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Introduction

As a new editor, you may feel a little overwhelmed by the sheer size and scope of BattleTechWiki. Don't fret! Here are some resources that you can look into:

  • The contributing to BattleTechWiki page provides information, links, videos and other resources on the basics needed to edit BattleTechWiki.
  • The five pillars is a popular summary of the most pertinent BattleTechWiki principles.
  • The Moratorium Policy as in we have one, and we ask all editors to refrain from adding content information from official titles for two months after the date of publication.
  • The Task Center is a central location to find collaborations, tasks, and editor news about BattleTechWiki.
  • There are volunteers available to answer your questions on the Discord.

Browsing BattleTechWiki

Tabs: At the top of every page, there are links that are called 'tabs' on BattleTechWiki. These tabs give you access to pages related to the page you are viewing. Click on 'discussion' to see the talk page, where you can discuss the page with other editors. The 'edit' button lets you edit almost any page on BattleTechWiki. You can see who edited the page before and even view older versions of the page from the 'history' tab. If you are logged in, you can move a page to a new title by clicking 'move'.

Along the sides of pages are:

  • Navigation menus: The 'navigation' sections on the left side act as the main menu for BattleTechWiki, and leads to various important pages and categories on BattleTechWiki. The main page links to various important pages on BattleTechWiki as well as displaying recent news or events. The Task Center links to community pages, tasks that anyone can help with, and other community-related pages. The Discord is where live community discussions are done, and is the place to post to if you need help or otherwise wish to contact the community. Recent changes lists the latest edits to BattleTechWiki, Random page will choose a page to display at random, and Help leads to the help pages (including this one).
  • Search: The search form allows you to look for articles on BattleTechWiki. If you know the exact name of an article, type it into the box and click [Go]. If you would like to search for an article using keywords, type in the relevant words and click [Search]. For advanced usage of the search bar, see Help:Searching.
  • Tools: This menu lists various tools.
  • What links here will display a list of pages on BattleTechWiki that contain links to the page you're currently viewing.
  • Related changes will list recent changes to pages the current page has links to.
  • Upload file allows you to add an image or other media file to BattleTechWiki.
  • Special pages lists various pages automatically created and updated by BattleTechWiki; these pages cannot be edited.

WikiLinks

On just about every page you look at, there will be numerous wikilinks - words or phrases colored blue or red. For example, the word wikilinks in this sentence is a wikilink. A blue wikilink will take you to another page covering whatever topic the linked words are about. A red wikilink means that the corresponding page hasn't yet been created. Authors will sometimes link to a nonexistent page when they feel it needs to be created and plan to create it themselves later, or leave it for someone else to create.

Tutorials

  • Introduction: our main tutorial to the core principles of how to edit. (a work in progress)
  • Your first article: an article that discusses some of the dos and don'ts, then shows you how to create an article.

Guides

Help resources and assistance

Find this page confusing? Just use this link to ask for help on your talk page; a volunteer will visit you there shortly!

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