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==Wikilinks==

Linking pages together helps readers find information that they need. You can create links to other pages in the wiki using the link button in the Visual Editor, or using double square brackets in the source editor.

<nowiki>[[~~linked~~ page name here]]</nowiki>

<nowiki>[[Linked page name here]]</nowiki>

Pages do not need to exist to be linked. If the page is empty, it will appear as a red link and your or other editors can create that page. For the current list of empty pages see: [[Portal:WantedPages]].

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<nowiki>[[Category:Insert category name here]]</nowiki>

For beginners, we suggest using the templates provided (see next section) to start a page. The appropriate ~~categories~~ have been pre-inserted.

For beginners, we suggest using the templates provided (see next section) to start a page. The appropriate category tags have been pre-inserted in the template.

==~~Templates~~==

==Reference layouts==

~~Templates~~ have been ~~provide~~ for some ~~types~~ of pages. These ~~templates~~ serve as a starting point and editors are encouraged to liberally adjust and revise the headings and structure to suit the content.

Reference layouts have been provided for some categories of pages. These layouts serve as a starting point and editors are encouraged to liberally adjust and revise the headings and structure to suit the content for that topic.

See [[Help:List of ~~page templates~~]]

See [[Help:List of reference layouts]]

==Images==

You can upload and display images on pages. Use the insert image button on ~~both editors~~ to upload an image to the wiki~~, then~~ insert the image using the following format:

You can upload and display images on pages. Use the insert image button on either editor to upload an image to the wiki

[[File:Insert image in VisualEditor.png|frame|none|Insert image button in the VisualEditor]]

or insert the image using the following format:

<nowiki>[[File:Name of image file]]</nowiki>

We suggest using the VisualEditor to adjust the image properties, such as size and alignment.

Images are restricted to a maximum of 2Mb per file.

==Citations==

Citations are strongly encouraged for any claim. Citations can be easily inserted using the Cite button in the editor.

[[File:Cite button.png|frame|none|Cite button in editor]]

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 ==Wikilinks==
 Linking pages together helps readers find information that they need. You can create links to other pages in the wiki using the link button in the Visual Editor, or using double square brackets  in the source editor.
-  <nowiki>[[linked page name here]]</nowiki>
+  <nowiki>[[Linked page name here]]</nowiki>
 Pages do not need to exist to be linked. If the page is empty, it will appear as a red link and your or other editors can create that page. For the current list of empty pages see: [[Portal:WantedPages]].
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   <nowiki>[[Category:Insert category name here]]</nowiki>
-For beginners, we suggest using the templates provided (see next section) to start a page. The appropriate categories have been pre-inserted.
+For beginners, we suggest using the templates provided (see next section) to start a page. The appropriate category tags have been pre-inserted in the template.
-==Templates==
+==Reference layouts==
-Templates have been provide for some types of pages. These templates serve as a starting point and editors are encouraged to liberally adjust and revise the headings and structure to suit the content.
+Reference layouts have been provided for some categories of pages. These layouts serve as a starting point and editors are encouraged to liberally adjust and revise the headings and structure to suit the content for that topic.
-See [[Help:List of page templates]]
+See [[Help:List of reference layouts]]
 ==Images==
-You can upload and display images on pages. Use the insert image button on both editors to upload an image to the wiki, then insert the image using the following format:
+You can upload and display images on pages. Use the insert image button on either editor to upload an image to the wiki
+[[File:Insert image in VisualEditor.png|frame|none|Insert image button in the VisualEditor]]
+or insert the image using the following format:
   <nowiki>[[File:Name of image file]]</nowiki>
 We suggest using the VisualEditor to adjust the image properties, such as size and alignment.
 Images are restricted to a maximum of 2Mb per file.
+==Citations==
+Citations are strongly encouraged for any claim. Citations can be easily inserted using the Cite button in the editor.
+[[File:Cite button.png|frame|none|Cite button in editor]]