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Welcome to the Help Portal, '''{{#USERNAME:}}'''. This is the place where all your problems get solved in a matter of minutes. If you want to know how to do something on the wiki, we've got you covered; there are help articles at your disposition. If you have an issue that you need to solve, you will know how on this page. | |||
*Find out more general information about this website on the '''[[Screamer Wiki:About|About]]''' page. | |||
*Need help and want to talk to an admin? See a list of all '''[[Screamer Wiki:Administrators|administrators]]''' on this website. | |||
==Wiki Guides== | |||
'''Are you a new user?''' If this is the case, the '''[[Screamer Wiki:Guides|Wiki Guides]]''' are here for you. These handy guides show you how to use the wiki more efficiently, from how to edit pages, to adding colors and changing fonts, to becoming a moderator or an admin. | |||
==New to wikis?== | |||
* If you are new to wikis, you may want to read the '''[[Screamer Wiki:Guides|Wiki Guides]]'''. | |||
* A list of help pages can be found on '''[[:Category:Help]]'''. | |||
==How to help out== | |||
* If you want to help but you're not sure where to start, try improving the various '''[[:Category:Article stubs|article stubs]]''' by adding content. | |||
* Another helpful activity would be to check the list of '''[[Special:WantedPages|wanted pages]]''' for frequently linked-to articles that don't exist yet. | |||
* To follow the changes to this wiki, and to look out for new users and edits use '''[[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]]'''. | |||
* You can find a list of useful templates on '''[[:Category:Templates]]''', some of which are documented on '''[[{{ns:project}}:Templates]]'''. | |||
* If you need help editing, you could start with '''[[Help:Editing]]'''. | |||
==Want to discuss stuff?== | |||
* If you want to discuss anything specific to an article, you can use the talk page for that article. | |||
* You can use the Forums or talk pages to talk to other users. | |||
==Things to do== | |||
; Useful activities | |||
*Delete any scary images, videos or ''clickable links'' that go directly to the website and replace them with ''un-clickable links''. | |||
*If you see someone violating any of the rules, tell them and fix the page. | |||
*If you see someone vandalizing the wiki, fix the page and contact an admin. | |||
*If you see any grammatical or spelling mistakes, correct them. | |||
*If you see any false information, correct it. | |||
*If there are missing categories, add them. | |||
* Help expand some '''[[:Category:Article stubs|article stubs]]'''. | |||
* '''[[Special:ShortPages|Locate]]''' and '''[[Template:Stub|mark]]''' pages that need expanding as [[:Category:Article stubs|article stubs]]. | |||
* Create links to some '''[[Special:LonelyPages|orphaned pages]]'''. | |||
* Upload and add some images! Visit '''[[Special:Upload]]'''. Add them to a category too. | |||
* Write a new article that's on '''[[Special:WantedPages|the wanted list]]'''! | |||
* Fix any '''[[Special:DoubleRedirects|double redirects]]''' by redirecting the first page to the third page. | |||
* Check for '''[[Special:BrokenRedirects|broken redirects]]''' and either mark them for deletion or find a more appropriate target. | |||
* Consider splitting up very '''[[Special:LongPages|long pages]]''' into different pages or subpages. | |||
* Create some links on '''[[Special:DeadendPages|dead end pages]]'''. | |||
* ''Add more...'' | |||
; Other useful special pages | |||
*[[Special:BrokenRedirects]] | |||
*[[Special:DoubleRedirects]] | |||
*[[Special:UncategorizedCategories]] | |||
*[[Special:UncategorizedImages]] | |||
*[[Special:UncategorizedPages]] | |||
*[[Special:UnusedImages]] | |||
*[[Special:WantedCategories]] | |||
*'''Check out the full list of special pages at [[Special:SpecialPages]].''' | |||
==Other handy pages== | |||
*'''[[Screamer Wiki:Rules|Wiki Rules]]''' • Read the rules before editing. | |||
*'''[[:Category:Article stubs|Article Stubs]]''' • If you are a new user, start by editing article stubs. | |||
*'''[[Screamer Wiki:Library|Screamer Library]]''' • See a list of all screamers on the wiki. | |||
*'''[[Screamer Wiki:Community Portal|Community Portal]]''' • All polls, news, and special events. | |||
*'''[[Screamer Wiki:Guides|Wiki Guides]]''' • These handy guides show you how to use the wiki more efficiently. | |||
[[Category:Help|Community Portal]] | |||
[[Category:Community| ]] | |||
