Help:Contribute

Thanks for helping build out the wiki! There's always lots to be done (especially after the migration from the old site)—this page provides an overview of some of the main tasks we need help with.

Getting started

1. If you have not already, you can use Special:CreateAccount to create an account (all you need is an email address and a password) and start editing.
2. Some useful information to review:
   • The "Understanding the wiki way" section of Best practices for using MediaWiki to learn about the ethos of a wiki.
   • The Stencil:Styleguide for guidelines on writing for and editing this wiki.
   • To learn about wikitext (the markup language used for wiki editing) read the MediaWiki cheatsheet (more detailed information can be found in Help:Formatting (also from MediaWiki).
   • If you're interested in some background, this post: robertbaxter.substack.com/p/red-link-citation-needed from User:Robertbaxter on how this wiki came to be.
   • The #stencil-wiki channel in the @risography discord server (contact Robert or George for a link if you are not a member).
3. Important rules:
   • Remember not to include personal or identifiable information on the wiki for anyone but yourself (if you choose to share it)—this means no addresses, no emails, etc.
   • Please don't submit any copyrighted files, images, or text without permission!
   • Use <ref></ref> tags to reference outside sources for articles, then include {{References}} at the end of the page to display them!
4. Finally, with all that setup, look below to see what we need help with!