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Iritscen: /* Advanced tricks */ OBD:ONGS uses a centering trick for Math which we didn't use on the other pages

2026-04-04T20:16:37Z

Advanced tricks: OBD:ONGS uses a centering trick for Math which we didn't use on the other pages

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	*Indenting wrapped lines: [[Walkthrough]]		*Indenting wrapped lines: [[Walkthrough]]
	*Justified text: [[Oni2:Aftermath]]		*Justified text: [[Oni2:Aftermath]]
	*Math extension usage: [[OBD:SNDD]], [[XML:OBAN]]		*Math extension usage: [[OBD:SNDD]], [[XML:OBAN]], [[OBD:ONGS]]
	*Multicolumn text: [[User:Iritscen]]		*Multicolumn text: [[User:Iritscen]]
	*Retitling a page: [[Template:Retitle]]		*Retitling a page: [[Template:Retitle]]

Iritscen: lots of formatting and wording touch-ups, plus a few factual corrections

2026-04-03T18:32:15Z

lots of formatting and wording touch-ups, plus a few factual corrections

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Iritscen: link fix

2025-12-04T02:53:16Z

link fix

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	**Advanced styling: [[Template:OBD File Header]]		**Advanced styling: [[Template:OBD File Header]]
	**Aesthetic designs: [[Template:PoliciesSidebox]], [[Anniversary Edition]]		**Aesthetic designs: [[Template:PoliciesSidebox]], [[Anniversary Edition]]
	**Hideable columns: [[OBD:~~Versions~~]]		**Hideable columns: [[OBD:Releases]]
	**Multipart tables: [[Rights]]		**Multipart tables: [[Rights]]
	**Multirow sortable groups: {{SectionLink\|Videos\|Full playthroughs}}		**Multirow sortable groups: {{SectionLink\|Videos\|Full playthroughs}}

Iritscen: /* Advanced tricks */ linked to template cat. for additional tricks

2025-06-05T02:57:23Z

Advanced tricks: linked to template cat. for additional tricks

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	==Advanced tricks==		==Advanced tricks==
	Some of these "tricks" are very simple in practice, but hard to remember. This is basically a list of bookmarks to helpful examples around the wiki:		Some of these "tricks" are very simple in practice, but hard to remember. This is basically a list of bookmarks to helpful examples around the wiki. Remember to also look at our [[templates]], which perform additional tricks that are not all documented below.
	*Alphabetic footnotes: [[Quotes/Manual]]		*Alphabetic footnotes: [[Quotes/Manual]]
	*Indenting wrapped text: [[Walkthrough]]		*Indenting wrapped text: [[Walkthrough]]

Iritscen: changed tip to take advantage of new Center template

2025-04-27T21:08:10Z

changed tip to take advantage of new Center template

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	Normally we apply the class "wikitable" to a table to give it borders and make it look pretty with <code>{\| class="wikitable"</code>, though you can do a lot of manual styling for almost any custom look you want (see {{SectionLink\|\|Further help}} to read more about tables).		Normally we apply the class "wikitable" to a table to give it borders and make it look pretty with <code>{\| class="wikitable"</code>, though you can do a lot of manual styling for almost any custom look you want (see {{SectionLink\|\|Further help}} to read more about tables).

	To make the table a fixed width, add this CSS styling to the first line: <code>{\| style="width:500px;"</code>. You can also use a percentage such as <code>width:50%;</code>. To center the table on the page, use <code>{\| style="~~margin-left~~:~~auto; margin-right:auto;~~"</code>. To right-align it, use <code>"float:right;"</code> instead.		To make the table a fixed width, add this CSS styling to the first line: <code>{\| style="width:500px;"</code>. You can also use a percentage such as <code>width:50%;</code>. To center the table on the page, use <code>{\| style="[[Template:Center\|<nowiki>{{center}}</nowiki>]]"</code>. To right-align it, use <code>"float:right;"</code> instead.

	You can add styling directives to individual columns, rows and cells like this:		You can add styling directives to individual columns, rows and cells like this:

Iritscen: changed sample OCF links (RIP OCF); removed some niche advice on specific templates; various wording

2025-04-18T17:43:35Z

changed sample OCF links (RIP OCF); removed some niche advice on specific templates; various wording

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	===External links===		===External links===
	(1a) Write the following to get some text acting as an ''outgoing'' hyperlink.		(1a) Write the following to get some text acting as an ''outgoing'' hyperlink.
	'''['''<nowiki>~~http~~://~~oni~~.~~bungie.org~~/~~forum~~/ here is our ~~forum~~</nowiki>''']'''		'''['''<nowiki>https://discord.com/invite/eqDMnkD here is our Discord server</nowiki>''']'''
	The result is: [~~http~~://~~oni.bungie~~.~~org~~/~~forum~~/ here is our ~~forum~~]		The result is: [https://discord.com/invite/eqDMnkD here is our Discord server]

	(1b) If you omit the label text, the result will be different:		(1b) If you omit the label text, the result will be different:
	~~Here~~ '''['''<nowiki>~~http~~://~~oni.bungie~~.~~org~~/~~forum~~/</nowiki>''']''' is our ~~forum~~		here '''['''<nowiki>https://discord.com/invite/eqDMnkD</nowiki>''']''' is our Discord server
	The result is: here [~~http~~://~~oni.bungie~~.~~org~~/~~forum~~/] is our ~~forum~~. However, this is not ~~part of~~ our usual style on this wiki~~. You~~ should always label your links.		The result is: here [https://discord.com/invite/eqDMnkD] is our Discord server. However, this is not our usual style on this wiki; you should always label your links.

	(1c) You can also write URLs without any markup. Like this:		(1c) You can also write URLs without any markup. Like this:
	:Here is our ~~forum~~: ~~http~~://~~oni~~.~~bungie.org~~/~~forum~~/		:Here is our Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/eqDMnkD
	Note that external images will appear inline if you use their bare URL like this.		Note that external images will appear inline if you use their bare URL like this.

	===Intrawiki links===		===Intrawiki links===
	(2a) ~~Write~~ the following to get an ''intrawiki'' link ~~to one of our own pages~~:		"Intrawiki" refers to links to other pages on this wiki.

			(2a) Simply write the following to get an intrawiki link:

	<nowiki>[[Quotes/Consoles#STURMANDERUNG_:_Final_Stage]]</nowiki>		<nowiki>[[Quotes/Consoles#STURMANDERUNG_:_Final_Stage]]</nowiki>
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	The result is this: [[Quotes/Consoles#STURMANDERUNG_:_Final_Stage]]		The result is this: [[Quotes/Consoles#STURMANDERUNG_:_Final_Stage]]

	(2b) Write following to get an ''intrawiki'' link which is labeled with some text:		(2b) Write the following to get an intrawiki link which is labeled with some text:

	<nowiki>[[OniSplit#Download_links\|You can download OniSplit here]]</nowiki>		<nowiki>[[OniSplit#Download_links\|You can download OniSplit here]]</nowiki>
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	The result is this: [[OniSplit#Download_links\|You can download OniSplit here]]		The result is this: [[OniSplit#Download_links\|You can download OniSplit here]]

	This kind of link ~~(2a/2b)~~ spares you from writing '''<nowiki>http://wiki.oni2.net/</nowiki>OniSplit#Download_links'''		This kind of link spares you from writing '''<nowiki>http://wiki.oni2.net/</nowiki>OniSplit#Download_links''', and also allows various features of the wiki to work properly, such as "What links here" and the [[Special:LonelyPages\|orphaned pages]] list.

	~~====Anchor template====~~
	~~If you want to link to something that isn't a section~~, ~~use~~ the ~~[[Template:Anchor\|<nowiki>{{Template:Anchor}}</nowiki>]].~~

	~~<nowiki>{{Anchor\|your_anchor}}</nowiki>~~

	~~With this you can get an ordinary "page#your_anchor" URL.~~

	~~====Preview content on link hover====~~
	~~For this~~ to work ~~you need some unformatted or simple formatted text '''before''' the first section <nowiki>(==section==)</nowiki>. Previewing of images is possible but not documented. (See chapter previews.)~~

	~~Similarly~~, ~~you can use~~ the ~~H template to show some shortened custom text.~~
	~~<nowiki>~~[[~~link\|{{H\|hover text~~\|~~normal text}}~~]]~~</nowiki>~~

	===Interwiki links===		===Interwiki links===
	You can link to pages on [[wikt:Wiktionary:Main_Page\|Wiktionary]], ~~the~~ [[wp:Main_Page\|~~English~~ Wikipedia]] and [[metawikimedia:Main_Page\|Meta-Wiki]] as if they were pages of our own wiki~~, using~~ the shortcuts '''<nowiki>wiktionary:</nowiki>''', '''<nowiki>wikipedia:</nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki>metawikimedia:</nowiki>'''. When you make an interwiki link, the outbound link icon changes from an upward arrow to a sideward arrow to show that you are linking to a fellow wiki, not some random web site.		You can link to pages on wikis in the Wikimedia family, e.g. [[wikt:Wiktionary:Main_Page\|Wiktionary]], [[wp:Main_Page\|Wikipedia]] and [[metawikimedia:Main_Page\|Meta-Wiki]], as if they were pages of our own wiki by adding the shortcuts '''<nowiki>wiktionary:</nowiki>''', '''<nowiki>wikipedia:</nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki>metawikimedia:</nowiki>''' within double brackets. When you make an interwiki link, the outbound link icon changes from an upward arrow to a sideward arrow to show that you are linking to a fellow wiki, not some random web site.

	An example of using an interwiki prefix would be '''<nowiki>[[wikipedia:Test]]</nowiki>''', which produces [[wikipedia:Test]] ~~(you~~ can supply ~~alternate~~ text using the syntax '''<nowiki>[[wikipedia:Test\|Test]]</nowiki>''' to get rid of that pesky prefix in the final markup: [[wikipedia:Test\|Test]]). These prefixes accept language codes, so you could use the markup '''<nowiki>[[wikipedia:de:Test\|Test]]</nowiki>''' to link to the German article [[wikipedia:de:Test\|Test]] ~~(the URL will appear wrong, but Wikipedia knows what it means)~~.		An example of using an interwiki prefix would be '''<nowiki>[[wikipedia:Test]]</nowiki>''', which produces [[wikipedia:Test]]. You can supply label text using the syntax '''<nowiki>[[wikipedia:Test\|Test]]</nowiki>''' to get rid of that pesky prefix in the final markup: [[wikipedia:Test\|Test]]. These prefixes accept language codes, so you could use the markup '''<nowiki>[[wikipedia:de:Test\|Test]]</nowiki>''' to link to the German article [[wikipedia:de:Test\|Test]].

	All of the Wikimedia Foundation's projects have prefixes available for linking to them. Also note that we have handy shortcuts for the two most-used prefixes; '''wikipedia:''' can be shortened to '''wp:''' and '''wiktionary:''' can be shortened to '''wikt:'''. The complete list of currently supported interwiki links can be obtained by clicking [https://wiki.oni2.net/w/api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=interwikimap here].		All of the Wikimedia Foundation's projects have prefixes available for linking to them. Also note that we have handy shortcuts for the two most-used prefixes; '''wikipedia:''' can be shortened to '''wp:''' and '''wiktionary:''' can be shortened to '''wikt:'''. The complete list of currently supported interwiki links can be obtained by clicking [https://wiki.oni2.net/w/api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=interwikimap here].
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	==Images and categories==		==Images and categories==
	To place an image, you type its name inside of double brackets, preceded by "Image:", e.g. <code><nowiki>[[Image:TXMPPOSTER3.png]]</nowiki></code>. This markup will be replaced by the named image. If you only want to link to ~~the page of~~ an image, you type <code><nowiki>[[:Image:TXMPPOSTER3.png]]</nowiki></code> to get [[:Image:TXMPPOSTER3.png]].		To place an image, you type its name inside of double brackets preceded by "Image:", e.g. <code><nowiki>[[Image:TXMPPOSTER3.png]]</nowiki></code>. This markup will be replaced by the named image. If you only want to link to an image, not display it, you type <code><nowiki>[[:Image:TXMPPOSTER3.png]]</nowiki></code> to get [[:Image:TXMPPOSTER3.png]].

	Categories work the same way. Every page on the wiki should be placed into at least one category using this kind of markup at the end of the page: <code><nowiki>[[Category:Policies and documentation]]</nowiki></code>. This will cause the name of the category to appear at the bottom of the page. However, if you only want to link to a category page, not place the current page into that category, you use the same technique as linking to an image page: <code><nowiki>[[:Category:Policies and documentation]]</nowiki></code> gives you [[:Category:Policies and documentation]]. To see what categories are available, you can look at the [[Site Map]].		Categories work the same way. Every page on the wiki should be placed into at least one category using this kind of markup, placed at the end of the page: <code><nowiki>[[Category:Policies and documentation]]</nowiki></code>. This will cause the name of the category to appear at the bottom of the page. However, if you only want to link to a category page, not place the current page into that category, you use the same technique as linking to an image page: <code><nowiki>[[:Category:Policies and documentation]]</nowiki></code> gives you [[:Category:Policies and documentation]]. To see what categories are available, you can look at the [[Site Map]].

	==Templates and transclusion==		==Templates and transclusion==
	Text can be "transcluded" from one place on the wiki to another using <nowiki>{{this markup}}</nowiki>. Transclusion means that whenever the original text is updated, so is the text inserted in place of the page link enclosed in double-braces. Transclusion is most commonly used in order to place templates on a page. ~~Here's~~ [[:Category:Templates\|a list of templates]]~~. Pick~~ one, and then click on "What links here" ~~once~~ you~~'re on the template page. You~~ should see a list of pages, each one probably followed by "(transclusion)". Look at the wiki ~~code~~ for those pages to see how the template~~'s text or markup~~ was ~~placed into~~ the page.		Text can be "transcluded" from one place on the wiki to another using <nowiki>{{this markup}}</nowiki>. Transclusion means that whenever the original text is updated, so is the text inserted in place of the page link enclosed in double-braces. Transclusion is most commonly used in order to place templates on a page. [[:Category:Templates\|Here's a list of our wiki's templates.]] Click on one, and then click on "What links here": you should see a list of pages, each one probably followed by "(transclusion)". Look at the wiki markup for those pages to see how the template was utilized on the page.

	Templates are not a special kind of wiki page; they're simply a term that we use to refer to pages that are meant to be transcluded. Templates usually provide a standardized format for something like a ~~[[:Template:Chapters\|~~table]], ~~or else they supply a standard [[:Template:Cleanup\|~~header]] or [[:Template:~~OBD_File_Footer\|footer~~]]. You should familiarize yourself with ~~the~~ templates if you plan to do a decent amount of editing; they are not only time-savers, they also help editors make their edits fit in with OniGalore standards, and make it easier to change large amounts of wiki text at once.		Templates are not a special kind of wiki page; they're simply a term that we use to refer to pages that are meant to be transcluded, and which often use magic words (terms with special meaning to the MediaWiki parser) to provide logic (but again, this logic can be used on any page). Templates usually provide a standardized format for something like a table, header or footer, e.g. [[:Template:OBD File Footer]]. You should familiarize yourself with our templates if you plan to do a decent amount of editing; they are not only time-savers but they also help editors make their edits fit in with OniGalore standards, and make it easier to change large amounts of wiki text at once.

	==Tables==		==Tables==

Iritscen: more table help

2025-04-14T04:48:10Z

more table help

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 Normally we apply the class "wikitable" to a table to give it borders and make it look pretty with <code>{| class="wikitable"</code>, though you can do a lot of manual styling for almost any custom look you want (see {{SectionLink||Further help}} to read more about tables).
-To make the table a fixed width, add this CSS styling to the first line: <code>{| style="width:500px;"</code>. You can also use a percentage such as <code>width:50%;</code>. To center the table on the page, use <code>{| style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"</code>.
+To make the table a fixed width, add this CSS styling to the first line: <code>{| style="width:500px;"</code>. You can also use a percentage such as <code>width:50%;</code>. To center the table on the page, use <code>{| style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"</code>. To right-align it, use <code>"float:right;"</code> instead.
 For more advanced table markup, see below.

Iritscen: might as well start a section on tables grumbles

2025-04-12T21:10:13Z

might as well start a section on tables *grumbles*

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 Underlining text is not as convenient; it requires you to fall back to raw HTML markup:<br />
 <code><nowiki><u>Here's the underline tag</u></nowiki></code> gives you <u>Here's the underline tag</u>.
 ===Monospace and unformatted text===
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 Templates are not a special kind of wiki page; they're simply a term that we use to refer to pages that are meant to be transcluded.  Templates usually provide a standardized format for something like a [[:Template:Chapters|table]], or else they supply a standard [[:Template:Cleanup|header]] or [[:Template:OBD_File_Footer|footer]].  You should familiarize yourself with the templates if you plan to do a decent amount of editing; they are not only time-savers, they also help editors make their edits fit in with OniGalore standards, and make it easier to change large amounts of wiki text at once.
 ==Advanced tricks==
-Some of these "tricks" are very simple in practice, but hard to remember. This is basically a list of bookmarks to helpful examples.
+Some of these "tricks" are very simple in practice, but hard to remember. This is basically a list of bookmarks to helpful examples around the wiki:
 *Alphabetic footnotes: [[Quotes/Manual]]
 *Indenting wrapped text: [[Walkthrough]]
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 **Advanced styling: [[Template:OBD File Header]]
 **Aesthetic designs: [[Template:PoliciesSidebox]], [[Anniversary Edition]]
 **Hideable columns: [[OBD:Versions]]
 **Multipart tables: [[Rights]]

Iritscen: rewrote lede; brought over my WikiTricks page to a new section since it belongs here as part of the general documentation; removed out-of-place link to Test

2025-04-09T23:54:30Z

rewrote lede; brought over my WikiTricks page to a new section since it belongs here as part of the general documentation; removed out-of-place link to Test

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	{{PoliciesSidebox}}		{{PoliciesSidebox}}
	~~We won't be giving~~ a ~~detailed course on MediaWiki markup here; just a few basic "how to"s, "do"s and "don't"s~~ that will ~~mostly~~ get you by~~, when it comes to our~~ wiki. For ~~more details~~, see ~~the section "[[#Further help~~\|Further help~~]]" below.~~ Wikimedia's general [[metawikimedia:Help:Contents\|Help]] ~~is also~~ available in [[wp:it:Aiuto:Aiuto\|Italian]] ~~and~~ [[wp:ru:Википедия:Справка\|Russian]]~~, as well as~~ many other languages. That is where you'll find the most detailed info on ~~the~~ MediaWiki ~~software~~.		Below is a selected set of tips that will get you started editing any wiki that's powered by the MediaWiki software. Basic tips are followed by {{SectionLink\|\|Advanced tricks}} that we've used on the wiki. For additional reading, see {{SectionLink\|\|Further help}} which directs to pages on Wikimedia Foundation's sites (the developer of MediaWiki). Their general [[metawikimedia:Help:Contents\|Help pages]] are available in [[wp:it:Aiuto:Aiuto\|Italian]], [[wp:ru:Википедия:Справка\|Russian]] and many other languages. That is where you'll find the most detailed and up-to-date info on editing a MediaWiki wiki.

	==Text formatting==		==Text formatting==
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	Templates are not a special kind of wiki page; they're simply a term that we use to refer to pages that are meant to be transcluded. Templates usually provide a standardized format for something like a [[:Template:Chapters\|table]], or else they supply a standard [[:Template:Cleanup\|header]] or [[:Template:OBD_File_Footer\|footer]]. You should familiarize yourself with the templates if you plan to do a decent amount of editing; they are not only time-savers, they also help editors make their edits fit in with OniGalore standards, and make it easier to change large amounts of wiki text at once.		Templates are not a special kind of wiki page; they're simply a term that we use to refer to pages that are meant to be transcluded. Templates usually provide a standardized format for something like a [[:Template:Chapters\|table]], or else they supply a standard [[:Template:Cleanup\|header]] or [[:Template:OBD_File_Footer\|footer]]. You should familiarize yourself with the templates if you plan to do a decent amount of editing; they are not only time-savers, they also help editors make their edits fit in with OniGalore standards, and make it easier to change large amounts of wiki text at once.

			==Advanced tricks==
			Some of these "tricks" are very simple in practice, but hard to remember. This is basically a list of bookmarks to helpful examples.
			*Alphabetic footnotes: [[Quotes/Manual]]
			*Indenting wrapped text: [[Walkthrough]]
			*Justified text: [[Oni2:Aftermath]]
			*Math extension usage: [[OBD:SNDD]], [[XML:OBAN]]
			*Multicolumn text: [[User:Iritscen]]
			*Retitling a page: [[Template:Retitle]]
			*Separating footnotes and citations on an article: [[Oni]]
			*Tables:
			**Advanced styling: [[Template:OBD File Header]]
			**Aesthetic designs: [[Template:PoliciesSidebox]], [[Anniversary Edition]]
			**Centering on a page: Simply drop <code>style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"</code> onto the first line after the <code>{\|</code>
			**Hideable columns: [[OBD:Versions]]
			**Multipart tables: [[Rights]]
			**Multirow sortable groups: {{SectionLink\|Videos\|Full playthroughs}}
			**Sortable columns: [[Oni 2 (Angel Studios)/Levels]]

	==Further help==		==Further help==
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	:[[mw:Help:Starting a new page\|Starting a new page]] \| [[metawikimedia:Help:Moving a page\|Renaming (moving) a page]] \| [[mw:Manual:Administrators#Protection\|Protecting pages]] \| [[mw:Help:History#Deleting a page\|Deleting a page]]		:[[mw:Help:Starting a new page\|Starting a new page]] \| [[metawikimedia:Help:Moving a page\|Renaming (moving) a page]] \| [[mw:Manual:Administrators#Protection\|Protecting pages]] \| [[mw:Help:History#Deleting a page\|Deleting a page]]
	;[[metawikimedia:Help:Special page\|Special pages]]		;[[metawikimedia:Help:Special page\|Special pages]]
	:[[metawikimedia:Help:Talk page\|Talk ~~page]] \| [[Test\|OniGalore Sandbox page~~]]		:[[metawikimedia:Help:Talk page\|Talk pages]]


	[[Category:Policies and documentation]]		[[Category:Policies and documentation]]

Iritscen: added policies sidebox

2025-01-31T03:50:36Z

added policies sidebox

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	{{~~Hatnote\|After reading this page, please see our rules on the [[OniGalore:Policy]] page.~~}}		{{PoliciesSidebox}}
	We won't be giving a detailed course on MediaWiki markup here; just a few basic "how to"s, "do"s and "don't"s that will mostly get you by, when it comes to our wiki. For more details, see the section "[[#Further help\|Further help]]" below. Wikimedia's general [[metawikimedia:Help:Contents\|Help]] is also available in [[wp:it:Aiuto:Aiuto\|Italian]] and [[wp:ru:Википедия:Справка\|Russian]], as well as many other languages. That is where you'll find the most detailed info on the MediaWiki software.		We won't be giving a detailed course on MediaWiki markup here; just a few basic "how to"s, "do"s and "don't"s that will mostly get you by, when it comes to our wiki. For more details, see the section "[[#Further help\|Further help]]" below. Wikimedia's general [[metawikimedia:Help:Contents\|Help]] is also available in [[wp:it:Aiuto:Aiuto\|Italian]] and [[wp:ru:Википедия:Справка\|Russian]], as well as many other languages. That is where you'll find the most detailed info on the MediaWiki software.