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Kenneth John Odle: /* Categories */ Fixed link

2018-07-10T00:52:18Z

Categories: Fixed link

Kenneth John Odle: /* Minor Edits */ Added "Why use Minor Edits?" subsection

2018-02-10T16:05:24Z

Minor Edits: Added "Why use Minor Edits?" subsection

Kenneth John Odle: /* Marking Pages with Templates */ Added links to categories for templates

2017-07-08T18:14:24Z

Marking Pages with Templates: Added links to categories for templates

Kenneth John Odle: /* Marking Pages with Templates */ Place template tags at the top of articles

2017-07-08T18:08:22Z

Marking Pages with Templates: Place template tags at the top of articles

Kenneth John Odle: /* Categories */ Place category tags at top of articles

2017-07-08T18:07:20Z

Categories: Place category tags at top of articles

Kenneth John Odle: /* Marking Pages with Templates */ Typofix

2017-07-08T17:09:19Z

Marking Pages with Templates: Typofix

Kenneth John Odle: /* Add an Edit Summary */ Added note about html in edit summaries & number of edits

2017-07-08T17:05:59Z

Add an Edit Summary: Added note about html in edit summaries & number of edits

Kenneth John Odle: Added "Edit Preview" section

2017-07-08T17:03:35Z

Added "Edit Preview" section

Kenneth John Odle: /* Add an Edit Summary */ Typofix

2017-07-08T17:02:06Z

Add an Edit Summary: Typofix

Kenneth John Odle: Reworked into sections; added minor edits and edit summaries sections

2017-07-08T17:00:52Z

Reworked into sections; added minor edits and edit summaries sections

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 * Make sure every article belongs to at least one category. It is permissible (and in some cases, preferred) for some articles to belong to multiple categories.
-* If a header block template exists for a category, be sure to use it on every article in that category. (You can find a list of templates [[http://wiki.kjodle.net/Special:AllPages?from=&to=&namespace=10|here]].
+* If a header block template exists for a category, be sure to use it on every article in that category. (You can find a list of templates [http://wiki.kjodle.net/Special:AllPages?from=&to=&namespace=10 here].
 * This is MediaWiki, so categories can (and in many cases, should) be hierarchical.
 * Add category tags to the ''top'' of articles, just beneath any template tags. (This is counter to WikiPedia practice, which places category tags at the bottom of articles. Placing them at the top makes it easier to see them at a glance.)

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 * Changing the order of paragraphs
 * Changing the order of sections or subsections.
 == Add an Edit Summary ==

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 == Marking Pages with Templates ==
-* Feel free to mark pages that need expanding by adding <nowiki>{{Template:Stub}}</nowiki> at the top of the article.
+* Feel free to mark pages that need expanding by adding <nowiki>{{Template:Stub}}</nowiki> at the top of the article. (This will automatically add the page to the [[:Category:Stub | stubs category]].)
-* Feel free to mark orphan pages that need backlinks by adding <nowiki>{{Template:Orphan}}</nowiki> at the top of the article.
+* Feel free to mark orphan pages that need backlinks by adding <nowiki>{{Template:Orphan}}</nowiki> at the top of the article. (This will automatically add the page to the [[:Category: Orphan Pages | orphan pages category]].)
-* If an article is a hot mess, mark it as needed attention by adding <nowiki>{{Template:Needs Attention}}</nowiki> at the top of the article.
+* If an article is a hot mess, mark it as needed attention by adding <nowiki>{{Template:Needs Attention}}</nowiki> at the top of the article. (This will automatically add the page to the [[:Category:Articles needing attention | pages needing attention category]].)
 * Place template tags at the top of articles, before any other content, including category tags. They will appear in the order you list them.

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 * Feel free to mark orphan pages that need backlinks by adding <nowiki>{{Template:Orphan}}</nowiki> at the top of the article.
 * If an article is a hot mess, mark it as needed attention by adding <nowiki>{{Template:Needs Attention}}</nowiki> at the top of the article.
 == Minor Edits ==

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 * If a header block template exists for a category, be sure to use it on every article in that category. (You can find a list of templates [[http://wiki.kjodle.net/Special:AllPages?from=&to=&namespace=10|here]].
 * This is MediaWiki, so categories can (and in many cases, should) be hierarchical.
 == Capitalization ==

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-Added link to ''Rolling Stone'' article
+Added link to Rolling Stone article
 </pre>

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	Use this guide whenever creating or editing content on this wiki.		Use this guide whenever creating or editing content on this wiki.
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		+	== Edit Previews ==
		+
		+	Always preview your edits and try to catch as many spelling, grammar, and coding errors there as possible. Try to avoid making one large edit and then numerous minor edits to fix typos.

	== Heading and Subheadings ==		== Heading and Subheadings ==

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 Added "Miscellaneous Links" section at end of article
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 Use this guide whenever creating or editing content on this wiki.
-* Titles of articles, subheadings, etc., should always be in Title Case. That is, capitalize important words.
+== Heading and Subheadings ==
 * This is MediaWiki, so the highest subheading level should be H2. (H1 is reserved for the article title.)
 * Heading and subheadings should be hierarchical.
-* All images should be free of copyright issues and properly credited in a caption.
-* Fill out your user profile. Include links to your own website.
+== Categories ==
 * Make sure every article belongs to at least one category. It is permissible (and in some cases, preferred) for some articles to belong to multiple categories.
-* If a header block template exists for a category, be sure to use it on every article in that category.
+* If a header block template exists for a category, be sure to use it on every article in that category. (You can find a list of templates [[http://wiki.kjodle.net/Special:AllPages?from=&to=&namespace=10|here]].
 * This is MediaWiki, so categories can (and in many cases, should) be hierarchical.
 * If you have questions about an article, feel free to discuss them on that article's talk page. If no talk page exists for an article, feel free to create one.
 * Feel free to mark pages that need expanding by adding <nowiki>{{Template:Stub}}</nowiki> at the top of the article.
 * Feel free to mark orphan pages that need backlins by adding <nowiki>{{Template:Orphan}}</nowiki> at the top of the article.
-* If an article is a hot mess, mark it as needed attention by adding<nowiki>{{Template:Needs Attention}}</nowiki> at the top of the article.
+* If an article is a hot mess, mark it as needed attention by adding <nowiki>{{Template:Needs Attention}}</nowiki> at the top of the article.
-* Only add an internal link to another article on the first instance in an article, not throughout the entire article.