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*And access the full MediaWiki [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents help guide].
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To get started creating your new page, first navigate to the appropriate section from the Main page (e.g., People, Concepts, etc.).  On the section page, you can create the link to your new page following the instructions for "Using Wikilinks" in "Starting a new page."
To get started creating your new page, first navigate to the appropriate section from the Main page (e.g., People, Concepts, etc.).  On the section page, you can create the link to your new page following the instructions for "Using Wikilinks" in "Starting a new page."

Revision as of 13:01, 6 May 2012

DRC Wiki Help

For help getting started editing the wiki, here are some useful links from MediaWiki:

Important notes:

To get started creating your new page, first navigate to the appropriate section from the Main page (e.g., People, Concepts, etc.). On the section page, you can create the link to your new page following the instructions for "Using Wikilinks" in "Starting a new page."

Naming conventions:

  • For People, name your page after the person, like this: Last Name, First Name (e.g., Selfe, Cynthia).
  • For Concepts and Institutions & Organizations, name your page after the concept or organization in questions (e.g., Kairos or HASTAC). Please do not use the or a/an in page titles.
  • For Texts and Technologies & Software, name your page after the text or technology in question (e.g., Remediation or MOOs or Instant Messaging).

Please contact DigitalRhetoricCollaborative@umich.edu with any additional questions (please use subject line: Wiki help question).

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