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-	Praxis Wiki Help	+	== DRC Wiki Help ==
-	Although anyone can browse and read the Praxis Wiki, it differs in some small ways from Wikipedia (or other popular wikis you may have encountered), primarily with regards to who is allowed to edit and create pages.
-	New Users are encouraged to request an account by emailing PraxisWiki editor Dundee Lackey.	+	For help getting started editing the wiki, here are some useful links from MediaWiki:
-	New users who want to add a Praxis Narrative to the site should email it to kpraxis@technorhetoric.net to begin the review process (detailed on the contribution page with additional guidelines). After having an article accepted, users will be able to add new narratives on their own, although they are encouraged to notify the editors that they have done so (via kpraxis@technorhetoric.net). To add a narrative, login and edit the pages using the wiki interface.	+	*Create a [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page new page],
-	Wiki Help	+	*[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Format] text on your page,
		+	*Create [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User_Guide/Hyperlinks hyperlinks],
		+	*Create [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Section sections],
		+	*Add  [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images images] (please note: before following these instructions, you must first upload an image at the Upload file link in the toolbox to the left),
		+	*And access the full MediaWiki [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents help guide].
-	If you're new to wikis, or just need a refresher, here are some helpful links:	+	====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 by clicking the Edit tab on the top of the page and creating a wikilink, i.e., putting two square brackets around the name of the page title you wish to add.  Please list entries (i.e., create the link to your new entry) in alphabetical order by first title word.
-	Check out MediaWiki's help pages on editing pages or creating new pages.	+	For more information, follow the instructions for "Using Wikilinks" in [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page "Starting a new page]."  Click on the "see Links" hyperlink, and follow the instructions for creating an internal link.
-	For stylistic help (formatting text to bold or italic among other things), check out the Wikipedia Cheatsheet.	+
		+	Information added to a wiki article should contain supporting citations to either websites or to print texts using the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite/Cite.php ref tags]. Additional reading can be listed at the bottom of the article through a Further reading and/or External links section.
-	User's Guide	+	====Naming conventions:====
-	MediaWiki Text Formatting	+	*For '''People''', name your page after the person, like this: Last Name, First Name (e.g., Selfe, Cynthia).
-	Editing Help	+	*For '''Concepts''' and '''Institutions & Organizations''', name your page after the concept or organization in questions (e.g., Remediation or Kairos or HASTAC).  Please do not use ''the'' or ''a/an'' in page titles.
-	documentation on customizing the interface	+	* For '''Texts''' and '''Technologies & Software''', name your page after the text or technology in question (e.g., ''Passions, Pedagogies, and 21st Century Technologies'' or MOO or Omeka).
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		+	Contact DigitalRhetoricCollaborative@umich.edu with any additional questions (please use subject line: DRC Wiki help question).

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[edit] DRC Wiki Help

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

• Create a new page,
• Format text on your page,
• Create hyperlinks,
• Create sections,
• Add images (please note: before following these instructions, you must first upload an image at the Upload file link in the toolbox to the left),
• And access the full MediaWiki help guide.

[edit] 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 by clicking the Edit tab on the top of the page and creating a wikilink, i.e., putting two square brackets around the name of the page title you wish to add. Please list entries (i.e., create the link to your new entry) in alphabetical order by first title word.

For more information, follow the instructions for "Using Wikilinks" in "Starting a new page." Click on the "see Links" hyperlink, and follow the instructions for creating an internal link.

Information added to a wiki article should contain supporting citations to either websites or to print texts using the ref tags. Additional reading can be listed at the bottom of the article through a Further reading and/or External links section.

[edit] 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., Remediation or 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., Passions, Pedagogies, and 21st Century Technologies or MOO or Omeka).

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