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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 right above the section titled "Full List of Team Building Activities"
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buttonlabel=Create Activity
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preload=Template:Activity
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</inputbox>
  
* Below the last item on the list write this (making sure you surround the title with double brackets):
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'''Thank you for contributing to Teampedia!'''
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</center>
  
<nowiki>| [[name of the activity you'd like to add]]</nowiki>
 
  
* Press "Save page" at the bottom of the screen. When you return to the [[Main Page]], and the text you entered in between the brackets will now be a link to a new page in <font color="red">red</font>. Just click on that link and start typing!
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=Alternate methods to create pages:=
  
* '''To keep the page consistent with the formatting of other activities you can add this [[Template:Activity | Activity Template]] to your page by copying and pasting this code onto the page, and pressing "save."
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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.
<nowiki>{{subst:Template:Activity}}</nowiki>
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* Once you save, you will notice the template headers on your new page. When you are in edit mode, the headers have equal signs "<nowiki>====</nowiki>" before and after each heading so they stand out.
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== Using Wikilinks ==
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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 type in the appropriate information after each header.  
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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.
  
* The '''Objectives''' and '''Group Size''' headers have special code in them which link that activities to others that are similar, e.g.:  
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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.
<nowiki>
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[[Category:Icebreakers/Warmups]] [[:Category:Icebreakers/Warmups| Icebreakers/Warmups]]
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[[Category:Small]] [[:Category:Small| Small]]
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</nowiki>
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* Feel free to delete any line of code for a category which does not apply to your new activity or add in a line following the same syntax for a new category.
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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.