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There is a lot of content on Meta that should be moved to this site. '''Please do not move pages by hand!''' There is a project to co-ordinate this move at meta [[meta:Meta:MetaProject to transfer content to MediaWiki.org|(here's the link)]] which will give you full details. Once we are in a position to do so, the relevant pages will be moved here in a way that preserves their history. | There is a lot of content on Meta that should be moved to this site. '''Please do not move pages by hand!''' There is a project to co-ordinate this move at meta [[meta:Meta:MetaProject to transfer content to MediaWiki.org|(here's the link)]] which will give you full details. Once we are in a position to do so, the relevant pages will be moved here in a way that preserves their history. | ||
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== Editorial guidelines == | == Editorial guidelines == | ||
Revision as of 09:48, 14 October 2009
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This page is for discussion and co-ordination of the MediaWiki Manual. The manual is located in the Manual: namespace and is released under the GNU Free Documentation License. Note that manual content must be kept completely separate from the PD Help pages located in the Help: namespace, as they are released under a different, incompatible license (see Project:Copyrights for details). |
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Content
For general information about what should go in which namespace, see Project:Namespaces.
- What content should be in the Manual: namespace?
- Information on setting up a new wiki
- Information on moving/upgrading/exporting/importing
- Documentation for maintenance scripts
- Information about hooks/API/Database layout etc.
- What should not be in the Manual: namespace?
- Basic help on using and editing. This belongs in the Help: namespace
- Extensions and tools, that are not part of the default MediaWiki distribution. (Extension: namespace)
Content from Meta
There is a lot of content on Meta that should be moved to this site. Please do not move pages by hand! There is a project to co-ordinate this move at meta (here's the link) which will give you full details. Once we are in a position to do so, the relevant pages will be moved here in a way that preserves their history.
Editorial guidelines
Formatting
to be discussed
Colors
to be discussed
Screenshots
- Use http://test.leuksman.com/view/Main_Page for taking screenshots (note: currently not working)
- Screenshots should be cut to show only the relevant part of the site (no browser surroundings).
Tables
to be discussed
Naming scheme non-English pages
Some general discussions about internationalisation are at Project:Current issues#Languages.
