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Hello, welcome to the VideoLAN Wiki Site!


The aim of this site is to create a site to help document the [http://www.videolan.org VideoLAN software], a  [[free]] and [[open source]] media player and streaming solution. This site is a mixture of [[Knowledge Base|glossary]], [[Common Problems|frequently asked questions]] and [[How to|general help]].


== Finding what you Want to Know ==
If you're looking for help about a specific feature, you can [[Special:Search|search]] for it using the search box on the left of every page. ''[[VideoLAN_Wiki:Searching|More on Searching]]''

Otherwise, a good place to start is the [[Main Page]], which lists all the main parts of the site.


== What's a Wiki Site? ==
A wiki site is a site which anyone can edit - in face we'd like to encourage you to edit pages to make them even better! It works in a similar way to [[wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]].

VideoLAN uses the same software that Wikipedia uses, [http://www.mediawiki.org/ MediaWiki]. More information on what wiki is on the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Names wikimedia] site.


== Adding to VideoLAN Wiki ==
VideoLAN Wiki requires that you use an account when editing pages, but it's very easy to [[Special:Userlogin|log in or register]].

When you've logged in you can edit most pages by clicking the Edit tab on the top of the page. Some pages, like this one, don't allow you to edit it. This is mainly because they are a target for spam. If you want to edit them, you will need to ask an Admin ([http://wiki.videolan.org/index.php?title=Special:Listusers&group=sysop list of admins]).

Adding to VideoLAN is easy - search for the page you want to add (to make sure it doesn't exist), then click on the "this exact title" link in the first paragraph.


== Wiki Formatting ==
When you're editing a page, adding plain text is simple as you can just type it in. However, if you want to add special formatting, like making text bold, you can also do so. Wikimedia has a page to help you with this: [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing Help with the Wiki formatting]

There are also some Templates you can use, for example typing <nowiki>{{wikipedia|Media Player}}</nowiki> will add a box on the right of the page linking to Wikipedia's page on Media Player. ''[[Help:Templates|More on Templates]]''


== See Also ==
'''''See also [[wikipedia:Help:Contents|Wikipedia's Help Pages]]'''''