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Thank you for helping us build Teampedia! The more activities you add, the larger and more useful this database will be!
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=To add an activity just enter the name of the activity in the box below and press "Create Activity"=
 
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* This will take you to a templated page where you can enter all the information about your activity.
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* You can press "Show preview" to preview what your final version will look like.
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* And make sure you press "Save Page" at the bottom of the page to save your activity!
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* To play around with editing formats visit our [[Sandbox]]
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* Or for more info on editing formats visit the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet Wikipedia:Cheatsheet]
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'''Adding an activity to Teampedia is easy!'''
 
'''Adding an activity to Teampedia is easy!'''
  
Make sure you are on the "Main Page".
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<inputbox>
 
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type=create
Click on the "edit" tab. At the top of the screen, you'll see:
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buttonlabel=Create Activity
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preload=Template:Activity
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</inputbox>
  
<nowiki>*[[Stand Up Sit Down]]</nowiki>
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'''Thank you for contributing to Teampedia!'''
<nowiki>*[[Wind Blows]]</nowiki>
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</center>
<nowiki>*Etc.
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Write this underneath the last item on the list (make sure you use the asterick and brackets):
 
  
<nowiki>*[[name of the activity you'd like to add]]</nowiki>
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=Alternate methods to create pages:=
  
Press "Save page" at the bottom of the screen. When you return to the [[Main Page]], you'll see a link to your page in <font color="red">red</font> at the bottom of the list. Click on it and start typing!
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There are several ways to start a new page. These can vary based on the type of page started, as well as the wiki and namespace.
  
'''To keep our pages consistent, please use the categories on this template:'''
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== Using Wikilinks ==
[[Template:Activity]]
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MediaWiki makes it very easy to link wiki pages using a standard syntax (see [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links Help:Links]). If you (or anyone else) create a link to an article that doesn't exist yet, the link will be coloured red, <span style="color: #ba0000">like this</span>.
  
You can do this by posting this code into your blank page, and pressing "save.
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Clicking a red link will take you to the edit page for the new article.  Simply type your text, click save and the new page will be created.
<nowiki>{{subst:Template:Activity}}</nowiki>
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Once you save, you will notice it has pasted the headers page into your new page.
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Once the page has been created, the link will change from <span style="color: #ba0000">red</span> to <span style="color: #002bb8;">blue</span> (<span style="color: #5a3696;">purple</span> for pages you've visited) indicating that the article now exists.
The headers have "equal" signs before and after each heading so they stand out.  
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You can type in the appropriate information after each header.  
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Creating a page this way means that right from the start, the page will be linked from at least one other place on the wiki (and typically you will want to mesh it into other related pages later).  
  
As you type, periodically hit "Save Page" at the bottom of the screen. After you save your information, it will take you back to the page and out of edit mode.  
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== From the search page ==
NOTE: Make sure you wait until this happens or else your information will be lost!
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If you search for a page that doesn't exist (using the search box and “{{int:go}}” button on the left of the page) then you will be provided with a link to create the new page.  
  
You can hit "show preview" at the bottom of the page to get a look at what your final version will look like.
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== Using the URL ==
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You can use the wiki's URL for creating a new page.
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The URL to an article on this wiki is like this:
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<code><nowiki>http://www.teampedia.net/wiki/index.php?title=</nowiki> '''ARTICLE'''</code>
  
And don't forget to "save page"!!
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If you replace <code>'''ARTICLE'''</code> with the name of the page you wish to create, you will be taken to a blank page which indicates that no article of that name exists yet. Clicking the "{{int:edit}}" at the top of the page will take you to the edit page for that article, where you can create the new page by typing your text, and clicking submit.
  
'''THANK YOU for contributing to Teampedia!'''
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== Create redirects to your new page ==
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Don't forget to set up redirects when you create a page. If you think another person may search for the page you've created by using a different name or spelling, please create the proper redirect(s). See [[Help:Redirects]].

Latest revision as of 17:53, 4 November 2013

To add an activity just enter the name of the activity in the box below and press "Create Activity"

  • This will take you to a templated page where you can enter all the information about your activity.
  • You can press "Show preview" to preview what your final version will look like.
  • And make sure you press "Save Page" at the bottom of the page to save your activity!
  • To play around with editing formats visit our Sandbox
  • Or for more info on editing formats visit the Wikipedia:Cheatsheet

Adding an activity to Teampedia is easy!


Thank you for contributing to Teampedia!


Alternate methods to create pages:

There are several ways to start a new page. These can vary based on the type of page started, as well as the wiki and namespace.

Using Wikilinks

MediaWiki makes it very easy to link wiki pages using a standard syntax (see Help:Links). If you (or anyone else) create a link to an article that doesn't exist yet, the link will be coloured red, like this.

Clicking a red link will take you to the edit page for the new article. Simply type your text, click save and the new page will be created.

Once the page has been created, the link will change from red to blue (purple for pages you've visited) indicating that the article now exists.

Creating a page this way means that right from the start, the page will be linked from at least one other place on the wiki (and typically you will want to mesh it into other related pages later).

From the search page

If you search for a page that doesn't exist (using the search box and “Go” button on the left of the page) then you will be provided with a link to create the new page.

Using the URL

You can use the wiki's URL for creating a new page. The URL to an article on this wiki is like this: http://www.teampedia.net/wiki/index.php?title= ARTICLE

If you replace ARTICLE with the name of the page you wish to create, you will be taken to a blank page which indicates that no article of that name exists yet. Clicking the "Edit" at the top of the page will take you to the edit page for that article, where you can create the new page by typing your text, and clicking submit.

Create redirects to your new page

Don't forget to set up redirects when you create a page. If you think another person may search for the page you've created by using a different name or spelling, please create the proper redirect(s). See Help:Redirects.