How To Write An Article

From The Encyclopedia of Pointless

Writing an article is not in and of itself a difficult prospect. If you can use a form on a website you can contribute to the Encyclopedia.

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Using MediaWiki

Let's assume for a moment you've used the form here or here to create a new article. Having done so you're faced with a blank box just asking for some texty goodness. We'll also assume you know how to type, so let's go ahead and focus on what you need to type to make stuff that looks cool by ripping this stuff right the heck out of Wikipedia's cheatcheet.

Description	You type	You get
Applies anywhere
Italicise text	`''italic''`	italic

Bold text	`'''bold'''`	bold

Bold and italic	`'''''bold & italic'''''`	bold & italic

Internal link (within Wikipedia)	`[[name of page]]` `[[name of page\|display text]]`	name of page display text

External link (to other websites)	`[http://www.example.org]` `[http://www.example.org display text]` `http://www.example.org`	[1] display text http://www.example.org

Sign your posts on talk pages	~~~~	Your username 17:01, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
Applies only at the beginning of the line
Headings A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when three headings are added to an article.	`== Level 1 ==` `=== Level 2 ===` `==== Level 3 ====` `===== Level 4 =====` `====== Level 5 ======`	[edit] Level 1 [edit] Level 2 [edit] Level 3 [edit] Level 4 [edit] Level 5

Bullet list	`* one` `* two` `** two point one` `* three`	one two two point one three

Numbered list	`# one` `# two` `## two point one` `# three`	one two two point one three

Thumbnail image	[[Image:Smokenunhi.jpg\|thumb\|Caption text]]	Caption text

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Eopoint-specific Templates

In addition to all that stuff that every MediaWiki site uses there are other templates that we have created specifically for the Encyclopedia. They serve to make things more interesting.

Description You type You get

Use these at the beginning of the article.

Quote

{{Q|This is a quote|[[Quoted guy]] referring to quotes.}}

“This is a quote”

-- Quoted guy referring to quotes.

Badge Sash

{{sash|smokingskull.GIF|mindless-violence.png|ThumbsUps.png|blankbadge.gif}}