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==What is MansonWiki?== | ==What is MansonWiki?== | ||
| − | MansonWiki is an encyclopedia collaboratively written by the fans for the fans. The site utilizes a special software called MediaWiki, which makes collaboration easy. Many people are constantly improving MansonWiki, making changes by the hour, all of which are recorded on article histories and <span class="plainlinks">[ | + | MansonWiki is an encyclopedia collaboratively written by the fans for the fans. The site utilizes a special software called MediaWiki, which makes collaboration easy. Many people are constantly improving MansonWiki, making changes by the hour, all of which are recorded on article histories and <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.mansonwiki.com/wiki/Special:RecentChanges right here]</span>. Inappropriate and or inaccurate changes are generally removed quickly, by our knowledgeable staff members and users. Repeat offenders may be blocked from editing. However, do not let this discourage your input, as this course of action is generally reserved for users who spam or intentionally vandalize content on the website. |
==How can you help?== | ==How can you help?== | ||
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===Linking to internal articles on MansonWiki=== | ===Linking to internal articles on MansonWiki=== | ||
| − | One of the most important aspects of a Wiki oriented website is the ability to browse from one article to the next based on links provided in the article. The most predominant links are internal links which are article titles which already exist on MansonWiki. For example if I am editing the page for the song [[Coma White]] any term such as a band member, album title, or related subject that I write in the article will be linked by adding double brackets to the term for example: <nowiki>[[Coma White]]</nowiki> becomes [[Coma White]]. Proper capitalization and spelling is important when linking internally, as the title must be an exact match of the article already registered in the database. If the | + | One of the most important aspects of a Wiki oriented website is the ability to browse from one article to the next based on links provided in the article. The most predominant links are internal links which are article titles which already exist on MansonWiki. For example if I am editing the page for the song [[Coma White]] any term such as a band member, album title, or related subject that I write in the article will be linked by adding double brackets to the term for example: <nowiki>[[Coma White]]</nowiki> becomes [[Coma White]]. Proper capitalization and spelling is important when linking internally, as the title must be an exact match of the article already registered in the database. If the [[Article doesn't exist]] or is capitalized improperly, [[Coma white]] a grey, dotted line will appear. You may also link to an article using another term for the title as long as the proper title appears before the solid line in an internal link. Example: <nowiki>[[The High End of Low|Manson's seventh studio album]]</nowiki> [[The High End of Low|Manson's seventh studio album]] was released in May of 2009. |
*Note that the actual article title is The High End of Low, and following the | anything that you type within the double brackets will link to the article for The High End of Low. | *Note that the actual article title is The High End of Low, and following the | anything that you type within the double brackets will link to the article for The High End of Low. | ||
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:To upload an image you need to have a user account. [[#Creating an account / logging in|See below]] for more information about registering. | :To upload an image you need to have a user account. [[#Creating an account / logging in|See below]] for more information about registering. | ||
| − | Imagery is an important part of the site. All images must be uploaded directly to the site using the <span class="plainlinks">[ | + | Imagery is an important part of the site. All images must be uploaded directly to the site using the <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.mansonwiki.com/wiki/Special:Upload Upload File]</span> link, or for multiple images use the <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.mansonwiki.com/wiki/Special:MultiUpload Multi Upload]</span> function located at the bottom left hand side of the Toolbox menu.[[Image:Upload.png|thumb|right|300px|Upload.png]] <br> <big></big> |
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'''Creating an account manually''' | '''Creating an account manually''' | ||
| − | If you manually register an account, you will have to choose a nickname and provide a password. You can also choose to enter an email address and your real name, but these are optional. Remember though that if you don't fill in an email address and you lose your password, you cannot reset the password yourself. Instead, you will have to contact the admins (admin | + | If you manually register an account, you will have to choose a nickname and provide a password. You can also choose to enter an email address and your real name, but these are optional. Remember though that if you don't fill in an email address and you lose your password, you cannot reset the password yourself. Instead, you will have to contact the admins (admin@mansonwiki.com or @[http://twitter.com/mansonwiki mansonwiki]). |
Also, to prove you're an actual human being and not a robot, we ask you to solve a simple question. Although machines are actually designed to do this for us, statistics have proven that we get a lot less spam if we use this method. | Also, to prove you're an actual human being and not a robot, we ask you to solve a simple question. Although machines are actually designed to do this for us, statistics have proven that we get a lot less spam if we use this method. | ||
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=== Unconnecting your Facebook account === | === Unconnecting your Facebook account === | ||
| − | If you accidently created a new account with Facebook instead of linking it to your existing account, or if you don't want your account to be linked with Facebook anymore, you can unlink Facebook again. For now you will have to ask us to do this for you (admin | + | If you accidently created a new account with Facebook instead of linking it to your existing account, or if you don't want your account to be linked with Facebook anymore, you can unlink Facebook again. For now you will have to ask us to do this for you (admin@mansonwiki.com). Later we will implement an option to do this yourself. |
===Removing / renaming your account=== | ===Removing / renaming your account=== | ||
