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Introduction

PZwiki uses Mediawiki, a free software wiki engine licensed under the 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.

Editing basics

Start editing

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.

Summarize your changes

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.

Preview before saving

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.

Wikitext markup

Coming very shortly!

Minor edits

A user who is logged-in can mark an edit as "minor". Minor edits are generally spelling corrections, formatting, and minor rearrangement of text. Users may choose to hide minor edits when viewing Recent Changes.

Marking a significant change as a minor edit is considered bad Wikiquette. If you have accidentally marked an edit as minor, make a dummy edit, verify that the "[ ] This is a minor edit" check-box is unchecked, and explain in the edit summary that the previous edit was not minor.

Specific PZwiki editing

Use a template

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 this page.

Mediawiki help

PZwiki uses a version of the same software that powers wikipedia. For more comprehensive help on anything to do with Mediawiki, see Wikipedia's own help section.