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...you need to learn how to add pages properly. You have added two WMG pages in the last day that had no formatting or markup, and you have added material to marked-up WMG page but ignored the obvious styling that every other entry had. Consequently, we've given you a brief time-out to inform you of how to do things |
...you need to learn how to add pages properly. You have added two WMG pages in the last day that had no formatting or markup, and you have added material to marked-up WMG page but ignored the obvious styling that every other entry had. Consequently, we've given you a brief time-out to inform you of how to do things correctly, so we won't have to tempban or even permanently ban you to protect the wiki. |
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First off, when creating subpages to an existing page -- like WMG pages -- use the "Create New" button that appears at the top of the page. Hovering your mouse over it will display a drop-down menu. (WMG, which seems to be your interest) will be near the bottom. Click WMG or the page type you want to create and you will be placed in an editor window with all the minimum necessary markup to make the page work . |
First off, when creating subpages to an existing page -- like WMG pages -- use the "Create New" button that appears at the top of the page. Hovering your mouse over it will display a drop-down menu. (WMG, which seems to be your interest) will be near the bottom. Click WMG or the page type you want to create and you will be placed in an editor window with all the minimum necessary markup to make the page work . |
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If for some reason you must create the page by hand, when you first open the edit window you will see a dropdown menu at the top with the label "Select boilerplate"; it lists all the [[All The Tropes:Page Templates|Page Templates]] -- pick the appropriate one and click the "Load" button. Like using the "Create New" button/menu, it gives you the basic skeleton for the kind of page you want to create. |
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Add your material and then save it. |
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Second, when adding WMGs to a new or existing page, the first line -- the WMG itself -- should be marked up as follows: |
Second, when adding WMGs to a new or existing page, the first line -- the WMG itself -- should be marked up as follows: |
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Thirdly: ''Do not'' capitalize every word in a sentence. Only the first word, and any proper nouns. |
Thirdly: ''Do not'' capitalize every word in a sentence. Only the first word, and any proper nouns. |
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If you follow these simple suggestions, we will welcome you to the community of our contributors with open arms. |
If you follow these simple suggestions, we will welcome you to the community of our contributors with open arms. To help you with this, we suggest you read the following pages: |
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*[[All The Tropes:New User Introduction]] |
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*[[All The Tropes:Page Templates]] |
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*[[All The Tropes:Style Guide]] |
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*[[All The Tropes:Creating a Page by Hand]] |
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Please acknowledge that you've read and understand this message. If you do not respond by the end of your current three-day tempban, we will extend your tempban until you do respond. |
Please acknowledge that you've read and understand this message. If you do not respond by the end of your current three-day tempban, we will extend your tempban until you do respond. |
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