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-	Thanks guys, I just about lost it looikng for this.	+	General Wikipedia information: (Mostly applies here, too.)
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		+	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page
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		+	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet
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		+	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contributing_to_Wikipedia
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		+	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Guide_to_layout
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		+	For those who want instructions here, here it is.
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		+	== Editing basics ==
		+	===Review policy and conventions===
		+	:Make sure that you submit information which is relevant to ''[[Cortex Command]]'', or your content might be deleted. You can always use the talk pages to ask questions or check to see if your idea will be accepted.
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		+	===Start editing===
		+	:To start editing a page, click the '''{{MediaWiki:edit}}''' link. This brings you to the edit page: a page with a text box containing the ''[[Wikipedia:wikitext|wikitext]]'' - the editable code from which the server produces the finished page. ''If you just want to experiment, please do so in the [[CortexWiki:Sandbox|Sandbox]], not here''.
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		+	===Type your changes===
		+	:You can just type your text. However, also using basic wiki markup (examples of which can be found below) adds to the value of your contribution.
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		+	===Summarize your changes===
		+	:Write a short edit summary in the small field below the edit-box. You may use shorthand to describe your changes, as described in Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Edit summary legend|edit summary legend]].
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		+	===Preview before saving===
		+	:When you have finished, click '''Show Preview''' to see how your changes will look '''before''' you make them permanent.  Repeat the edit/preview process until you are satisfied, then click '''{{MediaWiki:savearticle}}''' and your changes will be immediately applied to the article.
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		+	===Dummy edit and null edit===
		+	:If the wikitext is not changed, no edit will be recorded and the edit summary is discarded. A '''dummy edit''' is a change in wikitext that has no effect on the rendered page, such as changing the number of [[Wikipedia:newline|newline]]s at some position from 0 to 1 or from 2 to 3 or conversely (changing from 1 to 2 makes a difference, see below). This allows an edit summary, and is useful for correcting a previous edit summary, or an accidental marking of a previous edit as "minor" (see below).
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		+	:To refresh the cache of some item in the database a lesser kind of dummy edit, called a '''null edit''', may be sufficient: one that does not cause any change in the wikitext, and no entry in the history, in Recent Changes, etc.: this can be done by opening the edit window and saving; a section edit is sufficient.
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		+	===Minor edits===
		+	:When editing a page, a logged-in user has the option of flagging the edit as a "minor edit". This feature is important, because users can choose to ''hide'' minor edits in their view of the [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent Changes]] page, to keep the volume of edits down to a manageable level.
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		+	:Deciding when to use this feature is a matter of personal preference. The rule of thumb is that an edit of a page that consists of spelling corrections, formatting, and minor rearranging of text should be flagged as a "minor edit". A major edit is basically something that makes the entry worth revisiting for somebody who wants to watch the article rather closely. So any "real" change, even if it is a single word, should be flagged as a "major edit".
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		+	:The reason for not allowing a user who is not logged in to mark an edit as minor is that vandalism could then be marked as a minor edit, in which case it would stay unnoticed longer. This limitation is another reason to log in.

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Latest revision as of 18:17, 2 November 2011

General Wikipedia information: (Mostly applies here, too.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contributing_to_Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Guide_to_layout

For those who want instructions here, here it is.

Contents 1 Editing basics 1.1 Review policy and conventions 1.2 Start editing 1.3 Type your changes 1.4 Summarize your changes 1.5 Preview before saving 1.6 Dummy edit and null edit 1.7 Minor edits

Editing basics

Review policy and conventions

Make sure that you submit information which is relevant to Cortex Command, or your content might be deleted. You can always use the talk pages to ask questions or check to see if your idea will be accepted.

Start editing

To start editing a page, click the Edit link. This brings you to the edit page: a page with a text box containing the wikitext - the editable code from which the server produces the finished page. If you just want to experiment, please do so in the Sandbox, not here.

Type your changes

You can just type your text. However, also using basic wiki markup (examples of which can be found below) adds to the value of your contribution.

Summarize your changes

Write a short edit summary in the small field below the edit-box. You may use shorthand to describe your changes, as described in Wikipedia's edit summary legend.

Preview before saving

When you have finished, click Show Preview to see how your changes will look before you make them permanent. Repeat the edit/preview process until you are satisfied, then click Save page and your changes will be immediately applied to the article.

Dummy edit and null edit

If the wikitext is not changed, no edit will be recorded and the edit summary is discarded. A dummy edit is a change in wikitext that has no effect on the rendered page, such as changing the number of newlines at some position from 0 to 1 or from 2 to 3 or conversely (changing from 1 to 2 makes a difference, see below). This allows an edit summary, and is useful for correcting a previous edit summary, or an accidental marking of a previous edit as "minor" (see below).

To refresh the cache of some item in the database a lesser kind of dummy edit, called a null edit, may be sufficient: one that does not cause any change in the wikitext, and no entry in the history, in Recent Changes, etc.: this can be done by opening the edit window and saving; a section edit is sufficient.

Minor edits

When editing a page, a logged-in user has the option of flagging the edit as a "minor edit". This feature is important, because users can choose to hide minor edits in their view of the Recent Changes page, to keep the volume of edits down to a manageable level.

Deciding when to use this feature is a matter of personal preference. The rule of thumb is that an edit of a page that consists of spelling corrections, formatting, and minor rearranging of text should be flagged as a "minor edit". A major edit is basically something that makes the entry worth revisiting for somebody who wants to watch the article rather closely. So any "real" change, even if it is a single word, should be flagged as a "major edit".

The reason for not allowing a user who is not logged in to mark an edit as minor is that vandalism could then be marked as a minor edit, in which case it would stay unnoticed longer. This limitation is another reason to log in.