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User4: /* Creating links in articles */

2016-05-07T06:53:56Z

Creating links in articles

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	*Here is the link that <nowiki>[https://boywrite.ivan.net BoyWrite]</nowiki> makes: [https://boywrite.ivan.net BoyWrite]		*Here is the link that <nowiki>[https://boywrite.ivan.net BoyWrite]</nowiki> makes: [https://boywrite.ivan.net BoyWrite]
	:If you need more help with links, please see the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Editing_pages Help section.]		:If you need more help with links, please see the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Editing_pages Help section.]
	*Oh, if you put a link to a page outside of BoyWiki, when you click on "Save the page" you'll get an error. Then you have to answer the trick question--"How many letters does BoyWiki have?" ~~Put~~ the number 7 and press enter again. (You can refer back to this page to get the answer to the trick question ( 7 ), or you can do like ''I'' do, and just count the number of letters in the word BoyWiki every time...)		*Oh, if you put a link to a page outside of BoyWiki, when you click on "Save the page" you'll get an error. Then you have to answer the trick question--"How many letters does BoyWiki have?" When this happens, press the "Tab" key three times, then put the number 7 in the response field, and press enter again. (You can refer back to this page to get the answer to the trick question ( 7 ), or you can do like ''I'' do, and just count the number of letters in the word BoyWiki every time the error appears...)

	==Searching BoyWiki==		==Searching BoyWiki==

User4: added link to "Cheat sheet"

2016-05-07T02:50:22Z

added link to "Cheat sheet"

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	==Useful stuff==		==Useful stuff==
	Certain very basic information is included below. The help pages contain much more, but reading them can be discouraging as they contain ''so much'' information.		Certain very basic information is included below. The help pages contain much more, but reading them can be discouraging as they contain ''so much'' information.

			The below contains an abbreviated version of what is in the "Help Cheatsheat" that I made (and Etenne made better), which you can see by clicking this link: [[Help:Cheat_sheet]].

	==Logging in to BoyWiki==		==Logging in to BoyWiki==

User4: /* About me */

2016-05-06T06:01:31Z

About me

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	==About me==		==About me==
	(Put something here about yourself, if you'd like. Be careful about including personally identifiable information! Don't "out" yourself!		(Put something here about yourself, if you'd like. Be careful about including personally identifiable information! Don't "out" yourself!)
			*You might want to read [[How not to accidentally out yourself]] before you write about yourself here. It's got good tips!

	==Articles I want to create==		==Articles I want to create==

User4: /* So, what articles can you create? */

2016-05-06T05:58:37Z

So, what articles can you create?

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	*Basically, anything to do with boys or BoyLovers!		*Basically, anything to do with boys or BoyLovers!
	:*Make an article about your favorite boy actor, boy singing group, boy film, ''anything''!		:*Make an article about your favorite boy actor, boy singing group, boy film, ''anything''!
	*Or write something serious: your experiences as a BoyLover, the good experiences, or any the problems you've had (not many, I hope! Like they say, "May all your BoyLover problems be ''little ones''!") ~~Your~~ feelings about being a BoyLover. ~~Whatever!~~		*Or write something serious: your experiences as a BoyLover, the good experiences, or any the problems you've had (not many, I hope! Like they say, "May all your BoyLover problems be ''little ones''!")
	*~~Anything~~ you have special knowledge about, that has to to with BoyLove, pedophilia (what an ugly word that is!), sex, etc.		*You can write about your feelings about being a BoyLover.
			*Write about anything you have special knowledge about, that has to to with BoyLove, pedophilia (what an ugly word that is!), sex, etc.
	:*Sports information about boys.		:*Sports information about boys.
	:*Legal information ~~information about~~ BoyLovers.		:*Legal information for BoyLovers.
			*''Whatever!''

	==Below are some "sample sections" for your user page:==		==Below are some "sample sections" for your user page:==

User4: /* Choosing a category for an article */

2016-05-06T05:54:15Z

Choosing a category for an article

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	You type something like this at the bottom of your article:		You type something like this at the bottom of your article:
	<nowiki>[[Category:THE_CATEGORY_YOU_CHOOSE]]</nowiki>		<nowiki>[[Category:THE_CATEGORY_YOU_CHOOSE]]</nowiki>
	:If you click on the following link (or right-click, and choose "open in new tab/window"		:If you click on the following link (or right-click, and choose "open in new tab/window") [https://www.boywiki.org/en/index.php?title=Special:Categories&offset=&limit=1000 All BoyWiki categories]
	*[[https://www.boywiki.org/en/index.php?title=Special:Categories&offset=&limit=1000 All BoyWiki categories]]		:... you'll see all the categories for BoyWiki articles. Try to use categories that already exist, instead of making new ones.
	:you'll see all the categories for BoyWiki articles. Try to use categories that already exist, instead of making new ones.
	*But don't worry too much about categories. Etenne will put them in for you.		*But don't worry too much about categories. Etenne will put them in for you.

User4: /* Searching BoyWiki */

2016-05-06T05:52:28Z

Searching BoyWiki

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	==Searching BoyWiki==		==Searching BoyWiki==
	The searching tool isn't the best, but you can type a word or ~~too~~ in the search field to ~~look for~~ articles. If your search directs you to a page that already exists, but you are looking for something else, then just put an asterisk ( * ) in front of the word or words.		The searching tool isn't the best, but you can type a word or two or three in the search field to try to find articles containing that word (or those words). If your search directs you to a page that already exists, but you are looking for something else, then just put an asterisk ( * ) in front of the word or words.

	You also may want to check an old index of BoyWiki articles (but it is not complete) that you can find here:		You also may want to check an old index of BoyWiki articles (but it is not complete) that you can find here:

User4: /* Creating links in articles */

2016-05-06T05:50:14Z

Creating links in articles

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	:<nowiki></nowiki>		:<nowiki></nowiki>
	:This creates a link to another BoyWiki page: <nowiki>[[PUT_PAGE_NAME_HERE]]</nowiki>		:This creates a link to another BoyWiki page: <nowiki>[[PUT_PAGE_NAME_HERE]]</nowiki>
	:This creates a link to a website other than BoyWiki (in this case, it's a link to : <nowiki>[https://boywrite.ivan.net BoyWrite</nowiki>		:This creates a link to a website other than BoyWiki (in this case, it's a link to BoyWrite: <nowiki>[https://boywrite.ivan.net BoyWrite]</nowiki>)
			*Here is the link that <nowiki>[https://boywrite.ivan.net BoyWrite]</nowiki> makes: [https://boywrite.ivan.net BoyWrite]
	:If you need more help with links, please see the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Editing_pages Help section.]		:If you need more help with links, please see the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Editing_pages Help section.]
	*Oh, if you put a link to a page outside of BoyWiki, when you click on "Save the page" you'll get an error. Then you have to answer the trick question--"How many letters does BoyWiki have?" Put the number 7 and press enter again. (You can refer back to this page to get the answer to the trick question ( 7 ), or you can do like ''I'' do, and just count the number of letters in the word BoyWiki every time...)		*Oh, if you put a link to a page outside of BoyWiki, when you click on "Save the page" you'll get an error. Then you have to answer the trick question--"How many letters does BoyWiki have?" Put the number 7 and press enter again. (You can refer back to this page to get the answer to the trick question ( 7 ), or you can do like ''I'' do, and just count the number of letters in the word BoyWiki every time...)

User4: /* Creating new articles */

2016-05-06T05:45:19Z

Creating new articles

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	==Creating new articles==		==Creating new articles==
	It's easy. One way is to just edit the browser address bar (the thing at the top of the screen that says <nowiki>"https://boywiki.org/en/ <nowiki>		It's easy. One way is to just edit the browser address bar (the thing at the top of the screen that says <nowiki>"https://boywiki.org/en/ </nowiki>
	*If you change it to:		*If you change it to:
	*<nowiki>"https://boywiki.org/en/My new article <nowiki>		*<nowiki>"https://boywiki.org/en/My new article </nowiki>
	: and press enter, you'll be given the choice to create the article! (You have to be logged in, of course.)		: and press enter, you'll be given the choice to create the article! (You have to be logged in, of course.)
	*Or you can type something like this:		*Or you can type something like this:
	:<nowiki>[[My new article]]</nowiki>		:<nowiki>[[My new article]]</nowiki>
	:then save the page. Then click on [[My new article]] and bingo! You're ready to go!		:then save the page. Then click on [[My new article]] and bingo! You're ready to go!
			*Oh--the two thingies: <nowiki><nowiki> and </nowiki></nowiki> ''turn'' off the wiki coding for the stuff in between them. I had to use them ''twice'' here, to make them visible (you'll see that when you edit this page). Thought you might like to know...

	==Creating links in articles==		==Creating links in articles==

User4: /* How to indent (make text that is not aligned at the left border) */

2016-05-06T05:40:13Z

How to indent (make text that is not aligned at the left border)

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	==How to indent (make text that is not aligned at the left border)==		==How to indent (make text that is not aligned at the left border)==
	Two wiki markup tags will indent a line. The asterisk ( * ) and the colon ( : ). You can use the HTML markup <nowiki> <blockquote>PUT INDENTED STUFF HERE </blockquote></nowiki> to indent things, too. (Be sure to ''end'' the indent with the <nowiki> </blockquote> ~~tag!~~</nowiki>		Two wiki markup tags will indent a line. The asterisk ( * ) and the colon ( : ). You can use the HTML markup <nowiki> <blockquote>PUT INDENTED STUFF HERE </blockquote></nowiki> to indent things, too. (Be sure to ''end'' the indent with the <nowiki> </blockquote></nowiki> tag!)
	:When you view this page in "edit" mode, you'll see how they can be used. Experiment with them!		:When you view this page in "edit" mode, you'll see how they can be used. Experiment with them!

User4: /* How to indent (make text that is not aligned at the left border) */

2016-05-06T05:39:30Z

How to indent (make text that is not aligned at the left border)

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	==How to indent (make text that is not aligned at the left border)==		==How to indent (make text that is not aligned at the left border)==
	Two ~~things~~ will indent a line. The asterisk ( * ) and the colon ( : ).		Two wiki markup tags will indent a line. The asterisk ( * ) and the colon ( : ). You can use the HTML markup <nowiki> <blockquote>PUT INDENTED STUFF HERE </blockquote></nowiki> to indent things, too. (Be sure to ''end'' the indent with the <nowiki> </blockquote> tag!</nowiki>
	:When you view this page in "edit" mode, you'll see how they can be used. Experiment with them!		:When you view this page in "edit" mode, you'll see how they can be used. Experiment with them!