How to create a new Occupy Portland event
So you want to create a new event. Great!
Here's some simple steps.
Decide on a page name
To fit with the current formatting, each event needs its own unique "event page".
Event page names usually take the format:
- Short_Event_Name_Month_Day_Year
For example:
Decide where to put your event
If your event is within the next week, consider adding your event to the section Current Events
If your event is more than a week away, consider adding your event to the section Upcoming Events
Within the Current Events section you will see links that look like:
- {{:Local_Banks_Occupy_11_04_11}}
That syntax expands/includes your event directly onto the main page. ( Note: there are two curly braces '{', followed by a colon ':' )
Within the Upcoming Events section you will see links that look like:
- * [[Local_Banks_Occupy_11_04_11]]
That syntax will create a bulleted list of links, and your event will be one of those events. ( Note: there is an asterisk followed by two square braces '[' )
Add your event page
- Jump to editing current events
- Jump to editing upcoming events
Edit your event page
After you add your event page to the appropriate section of the OccupyPortlandEvents page, all you have to do is save the page. You will get a link colored in red that will take you to your new event page so that you can edit it.
Example:
If you edit an existing event, you can see how they are formatted.
For example: Edit Local Banks Occupy
The Template:Occupy Portland Event has more information on the standard formatting used.