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>Ragstaff at 01:53, 15 December 2015

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	* Fleshing out or completing [[:Category:Stub\|stub articles]], and removing the <nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki> template so that the article no longer appears in the Stub category		* Fleshing out or completing [[:Category:Stub\|stub articles]], and removing the <nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki> template so that the article no longer appears in the Stub category
	* Creating [[Special:WantedPages\|wanted articles]] (that is, articles that other pages are linking to, but which don't exist yet). Just click on the red links to create those pages! Even if your first version is very basic, which you then embed with the <nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki> template (which automatically also categorises that page as a stub)		* Creating [[Special:WantedPages\|wanted articles]] (that is, articles that other pages are linking to, but which don't exist yet). Just click on the red links to create those pages! Even if your first version is very basic, which you then embed with the <nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki> template (which automatically also categorises that page as a stub)
	* Finding or creating an appropriate [[Special:Categories\|category]] for articles that are [[Special:UncategorizedPages\|uncategorized]]. This is functionally similar to using #hashtags on a number of social media sites to tag information. It is quite important for the health of a wiki, providing a quick way for related pages and information to be connected. To categorise a page, use the following code: <nowiki>[[Category:<category name>]]</nowiki>		* Finding or creating an appropriate [[Special:Categories\|category]] for articles that are [[Special:UncategorizedPages\|uncategorized]]. This is functionally similar to using #hashtags on a number of social media sites to tag information. It is quite important for the health of a wiki, providing a quick way for related pages and information to be connected. To categorise a page, use the following code: ''<nowiki>[[Category:<category name>]]</nowiki>''
	* Reviewing [[Special:RecentChanges\|recent edits]] to see where contributors are currently working!		* Reviewing [[Special:RecentChanges\|recent edits]] to see where contributors are currently working!
			* You can "alias" search criteria by creating pages with names that match common search criteria, and redirecting them to where the information is held
			** The code for redirecting is ''<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[pagename]]</nowiki>''
			** Example 1: A common search term may be "68000", however there is no page dedicated to the 68000. Instead, there is a section in the [[CPU]] article dedicated to the [[CPU#MC68000]]. Therefore to redirect searches for "68000" to the CPU page, we create an article named "68000" and populated it with the line ''<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[CPU#MC68000]]</nowiki>''
	* You may find other interesting reports that help you find areas that need attention in [[Special:SpecialPages\|Special Pages]]		* You may find other interesting reports that help you find areas that need attention in [[Special:SpecialPages\|Special Pages]]

>Tompee at 14:37, 14 December 2015

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	==Mediawiki==		==Mediawiki==
	This wiki runs on the Mediawiki platform.<br>		This wiki runs on the Mediawiki platform.<br>
	We have created a [[Mediawiki_guide\|quick guide]] for how to [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links link], format text, and categorise articles. If you want to know more about formatting or anything else, it's helpful to consult the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents media wiki documentation]		We have created a [[Mediawiki_guide\|quick guide]] for how to [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links link], [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting format text], and [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Categories categorise articles], create [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Tables tables], lay out text in a [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Lists list format], or upload and [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images embed images] in articles. If you want to know more about formatting or anything else, it's helpful to consult the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents media wiki documentation]

	==What to do==		==What to do==

>Tompee: Created page with "'''Welcome''' to the Atari-forum wiki! Knowing how to make a contribution here can be confusing at first, with the broad topic of Atari stuff encompassing huge amounts of..."

2015-12-14T14:34:16Z

Created page with "'''Welcome''' to the Atari-forum wiki! Knowing how to make a contribution here can be confusing at first, with the broad topic of Atari stuff encompassing huge amounts of..."

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'''Welcome''' to the [[Atari-forum]] wiki! Knowing how to make a contribution here can be confusing at first, with the broad topic of [[Atari]] stuff encompassing huge amounts of information, with this wiki containing {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles (some of them duplicated) and organisation of information not always optimal. Never fear! By reading the wiki a little, and having a look at the rest of this article, how and where to make a contribution should be easier to understand.

==Mediawiki==
This wiki runs on the Mediawiki platform.<br>
We have created a [[Mediawiki_guide|quick guide]] for how to [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links link], format text, and categorise articles. If you want to know more about formatting or anything else, it's helpful to consult the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents media wiki documentation]

==What to do==
It doesn't take long to see things that need to be done here, but failing that you can also look at:
* Fleshing out or completing [[:Category:Stub|stub articles]], and removing the <nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki> template so that the article no longer appears in the Stub category
* Creating [[Special:WantedPages|wanted articles]] (that is, articles that other pages are linking to, but which don't exist yet). Just click on the red links to create those pages! Even if your first version is very basic, which you then embed with the <nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki> template (which automatically also categorises that page as a stub)
* Finding or creating an appropriate [[Special:Categories|category]] for articles that are [[Special:UncategorizedPages|uncategorized]]. This is functionally similar to using #hashtags on a number of social media sites to tag information. It is quite important for the health of a wiki, providing a quick way for related pages and information to be connected. To categorise a page, use the following code: <nowiki>[[Category:<category name>]]</nowiki>
* Reviewing [[Special:RecentChanges|recent edits]] to see where contributors are currently working!
* You may find other interesting reports that help you find areas that need attention in [[Special:SpecialPages|Special Pages]]