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== Create a new page! ==
 
== Create a New Page! ==
Creating a new Portland Wiki page is reasonably quick and mostly pain-free. As this wiki matures, there may come a time when most contributions will consist of editing and/or updating existing pages. But Portland Wiki is still growing like half-wild toddler, so what's stopping you? Go ahead, start a new page. You can ''do'' it!
Creating a new Portland Wiki page is reasonably quick and mostly pain-free. As this wiki matures, there may come a time when most contributions will consist of editing and/or updating existing pages. But Portland Wiki is still growing like half-wild toddler, so what's stopping you? Go ahead, start a new page. You can ''do'' it!


Let's look at a few elements<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet Wikipedia Cheatsheet]</ref> you may want to include in even a minimalist new PortlandWiki page<ref>[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page Help:Starting a new page]</ref>.
Let's look at a few elements that you may want to include in even a minimalist new Portland Wiki page.


=== Page Title ===
=== Page Title ===
The first element you'll want to decide on as you create your new wiki page is a ''page title''. The easiest way to ''entitle'' your new page is to perform a search to see if another Portland Wiki page already exists with that title. It's not likely you'll run into that problem while Portland Wiki is still a "tot," but if you do, perhaps you can think up another page title.
The first element you'll want to decide on as you create your new wiki page is a ''page title''. The easiest way to ''entitle'' your new page is to perform a search to see if another Portland Wiki page already exists with that title. It's not likely you'll run into that problem while Portland Wiki is still a "tot," but if you do, perhaps you can think up another page title.


To search for a page, type your search query into the search box located in the top right corner of any PortlandWiki page.<ref>[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Searching Help:Searching]</ref>
To search for a page, type your search query into the search box located in the top right corner of any PortlandWiki page.


Consider visiting PortlandWiki's [[Help:Sandbox|Sandbox]] page, where PortlandWiki contributors can freshen up their wiki markup skills.
Consider visiting PortlandWiki's [[Help:Sandbox|Sandbox]] page, where PortlandWiki contributors can freshen up their wiki markup skills.
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Write a witty, light-of-heart (yet heavy of mind) opening paragraph here.
Write a witty, light-of-heart (yet heavy of mind) opening paragraph here.


=== How About a Handy List? ===
=== Now how about a handy list? ===
* Foo 1
* Foo 1
* ''Foo Too''
* ''Foo Too''
* [http://community.livejournal.com/damnportlanders/ Foo lisH]
* [http://www.limbo.in/ Foo lisH]


== Take a Peek Under Our Skirts ==
== Useful External Links Are A Nice Distraction ==
Want to see what actual wiki text (wiki formatting mark-up code)<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Wiki_markup Help:Wiki markup]</ref> looks like so you can "try this at home"? Yes? Click [http://portlandwiki.org/index.php?title=Help:Editing&action=edit here]. (You can also click the "Edit" menu, sandwiched between the "Read" and "View history" menus, which are all located just to the left of the Search box situated at the top, right of each page.)
 
== Useful External Links are a Nice Distraction ==
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Format your text using wiki markup.]
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Format your text using wiki markup.]
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing How to edit a wiki page.]
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing How to edit a wiki page.]
== Refer Readers to References! ==
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Revision as of 10:40, 2 September 2010

Create a new page!

Creating a new Portland Wiki page is reasonably quick and mostly pain-free. As this wiki matures, there may come a time when most contributions will consist of editing and/or updating existing pages. But Portland Wiki is still growing like half-wild toddler, so what's stopping you? Go ahead, start a new page. You can do it!

Let's look at a few elements that you may want to include in even a minimalist new Portland Wiki page.

Page Title

The first element you'll want to decide on as you create your new wiki page is a page title. The easiest way to entitle your new page is to perform a search to see if another Portland Wiki page already exists with that title. It's not likely you'll run into that problem while Portland Wiki is still a "tot," but if you do, perhaps you can think up another page title.

To search for a page, type your search query into the search box located in the top right corner of any PortlandWiki page.

Consider visiting PortlandWiki's Sandbox page, where PortlandWiki contributors can freshen up their wiki markup skills.

Page Body

To create a new page, please include a minimal page structure, something like:

Clever Header Here

Write a witty, light-of-heart (yet heavy of mind) opening paragraph here.

Now how about a handy list?

Useful External Links Are A Nice Distraction

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