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If you have not written on the web before, MormonWiki is a great place to learn. We have a number of members who improved their writing and boosted their confidence while at the same time contributed to placing more good content on the Internet.
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This is a guide on how to use MormonWiki.com
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=MORMONWIKI 2007 Quick-Reference©=
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MormonWiki.com is a free collaborative online encyclopedia created to share positive content about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (casually known as The Mormon Church). Volunteers who are faithful members of the Church are welcome to contribute.
  
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You can write a few sentences, or even a complete article about the Church and its members.
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==Create an Account==
  
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You are in a safe environment. MormonWiki contributors are friendly and helpful to others.
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You just need to log in to MormonWiki to review articles, edit or create them.  When you set up an account, you can create new pages for content (as well as a user page), and you can upload images you’ve created or that are in public domain.
  
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Writing only a sentence can help. Another member can add to your beginning and perhaps write a paragraph. Another member may correct spelling and improve grammar. Yet another person will perhaps add another paragraph. Someone else will link to another relevant page. Another day you may return and add some more text to the article that began with "only" one sentence. This is exciting stuff, to see what you started grow into a full article.
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# In the upper right corner, click on create account. 
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If you are not sure about a contribution you want to add to an existing article, click on the discussion tab and write something like this, "I'm thinking that it might be a good idea to add an explanation about the church organization after the second paragraph, what do you think?"
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# In the dialog box, enter a username and password. You may wish to use a nickname for privacy. Usernames are case sensitive.
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# Click login. Successful login will appear.
  
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Each page on MormonWiki has an "edit" tab. If you want to change something on the page, click the "edit" tab, and MormonWiki will display an editing screen. When you make changes, click on "Show Preview" and you can review your changes and alter them if desired. Click "Save page" to have your work displayed on MormonWiki.
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==Editing an Article==
  
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MormonWiki takes care of the technical stuff for you. You only need to learn a few rules that make MormonWiki formatting easy to write and read by real people.
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Don’t hesitate to edit something if you have something meaningful to add or see something incorrect to delete.
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# On the left side of the Main Page, you’ll see Navigation Links. Click on MormonWiki Articles.
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# A page titled MormonWiki Articles appears. From this page, you have several options:
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## If you wish to see a full list of articles, click on All Pages. “Displaying Pages starting at A” will produce a full list of articles on MormonWiki.
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## If you wish to browse articles by topic from the MormonWIki Articles page, select and click on one of interest. That brings you to a page list of subtopics.
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## Select one and click. The article on that topic will appear.
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# Once an article appears, click on the edit tab at the top of the screen. 
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# You’ll see the text enclosed in a box for editing purposes. You can simply type your changes into the text.  If you are planning on making significant changes, you may want to visit any editing notes by clicking on the discussion tab. Those comments may help you know if the reader has deliberately omitted text or asked for further input in specific areas. 
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# After you’ve modified text, summarize your changes. Go to the bottom of the page, check the box for minor edit, if that applies, or write a comment in the dialog box about the kinds of edits you made.
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# Click Preview to see your work.
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# Then click Save. Your revised page appears on MormonWiki.
  
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If you make a mistake, Mormonwiki has the previous version and will let you revert to an older version of a page. MormonWiki will even let you compare changes you have made to your page over time.
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==Formatting Notes==
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You’ll notice some special characters and brackets as you edit.  These are formatting codes.  Some basic codes are included here. For more help, please refer to the Help section on the Main Page:
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Click on the link to Help.  
  
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MormonWiki lets you link to pages that don't yet exist. Click on a link that points to a nonexistent page, and MormonWiki will ask you for initial content to put in the page. If you submit some initial content, Mormonwiki will create the page. All links to that page (not just the one you clicked) will now point to the newly-created page.
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===HEADINGS===
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To create your first heading, just type one equal sign on each side of your text.  
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<nowiki>=Joseph Smith=</nowiki>
  
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To make a link to another page, type the name of the page and MormonWiki will make the link for you. MormonWiki knows about every page you have and about every link to another page you make. You don't have to remember the location of files.
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Increase to two equal signs to create a sub-heading.
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<nowiki>==Childhood==</nowiki>
  
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MormonWiki is a collaborative community. Anyone, once registered, is allowed to click the "edit" tab and change a page. While this may seem disconcerting at first, after awhile most people appreciate and rely on others to review their work and make changes that improve an article for the common good of everyone that will read and write on MormonWiki.
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Increase to the equal signs to further categorize the subject.
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<nowiki>===Interests===</nowiki>
  
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See also: [[Post_an_Article_on_MormonWiki | Easy step by step to post an article on Mormon Wiki]]
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===ITALICS===
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To italicize text, type two apostrophes on each side of the given text. For example, <nowiki>''The Ensign''</nowiki> (with two apostrophes surrounding text) will appear as ''The Ensign'' after you save your page.
  
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[[Category:English documentation]]
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===ORDERED LISTS===
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To create a list, just start every line on the list with an asterisk or star. Two stars indicate the next level for your list. For example, if you enter:
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Fast once a month
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Pay tithing
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The text will appear in Wiki as:
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* Fast once a month
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* Pay tithing
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For additional information, see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page Wiki Help Guide].
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==ADDING LINKS==
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You can add links to other internal, related MormonWiki articles, to related articles in LDSblogs, or to other websites. Use effective links.
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1. To link to another Wiki page, type the name of the page to which you wish to link inside double brackets like this:  <nowiki>[[Martyrdom of Joseph Smith]].</nowiki>
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2. To link to an external website, type, in brackets, the URL followed by a space and the name of the link like this:
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<nowiki>[http://www.ldsblogs.org link name]</nowiki>
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==Creating a New Article==
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Articles should be between 500-700 words. We can add to those afterwards.
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==CREATE TITLE PAGE==
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# Go to the MormonWiki Articles page.
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# Click the edit tab.
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# Find the <nowiki>==heading==</nowiki> under which your article would best fit.
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# Add the name of your article, enclosed in two brackets on each side <nowiki>[[Joseph Smith and the Restoration]]</nowiki>.
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# Click Show Preview at the bottom of the page. 
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# Click Save. Your article will appear in red font under the heading you chose.
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==ADD CONTENT==
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# Click on the red title of your article. A new page will appear.
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# Write or cut and paste your article from another document.
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# Click Preview to see your work.
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# Click Save. Your new page appears on Wiki.
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==ADD REFERENCES==
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Use footnotes and endnotes for source material citations. Use footnotes and endnotes for source material citations. A book citation would follow this format: Hugh Nibley, The Prophetic Book of Mormon (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1989), 27.
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===Articles Needed===
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To assist us in creating the best articles, moving ours up in the search engines above opposing articles about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we call for articles which include these phrases in both title and content:
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{| class="table"
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|-
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| Mormon doctrine
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|               
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|  Boyd K. Packer
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|  Mormon history 
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| Brigham Young
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| David A. Bednar
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| Mormon cult
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|-
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| Mormon religion
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| Dallin Oaks
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| Mormon temples
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| Mormon missionary
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|
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| Christianity vs. Mormonism
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|}

Revision as of 10:47, 26 November 2007

This is a guide on how to use MormonWiki.com

MORMONWIKI 2007 Quick-Reference©

MormonWiki.com is a free collaborative online encyclopedia created to share positive content about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (casually known as The Mormon Church). Volunteers who are faithful members of the Church are welcome to contribute.

Create an Account

You just need to log in to MormonWiki to review articles, edit or create them. When you set up an account, you can create new pages for content (as well as a user page), and you can upload images you’ve created or that are in public domain.

  1. In the upper right corner, click on create account.
  2. In the dialog box, enter a username and password. You may wish to use a nickname for privacy. Usernames are case sensitive.
  3. Click login. Successful login will appear.

Editing an Article

Don’t hesitate to edit something if you have something meaningful to add or see something incorrect to delete. (pic)

  1. On the left side of the Main Page, you’ll see Navigation Links. Click on MormonWiki Articles.
  2. A page titled MormonWiki Articles appears. From this page, you have several options:
    1. If you wish to see a full list of articles, click on All Pages. “Displaying Pages starting at A” will produce a full list of articles on MormonWiki.
    2. If you wish to browse articles by topic from the MormonWIki Articles page, select and click on one of interest. That brings you to a page list of subtopics.
    3. Select one and click. The article on that topic will appear.
  3. Once an article appears, click on the edit tab at the top of the screen.
  4. You’ll see the text enclosed in a box for editing purposes. You can simply type your changes into the text. If you are planning on making significant changes, you may want to visit any editing notes by clicking on the discussion tab. Those comments may help you know if the reader has deliberately omitted text or asked for further input in specific areas.
  5. After you’ve modified text, summarize your changes. Go to the bottom of the page, check the box for minor edit, if that applies, or write a comment in the dialog box about the kinds of edits you made.
  6. Click Preview to see your work.
  7. Then click Save. Your revised page appears on MormonWiki.

Formatting Notes

You’ll notice some special characters and brackets as you edit. These are formatting codes. Some basic codes are included here. For more help, please refer to the Help section on the Main Page: (pic) Click on the link to Help.

HEADINGS

To create your first heading, just type one equal sign on each side of your text. =Joseph Smith=

Increase to two equal signs to create a sub-heading. ==Childhood==

Increase to the equal signs to further categorize the subject. ===Interests===

ITALICS

To italicize text, type two apostrophes on each side of the given text. For example, ''The Ensign'' (with two apostrophes surrounding text) will appear as The Ensign after you save your page.

ORDERED LISTS

To create a list, just start every line on the list with an asterisk or star. Two stars indicate the next level for your list. For example, if you enter: * Fast once a month * Pay tithing The text will appear in Wiki as:

  • Fast once a month
  • Pay tithing

For additional information, see the Wiki Help Guide.

ADDING LINKS

You can add links to other internal, related MormonWiki articles, to related articles in LDSblogs, or to other websites. Use effective links. 1. To link to another Wiki page, type the name of the page to which you wish to link inside double brackets like this: [[Martyrdom of Joseph Smith]]. 2. To link to an external website, type, in brackets, the URL followed by a space and the name of the link like this: [http://www.ldsblogs.org link name]

Creating a New Article

Articles should be between 500-700 words. We can add to those afterwards.

CREATE TITLE PAGE

  1. Go to the MormonWiki Articles page.
  2. Click the edit tab.
  3. Find the ==heading== under which your article would best fit.
  4. Add the name of your article, enclosed in two brackets on each side [[Joseph Smith and the Restoration]].
  5. Click Show Preview at the bottom of the page.
  6. Click Save. Your article will appear in red font under the heading you chose.

ADD CONTENT

  1. Click on the red title of your article. A new page will appear.
  2. Write or cut and paste your article from another document.
  3. Click Preview to see your work.
  4. Click Save. Your new page appears on Wiki.

ADD REFERENCES

Use footnotes and endnotes for source material citations. Use footnotes and endnotes for source material citations. A book citation would follow this format: Hugh Nibley, The Prophetic Book of Mormon (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1989), 27.

Articles Needed

To assist us in creating the best articles, moving ours up in the search engines above opposing articles about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we call for articles which include these phrases in both title and content:

Mormon doctrine Boyd K. Packer Mormon history
Brigham Young David A. Bednar Mormon cult
Mormon religion Dallin Oaks Mormon temples
Mormon missionary Christianity vs. Mormonism
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