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== Basic editing == | == Basic editing == | ||
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- | + | * [[Help:How to edit a page]] - Basics on syntax, editing, and saving. | |
- | + | * [[Help:Citing sources]] - Help on including citations from different sources, and how to create footnotes | |
- | * [[Help:Writing about a person | + | * [[Help:Structure of non-person articles]] |
- | * [[Help: | + | * [[Help:Structure of college articles]] - How to edit a raw college article to make it conform to encyclopedia standards |
+ | * [[Help:Linking to people]] - Adding links to people who may or may not be in the encyclopedia | ||
+ | * [[Help:Writing about a person]] - How to add facts or narrative about a person | ||
+ | * [[Help:Adding a page for a person]] - How and when to create a page for a person not represented in the Encyclopedia | ||
+ | * [[Help:Editing biographical information]] - How and when to update biographical information | ||
+ | * [[Help:How to use discussion pages]] - What to put there, why to put it there, how to put it. | ||
+ | * [[Help:Categorizing]] - How to place pages into categories for organization. | ||
+ | * [[Help:Math formulas]] - How to insert math formulas into articles on statistics. | ||
+ | * [[Help:Discussion pages]] - Why there are "Talk" pages for articles, and how to use them. | ||
== Advanced Topics == | == Advanced Topics == | ||
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- | * [[Help: | + | * [[Help:People]]: General guidelines and information about pages referring to people. |
- | * [[Help: | + | ** [[Help:Structure of person articles]] - Explains what you see when you edit an article whose subject is a person, and where to put information |
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** [[Help:Editing People Pages]]: Some how-tos for common situations that arise when doing biographical research. | ** [[Help:Editing People Pages]]: Some how-tos for common situations that arise when doing biographical research. | ||
** [[Help:Naming conventions (people)]]: Naming conventions for pages referring to people. | ** [[Help:Naming conventions (people)]]: Naming conventions for pages referring to people. | ||
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* [[Help:External links]]: The Encyclopedia aims to organize existing information as well as provide an authoritative resource. Here are some guidelines for external linking. | * [[Help:External links]]: The Encyclopedia aims to organize existing information as well as provide an authoritative resource. Here are some guidelines for external linking. | ||
* [[Help:Naming conventions]] - Very technical guidelines on names of pages, templates, variables, etc. | * [[Help:Naming conventions]] - Very technical guidelines on names of pages, templates, variables, etc. | ||
- | * [[ | + | * [[Help:Sabr-lightbox-link parser function]] - How (and why) the custom parser function works |
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