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N Reid: update dead link

2010-09-29T16:10:03Z

update dead link

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	#redirect [[~~CMUG~~:Notes for editors]]		#redirect [[CATUG wiki:Notes for editors]]

N Reid: merged to CMUG:Notes for editors

2010-03-06T08:18:32Z

merged to CMUG:Notes for editors

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	~~{{title\|Style Guide for this wiki}}~~		#redirect [[CMUG:Notes for editors]]

	~~This page gives guidance to editors to achieve a consistent look and feel for this website.~~
	~~__TOC__~~

	~~==How to do formatting==~~
	~~For a cheat sheet that summarises the main ways to do formatting, see the Wikipedia page [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:CHEAT WP:CHEAT] as this Wiki uses the same software.~~

	~~==Headings==~~
	~~The title for the page should be entered at the top, enclosed like this: <nowiki> {{title\|Style Guide for this wiki}} </nowiki>.~~

	This is different from Wikipedia and means that the title can be different from the name of the page. For instance, the title of this page is longer, to add clarity. However, so that the indexing does not confuse readers, it should be similar and start with the same word(s).

	~~Section headings should be enclosed by double == characters.~~

	~~Where relevant, the following standard headings should appear at the end of the page, in this sequence:~~
	*Credits
	*See also
	*External links

	~~===Sub-sections===~~
	~~To create sub-sections, use more = characters, e.g. the heading above this line has three = signs at each end.~~

	~~==Table of contents==~~
	If there are four or more headings, a Table of Contents will appear automatically at the top. Use the code <nowiki>__TOC__ at the end of the first section to make it appear there. If a page is so short that it doesn't need a table of contents, use __NOTOC__ to suppress the automatic one. </nowiki>

	~~==Dates==~~
	~~Dates should be written in one of these patterns:~~
	*Mar 4, 2010
	*March 4, 2010

	~~Do not use only numbers, as 3/4/10 means March 4th in the US but 3rd April in the UK.~~

	~~==Categories==~~
	~~New pages are added into one or more relevant categories by including the category codes at the end of the page. This one has <nowiki>~~[[~~Category~~:~~CMUG]]</nowiki>. It doesn't display that code on the page, but linka to the categories appear below the end of the article. This gives readers another way to navigate between similar articles.~~

	~~==See also==~~
	*[[Notes for editors]]

	~~[[Category:CMUG~~]]

N Reid: See also Notes for editors -- separate at the moment, but we could merge these into one

2010-03-05T20:27:12Z

See also Notes for editors -- separate at the moment, but we could merge these into one

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	New pages are added into one or more relevant categories by including the category codes at the end of the page. This one has <nowiki>[[Category:CMUG]]</nowiki>. It doesn't display that code on the page, but linka to the categories appear below the end of the article. This gives readers another way to navigate between similar articles.		New pages are added into one or more relevant categories by including the category codes at the end of the page. This one has <nowiki>[[Category:CMUG]]</nowiki>. It doesn't display that code on the page, but linka to the categories appear below the end of the article. This gives readers another way to navigate between similar articles.

			==See also==
			*[[Notes for editors]]

	[[Category:CMUG]]		[[Category:CMUG]]

N Reid: /* Categories */ explain more

2010-03-04T19:07:37Z

Categories: explain more

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	==Categories==		==Categories==
	New pages are added into relevant categories by including the category codes at the end of the page. This one has <nowiki>[[Category:CMUG]]</nowiki> at the end of the ~~page~~.		New pages are added into one or more relevant categories by including the category codes at the end of the page. This one has <nowiki>[[Category:CMUG]]</nowiki>. It doesn't display that code on the page, but linka to the categories appear below the end of the article. This gives readers another way to navigate between similar articles.


	[[Category:CMUG]]		[[Category:CMUG]]

N Reid: First draft covering formatting, headings, TOC, dates and categories

2010-03-04T19:05:26Z

First draft covering formatting, headings, TOC, dates and categories

New page

{{title|Style Guide for this wiki}}

This page gives guidance to editors to achieve a consistent look and feel for this website.
__TOC__

==How to do formatting==
For a cheat sheet that summarises the main ways to do formatting, see the Wikipedia page [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:CHEAT WP:CHEAT] as this Wiki uses the same software.

==Headings==
The title for the page should be entered at the top, enclosed like this: <nowiki> {{title|Style Guide for this wiki}} </nowiki>.

This is different from Wikipedia and means that the title can be different from the name of the page. For instance, the title of this page is longer, to add clarity. However, so that the indexing does not confuse readers, it should be similar and start with the same word(s).

Section headings should be enclosed by double == characters.

Where relevant, the following standard headings should appear at the end of the page, in this sequence:
*Credits
*See also
*External links

===Sub-sections===
To create sub-sections, use more = characters, e.g. the heading above this line has three = signs at each end.

==Table of contents==
If there are four or more headings, a Table of Contents will appear automatically at the top. Use the code <nowiki>__TOC__ at the end of the first section to make it appear there. If a page is so short that it doesn't need a table of contents, use __NOTOC__ to suppress the automatic one. </nowiki>

==Dates==
Dates should be written in one of these patterns:
*Mar 4, 2010
*March 4, 2010

Do not use only numbers, as 3/4/10 means March 4th in the US but 3rd April in the UK.

==Categories==
New pages are added into relevant categories by including the category codes at the end of the page. This one has <nowiki>[[Category:CMUG]]</nowiki> at the end of the page.

[[Category:CMUG]]