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TedTycoon at 17:55, 7 November 2007

2007-11-07T17:55:25Z

TedTycoon at 00:20, 14 February 2007

2007-02-14T00:20:52Z

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TedTycoon at 00:14, 14 February 2007

2007-02-14T00:14:58Z

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TedTycoon at 23:17, 13 February 2007

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 ==Wiki Formatting==
 ===Headings===
-To use headings you use a certain amount of (=)s. To do a standard heading use 2 =. Then a sub heading would be 3 = and you can keep getting smaller.
+Headings help people navigate through the page easier. If four or more headings are used in a page you will get a Contents box before the first heading on the page.
 <pre><nowiki>==Heading 1==</nowiki></pre>
-Some of the common formatting can be applied using the buttons at the top of editing page. For Example, Bold, Italic, Wiki Link, External Link, Level 2 Headline, Image. For more information about formatting text see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki_markup Wiki Markup].
+===Lists===
 ===Images===
 You can add a centred image by putting <pre><nowiki>[[Image:Firewarrior.png|left|thumb|100px|image caption]]</nowiki></pre> in the edited text. Save the page, then click the link to upload the image. For more information, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Picture_tutorial Picture tutorial].
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 * Link all the keywords to their articles. Example if you include Firewarrior in one of your articles you can put <pre><nowiki>[[Firewarrior]]</nowiki></pre> so that it links to that article. If you want to put Firewarriors, you use <pre><nowiki>[[Firewarrior]]s or [[Firewarrior|Firewarriors]]</nowiki></pre>
-==What Shall I Make??==
+==What Shall I Make?==
 Good ideas can be anything to do with Populous. You can write an article about any object, strategy, online thing or phrase, just make sure you have enough to write about it. We are not trying to remake the Populous Help, but add useful tips and strategies. People can submit [[Special:Wantedpages|Wanted Pages]] to give page creators ideas.
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 The [[Sandbox]] page is a page for testing or learning how to write articles. Try it out and do anything you want with it.

TedTycoon at 22:41, 13 February 2007

2007-02-13T22:41:16Z

New page

'''This is the populous wiki's help page. If you need more help on editing the wiki go to a more sifisticated help page like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents here].'''

==Making an Article==

First type the article name in your search box and press go. If the article does not exist you may click create page and start typing.

==Editing an Article==

If you feel something is not right or you want to add something to an article, go on the article and press the edit tab at the top. Main pages like About or the Main Page can not be edited by standard users. If you think they should be changed, contact a SysOp.

==What can be in the Article==

These things can be in any of the articles:

* Strategys
* Hints & Tips

Articles can be about:

* A Game Object
* A Level
* A Phrase
* A Populous Program or Game
* Editing/Modifing Populous

* Keep articles about people in the user pages. ( <nowiki>[[user:TedTycoon|TedTycoon]]</nowiki> )

===Must not Include===

These things are not allowed in articles:

* Abuse
* Things not related with [[Populous]].
* Yourself in 1st person (apart from user pages)
* Your Comments/Ideas/Suggestions

==Wiki Formatting==

===Headings===

To use headings you use a certain amount of (=)s. To do a standard heading use 2 =. Then a sub heading would be 3 = and you can keep getting smaller.

<pre><nowiki>==Heading 1==</nowiki></pre>

Some of the common formatting can be applied using the buttons at the top of editing page. For Example, Bold, Italic, Wiki Link, External Link, Level 2 Headline, Image. For more information about formatting text see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki_markup Wiki Markup].

===Images===

You can add a centred image by putting <pre><nowiki>[[Image:Firewarrior.png|left|thumb|100px|image caption]]</nowiki></pre> in the edited text. Save the page, then click the link to upload the image. For more information, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Picture_tutorial Picture tutorial].

===External Links===

To link to links not used in this wiki use: <pre><nowiki>[http://www.tedtycoon.co.uk Ted's Sites]</nowiki></pre>

===Templates===

A template is a piece of code that can be copied simply onto any page. They may have parameters that you can change. For example every follower uses the follower template, it sets each prameter to information about the follower your reading about.

If you look at the template it will give you usage instructions. To create your own template enter <pre>'http://www.tedtycoon.co.uk/populous/wiki/index.php?title=Template:'</pre> in the url and change the name of the template. For example : <pre>'http://www.tedtycoon.co.uk/populous/wiki/index.php?title=Template:Example'</pre>.

===Redirect Pages===

Redirecting pages is good for when people search for pages. To help the search find more pages you can add pages that have a similar name for example Map Editing could be a redirect page to Map Making. If there are broken links that are meant to be pointing to a diffrent page it is better just to fix the link rather than make a redirect page.
Just type Redirect and then the page name.

<pre><nowiki>#redirect [[Help:Contents]]</nowiki></pre>

==What makes a good Article==

* When making an article remember not to include yourself as first person. This means do not put I. You must not post opinions or use the Wiki to have arguments, but there is room to describe various developments and the approaches taken by their developers if you wish.

* Link all the keywords to their articles. Example if you include Firewarrior in one of your articles you can put <pre><nowiki>[[Firewarrior]]</nowiki></pre> so that it links to that article. If you want to put Firewarriors, you use <pre><nowiki>[[Firewarrior]]s or [[Firewarrior|Firewarriors]]</nowiki></pre>

==What Shall I Make??==

Good ideas can be anything to do with Populous. You can write an article about any object, strategy, online thing or phrase, just make sure you have enough to write about it. We are not trying to remake the Populous Help, but add useful tips and strategies. People can submit [[Special:Wantedpages|Wanted Pages]] to give page creators ideas.

===User Pages===

You can also create your own user pages if you are mentioned in the articles. To link a user's name in an article use: <pre><nowiki>[[user:TedTycoon|TedTycoon]]</nowiki></pre>

==Sandbox==

The [[Sandbox]] page is a page for testing or learning how to write articles. Try it out and do anything you want with it.