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Let me mention a few other things:
Let me mention a few other things:


First, because of problems we've had with spammers and vandals, we use something called a moderation system here. Edits by new users got into a moderation queue where they are reviewed by staff members before they appear in the wiki proper. So your changes ''won't appear right away''. Don't worry about it, and just wait for a mod to check out what you've created and give it their okay. If we take too long, feel free to poke us, but give us at least 24 hours, okay? We'll probably get to it before then, but we've all got lives and we don't always check the mod queue with every visit.
First, because of problems we've had with spammers and vandals, we use something called a moderation system here. Edits by new users go into a moderation queue where they are reviewed by staff members before they appear in the wiki proper. So your changes ''won't appear right away''. Don't worry about it, and just wait for a mod to check out what you've created and give it their okay. If we take too long, feel free to poke us, but give us at least 24 hours, okay? We'll probably get to it before then, but we've all got lives and we don't always check the mod queue with every visit.


Second, if you haven't noticed, we have a consistent "look and feel" and functionality across the wiki. This is implemented with some very simple-to-use templates. The easiest way to make sure your new pages have all the necessary markup to work properly in the wiki is to use the [[All The Tropes:ATT Page Creator|ATT Page Creator]] (either through the link I just made there, or as the first link under "Troping Utilities" in the menu that runs along the left side of every page). Put the name of your new page in the fourth edit box on that page, where it says "Enter new work name", hit the blue "Create Works Page" button, and you'll be a dropped into an editor with the basic skeleton of a works page in place for you. There are instructions within the new page to help you. I'll just add that if you don't understand what something does, and there isn't a note that says you can safely delete it, leave it in place. It's almost certainly necessary.
Second, if you haven't noticed, we have a consistent "look and feel" and functionality across the wiki. This is implemented with some very simple-to-use templates. The easiest way to make sure your new pages have all the necessary markup to work properly in the wiki is to use the [[All The Tropes:ATT Page Creator|ATT Page Creator]] (either through the link I just made there, or as the first link under "Troping Utilities" in the menu that runs along the left side of every page). Put the name of your new page in the fourth edit box on that page, where it says "Enter new work name", hit the blue "Create Works Page" button, and you'll be a dropped into an editor with the basic skeleton of a works page in place for you. There are instructions within the new page to help you. I'll just add that if you don't understand what something does, and there isn't a note that says you can safely delete it, leave it in place. It's almost certainly necessary.