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SOME VERY EASY TECHNIQUES
- You need to be logged in and in editing mode to add or change content.
- To add text, simply start typing and remember to save. Using double inverted commas (i.e., words in italic) before and after the text will put it into italics.
- To create a link, the code is square bracket square bracket word square bracket square bracket
- To create a main heading, the code is ==heading==
- To create a sub-heading, the code is subheading (i.e., triple inverted commas subheading triple inverted commas)
- To create a sub-heading that is also a link, the code is subheadinglink (i.e. triple inverted commas square bracket square bracket word square bracket square bracket triple inverted commas)
- To upload a photo: (1) first create a link that looks like this square bracket square bracket Image:name of image.jpg square bracket square bracket Image:Name of image.jpg, (2) save the link, (3) click on the link and follow the instructions (which will guide you to choose a file from your own computer, with the option of describing it), (4) click UPLOAD (5) image should appear. Hint: try to keep file sizes down.
- When in doubt about formatting/codes, log in, click on EDIT and copy the codes you see in the edit box.
- You can add content to a stub (empty link to a potential subject), add content to existing text, edit existing text and upload photos. Blue links already have content; red ones are empty.
SOME (STYLE) GUIDELINES
Try to be specific -- if you know names and dates, put them in (20 years on, memories are starting to fade!)
When adding content, if you know there is more to be said/ a different angle/ something you can't remember/ a discussion you want to start, simply create a stub (empty link) to encourage others to add content. How? Make the word into a link (see above).
Create as many cross-references as you can (this will make the wiki live).
To create cross-references to existing links, you must use exactly the same terms as those existing links. For example, if there is already an entry for 1982 and you want to include a link to 1982 in your anecdote, be sure to write 1982 in your text and not '82, as the programme will not recognise it as the same.
In general -- our advice is to keep it simple, keep it to Cape Town, stick to the 10-year period as much as possible, avoid sex and banned substances, and try to deal with factionalism with a little grace and maturity...
If there are any graphic designers among you, feel free to pretty it up!
