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<center>'''To get started with Sprocket School, [http://www.sprocketschool.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signup&returnto=Main+Page create an account].'''</center>
<center>'''To get started with Sprocket School, [http://www.sprocketschool.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signup&returnto=Main+Page create an account].'''</center>


'''General pointers'''
* This is a tool intended to serve a relatively small field, so register under a real or otherwise recognizable name.
* The current user list is [http://www.sprocketschool.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers here].
* You can see recent contributions to the site on the [http://www.sprocketschool.org/wiki/Special:RecentChanges Recent changes page].
* Look at an article's editing history by clicking the "history" tab at the top of any page.
*Each page 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. It looks like this: -- [[User:Rfhall|Rfhall]] ([[User talk:Rfhall|talk]]) 00:44, 3 August 2013 (PDT)




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* A list of pages that exist already (which you may wish to edit): http://www.sprocketschool.org/w/index.php?title=Special:AllPages
* A list of pages that exist already (which you may wish to edit): http://www.sprocketschool.org/w/index.php?title=Special:AllPages
* Mediawiki's guide to basic editing: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing
* Mediawiki's guide to basic editing: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing
'''On cooperative editing: things to keep in mind'''
*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.
*Because this is a tool intended to serve a relatively small field, everyone should try to register under a real or otherwise recognizable name. The current user list is [http://www.sprocketschool.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers here].
*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.
*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.

Revision as of 23:44, 2 August 2013

Like Wikipedia, Sprocket School was made using software called MediaWiki. MediaWiki has extensive instructions on editing and formatting on their website.



To get started with Sprocket School, create an account.


General pointers

  • This is a tool intended to serve a relatively small field, so register under a real or otherwise recognizable name.
  • The current user list is here.
  • You can see recent contributions to the site on the Recent changes page.
  • Look at an article's editing history by clicking the "history" tab at the top of any page.
  • Each page 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. It looks like this: -- Rfhall (talk) 00:44, 3 August 2013 (PDT)


Starting a new page


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