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See [[FusionWiki:About|About FusionWiki]] for information on the kind of content that should be included.
Super informative wrtiing; keep it up.
 
== Adding content ==
 
To add content, first
* perform a search to see whether a page with the concerned information exists (using the search box on the left), or
* [[Special:AllPages|browse the list of all current pages]], or
* [[Special:WantedPages|check out the list of wanted pages]].
 
=== Modifying an existing page ===
 
Simply click on 'edit' and enter your modifications on any page.
More detailed information on editing and formatting is available below (help sources).
 
=== Creating a new page ===
 
There are two basic ways of creating a new page:
* Type the title of the new page in the search box on the left and click 'Search'. If the page is not found, the search results include an option to create a page with that title (shown as a 'red link').
* Include a link to a non-existing page on an existing page. After saving your changes, this link will show as a 'red link'. Clicking on the red link will automatically create the corresponding new page. This method of page creation is preferred, as it guarantees that the new page is referred to from an existing page.
 
'''Do not hesitate''' to include short or incomplete entries. Other visitors will correct and expand them.
 
=== Do I need a user account? ===
 
To edit text, you don't need a user account, but to upload material (images, files) you do.
See below for allowed file formats.
It may also be convenient to create a user account (using the 'log in' link at the top of the page) to avoid the [[:Wikipedia:reCAPTCHA|reCAPTCHA]] with each significant edit.
 
== Basic help sources ==
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tutorial Tutorial] (extremely brief)
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Reference_card WikiMedia Reference Card] (useful summary of main editing tags)
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_edit More detailed help on editing text]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Math_markup Help regarding mathematical expressions]
 
Regarding the general philosophy of a wiki, mostly also applicable to this FusionWiki, see:
[[:Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Five pillars|Wikipedia:Five pillars]].
 
== Advanced topics ==
 
Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Combating_spam Combating spam]
* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]
 
== File formats ==
 
The wiki accepts the following standard file formats:
* Images: [[:Wikipedia:Image_format|gif, jpg, jpeg, png]]
* Documents: [[:Wikipedia:Portable_document_format|pdf]], [[:Wikipedia:Microsoft PowerPoint|ppt]]
Movies (e.g., in the [[:Wikipedia:Audio_Video_Interleave|avi]] format) should be converted to [[:Wikipedia:Graphics_Interchange_Format|gif]] first, using e.g.
[http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/video/ ImageMagick] (usually available on unix systems).

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Super informative wrtiing; keep it up.

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