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===About Editing===
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This website was made using software called Mediawiki (just like Wikipedia!) There is a TON of documentation (manuals, guides, templates, and so on) available for free on the internet that will teach you how to do things with Mediawiki. Use Google to find it.


'''Starting a new page'''
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*First check to see if the page you want to work on exists already or not by looking at the list of All Pages: http://www.sprocketschool.org/w/index.php?title=Special:AllPages
* Next, check the list of Wanted pages: http://www.sprocketschool.org/w/index.php?title=Special:WantedPages
*If there's no page for what you want to add, you can create a new one. The easiest way to do this is to simply replace http://www.sprocketschool.org/w/index.php?title=THISPART of the URL with the name of the page you want to create and click "create" at the top of the resulting page.


'''Editing an existing page'''
*Beginning to do this is easy: just click the "edit" link at the top of each page. Adding links and fancy formatting is a little more complicated, but fairly simple. Here's Mediawiki's guide to basic editing: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing
*Another great thing about wikis is that even if you can't figure out how to format something properly or make it look exactly how you want it to - even if all you feel like doing is dumping a bunch of text into the editing box - someone else can come and make it pretty for you.


'''On cooperative editing: things to keep in mind'''
'''Sprocket School''' is a collection of information, history, and suggested [[best practices]] for film exhibition in the 21st century. It is intended to be a practical resource for exhibitors, projectionists, archivists, programmers, and curators who want to safely continue projecting analog motion picture film of every gauge long into the future. It is meant to be used as a resource in combination with (but not as a replacement for) hands on experience and equipment manuals.
*Anyone can edit any page on the wiki, provided they've registered for an account (see top right corner). This means that, ideally, every page will ultimately be written by anyone in the community with relevant knowledge!
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*Because this is a tool intended to serve a relatively small field, everyone should try to register under a real or otherwise recognizable name (see the current user list here: http://www.sprocketschool.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers).
<mark>'''NOTE''': This project is currently in development.</mark> Some articles are only sketches of information to be included as this project grows.
*You can look at an individual page's editing history and how it's changed over time by clicking the "history" tab at the top of any page. Any change that's been made can be unmade from here, too.
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*Each page also has a "discussion" tab at the top. This is a good place to ask questions and make suggestions about a given topic. You can "sign" your contributions to the discussion page (or any other page) by typing "-- ~ ~ ~ ~" - without the spaces! - or by just hitting the little button that looks like a signature at the top of the editing box.
 
'''Visit our [[List of analog film exhibitors]] for a list of film-capable venues around the world!'''
 
 
 
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<h3>Using Sprocket School</h3>
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* Use the '''search box''' at the top of this page to search for a specific term or subject.
 
* '''[[Special:AllPages|Browse a list of all pages]]'''
 
* '''Browse pages by [[:Category:Contents|category]]''':
** 🆕 '''[[:Category:Guides|Guides]]''': Our in-depth guides to everything an exhibitor might want to know
** '''[[:Category:Equipment|Equipment]]''': articles about [[:Category:Projectors|projectors]],  [[:Category:Projector components|projector components]], and various [[:Category:Tools|tools]].
** '''[[:Category:Film prints|Film prints]]''': articles about [[:Category:Film gauges|film gauges]] and about things like [[cues]], [[leader]], and [[aspect ratios]].
** '''[[:Category:Technique|Technique]]''': articles about [[:Category:Showmanship|showmanship]], [[:Category:Film handling|film handling]], and [[:Category:Troubleshooting|troubleshooting]].
** '''[[:Category:Resources|Resources]]''': resources we host, including a [[Technical_consultants|list of technical consultants]] and a [[Resources|list of external resources]].
** '''[[:Category:Fun|Fun]]'''
** '''[[Special:ListFiles|Image and file list]]''': a list of images and files found across the site.
 
* '''[[Special:Random|Visit a random page]]'''
 
 
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<h3> [[Help:Editing|Guide to editing Sprocket School]]</h3>
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'''To edit pages yourself''', review the [[Help:Editing|editing guide]] and then email '''info@sprocketschool.org''' with the username you would like and we will create your account. If you email us your writing, suggestions, photographs, or PDFs and we can add them for you.

Latest revision as of 21:34, 12 November 2023

Sprocket School


Sprocket School is a collection of information, history, and suggested best practices for film exhibition in the 21st century. It is intended to be a practical resource for exhibitors, projectionists, archivists, programmers, and curators who want to safely continue projecting analog motion picture film of every gauge long into the future. It is meant to be used as a resource in combination with (but not as a replacement for) hands on experience and equipment manuals.

NOTE: This project is currently in development. Some articles are only sketches of information to be included as this project grows.

Visit our List of analog film exhibitors for a list of film-capable venues around the world!


Using Sprocket School

  • Use the search box at the top of this page to search for a specific term or subject.


Guide to editing Sprocket School

To edit pages yourself, review the editing guide and then email info@sprocketschool.org with the username you would like and we will create your account. If you email us your writing, suggestions, photographs, or PDFs and we can add them for you.

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