed heavily from [http://mediawiki.org Mediawikis] own help pages.
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| ===Formatting===
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| |<pre>''italic text''</pre> || ''italic text''
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| |<pre>[[canned soup]]</pre> || [[canned soup]]
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| |<pre>[[canned soup|un-canned soup]]</pre> || [[canned soup|un-canned soup]]
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| |<pre>[http://projectzomboid.com Project Zomboid]</pre> || [http://projectzomboid.com Project Zomboid]
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| == Minor edits ==
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| A user who is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Logging_in logged-in] can mark an edit as "minor". [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Minor_edit Minor edit]s are generally spelling corrections, formatting, and minor rearrangement of text. Users may choose to hide minor edits when viewing [http://pzwiki.net/wiki/Special:RecentChanges Recent Changes].
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| Marking a significant change as a minor edit is considered bad [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Etiquette Wikiquette]. If you have accidentally marked an edit as minor, make a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Dummy_edit dummy edit], verify that the <small>'''"[ ] This is a minor edit"'''</small> check-box is unchecked, and explain in the edit summary that the previous edit was not minor.
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| == Specific PZwiki editing ==
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| ''See Also:'' [[PZwiki:HelpingOut]]
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| ==== Use a template ====
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| :We have several templates (known as Boilerplates) set up for you to make use of when creating a new page. These boilerplates make adding a new page quick and easy and makes sure all of the pages stick to consistent look. To see our current boilerplates see [http://www.pzwiki.net/wiki/Category:Boilerplates this page].
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| == Mediawiki help ==
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| PZwiki uses a version of the same software that powers [http://wikipedia.org wikipedia]. For more comprehensive help on anything to do with Mediawiki, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents Wikipedia's own help section].
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