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=== Adding media (images, documents, etc) === | === Adding media (images, documents, etc) === | ||
It's a little more complicated, but the same process once you get the hang of it. When logged in, you'll see a link to [[Special:Upload|Upload file]] on the left menu. Click that link, upload your media, and make a note of its file name. If it's called My picture.png, you can include it in any document with this syntax: | It's a little more complicated, but the same process once you get the hang of it. When logged in, you'll see a link to [[Special:Upload|Upload file]] on the left menu. Click that link, upload your media, and make a note of its file name. If it's called My picture.png, you can include it in any document with this syntax: <nowiki>[[File:My picture.png]]</nowiki>. Note files must also have unique names. When uploading pictures, it's best to use the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images Image syntax], which also lets you control layout and size. If you're editing an artist, you can upload a representative image using the form. | ||
=== Deleting a page === | === Deleting a page === | ||
Wikis pages aren't normally fully deleted. Instead, move the page, using the drop-down menu item, or equivalently change it to a redirect by changing it's contents like this: | Wikis pages aren't normally fully deleted. Instead, move the page, using the drop-down menu item, or equivalently change it to a redirect by changing it's contents like this: <nowiki>#REDIRECT [[New page]]</nowiki> | ||
== Why and how do I create categories? == | == Why and how do I create categories? == | ||
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You can create your own categories as appropriate to add different dimensions to pages. A page may not just about an artist, it may also be about an artisan instrument maker, someone who immigrated to Canada, and so on. When added to a category, pages becomes part of a new category list. This page is part of [[:Category:Wiki documentation]], artist pages are in categories according to art, location, and so on. | You can create your own categories as appropriate to add different dimensions to pages. A page may not just about an artist, it may also be about an artisan instrument maker, someone who immigrated to Canada, and so on. When added to a category, pages becomes part of a new category list. This page is part of [[:Category:Wiki documentation]], artist pages are in categories according to art, location, and so on. | ||
Add the wiki markup to the page that belongs in the category. For example, | Add the wiki markup to the page that belongs in the category. For example, <nowiki>[[Category:My category]]</nowiki>. That will become a link that lists all pages in that category, including the one you're editing. | ||
Categories can be reused. You don't need to add a new set of locations to a category about a topic, since categories can be joined in queries — Asian Heritage Month and Location categories, using [[#Using ask queries|Ask queries]], for example. | Categories can be reused. You don't need to add a new set of locations to a category about a topic, since categories can be joined in queries — Asian Heritage Month and Location categories, using [[#Using ask queries|Ask queries]], for example. | ||
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Since this is a semantic wiki, you can re-use content across the site using ask queries. Here's an example: | Since this is a semantic wiki, you can re-use content across the site using ask queries. Here's an example: | ||
<nowiki>{{ #ask: [[Category:Montréal]][[Category:Literature]] }}</nowiki> | |||
Will list all the Montréal Literature artists, like this: | Will list all the Montréal Literature artists, like this: | ||
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== ZoneAlarm problems == | == ZoneAlarm problems == | ||
<blockquote> | |||
There is a Zone Alarm (Antivirus& | There is a Zone Alarm (Antivirus&Firewall) window that pops up saying that the website is suspicious, I tried to copy/paste it but didn't work. The alert also says to avoid entering sensitive data. The pop up window does not detail anything else but it does have an icon that we can click on to stop the warning, if we trust the site is safe. | ||
There are no other details from Zone Alarm saying why the site is suspicious. | There are no other details from Zone Alarm saying why the site is suspicious. | ||
</blockquote> | |||
— Contacted Zone Alarm support staff June 2, 2010. Response — "I will go ahead and send that site to our development group, I was able to get there without any issues," ticket ID LTK164019794485X. | — Contacted Zone Alarm support staff June 2, 2010. Response — "I will go ahead and send that site to our development group, I was able to get there without any issues," ticket ID LTK164019794485X. | ||
[[Category:Wiki documentation]] | [[Category:Wiki documentation]] | ||