Contribute: Difference between revisions

Line 1:

This wiki is meant to be edited. ~~Create an account, then change~~ a soldier page the same way you would edit Wikipedia: the infobox holds the structured facts, and the rest of the article is freeform.

This wiki is meant to be edited. Change a soldier page the same way you would edit Wikipedia: the infobox holds the structured facts, and the rest of the article is freeform. You do not need an account.

== ~~Accounts~~ ==

Class-roster terms, National Archives digitization limits, and Camp Ritchie Museum reproduction rules are on [[Disclaimer]]. '''Research notes''' on soldier pages may be unverified; replace a bad note with a sourced sentence, or explain the change on the talk page. See also [[About the data]].

* ~~You must be~~ logged ~~in to edit~~. ~~Anonymous edits are turned off to cut spam~~.

* ~~A short question~~ is ~~shown when you create an account~~.

== Editing ==

* ~~On a public server, email confirmation may also be required before~~ you ~~can edit.~~

* Anyone can edit or create articles, including while logged out. Use the '''Edit''' tab.

* New accounts cannot upload ~~files or move pages until they are '''autoconfirmed''' (about one day and~~ a ~~few edits). Established editors can upload photographs~~.

* Every revision is kept. Bad changes are rolled back from [[Special:RecentChanges]].

* An account is optional. It is only needed if you want to [[Special:Upload|upload a photograph]].

== What to add ==

Line 14:

Line 15:

== Photographs ==

~~After you are autoconfirmed~~:

Create an account, then:

# Use [[Special:Upload]]

Line 22:

Line 23:

Do not upload images you do not have permission to share.

== New topic pages ==

If you add a page that is not a soldier biography (history, interviews, FAQ, and similar), put <code><nowiki>[[Category:Ritchie Boys Wiki]]</nowiki></code> at the bottom. It will then appear under [[Contents]]. Soldier pages are indexed A?Z from the infobox and do not need that category.

== Infobox fields ==

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-This wiki is meant to be edited. Create an account, then change a soldier page the same way you would edit Wikipedia: the infobox holds the structured facts, and the rest of the article is freeform.
+This wiki is meant to be edited. Change a soldier page the same way you would edit Wikipedia: the infobox holds the structured facts, and the rest of the article is freeform. You do not need an account.
-== Accounts ==
+Class-roster terms, National Archives digitization limits, and Camp Ritchie Museum reproduction rules are on [[Disclaimer]]. '''Research notes''' on soldier pages may be unverified; replace a bad note with a sourced sentence, or explain the change on the talk page. See also [[About the data]].
-* You must be logged in to edit. Anonymous edits are turned off to cut spam.
-* A short question is shown when you create an account.
+== Editing ==
-* On a public server, email confirmation may also be required before you can edit.
+* Anyone can edit or create articles, including while logged out. Use the '''Edit''' tab.
-* New accounts cannot upload files or move pages until they are '''autoconfirmed''' (about one day and a few edits). Established editors can upload photographs.
+* Every revision is kept. Bad changes are rolled back from [[Special:RecentChanges]].
+* An account is optional. It is only needed if you want to [[Special:Upload|upload a photograph]].
 == What to add ==
@@ Line 14: / Line 15: @@
 == Photographs ==
-After you are autoconfirmed:
+Create an account, then:
 # Use [[Special:Upload]]
@@ Line 22: / Line 23: @@
 Do not upload images you do not have permission to share.
+== New topic pages ==
+If you add a page that is not a soldier biography (history, interviews, FAQ, and similar), put <code><nowiki>[[Category:Ritchie Boys Wiki]]</nowiki></code> at the bottom. It will then appear under [[Contents]]. Soldier pages are indexed A?Z from the infobox and do not need that category.
 == Infobox fields ==