All The Tropes:Tips for Editing

To edit a page, simply click the edit page link in the header and then modify the text in any way you want. Yes, you can even edit pages others have created--that's part of wiki nature.

The rules for basic page editing are fairly simple--start each line without spaces and put a blank line between paragraphs. There are more Text Formatting Rules for lists and other specialized text, if you want to do that. You can edit the Wiki Sandbox page if you want to try things out in a way that won't affect any of the pages on this site.

To create references to other pages, run capitalized words together to make a Wiki Word page title. This automatically creates a hyperlink. If the page you want to make has no natural wikiword title (for example it might be one word) use a.

Make titles for new subjects, even if you don't have anything to say about them. Maybe someone will come along and fill out a page for the new link.

Use the Edit Summary box to briefly summarize your edit if there is the slightest chance that anyone might question it -- try to err on the side of including a summary. This helps stop edit wars before they start.

To just plain start a new page: The quickest way is it to add a Wiki Word for it in Wiki Sandbox. However, if it's a Trope page you want to create, the best way is to post your proposed page in You Know That Thing Where. You don't have to do this, but you're less likely to create a page that lacks sticking power or duplicates an existing page.

After you save a page, you may need to click reload to make your browser do a refresh. This will let you see the changes you just made. Click the red link for any new Wiki Words to edit them and add text.

A page's full name is namespace/pagetitle, such as Main.Homepage. To refer to a page in the Main namespace, write its pagetitle. To refer to a page in another group, write its full name.

Not sure how to write for wiki? The Good Style guide describes wiki writing conventions.

If you go to edit a page and change your mind, just press "cancel edit."

Pay close attention to where you edit, or your comment might end up somewhere you don't want it to be.