IPH User Guide
From Iph-partnership.org
The idea of a wiki is to create pages which are easily readable and can be updated also by other people than yourself. Therefore please abide by these proposed structures.
If you are knew to the concepts of wikis we sincerely recommend you to read this user guide in its full extent.
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New Article
A new article can be created by two different means.
1. By writing http://iph-partnership.org/index.php?title= and then the title of the new article in the address bar of the browser.
2. If you are already editing an article and see a term to which you would like to write an article you can add double squared brackets around the term, this automatically sets a hyperlink to the page with this term as a title, and it this page didn't exist creates it : [[New Page]]
As each page in a wiki is defined by its exact title, the possibility of having two articles with the same subject simultaneously exists. This can be the case if one article title uses capitals and other doesn't or because of a difference in the wording. To prevent this from happening please note that new articles (or Categories) should be named according to the custom of English headings, ergo all first letters in capitals except for 'a', 'if', 'and' etc.
How to write an article?
With the exception of a few protected pages, every page has a link that says "edit this page", which lets you edit the page you are looking at. It is Wikipedia's most basic feature, and allows you to make corrections and add facts to articles. If you add information to a page, please provide references, because unreferenced facts are subject to removal.
Show preview
One important feature to start using now is the Show preview button. Try making an edit and then click the Show preview button instead of Save page. This allows you to see what the page will look like after your edit, before you actually save. We all make mistakes; this feature lets you catch them. Using Show preview before saving also lets you try format changes and other edits without cluttering up the page history and has a number of other advantages. Do not forget to save your edits after previewing, though!
Use Headings and Sections
Headings and subheadings are an easy way to improve the organization of an article. If you can see two or more distinct topics being discussed, you can break up the article by inserting a heading for each section.
Headings can be created like this:
| You type | You get |
|---|---|
| == Heading == |
[edit] Heading |
| ===Subheading=== |
[edit] Subheading |
If an article has at least four headings, a table of contents will automatically be generated. Try creating a heading in this page's sandbox. It will be added automatically to the table of contents for the page, assuming three others already exist.
Signing Articles or Discussion contributions
You should sign your comments by typing ~~~ for just your username, or ~~~~ for your username and a time signature (see the example discussion below). This way, when you save the page, your signature will be inserted automatically. Otherwise your comments, etc., will still appear but without your name. Most of us use time signatures because it makes following discussions much easier. For your convenience, there is a button at the top of the edit box with a signature icon which automatically inserts "--~~~~".
Also, signing your message off is done by:
- Writing ~~~ for the name (try2BEEhelpful), or
- Writing ~~~~ for the name and date (try2BEEhelpful 19:09, 12 Dec 2003 (UTC)), or
- Writing ~~~~~ for the date only (19:09, 12 Dec 2003 (UTC)).
You should usually sign with both name and date, but votes are often signed with names only.
Categories
To improve the possibility for others to keep their bearings within the IPH-Wiki, we ask you to please add your article to the appropriate categories.
Just type [[Category:]], and put the name of the category between the colon and the brackets.
It is very important to put your article in the correct categories so that other people can easily find your work. The best way to find which categories to put in is to look at pages on similar subjects, and check which categories they use. For example if you write an article about a type of tree, you may look at an article on another type of tree to see which categories could be appropriate.
If you create a new category please please please write one or two sentences describing it, on the new category page (to find the page, just click on the name of the new category) because otherwise it will not visible on the Category Tree page, and remember to check first whether a similar category might already exist. Please also remember to name your category according to the custom of English headings, ergo all first letters in capitals except for 'a', 'if', 'and' etc.
For further information view: Categories
Uploading Files
To upload a file you have to be logged in. Please view the instructions on the toolbox site "Upload file".
Further Help
This is a link to the help page of the IPH-Wiki
For further information see: Wikimedia.org
Using the edit toolbar
| Icon | function | code on edit page | appearance on finished page |
|---|---|---|---|
| bold | '''abc'''
| abc |
| italic | ''abc''
| abc |
| internal link | [[abc]]
| abc |
| external link | [http://www.abc.com]
| [1] |
| Level 2 headline | == abc ==
| == abc == |
| signature with timestamp | ~~~~
| Eva 07:50, 18 January 2010 (CET) |
