Help:Editing

If code intimidates or bores you, email your suggestions and contributions to info@sprocketschool.org and we will take care of the rest!

To edit Sprocket School yourself, email us at info@sprocketschool.org to create an account.

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

General pointers

• Request a real or otherwise recognizable login name (if you are comfortable doing so) so your colleagues will know who you are.
• 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)
• You can upload images here. Follow the instructions on that page to use the image in any of the articles.

Starting a new page

• A list of pages that need to be written: http://www.sprocketschool.org/w/index.php?title=Special:WantedPages
• Instructions for starting a new page from scratch: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page

Editing an existing page

• Click the "edit" link at the top of an article to edit it.
• 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

Editorial Guidelines

Use neutral language

Avoid absolutes, like "this is the worst/best practice or piece of equipment", or any other language that veers into the territory of personal opinion.