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==Absolute beginners?==
This is an '''editing guide''' for starting to edit and contribute to Jiggywikki. If you have never edited on a wiki before, this is the place to start learning how!
'''If you can type and click, you can edit most pages on this wiki.'''
#'''Find a page to improve'''. (''If you want, you can practice in the [[project:Sandbox|Sandbox]] first.  It's there for "practicing", or experimenting with almost anything.  It's a good place to get used to how the wiki works.'')
#'''Click "Edit this page"'''.
#An "edit box" will open - '''type''' your new sentences or corrections (just like MS or Lotus or WordPerfect wordprocessing)
#'''Click the "Save" button''' - (well, it may be wise to hit the "Preview" button first, in case of mistakes!)
#'''You're now a Web Publisher. Welcome to the team!'''


==More detail==   
==Content==
The Jiggywikki is a project created to document all content related to the ''Banjo-Kazooie'' series. The wiki allows the following content to be posted:
*All official information on the ''Banjo-Kazooie'' video game series, characters, places, or terms. Official information means that it must come from an official source, such as official publications, social media channels, interviews, or the game itself.
*Images and media relating to ''Banjo-Kazooie'' that come from the game, official art, press releases, or other official sources. Images may have reasonable modifications made, such as cropping or removing white backgrounds, as long as the content itself is not altered.


As with all wikis, you can edit any non-[[Project:Protected page|protected page]] on this Wikia. Your changes will be visible immediately. Just click the "'''edit'''" link that appears near the top of every page.
When adding content and creating new articles, an encyclopedic style with a formal tone is important. All information should be cited.


Explain your edit in the "Summary" box between the edit window and the save and preview buttons. eg: "typo" or "added info on xyz".
The Jiggywikki does not deal with speculation or rumors regarding upcoming games. Rumors or speculation on the ''Banjo-Kazooie'' series, fan fiction or material related to unofficial works, or content-altered artwork, fan art, or other unofficial media are not allowed on the wiki, nor is content that violates copyright laws, is pornographic, includes excessive advertising, promotes illegal activities, or is hate speech or incites such hate.


Use the "Show preview" button to check your edit and get the formatting right before saving. Remember to '''Save page''' before moving on.
==Starting an article==
Before starting a new article please understand the Jiggywikki's content policy (see above). Before creating an article, make sure the article doesn't already exist on the wiki.


If you are logged in, you can mark an edit as minor by checking the ''This is a minor edit'' box to let people know your edit is not something substantive.
There are three easy ways to start a new page:
#If you search for a page that doesn't exist, you will see a red link above the search list. Clicking on the link will take you to the Create Article page.
# Clicking on existing red links on any existing page or on the [[Special:Wantedpages|Wanted Pages]] special page will take you to the Create Article page. For example, to create an article called "this link", you could click [[this link]] (unless someone has created it).  You can also create a red link yourself, in a related page to your user page. Links on related pages are convenient for navigation and help make people aware of the new page.
# You can start a new page by typing the URL directly in your Address bar (For example, if you would like to create a page titled "this link", go to <nowiki>https://banjokazooiewiki.com/wiki/This_link</nowiki>). An easy way to produce the URL is editing the last part of the URL of another page on the wiki (using an underline instead of a space between words). To prevent your new page being an "orphan", you should link to it from other pages.


To try editing, open a new window and go to the [[PROJECT:Sandbox|Sandbox]] (which is an editing test area), and then click the "'''edit'''" link. Add something and click save.
==Editing==
To edit an existing article, click on the <code>Edit</code> tab at the top of the article's page. This will take you to the article's edit page containing the editable contents of the current page. The wiki uses Wiki Markup, a special language, when adding things like hyperlinks, tables, footnotes, inline citation, special characters, and so on.  


==Formatting==
Articles on the Jiggywikki follow [[Jiggywikki:Manual of Style|style guidelines]] to ensure articles are uniform and the wiki is easier to use. A basic list of wiki markup can be found on the markup help page. An "edit toolbar" is provided just above the edit box, which allows users to automatically place and format various aspects of wiki code.
Most text formatting is usually done with wiki markup, so you don't have to learn HTML.


===Bold and italics===
When you add information, make sure it is in the appropriate article or articles. For example, if you have new information on [[Klungo]] you wish to add, the best place would probably be just in his article, and not in the ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' article, unless it is something major related to the entire game.  Use your best judgement in deciding where to add information.  If you are unsure about where your information might be most appropriate, ask a [https://banjokazooiewiki.com/wiki/Special:ListUsers?username=&group=sysop&wpsubmit=&wpFormIdentifier=mw-listusers-form&limit=50 staff member] or submit a question on the article's talk page.
'''Bold''' and ''italics'' are added by surrounding a word or phrase with multiple apostrophes ('):


*<tt><nowiki>''italics''</nowiki></tt> is rendered as ''italics''. (2 apostrophes on each side)
Before you save changes to an article, please provide a summary of the changes you made in the Summary box just below the edit box. This also makes it easier for others to see what information has been added or taken away from an article without having to open revisions in the article's History log. Changes made to articles are logged in the article's History log, accessible from the <code>History</code> tab at the top of an article's page. This allows anyone to go back and look at earlier revisions of the article you or others have written.
*<tt><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></tt> is rendered as '''bold'''. (3 apostrophes on each side)
*<tt><nowiki>'''''bolded italics'''''</nowiki></tt> is rendered as '''''bolded italics'''''. (2&nbsp;+&nbsp;3&nbsp;=&nbsp;5 apostrophes on each side)


===Headings and subheadings===
A check to the "minor edit" box signifies that only superficial differences were made: typo corrections, formatting changes, replacing links, etc. A minor edit is a revision that the editor believes requires no review and would not be the subject of a dispute. Major edits, especially controversial changes, should be discussed on the article's talk page.
Headings and subheadings are an easy way to improve the organization of an article. If you can see two or more distinct topics being discussed, you can break up your article by inserting a heading for each section.


Headings can be created like this:
To see how the page looks with your edits, press the "Show preview" button. To see the differences between the page with your edits and the previous version of the page, press the "Show changes" button. If you're satisfied with what you see, press the "Save page" button. Your changes will be immediately visible to all users.
*<tt><nowiki>==Main heading==</nowiki></tt> (2 equals signs) <!-- it's not the "top" level -->
*<tt><nowiki>===Subheading===</nowiki></tt> (3 equals signs)
*<tt><nowiki>====Another level down====</nowiki></tt> (4 equals signs)
*<tt><nowiki>=====Another level down=====</nowiki></tt> (5 equals signs)


If an article has at least three headings, a table of contents (TOC) will be automatically generated. Try creating some headings in the [[PROJECT:Sandbox|Sandbox]] and see the effect on the TOC.
Some pages are protected from editing. These pages have a <code>View source</code> tab instead of an <code>Edit</code> tab. You can discuss changes to protected articles on the article's talk page, including removing the protection.


===Indenting===
==References==
To indent text, place a colon (<tt>:</tt>) right at the beginning of a line. The more colons you put, the further indented the text will be. A newline (pressing '''Enter''' or '''Return''') marks the end of the indented paragraph.
Generally, sources are added directly after the facts they support. Inline citations are most commonly placed by inserting a reference between <code><nowiki><ref> ... </ref></nowiki></code> tags, directly in the text of an article. When one saves, that will display in the text as a footnote, and the source you added in will appear on the page in a numbered list, wherever the <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code> tag is present, usually in a section titled "References" towards the bottom of the page. If you are creating a new page, or adding references to a page that didn't previously have any, don't forget to add a References section with this markup.


For example:
==Images==
<br><tt>This is aligned all the way to the left.</tt>
A file that is already hosted on the wiki can be inserted with the basic code <code><nowiki>[[File:FILENAME.png|thumb|DESCRIPTION]]</nowiki></code>. Using "thumb" generates a thumbnail of an image (the most common placement option), which is typically sized differently from the original image.
:<tt><nowiki>:</nowiki>This is indented slightly.</tt>
:<tt><nowiki>::</nowiki>This is indented more.</tt>
is shown as:
<br>This is aligned all the way to the left.
:This is indented slightly.
::This is indented more.


===Bullet points===
==Talk pages==
To insert a bullet, use an asterisk (<tt>*</tt>). Similar to rectal indentation, more asterisks in front of a paragraph means more indentation.
Every article on the wiki has a discussion, or talk, page, accessible via the <code>Discussion</code> tab at the top of the article's page (for example, [[Talk:Gruntilda]]). There, editors can discuss improvements to the content of an article. If you ever make a change that is reverted by another editor or the wiki staff, you can discuss the change on the talk page. It is very important that you conduct yourself with civility and assume good faith on the part of others. Edit warring (repeatedly overriding or redoing contributions) is strictly prohibited.


A brief example:
Most other types of pages on the Jiggywikki also have associated talk pages, including every editor's user page. When other editors need to contact you, they will usually do so by leaving a message on your talk page. When someone has left you a message that way, you will see a notice the next time you log in or view a page on the wiki.
:<tt><nowiki>*</nowiki>First list item</tt>
:<tt><nowiki>*</nowiki>Second list item</tt>
:<tt><nowiki>**</nowiki>Sub-list item under second</tt>
:<tt><nowiki>*</nowiki>Isn't this fun?</tt>


Which is shown as:
Sign your messages on a talk page by using four tildes (<code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>), which produces your username and a time/date stamp.
:*First list item
:*Second list item
:**Sub-list item under second
:*Isn't this fun?


===Numbered lists===
==Conclusion==
You can also create numbered lists. For this, use the number sign or hash symbol (<tt>#</tt>). Using more <tt>#</tt>s will affect the level of indenting.
That's all there is to it! More information can be found here:
*'''[[Jiggywikki:Manual of style|Manual of style]]''': The wiki's manual for writing uniform articles
*'''[[Help:Images]]''': A tutorial on using images
*'''[[Help:Contents]]''': All of the wiki's Help guides


Example:
[[Category:Help pages]]
:<tt><nowiki>#</nowiki>First item</tt>
:<tt><nowiki>#</nowiki>Second item</tt>
:<tt><nowiki>##</nowiki>Sub-item under second item</tt>
:<tt><nowiki>#</nowiki>Third item</tt>
 
Shows up as:
:#First item
:#Second item
:##Sub-item under second item
:#Third item
 
==Links==
Links are important on wikis to help readers navigate your site.
 
===Internal links===
You can extensively cross-reference wiki pages using internal links. You can add links to existing titles, and also to titles you think ought to exist in future.
 
To make a link to another page on the same wiki, just put the title in double square brackets.
 
For example, if you want to make a link to, say, the ''Main Page'', it would be:
:<tt><nowiki>[[Main Page]]</nowiki></tt>
 
If you want to use words other than the article title as the text of the link, you can add an alternative name by adding it after a pipe "|" divider (SHIFT + BACKSLASH on English-layout and other keyboards).
 
For example, if you wanted to make a link to the [[Main Page]], but wanted it to say "home page" you would write it as such:
:<tt>View the <nowiki>[[Main Page|home page]]</nowiki>...</tt>
 
It would appear as:
:View the [[Main Page|home page]]...
 
When you want to use the plural of an article title (or add any other suffix) for your link, you can add the extra letters directly outside the double square brackets.
 
For example, you would write:
 
:<tt>Add questions to the Wikia for <nowiki>[[quiz]]zes</nowiki>.</tt>
 
It would appear as:
 
:Add questions to the Wikia for [[quiz]]zes. (the link will be red if this page does not yet exist)
 
===Interwiki links===
To link to another Wikia, you can use its title followed by a colon and the article name, instead of using the full URL.
 
For example, the Creatures Wiki home page is at [[Creatures:Main Page]], which can be typed as
:<nowiki>[[Creatures:Main Page]]</nowiki>
:rather than as <nowiki>http://creatures.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page</nowiki>
 
This style of link works for any wiki in the interwiki map, not just for Wikia. See the Central Wikia page at [[Wikia:Help:Interwiki link]].
 
===External links===
If you want to link to a site outside of Wikia, you may just type the full URL for the page you want to link to.
 
:http://www.google.com/
 
It is often more useful to make the link display something other than the URL, so use '''one''' square bracket at each end, with the alternative title after the full URL address, separated by a '''space''' (''not'' a pipe). So if you want the link to appear as [http://www.google.com/ Google search engine], just type:
:<tt><nowiki>[http://www.google.com/ Google search engine]</nowiki></tt>
 
===Redirects===
To redirect automatically from one page to another, type <nowiki>#REDIRECT</nowiki> and then put in brackets the name of the page to be redirected to.
 
For example, you could redirect from "Cats" to "Cat". That way, anyone typing either version in the search box will automatically go to "Cat".
 
==Wiki variables and templates==
Use <nowiki>{{SITENAME}}</nowiki> to see the current Wikia.  For instance, '''''<nowiki>{{SITENAME}}</nowiki>''''' on this site prints out as '''''{{SITENAME}}'''''.
 
That and a few other templates are common to MediaWiki sites.
 
Check the [{{SERVER}}/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&from=&namespace=10 current list of all templates on this Wikia].
 
You can create templates.  After you create the page Template:XXX, using the command  <nowiki>{{XXX}} </nowiki> will include that content in your current page.  So, if you have something that needs to be included on many other pages, you might want to use a template.
 
Most templates available on the Central Wikia can be used on individual wikia with just "wikia:" prefixed to the name. See the help page on Central at [[Wikia:Help:Shared templates]].
 
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