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'''Welcome to {{SITENAME}}!''' The | '''Welcome to {{SITENAME}}!''' The Help Portal is where this wiki community comes together to organize and discuss projects for the wiki. To see the most recent discussions, click the '''Discussion''' tab above. | ||
You can find out more general information about the wiki on the [[ | *You can find out more general information about the wiki on the '''[[Screamer Wiki:About|About]]''' page. | ||
If you need help and want to talk to | *If you need help and want to talk to an admin, submit a help request '''[[Help talk:Portal|here]]'''. | ||
*A list of all '''[[Screamer Wiki:Administrators|administrators]]''' on this wiki. | |||
==New to wikis?== | == '''Wiki Guides''' == | ||
* If you are new to wikis, you may want to read the '''[[Help:Tutorial 1|tutorial]]'''. | '''Are you a new user?''' If this is the case, the '''[[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 '''[[Help:Tutorial 1|tutorial]] '''and the '''[[Wiki Guides]]'''. | |||
* There is some advice on getting this wiki started at '''[[Help:Starting this wiki]]'''. | * There is some advice on getting this wiki started at '''[[Help:Starting this wiki]]'''. | ||
* A list of most help pages can be found on '''[[Help:Contents]]''' and in '''[[:Category:Help]]'''. | * A list of most help pages can be found on '''[[Help:Contents]]''' and in '''[[:Category:Help]]'''. | ||
==How to help out== | =='''How to help out'''== | ||
* If you want to help but you're not sure where to start, try improving the various '''[[article stubs]]''' by adding content. | * If you want to help but you're not sure where to start, try improving the various '''[[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. | * Another helpful activity would be to check the list of '''[[Special:WantedPages|wanted pages]]''' for frequently linked-to articles that don't exist yet. | ||
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* If you need help editing, you could start with '''[[Help:Editing]]''' or '''[[Help:Tutorial 1|the tutorial]]'''. | * If you need help editing, you could start with '''[[Help:Editing]]''' or '''[[Help:Tutorial 1|the tutorial]]'''. | ||
==Want to discuss stuff?== | =='''Want to discuss stuff?'''== | ||
* If you want to discuss anything specific to an article, you can use '''[[Help:Talk page|the talk page]]''' for that article. | * If you want to discuss anything specific to an article, you can use '''[[Help:Talk page|the talk page]]''' for that article. | ||
* For more general discussions you can use the Discussion tab of this page, or a Forum if the forums have been set up. | * For more general discussions you can use the Discussion tab of this page, or a Forum if the forums have been set up. | ||
* You can use the Forums, your user blog or the live chat to talk to other users. | |||
==Things to do== | =='''Things to do'''== | ||
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; Useful activities | ; 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 by using this '''[http://screamer.wikia.com/wiki/Rules#Templates_and_examples template]''' 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]]'''. | * 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]]. | * '''[[Special:ShortPages|Locate]]''' and '''[[Template:Stub|mark]]''' pages that need expanding as [[:Category:Article stubs|article stubs]]. | ||
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* Find out more about the wiki on '''[[Special:WikiStats]]''', '''[[Special:Statistics]]''' and '''[[Special:Version]]'''! | * Find out more about the wiki on '''[[Special:WikiStats]]''', '''[[Special:Statistics]]''' and '''[[Special:Version]]'''! | ||
* <span>Access the more important pages on the wiki by going to the </span>'''[[Navigation]]''' page. | * <span>Access the more important pages on the wiki by going to the </span>'''[[Navigation]]''' page. | ||
* Visit the '''[[Screamer Wiki:Community Portal|Community Portal]]''' to stay tuned about what's happening on the wiki. | |||
* Check out the '''[[Screamer Wiki:Rules|Rules]]''' to learn what to do and what not to do. | |||
[[Category:Help|Community Portal]] | [[Category:Help|Community Portal]] | ||
[[Category:Community| ]] | [[Category:Community| ]] | ||