PaulSank's Step-By-Step Guide to Wikidelphia Editing - Revision history

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	If you find such a page, maybe you want to update it (see next subsection). If you get to feeling sure that the subject isn't already covered, then it's time to make a new page:		If you find such a page, maybe you want to update it (see next subsection). If you get to feeling sure that the subject isn't already covered, then it's time to make a new page:

	*Think of an exact title--exact--and enter it into the search box (that every Wikidelphia page has in the left column of your screen). Hit Go.		*Think of an exact title--exact--and enter it into the search box (that every Wikidelphia page has in the left column of your screen). Hit Go.
	*As we expect, the search comes up empty. "There were no results matching the query."		*As we expect, the search comes up empty. "There were no results matching the query."
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	*Look up at the tabs going across the top, above the big page heading. In bold face on one of the tabs, you see "Create Source". This tells you that you're in the Source Editor, which is a plain-text kind of mode where you'll do more typing than mousing.		*Look up at the tabs going across the top, above the big page heading. In bold face on one of the tabs, you see "Create Source". This tells you that you're in the Source Editor, which is a plain-text kind of mode where you'll do more typing than mousing.
	**The alternative to the Source Editor is the Visual Editor, which offers tools like a word-processing program. If you'd rather try or use this alternative, you'll look to the left of the "Create Source" tab and see "Create". Select that.		**The alternative to the Source Editor is the Visual Editor, which offers tools like a word-processing program. If you'd rather try or use this alternative, you'll look to the left of the "Create Source" tab and see "Create". Select that.

	<br>Throughout these instructions, I'll assume you're using the Source Editor ("Create Source"), but I'll add some notes about how to do things in the Visual Editor ("Create"), too. Either way, we're going for the same result, a well-organized Wikidelphia page in a standardized format that puts the subject front-and-center, making it easy and convenient for readers to take advantage of all that a Wikidelphia page has to offer.		<br>Throughout these instructions, I'll assume you're using the Source Editor ("Create Source"), but I'll add some notes about how to do things in the Visual Editor ("Create"), too. Either way, we're going for the same result, a well-organized Wikidelphia page in a standardized format that puts the subject front-and-center, making it easy and convenient for readers to take advantage of all that a Wikidelphia page has to offer.
	<div style="text-align: right">[[#top\|(back to top)]]</div>		<div style="text-align: right">[[#top\|(back to top)]]</div>
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	===Update an Existing Page===		===Update an Existing Page===
	You are looking at an existing Wikidelphia page. You shift your gaze up to the top where it has tabs that say things like "Page", "Discussion", "Edit", "History", etc. You have two options:		You are looking at an existing Wikidelphia page. You shift your gaze up to the top where it has tabs that say things like "Page", "Discussion", "Edit", "History", etc. You have two options:

	*You can choose the "Edit" tab if you'd rather use the Visual Editor.		*You can choose the "Edit" tab if you'd rather use the Visual Editor.
	*Or you can choose the "Edit Source" tab to get to the Source Editor.		*Or you can choose the "Edit Source" tab to get to the Source Editor.
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	This is the way to make a link at the top of the page. What the reader will actually see is just the "glassplategame.com" part, which they can click on. Now I'll explain the parts of what you see in the example:		This is the way to make a link at the top of the page. What the reader will actually see is just the "glassplategame.com" part, which they can click on. Now I'll explain the parts of what you see in the example:
	*First, at the very top of your page, a pair of left curly brackets "{{".
			*<nowiki>First, at the very top of your page, a pair of left curly brackets "{{".</nowiki>
	*Next, the word "toplink".		*Next, the word "toplink".
	*Then, a vertical bar ("\|"). I think it's called a pipe. Anyways, it's usually what you get when you hold Shift and hit the backward slash ("\") key. On my keyboard, the key is directly above "Enter".		*Then, a vertical bar ("\|"). I think it's called a pipe. Anyways, it's usually what you get when you hold Shift and hit the backward slash ("\") key. On my keyboard, the key is directly above "Enter".
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	*Next, another vertical bar.		*Next, another vertical bar.
	*Then, "name=", followed by the simplified URL. This name is what the reader will actually see, being easier to read and easier to remember. So in this example, the reader sees only "glassplate.com", and when they click it, they get taken to "<nowiki>http://www.glassplategame.com</nowiki>".		*Then, "name=", followed by the simplified URL. This name is what the reader will actually see, being easier to read and easier to remember. So in this example, the reader sees only "glassplate.com", and when they click it, they get taken to "<nowiki>http://www.glassplategame.com</nowiki>".
	*Finally, a pair of right curly brackets "}}".		*<nowiki>Finally, a pair of right curly brackets "}}".</nowiki>

	Here are some other examples, which highlight how to use "url" and "name":		Here are some other examples, which highlight how to use "url" and "name":
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	===Making a Main Link with the Visual Editor===		===Making a Main Link with the Visual Editor===
	At the very top of the page, type two left curly brackets ("{{"). When you type the second one, a dialogue will come up. In the one blank field you see, type "toplink" and Enter. Next you see a blank for "Field name". Type "url" and Enter. A blank field will appear below "url". Into that blank put the full URL, just as discussed under the term "url" above. Then put the cursor into the box below where it says "Field name" again. This time, put "name" and Enter. In the blank field that appears below "name", put the name, the simplified URL as discussed under "name" above. When you see that you have a correct name and url, go to the top of the dialog box and hit Insert. As a result, the visitor will now see the simplified version, and when they click on that, they'll get to where the full URL points to.		<nowiki>At the very top of the page, type two left curly brackets ("{{"). When you type the second one, a dialogue will come up. In the one blank field you see, type "toplink" and Enter. Next you see a blank for "Field name". Type "url" and Enter. A blank field will appear below "url". Into that blank put the full URL, just as discussed under the term "url" above. Then put the cursor into the box below where it says "Field name" again. This time, put "name" and Enter. In the blank field that appears below "name", put the name, the simplified URL as discussed under "name" above. When you see that you have a correct name and url, go to the top of the dialog box and hit Insert. As a result, the visitor will now see the simplified version, and when they click on that, they'll get to where the full URL points to. </nowiki>

	Now you've made a new main link. It's probably highlighted in blue, so you'll want to click outside that blue area to move on. On the next line below the main link, you'll be putting the description, possibly preceded by a picture.		Now you've made a new main link. It's probably highlighted in blue, so you'll want to click outside that blue area to move on. On the next line below the main link, you'll be putting the description, possibly preceded by a picture.
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	Breaking it down, in sequence:		Breaking it down, in sequence:

	*Two left square brackets, then "File", then a colon.		*Two left square brackets, then "File", then a colon.
	*The file name of the picture you uploaded.		*The file name of the picture you uploaded.
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	Now you want to go find some descriptive information. Open another browser window and go to the subject's website. Sometimes a good paragraph or two can be found on the subject site's home page. Maybe a good paragraph or two can be found under:		Now you want to go find some descriptive information. Open another browser window and go to the subject's website. Sometimes a good paragraph or two can be found on the subject site's home page. Maybe a good paragraph or two can be found under:

	*"About Us",		*"About Us",
	*"Mission",		*"Mission",
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	On every Wikidelphia entry in the current uniform format, there's a uniform amount of spacing between the body of the entry and the Categories below. The tag to use is <nowiki><br></nowiki>, and you'll use it once, twice, or thrice, as follows:		On every Wikidelphia entry in the current uniform format, there's a uniform amount of spacing between the body of the entry and the Categories below. The tag to use is <nowiki><br></nowiki>, and you'll use it once, twice, or thrice, as follows:

	*If the end of the complete body of text is just text, add three of them. (<nowiki><br><br><br></nowiki>)		*If the end of the complete body of text is just text, add three of them. (<nowiki><br><br><br></nowiki>)
	If the end of the body is a bulleted () or numbered (#) list item, hit Enter at the end of the item, and on the next line add two of the tags. (<nowiki><br><br></nowiki>)		If the end of the body is a bulleted () or numbered (#) list item, hit Enter at the end of the item, and on the next line add two of the tags. (<nowiki><br><br></nowiki>)
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	Before you hit "Save page" to save your new, full Wikidelphia subject entry, do these:		Before you hit "Save page" to save your new, full Wikidelphia subject entry, do these:

	*Look over the whole page once more to check for errors and other places where a bit of the page may possibly not be displayed to your liking.		*Look over the whole page once more to check for errors and other places where a bit of the page may possibly not be displayed to your liking.
	*Please make sure there's a descriptive note in the blank "Summary:" box, telling everybody what you've just added or changed. Or, if your edit was truly minor, you may check the "This is a minor edit" box.		*Please make sure there's a descriptive note in the blank "Summary:" box, telling everybody what you've just added or changed. Or, if your edit was truly minor, you may check the "This is a minor edit" box.
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	===Special Pages===		===Special Pages===
	Select "Special pages" in the Wikidelphia sidebar. It takes you to a big list of reports you can get and useful lists you can have made. More than a few of these links are useful in finding pages to improve:		Select "Special pages" in the Wikidelphia sidebar. It takes you to a big list of reports you can get and useful lists you can have made. More than a few of these links are useful in finding pages to improve:

	*Popular Pages: Click "Special pages" and look under "Wiki data and tools" for the "Popular Pages" link. Click that and look at some of the more popular pages until you find one that could use an update or modification.		*Popular Pages: Click "Special pages" and look under "Wiki data and tools" for the "Popular Pages" link. Click that and look at some of the more popular pages until you find one that could use an update or modification.
	*Under the "Maintenance" heading of Special Pages, we find some more good ways:		*Under the "Maintenance" heading of Special Pages, we find some more good ways:
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	*Check the body text against the subject's website to make sure everything's the latest.		*Check the body text against the subject's website to make sure everything's the latest.
	*Check every link on the whole page. Repair or delete the ones that don't work.		*Check every link on the whole page. Repair or delete the ones that don't work.
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	*Look at the Categories. A routine update is seldom done without finding that one or more Categories needs to be added, changed, or deleted. Of all we editors, our collective ability to categorize is a skill that can always use improvement, so the Categories are always worth a close inspection in any full update.		*Look at the Categories. A routine update is seldom done without finding that one or more Categories needs to be added, changed, or deleted. Of all we editors, our collective ability to categorize is a skill that can always use improvement, so the Categories are always worth a close inspection in any full update.
	<div style="text-align: right">[[#top\|(back to top)]]</div>		<div style="text-align: right">[[#top\|(back to top)]]</div>
	<br><br><br>[[Category:About-Wikidelphia]]		<br><br><br>
			[[Category:About-Wikidelphia]]
	[[Category:Is-Wikidelphia_Help_Page]]		[[Category:Is-Wikidelphia_Help_Page]]
			[[Category:Issue-Copyright]]

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	Hello! I'm [[~~User~~:~~PaulSank_talk~~\|Paul]]! When I first tried to edit, I was intimidated and stymied for a long time. I couldn't fully imagine what a Wikidelphia page of mine would look like, much less how to make one in any sort of procedural sequence. What to do? I couldn't feel confidence and motivation.		Hello! I'm [[User_talk:PaulSank\|Paul]]! When I first tried to edit, I was intimidated and stymied for a long time. I couldn't fully imagine what a Wikidelphia page of mine would look like, much less how to make one in any sort of procedural sequence. What to do? I couldn't feel confidence and motivation.

	You, however, have a much better start right here! This step-by-step guide to Wikidelphia editing is written to guide you, step-by-step, in making or improving pages.		You, however, have a much better start right here! This step-by-step guide to Wikidelphia editing is written to guide you, step-by-step, in making or improving pages.

	''Note:'' This guide has you doing a format that Wikidelphia staff editor [[User:~~PaulSank~~\|Paul]] eventually stopped using. But this is still a great way to do a page, even if a few adjustments are made in the future by another user or staff editor.		''Note:'' This guide has you doing a format that Wikidelphia staff editor [[User:PaulSank_talk\|Paul]] eventually stopped using. But this is still a great way to do a page, even if a few adjustments are made in the future by another user or staff editor.

	== A First Look ==		== A First Look ==

PaulSank: minor improvement

2018-08-31T15:50:29Z

minor improvement

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	Hello! I'm [[User:~~PaulSank~~\|Paul]]! When I first tried to edit, I was intimidated and stymied for a long time. I couldn't fully imagine what a Wikidelphia page of mine would look like, much less how to make one in any sort of procedural sequence. What to do? I couldn't feel confidence and motivation.		Hello! I'm [[User:PaulSank_talk\|Paul]]! When I first tried to edit, I was intimidated and stymied for a long time. I couldn't fully imagine what a Wikidelphia page of mine would look like, much less how to make one in any sort of procedural sequence. What to do? I couldn't feel confidence and motivation.

	You, however, have a much better start right here! This step-by-step guide to Wikidelphia editing is written to guide you, step-by-step, in making or improving pages.		You, however, have a much better start right here! This step-by-step guide to Wikidelphia editing is written to guide you, step-by-step, in making or improving pages.

PaulSank: added a note

2018-08-31T15:37:01Z

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	You, however, have a much better start right here! This step-by-step guide to Wikidelphia editing is written to guide you, step-by-step, in making or improving pages.		You, however, have a much better start right here! This step-by-step guide to Wikidelphia editing is written to guide you, step-by-step, in making or improving pages.

			''Note:'' This guide has you doing a format that Wikidelphia staff editor [[User:PaulSank\|Paul]] eventually stopped using. But this is still a great way to do a page, even if a few adjustments are made in the future by another user or staff editor.

	== A First Look ==		== A First Look ==

Stan: Text replacement - "Category:Is-Enterprise" to "Category:Is-Business"

2018-03-09T02:57:17Z

Text replacement - "Category:Is-Enterprise" to "Category:Is-Business"

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	And one more example, the cats for Audio Post \| Maja Media:		And one more example, the cats for Audio Post \| Maja Media:
	<pre>[[Category:Does-Post_Production]] [[Category:Is-~~Enterprise~~]][[Category:Where-Rittenhouse_Square]]		<pre>[[Category:Does-Post_Production]] [[Category:Is-Business]][[Category:Where-Rittenhouse_Square]]
	[[Category:Is-Business]][[Category:Using-Audio_Equipment]][[Category:Is-Audio_Post_Production_Studio]]		[[Category:Is-Business]][[Category:Using-Audio_Equipment]][[Category:Is-Audio_Post_Production_Studio]]
	[[Category:Serves-Advertising_Agencies]][[Category:Serves-Independent_Video_Producers]]		[[Category:Serves-Advertising_Agencies]][[Category:Serves-Independent_Video_Producers]]

PaulSank: /* To Begin Editing */

2016-12-17T04:32:16Z

To Begin Editing

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	*Your display now shows you a compose window.		*Your display now shows you a compose window.
	*Look up at the tabs going across the top, above the big page heading. In bold face on one of the tabs, you see "Create Source". This tells you that you're in the Source Editor, which is a plain-text kind of mode where you'll do more typing than mousing.		*Look up at the tabs going across the top, above the big page heading. In bold face on one of the tabs, you see "Create Source". This tells you that you're in the Source Editor, which is a plain-text kind of mode where you'll do more typing than mousing.
	**~~To its left you see "Create", which takes you~~ to ~~what's called~~ the Visual Editor which offers tools like a word-processing program.		**The alternative to the Source Editor is the Visual Editor, which offers tools like a word-processing program. If you'd rather try or use this alternative, you'll look to the left of the "Create Source" tab and see "Create". Select that.
	<br>Throughout these instructions, I'll assume you're using the Source Editor ("Create Source"), but I'll add some notes about how to do things in the Visual Editor ("Create"), too. Either way, we're going for the same result, a well-organized Wikidelphia page in a standardized format that ~~makes~~ it easy and convenient for readers to take advantage of all that a Wikidelphia page has to offer.		<br>Throughout these instructions, I'll assume you're using the Source Editor ("Create Source"), but I'll add some notes about how to do things in the Visual Editor ("Create"), too. Either way, we're going for the same result, a well-organized Wikidelphia page in a standardized format that puts the subject front-and-center, making it easy and convenient for readers to take advantage of all that a Wikidelphia page has to offer.
	<div style="text-align: right">[[#top\|(back to top)]]</div>		<div style="text-align: right">[[#top\|(back to top)]]</div>

PaulSank: correcting an error

2016-12-17T04:28:28Z

correcting an error

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	*As we expect, the search comes up empty. "There were no results matching the query."		*As we expect, the search comes up empty. "There were no results matching the query."
	*Under that, you see "Create the page '(what you typed, but in red letters)' on this wiki!" This is where Wikidelphia is giving you the option to create a page with the exact title you entered.		*Under that, you see "Create the page '(what you typed, but in red letters)' on this wiki!" This is where Wikidelphia is giving you the option to create a page with the exact title you entered.
	*(If the red part is incorrect, just ~~go to~~ the ~~'''Search Box~~ at the top of the page~~''' and~~ type in the correct title this time.)		*(If the red part is incorrect, just use the same search box--or the one at the top of the page--to type in the correct title this time.)
	*Click the red link in the "Create" line.		*Click the red link in the "Create" line.
	*Your display now shows you a compose window.		*Your display now shows you a compose window.
	*Look up at the tabs going across the top, above the big page heading. In bold face on one of the tabs, you see "~~Edit~~ Source". This tells you that you're in the Source Editor, which is a plain-text kind of mode where you'll do more typing than mousing.		*Look up at the tabs going across the top, above the big page heading. In bold face on one of the tabs, you see "Create Source". This tells you that you're in the Source Editor, which is a plain-text kind of mode where you'll do more typing than mousing.
	**To its left you see "~~Edit~~", which takes you to what's called the Visual Editor which offers tools like a word-processing program.		**To its left you see "Create", which takes you to what's called the Visual Editor which offers tools like a word-processing program.
	<br>Throughout these instructions, I'll assume you're using the Source Editor ("~~Edit~~ Source"), but I'll add some notes about how to do things in the Visual Editor ("~~Edit~~"), too. Either way, we're going for the same result, a well-organized Wikidelphia page in a standardized format that makes it easy and convenient for readers to take advantage of all that a Wikidelphia page has to offer.		<br>Throughout these instructions, I'll assume you're using the Source Editor ("Create Source"), but I'll add some notes about how to do things in the Visual Editor ("Create"), too. Either way, we're going for the same result, a well-organized Wikidelphia page in a standardized format that makes it easy and convenient for readers to take advantage of all that a Wikidelphia page has to offer.
	<div style="text-align: right">[[#top\|(back to top)]]</div>		<div style="text-align: right">[[#top\|(back to top)]]</div>

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	*In checking links, make sure that what each link points to is still being updated. For example, in an Info section, if the subject site's event calendar hasn't been updated in many months or a year, then maybe this Wikidelphia page shouldn't link to it anymore. If the subject hasn't put out a tweet in six months, then maybe the Info section shouldn't have a Twitter link anymore.		*In checking links, make sure that what each link points to is still being updated. For example, in an Info section, if the subject site's event calendar hasn't been updated in many months or a year, then maybe this Wikidelphia page shouldn't link to it anymore. If the subject hasn't put out a tweet in six months, then maybe the Info section shouldn't have a Twitter link anymore.
	*Look at the Categories. A routine update is seldom done without finding that one or more Categories needs to be added, changed, or deleted. Of all we editors, our collective ability to categorize is a skill that can always use improvement, so the Categories are always worth a close inspection in any full update.		*Look at the Categories. A routine update is seldom done without finding that one or more Categories needs to be added, changed, or deleted. Of all we editors, our collective ability to categorize is a skill that can always use improvement, so the Categories are always worth a close inspection in any full update.
	~~<div style="text-align: right">[[#top\|(back to top)]]</div><br>~~

	~~==Searching Wikidelphia==~~
	While we love our Wikidelphia Category System, we also recognize that Google is doing their great work indexing our site. That means that you can use Google to find more page hits on a word or phrase than you can find using the normal Wikidelphia search box or through the Category system. Here's an example for Japanese restaurants:
	~~<pre>~~
	~~site:wikidelphia.org Japanese restaurant~~
	~~</pre>~~
	~~Note that we used this feature to create links to the terms "Arts" and "Culture" on the Category [[:Category:Issue-Arts & Culture\|Issue-Arts & Culture]].~~
	<div style="text-align: right">[[#top\|(back to top)]]</div>		<div style="text-align: right">[[#top\|(back to top)]]</div>
	<br><br>[[Category:About-Wikidelphia]]		<br><br><br>[[Category:About-Wikidelphia]]
	[[Category:Is-Wikidelphia_Help_Page]]		[[Category:Is-Wikidelphia_Help_Page]]

PaulSank: /* Searching Wikidelphia */

2016-12-17T04:14:28Z

Searching Wikidelphia

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	==Searching Wikidelphia==		==Searching Wikidelphia==
	* While we love our Wikidelphia Category System, we also recognize that Google is doing their great work indexing our site. That means that you can use Google to find more page hits on a word or phrase than you can find using the normal Wikidelphia search box or through the Category system. Here's an example for Japanese restaurants:		While we love our Wikidelphia Category System, we also recognize that Google is doing their great work indexing our site. That means that you can use Google to find more page hits on a word or phrase than you can find using the normal Wikidelphia search box or through the Category system. Here's an example for Japanese restaurants:
	<pre>		<pre>
	site:wikidelphia.org Japanese restaurant		site:wikidelphia.org Japanese restaurant

PaulSank: standardized the format

2016-12-17T04:14:12Z

standardized the format

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	==Searching Wikidelphia==		==Searching Wikidelphia==
	* While we love our ~~[[:Category:Top Level WCS\|''<u>~~Wikidelphia Category System~~</u>'']]~~, we also recognize that Google is doing their great work indexing our site. That means that you can use Google to find more page hits on a word or phrase than you can find using the normal Wikidelphia search box or through the Category system. ~~To gain Google~~'s ~~help searching Wikidelphia, use this special command in a Google search~~:		* While we love our Wikidelphia Category System, we also recognize that Google is doing their great work indexing our site. That means that you can use Google to find more page hits on a word or phrase than you can find using the normal Wikidelphia search box or through the Category system. Here's an example for Japanese restaurants:
	<~~font size="+1"~~>site:wikidelphia.org''</~~font~~>~~<code>your search term here</code>''~~		<pre>
	* Note that we used this feature to create links to the terms "Arts" and "Culture" on the Category: [[:Category:Issue-Arts & Culture\|Issue:Arts & Culture]]		site:wikidelphia.org Japanese restaurant
			</pre>
			Note that we used this feature to create links to the terms "Arts" and "Culture" on the Category [[:Category:Issue-Arts & Culture\|Issue-Arts & Culture]].
	<div style="text-align: right">[[#top\|(back to top)]]</div>		<div style="text-align: right">[[#top\|(back to top)]]</div>
	<br><br>[[Category:About-Wikidelphia]]		<br><br>[[Category:About-Wikidelphia]]
	[[Category:Is-Wikidelphia_Help_Page]]		[[Category:Is-Wikidelphia_Help_Page]]