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==Creating a new page==
==Creating a new page==
This is 'code' that you can insert in an article to ensure it has the basic elements in common with other cvillepedia articles.


*'''<nowiki>{{fact}}</nowiki>''' This is a way to flag citations that are needed
When creating a new page, to ensure conformity with [[:cvillepedia:style guide|cvillepedia's style guide]], you can cut and paste this block of text into a new article:
*'''<nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki>''' This is a way to flag articles that are just stubs for future work


New pages should have the following elements at the bottom in this order ('''you can cut and paste this block of text into a new article'''):
{{quote|
Insert article text here. It should begin with a brief definition of the article's subject.
 
<nowiki>==</nowiki>References<nowiki>==</nowiki>
 
<nowiki><references/></nowiki>
}}
 
Cvillepedia requires citations; see [[:cvillepedia:Citing sources]]. That's all you need for a new page!
 
Optional components of a new page continue below, and can also be pasted into new articles, below the information above, as needed.
 
{{quote|


<nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki><br/>
<nowiki>==External Links==</nowiki><br/>
<nowiki>==External Links==</nowiki><br/>
<nowiki>==Notes==</nowiki><br/>
<nowiki><!--Optionally, use this line if there are links that are not references --></nowiki><br/>
<nowiki><references/></nowiki><br/>
 
<nowiki>{{DEFAULTSORT:LAST, FIRST NAME}}</nowiki><br/>
<nowiki>{{DEFAULTSORT:LAST, FIRST NAME}}</nowiki><br/>
<nowiki><!--ONLY USE for personal names for sorting purposes.  Otherwise remove this field--></nowiki><br/>
<nowiki><!--ONLY USE for personal names for sorting purposes.  Otherwise remove this field--></nowiki><br/>
<nowiki>[[Category: ]]</nowiki><br/>
<nowiki>[[Category: ]]</nowiki><br/>
<nowiki><!--Enter categories to right of colon and repeat as needed. See special categories page for ideas.  If you can't think of a category, remove this field.--></nowiki><br/>
<nowiki><!--Enter categories to right of colon and repeat as needed. See special categories page for ideas.  If you can't think of a category, remove this field.--></nowiki><br/>
}}
===Optional features of a new page===
Cvillepedia uses "[[Help:templates|templates]]" to provide shortcuts for useful text. On new pages, some frequently-used templates are:
*{{tl|stub}} Use to flag an article that requires more information to be complete.
*{{tl|fact}} Use to flag a single fact in an article that needs a citation.
*{{tl|unreferenced}} Use to flag an article that has no citations


==Wiki Formatting Guide==
==Wiki Formatting Guide==

Revision as of 11:03, 19 January 2010

Creating a new page

When creating a new page, to ensure conformity with cvillepedia's style guide, you can cut and paste this block of text into a new article:

Insert article text here. It should begin with a brief definition of the article's subject.

==References==

<references/>

Cvillepedia requires citations; see cvillepedia:Citing sources. That's all you need for a new page!

Optional components of a new page continue below, and can also be pasted into new articles, below the information above, as needed.

==External Links==
<!--Optionally, use this line if there are links that are not references -->

{{DEFAULTSORT:LAST, FIRST NAME}}
<!--ONLY USE for personal names for sorting purposes. Otherwise remove this field-->

[[Category: ]]
<!--Enter categories to right of colon and repeat as needed. See special categories page for ideas. If you can't think of a category, remove this field.-->

Optional features of a new page

Cvillepedia uses "templates" to provide shortcuts for useful text. On new pages, some frequently-used templates are:

  • {{stub}} Use to flag an article that requires more information to be complete.
  • {{fact}} Use to flag a single fact in an article that needs a citation.
  • {{unreferenced}} Use to flag an article that has no citations

Wiki Formatting Guide

See Editing_Cvillepedia:Cheatsheet

Using Templates

cvillepedia has a few templates that are useful for formatting text and building infoboxes in this wiki. Infoboxes can be used to summarize standardized information for companies, neighborhoods, officeholders, and candidates.
See this guide for examples and the code behind our infoboxes and other templates.

Style Guide

While cvillepedia is designed to be a community resource, we would like the content on the site to conform to a shared style. Unless otherwise specified below, use Wikipedia style.

Charlottesville Tomorrow's Style Guide, includes help with footnotes, references, and citations.

Photos

SqBeaverCreek1.gif

Image at LEFT generated with [[Image:SqBeaverCreek1.gif|left]]

Sample Thumbnail

Image at RIGHT generated with [[Image:SqBeaverCreek1.gif|right|thumb|75px|Sample Thumbnail]]

Photos can be UPLOADED to the cvillepedia mediawiki server using the 'Upload File' command in the toolbox. Once an image is uploaded, it can be referenced within an article like this:

Thumbnail images are supported by an installation of ImageMagick (installed by BNSI on the webserver on January 2, 2008).

External photos cannot be embedded and appear only as links. This is a setting we can change to allow certain image sources.

External image example: http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/12/23/20071219full.jpg

Widgets

Learn more about the Wiki Widgets on cvillepedia.

External links

MediaWiki's home page

Notes