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The pages on this site are WikiWikiWeb? pages, which means that pages can be created and edited by multiple authors. Visitors are welcome to browse. To edit pages on this wiki, you will need an author name and a password.

Reading

You can browse this website just like any other. Page titles are WikiWords?, which are mixed-case words. Every WikiWord? in text is a link to a page with that title. The title at the top of each page is a backlink. Click it to see a list of all pages which link to the page.

• Use the SearchWiki link at the top or bottom of each page to find stuff.
• Click on the Index in the navigation bar to see a list of all pages on the wiki.
• You can review RecentChanges to see what's up.

Editing

You'll need a password to edit pages on this wiki. To edit a page, click the Edit Page link in the upper right-hand corner of the page. Enter the password when requested. You need only enter it once per session.

Saving pages

When done editing, enter your author name in the field then click the Save button. If the page doesn't save, check the Author field and enter your authorname.

Adding New Pages

You can add new pages wherever you are in the wiki.

• Click on Edit Page, and create a new WikiWord?, Save the page.
• Click the question mark that follows the unlinked WikiWord?.
• This will bring up a new page with the text "Describe the new page here". Remove that text and start writing.
• Use the Save button when you're done editing.

Basic Formatting

Start each line without spaces and put a blank line between paragraphs. You can produce well-laid out pages by learning just a few rules.

• to make a bulleted list (like this one), start each line with * Use # for a numbered list.
• to make a heading, start a line with one or more ! marks; ! is a heading 1, !! is a heading 2, and so on.
• to emphasize text, enclose it in 2 or 3 single quotes; ''text'' for italics or '''text''' for bold.
• to make a link to another page, use just the WikiWord?. Advanced linking will require enclosing the word in [[ ... ]]; for example [[GettingStarted]] would link to this page.
• to make a link to another site, type its address, such as http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/TePapa.

Alternatively, use the formatting buttons at the top of the editing page. They work best in the Firefox browser on all platforms.

What's next

Experiment. Use the the SandBox to practice editing and linking pages. You can edit the WikiSandbox without affecting anything important on this site.

Make Yourself Known Please use your real name on this wiki.

• You have a wiki page on this wiki, listed on the HomePage page. That's your home base.
• Add personal or professional information to your page.
• You can hang pages off your home page by starting the page titles with a *. See SubPages
• Use your WikiName to sign what you write when appropriate.
• It is easy for someone to use somebody else's name. Please don't.

Advice

• Follow WikiSocialNorms if you want to be respected by other participants.
• Have a look at the StyleGuide
• Once you're comfortable with the basics, refer to the advanced text formatting rules

Suggestions

• When in doubt, click on Edit This Page at the bottom of the page to look at the code.
• Open pages in new windows. And please do not edit this page to experiment - use the SandBox.