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Sprocket School was made using software called Mediawiki (just like Wikipedia!) There is a TON of documentation (manuals, guides, templates, and so on) available for free on the internet that will teach you how to do things with Mediawiki. Use Google to find it.


See MediaWiki's editing help page for more detailed information: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing




'''To get started, [http://www.sprocketschool.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signup&returnto=Main+Page create an account].'''




'''Starting a new page'''
<center><span style="color:#007ab7">'''If code intimidates or bores you, email your suggestions and contributions to <span style="color:#ae0a94">info@sprocketschool.org</span> and we will take care of the rest!'''</span></center>
* A list of pages we want to have that don't exist yet: http://www.sprocketschool.org/w/index.php?title=Special:WantedPages
* Here are instructions for starting a new page from scratch: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page




'''Editing an existing page'''
* Beginning to do this is easy: just click the "edit" link at the top of each page.
* A list of pages that exist already (which you may wish to edit): http://www.sprocketschool.org/w/index.php?title=Special:AllPages
* Here's Mediawiki's guide to basic editing: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing




'''On cooperative editing: things to keep in mind'''
<center><span style="color:#ff0000">'''To edit Sprocket School yourself, email us at info@sprocketschool.org to create an account.</span></center>
*Anyone can edit any page on the wiki, provided they've registered for an account (see top right corner). This means that, ideally, every page will ultimately be written by anyone in the community with relevant knowledge!
 
*Because this is a tool intended to serve a relatively small field, everyone should try to register under a real or otherwise recognizable name. The current user list is [http://www.sprocketschool.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers here].
 
*You can look at an individual page's editing history and how it's changed over time by clicking the "history" tab at the top of any page. Any change that's been made can be unmade from here, too.
 
*Each page also has a "discussion" tab at the top. This is a good place to ask questions and make suggestions about a given topic. You can "sign" your contributions to the discussion page (or any other page) by typing "-- ~ ~ ~ ~" - without the spaces! - or by just hitting the little button that looks like a signature at the top of the editing box.
 
Like Wikipedia, '''Sprocket School''' was made using software called '''MediaWiki'''. MediaWiki has extensive instructions on editing and formatting on their '''[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents website]'''.
 
 
===General pointers===
* Request a real or otherwise recognizable login name (if you are comfortable doing so) so your colleagues will know who you are.
* The current user list is [http://www.sprocketschool.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers here].
* You can see recent contributions to the site on the [http://www.sprocketschool.org/wiki/Special:RecentChanges Recent changes page].
* Look at an article's editing history by clicking the "history" tab at the top of any page.
*Each page has a "discussion" tab at the top. This is a good place to ask questions and make suggestions about a given topic.
* You can "sign" your contributions to the discussion page (or any other page) by typing "-- ~ ~ ~ ~" - without the spaces! - or by just hitting the little button that looks like a signature at the top of the editing box. It looks like this: -- [[User:Rfhall|Rfhall]] ([[User talk:Rfhall|talk]]) 00:44, 3 August 2013 (PDT)
* You can upload images [http://www.sprocketschool.org/wiki/Special:Upload here]. Follow the instructions on that page to use the image in any of the articles.
 
===Starting a new page===
* A list of pages that need to be written: http://www.sprocketschool.org/w/index.php?title=Special:WantedPages
* Instructions for starting a new page from scratch: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page
 
 
===Editing an existing page===
* Click the "edit" link at the top of an article to edit it.
* A list of pages that exist already (which you may wish to edit): http://www.sprocketschool.org/w/index.php?title=Special:AllPages
* Mediawiki's guide to basic editing: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing

Revision as of 16:30, 13 September 2016



If code intimidates or bores you, email your suggestions and contributions to info@sprocketschool.org and we will take care of the rest!



To edit Sprocket School yourself, email us at info@sprocketschool.org to create an account.



Like Wikipedia, Sprocket School was made using software called MediaWiki. MediaWiki has extensive instructions on editing and formatting on their website.


General pointers

  • Request a real or otherwise recognizable login name (if you are comfortable doing so) so your colleagues will know who you are.
  • The current user list is here.
  • You can see recent contributions to the site on the Recent changes page.
  • Look at an article's editing history by clicking the "history" tab at the top of any page.
  • Each page has a "discussion" tab at the top. This is a good place to ask questions and make suggestions about a given topic.
  • You can "sign" your contributions to the discussion page (or any other page) by typing "-- ~ ~ ~ ~" - without the spaces! - or by just hitting the little button that looks like a signature at the top of the editing box. It looks like this: -- Rfhall (talk) 00:44, 3 August 2013 (PDT)
  • You can upload images here. Follow the instructions on that page to use the image in any of the articles.

Starting a new page


Editing an existing page