Help:Contents

See About FusionWiki for information on the kind of content that should be included.

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
• browse the list of all current pages, or
• check out the list of wanted pages.

User account signup

To edit or modify text, and to upload material (images, files) you need a user account.

To open an account, please sign up here. Everybody is kindly invited to help improve this site; constructive contributions are always welcome!

Modifying an existing page

Log in, then 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:

• Include a link to a non-existing page on an existing page, like this: [[New page title]]. After saving your changes, this link will show as a 'red link': New page title. Clicking on the red link will automatically create the corresponding new page (disabled in this example). This method of page creation is preferred, as it guarantees that the new page is referred to from an existing 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').

Do not hesitate to include short or incomplete entries. Other users will correct and expand them.

Do not worry about making mistakes or not knowing formats or style requirements. Everything can be corrected or undone if needed.

Basic help sources

• Tutorial (extremely brief)
• WikiMedia Reference Card (useful summary of main editing tags)
• How to edit
• Mathematical expressions
• Scientific references:
  • When referencing scientific journals, use of the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is recommended. The following format can be used:
    [[doi:<DOI>|<citation>]]
    where <DOI> is the DOI code and <citation> the traditional citation text (Authors, Title, Journal, Volume (Year) Page).
  • When citing book sources, use of the ISBN is recommended. The following format can be used:
    <citation> ISBN <ISBN code>.
  • More information on referencing

Regarding the general philosophy of a wiki, mostly also applicable to this FusionWiki, see: Wikipedia:Five pillars.

File formats

The wiki accepts the following standard file formats:

• Images: gif, jpg, jpeg, png
• Documents: pdf, ppt

Movies (e.g., in the avi format) should be converted to gif first, using e.g. ImageMagick (usually available on unix systems).

Advanced topics

Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.

• Configuration settings list
• MediaWiki FAQ
• Combating spam
• MediaWiki release mailing list