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'''<big>This guide is still in the process of being written</big>'''<br>
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Please follow these guidelines when editing this wiki.
There will be more guidelines later.

== The basics ==
This wiki uses the same general syntax as Wikipedia, because both use MediaWiki markup.<br>
This wiki does <u>not</u> support the VisualEditor extension that [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:VisualEditor Wikipedia does].

Familiarising yourself with wikimarkup is probably a good idea, and the convenient one-page summary of wiki syntax is provided at the English Wikipedia [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet here]. The basics of it can be learned within minutes, and the Edit Toolbar includes a "Help" section that will refresh your memory if you forget.

== VideoLAN wiki syntax ==
TODO

== Best practices ==
TODO

=== Lists ===
* To make a bulleted list, begin lines with asterisks <code>*</code>
* To make a numbered list, begin lines with pound signs <code>#</code> (which will be automatically re-numbered if you add or remove items—this is generally smart for long or frequently-changing lists).

=== Linking ===
* The formula for creating an internal link is <nowiki>[[target page]]</nowiki> or <nowiki>[[target page|text to display]]</nowiki>
** <nowiki>[[VLC]]</nowiki> gives [[VLC]]
** <nowiki>[[VLC|this totally awesome media player]]</nowiki> gives [[VLC|this totally awesome media player]]
* There are several ways to create external links: a simple outgoing link, a shortened link, or a shortened link with alternate text:
** <nowiki>http://example.com/</nowiki> gives http://example.com/ (this makes for the clearest links)
** <nowiki>[http://example.com/]</nowiki> gives [http://example.com/] (this should only be used if the site name is long or unimportant)
** <nowiki>[http://example.com/ text to display]</nowiki> gives [http://example.com/ text to display] (useful, but can become confusing if over-used)

=== Useful things ===
* to link to a Wikipedia article on "example", use <nowiki>[[Wikipedia:example]]</nowiki>

== Editing tips ==
* Use the editing toolbar to help you; it provides buttons to help you out.
* Keep things simple, and don't be afraid to make mistakes.
* Adding a line after a sentence <u>will not</u> make the next bit appear on a new line: for the convenience of coders, it will appear on the ''same line''. To get it on a different line, either use <code><nowiki><br></nowiki></code> or two lines.

== Links ==
* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing MediaWiki exhaustive reference guide]

== Templates ==

* See the [[List of templates|Documented List of Templates]].
* See [[Special:PrefixIndex/Template:|all templates on {{SERVERNAME}}]]