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== About Memory Alpha == |
== About Memory Alpha == |
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== Getting started == |
== Getting started == |
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+ | * {{h|Interwiki link|How to create interwiki links}} |
== Features == |
== Features == |
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** {{ma|Recommended changes}} |
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+ | * {{h|Watchlist|Using the watchlist}} |
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+ | * {{h|What links here}} |
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+ | * {{h|Page history}} |
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+ | * {{h|User contributions|Tracking user contributions}} |
* {{ma|Always fill summary field|Edit summary}} |
* {{ma|Always fill summary field|Edit summary}} |
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+ | * {{h|Keyboard shortcuts}} |
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* {{ma|Shortcuts|Intrawiki shortcuts}} |
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== Advanced features == |
== Advanced features == |
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== Problem-solving == |
== Problem-solving == |
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+ | * {{h|Site notice|How to set a site notice}} |
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+ | * {{h|Rename my account|How to rename an account}} |
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== Information and resources for contributors == |
== Information and resources for contributors == |
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* {{ma|Manual of Style}} |
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* {{ma|Guide to layout|Guide to Layout}} |
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* {{ma|Recommended changes}} |
* {{ma|Recommended changes}} |
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== Getting in touch == |
== Getting in touch == |
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* {{ma|FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions}} |
* {{ma|FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions}} |
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+ | * {{ma|Requested articles|Requested Articles}}, for those pages that are not yet written |
| − | * {{ma|Contact us|Contact information}} for bug reports and other miscellaneous questions |
+ | * {{ma|Contact us|Contact information}}, for bug reports and other miscellaneous questions |
* {{ma|Ten Forward}}, a discussion forum to ask questions about Memory Alpha policies or wiki operation not answered here or in the FAQs |
* {{ma|Ten Forward}}, a discussion forum to ask questions about Memory Alpha policies or wiki operation not answered here or in the FAQs |
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* {{ma|Reference Desk}}, a general-purpose discussion forum to ask specific questions about ''Star Trek'', such as clarification of dialogue or canonicity issues |
* {{ma|Reference Desk}}, a general-purpose discussion forum to ask specific questions about ''Star Trek'', such as clarification of dialogue or canonicity issues |
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| + | * {{ma|Discord}}, a free app to chat about various things, from discussions about Memory Alpha itself to series, movies, games, books, comics, and more |
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Revision as of 12:59, 16 April 2021
Memory Alpha is a collaborative project to create the most definitive, accurate, and accessible encyclopedia and reference for everything related to Star Trek. If you need some help browsing or editing a page on our site, one of the pages listed in the list below should be helpful.
About Memory Alpha
- Introduction: A general introduction for newcomers.
- About: Another general introduction about who we are, what we want, why we're here, and where we're going.
- Policies and Guidelines: A rough overview of the basic rules that keep our community running smoothly.
- Frequently Asked Questions: A collection of anticipated questions about our policies, practices, and goals.
- Copyrights: An overview of Memory Alpha's copyright policy.
- Recommended changes: A few changes to the default user preferences Memory Alpha recommends.
Getting started
- How to log in
- How to edit a page
- How to start a page
- How to use wiki markup
- How to include images
- How to include tables
- How to use talk pages
- How to use headers
- How to create interwiki links
Features
- Setting your preferences
- User styles
- Searching
- Go button
- Recent changes
- Related changes
- Using the watchlist
- What links here
- Page history
- Tracking user contributions
- Edit summary
- Minor edits
- Uploading multimedia
- Using templates
- Using Lua
- How to use categories
- Special characters
- ISBN links
- Understanding namespaces
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Intrawiki shortcuts
- Job queue
Advanced features
- Category tree
- CSS and JS customization
- Dynamic page lists
- Image maps
- Input boxes
- Magic words
- Mathematical formulas
- Ogg handler
- Poems and lyrics
- Random selections
- RSS feeds
- Tabber
- Tabview
- Variables
- Editing MediaWiki namespace text
Problem-solving
- How to resolve edit conflicts
- How to protect a page
- How to rename a page
- How to redirect a page
- How to revert a page
- How to delete a page
- How to set a site notice
- How to rename an account
- How to close an account
- Supported browsers
Information and resources for contributors
- Policies and Guidelines
- Manual of Style
- Guide to Layout
- How to write a great article
- Recommended changes
- Glossary
Getting in touch
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Requested Articles, for those pages that are not yet written
- Contact information, for bug reports and other miscellaneous questions
- Ten Forward, a discussion forum to ask questions about Memory Alpha policies or wiki operation not answered here or in the FAQs
- Reference Desk, a general-purpose discussion forum to ask specific questions about Star Trek, such as clarification of dialogue or canonicity issues
- Discord, a free app to chat about various things, from discussions about Memory Alpha itself to series, movies, games, books, comics, and more