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	*[[Stan's Introduction]]		*[[Stan's Introduction]]
	*[[Block ~~captain~~]]		*[[Become a Block Captain]]
	*[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide]		*[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide]

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	==Our editing introduction (2011)==		==Our editing introduction (2011)==
	First - DON'T PANIC! -- You CAN'T permanently lose any previously-saved text (only Administrators can do that). If you get into real trouble (you probably won't), put a {{help me}} (including the special brackets) at the top of the page and save the page. Fixes are very easy, and an Administrator will eventually figure it out.		<pre>First - DON'T PANIC! -- You CAN'T permanently lose any previously-saved text (only Administrators can do that).
			If you get into real trouble (you probably won't), put a {{help me}} (including the special brackets) at the top of
			the page and save the page. Fixes are very easy, and an Administrator will eventually figure it out.
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	'''Administrators''': See [[Steve's Wikitext editing introduction]]		'''Administrators''': See [[Steve's Wikitext editing introduction]]

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	First - DON'T PANIC! -- You CAN'T permanently lose any previously-saved text (only Administrators can do that). If you get into real trouble (you probably won't), put a {{help me}} (including the special brackets) at the top of the page and save the page. Fixes are very easy, and an Administrator will eventually figure it out.

	==Editor's Note==		==Editor's Note==

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	==Our editing introduction (2011)==		==Our editing introduction (2011)==
			First - DON'T PANIC! -- You CAN'T permanently lose any previously-saved text (only Administrators can do that). If you get into real trouble (you probably won't), put a {{help me}} (including the special brackets) at the top of the page and save the page. Fixes are very easy, and an Administrator will eventually figure it out.

	'''Administrators''': See [[Steve's Wikitext editing introduction]]		'''Administrators''': See [[Steve's Wikitext editing introduction]]

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	~~:'''~~''Administrators~~: See [[Steve's Wikitext editing introduction]]''''~~'		First - DON'T PANIC! -- You CAN'T permanently lose any previously-saved text (only Administrators can do that). If you get into real trouble (you probably won't), put a {{help me}} (including the special brackets) at the top of the page and save the page. Fixes are very easy, and an Administrator will eventually figure it out.

	~~This is~~ '~~''Our (text-editor) editing introduction'''.~~		==Editor's Note==

	~~First~~ - ~~'''''DON'T PANIC!'''''~~ -- ~~You CAN~~'~~T permanently lose any previously~~-~~saved text ~~(~~only Administrators can do that~~).		All the material below this paragraph was last updated in 2011. It's being kept until we complete an update of the Wikidelphia Help pages. Some of the information here is still useful. To see something more up-to-date and step-by-step, see [[PaulSank's Step-By-Step Guide to Wikidelphia Editing]], which was first drafted and posted in late 2015. [[User:PaulSank\|PaulSank]] 16:39, 30 December 2015 (EST)

	~~If you get into real trouble~~ (~~you probably won~~'~~t), put a~~ '''~~<nowiki>{{help me}}</nowiki>~~''' ~~(including the special brackets) at the top of the page and save the page. Fixes are very easy, and an Administrator will eventually figure it out.~~		==Our editing introduction (2011)==
			'''Administrators''': See [[Steve's Wikitext editing introduction]]

	== The Intro ==		== The Intro ==

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Stan at 02:56, 7 March 2011

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	In the article's first sentence the page name should appear in bold, as in [[Delaware Valley Mensa]] which starts out as "'''Delaware Valley Mensa''' is the ...".		In the article's first sentence the page name should appear in bold, as in [[Delaware Valley Mensa]] which starts out as "'''Delaware Valley Mensa''' is the ...".

	~~== ==~~

	== Adding A New Page ==		== Adding A New Page ==
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	#If the page you'd like to work on doesn't exist, type its exact title into the search tool and click "Go."		#If the page you'd like to work on doesn't exist, type its exact title into the search tool and click "Go."

	*You'll see a message that says, "There were no results matching the query."		*You'll see a message that says, "There were no results matching the query."
	*And the next line will have the words you typed in red		*And the next line will have the words you typed in red
	*Click on the red text to start editing the new page you just created.		*Click on the red text to start editing the new page you just created.
	*Finish creating the page by scrolling to the bottom and click "Save Page".		*Finish creating the page by scrolling to the bottom and click "Save Page".

	== Making headers ==		== Making headers ==

	What really makes a Wiki article readable is the use of headers to break the text into coherent chunks.		What really makes a Wiki article readable is the use of headers to break the text into coherent chunks.

Stan at 02:55, 7 March 2011

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	== ==		== ==

	== Adding A New Page ==		== Adding A New Page ==

	#To add a page, first search to see if it already exists by using the search tool. Enter a part of the title of the page. If your page already exists, see if it has the content you'd like to be there. If it doesn't, add it or fix what is there.		#To add a page, first search to see if it already exists by using the search tool. Enter a part of the title of the page. If your page already exists, see if it has the content you'd like to be there. If it doesn't, add it or fix what is there.
	#If the page you'd like to work on doesn't exist, type its exact title into the search tool and click "Go."		#If the page you'd like to work on doesn't exist, type its exact title into the search tool and click "Go."

	You'll see a message that says,		*You'll see a message that says, "There were no results matching the query."
			*And the next line will have the words you typed in red
			*Click on the red text to start editing the new page you just created.
			*Finish creating the page by scrolling to the bottom and click "Save Page".

	And the next line will have the words you typed in red<br>Click on the red text to start editing the new page you just created.<br>Finish creating the page by scrolling to the bottom and click "Save Page".<br>		== Making headers ==

	== Making headers ==

	What really makes a Wiki article readable is the use of headers to break the text into coherent chunks.		What really makes a Wiki article readable is the use of headers to break the text into coherent chunks.

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	In the article's first sentence the page name should appear in bold, as in [[Delaware Valley Mensa]] which starts out as "'''Delaware Valley Mensa''' is the ...".		In the article's first sentence the page name should appear in bold, as in [[Delaware Valley Mensa]] which starts out as "'''Delaware Valley Mensa''' is the ...".

			== ==

			== Adding A New Page ==

			#To add a page, first search to see if it already exists by using the search tool. Enter a part of the title of the page. If your page already exists, see if it has the content you'd like to be there. If it doesn't, add it or fix what is there.
			#If the page you'd like to work on doesn't exist, type its exact title into the search tool and click "Go."

			You'll see a message that says,

			And the next line will have the words you typed in red<br>Click on the red text to start editing the new page you just created.<br>Finish creating the page by scrolling to the bottom and click "Save Page".<br>

	== Making headers ==		== Making headers ==
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	###Founding Fathers		###Founding Fathers
	####Benjamin Franklin		####Benjamin Franklin
	####John Rutledge (?)		####John Rutledge (?)
	##Authors		##Authors
	###Novels		###Novels
	####Noam Chomsky		####Noam Chomsky
	#Other people		#Other people
	##Politicians		##Politicians
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	This is an example:		This is an example:
	<blockquote>Hi, John! I'm glad you joined us! <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></blockquote>		<blockquote>Hi, John! I'm glad you joined us! <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></blockquote>
	for me becomes:		for me becomes:
	<blockquote>Hi, John! I'm glad you joined us! [[User:Shollingsworth\|SteveH]] 05:54, 20 January 2011 (EST)</blockquote>		<blockquote>Hi, John! I'm glad you joined us! [[User:Shollingsworth\|SteveH]] 05:54, 20 January 2011 (EST)</blockquote>
	=== Indenting ===		=== Indenting ===

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	#Review the page.		#Review the page.

	So, '''<nowiki>[[wikipedia:Tyrannosaurus Rex\|Tyrannosaurus Rex]]</nowiki>''' becomes [[wikipedia:Tyrannosaurus ~~Rex~~\|Tyrannosaurus Rex]]		So, '''<nowiki>[[wikipedia:Tyrannosaurus Rex\|Tyrannosaurus Rex]]</nowiki>''' becomes [[wikipedia:Tyrannosaurus%20Rex\|Tyrannosaurus Rex]]

	Well, it works for Steve.		Well, it works for Steve.