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==Creating an article== | ==Creating an article== | ||
In order to create an article, you must first become [[Blooncyclopedia:Autoconfirmed users|Autoconfirmed]] by having an account that's at least | In order to create an article, you must first become [[Blooncyclopedia:Autoconfirmed users|Autoconfirmed]] by having an account that's at least 3 days old and making at least 10 edits. You can start creating an article by clicking on a red link. Alternatively, you can type the name of the article you want to create into the box below. These will take you to the editor. Remember to follow the [[Blooncyclopedia:Article titles|title guidelines]]. Creating empty articles is not allowed. | ||
<div style="float:left"><inputbox> | <div style="float:left"><inputbox> | ||
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==Using the source editor== | ==Using the source editor== | ||
MediaWiki uses a markup language called [[mediawikiwiki:wikitext|wikitext]] to format articles. The visual editor | MediaWiki uses a markup language called [[mediawikiwiki:wikitext|wikitext]] to format articles. The visual editor actually works by converting your changes into wikitext behind-the-scenes, which you can see by switching to the source editor while editing. | ||
===Text styles=== | ===Text styles=== | ||
Text can be ''italicised'', '''bolded''', or '''''both''''' by surrounding it in quotes: | Text can be ''italicised'', '''bolded''', or '''''both''''' by surrounding it in quotes: | ||
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!Both | !Both | ||
|<code><nowiki>''Fancy sample text''</nowiki></code> | |<code><nowiki>'''''Fancy sample text'''''</nowiki></code> | ||
|'''''Fancy sample text''''' | |'''''Fancy sample text''''' | ||
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Numbered lists are created by beginning a line with a number sign. Multiple number signs can be used to create sub-lists. The spacing between the number sign(s) and the text doesn't matter. The number sign(s) must be the first part of a line, otherwise it won't be formatted. | Numbered lists are created by beginning a line with a number sign. Multiple number signs can be used to create sub-lists. The spacing between the number sign(s) and the text doesn't matter. The number sign(s) must be the first part of a line, otherwise it won't be formatted. | ||
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!Style | !Style | ||
!Wikitext | !Wikitext | ||
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==Navigation== | ==Navigation== | ||
{{blooncyclopedia nav}} | {{blooncyclopedia nav}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Wiki help]] | ||