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==General Wiki Help== | |||
Please see [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_i18n documentation on customizing the interface] | Please see [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_i18n documentation on customizing the interface] | ||
and the [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for usage and configuration help. | and the [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for usage and configuration help. | ||
==Creating a New Article== | |||
To create a new article (that is, add information about a new airport), you will need to start by going to the page that the article will be at, as this will automatically create a blank page. You can do this by filling in the title of your page after the <tt>title=</tt> portion of the web address in your browser's address bar. For example, if you are currently at the following page: | |||
<nowiki>http://www.spotterswiki.com/index.php?title=San_Diego_International_Airport_%28SAN/KSAN%29</nowiki> | |||
first erase everything after the <tt>title=</tt>: | |||
<nowiki>http://www.spotterswiki.com/index.php?title=</nowiki> | |||
then fill in the name of the article you wish to create: | |||
<nowiki>http://www.spotterswiki.com/index.php?title=Los Angeles International Airport (LAX/KLAX)</nowiki> | |||
Note that you do not need to include the _ or special % codes for the parenthesis as they will be converted for you. | |||
Once you have created the page, the first thing you should do is use the [[Template:Newarticle|Newarticle template]] to fill in the basic structure of a SpottersWiki airport article. The web page will state that there is no text on the page; click the '''Edit''' button to bring up the screen to edit that page. Enter the following into the box, then click '''Save Page''': | |||
<nowiki>{{subst:Newarticle}}</nowiki> | |||
Then you can click '''Edit''' again and start filling in the article. The [[Template_talk:Newarticle|Discussion page for the Newarticle template]] includes further information on using the template, and the [[Template_talk:Infobox|Discussion page for the Infobox template]] covers filling in the information box. | |||