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== Finding articles to edit ==
 
== Finding articles to edit ==
Contribute to recently changed articles is to click on the [[Special:Recentchanges]] (Recent Changes) link on the navigation tab at right. Go methodically through the articles, either contributing or adding broken links. Also see the [[AoPSWiki:Community_Portal]] (Community Portal).
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=== Red Links ===
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If, while reading through an article, you notice a red internal link, that represents an article that has not yet been written.  Click on the red link to start writing that article.
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=== Recently Changed Articles ===
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At least while AoPSWiki is relatively young, recently changed articles are usually fairly new articles.  Contribute to recently changed articles is to click on the [[Special:Recentchanges]] (Recent Changes) link on the navigation tab at right. Go methodically through the articles, either contributing or adding broken links. Also see the [[AoPSWiki:Community_Portal]] (Community Portal).

Revision as of 01:44, 19 June 2006

This AoPSWiki tutorial will help guide you through the process of learning to contribute to the AoPSWiki.


Getting Started

Click on the Edit button above an article while you are logged into the AoPSWiki. If the article is new, you can just start writing. If the article already exists, you will see the article text, Wikimedia syntax included. Write around or over the text to change the content of the article.


Wiki Syntax

First, while in edit mode, there is a control panel in the upper left of the text box. Hover your curser over the buttons to get an idea as to what they do.

Internal Links

Internal links are the heart of what makes a wiki.


Finding articles to edit

Red Links

If, while reading through an article, you notice a red internal link, that represents an article that has not yet been written. Click on the red link to start writing that article.

Recently Changed Articles

At least while AoPSWiki is relatively young, recently changed articles are usually fairly new articles. Contribute to recently changed articles is to click on the Special:Recentchanges (Recent Changes) link on the navigation tab at right. Go methodically through the articles, either contributing or adding broken links. Also see the AoPSWiki:Community_Portal (Community Portal).