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First of all, we welcome you once more to the Square Enix Wiki. This is a guide to help you get started editing. This guide teaches you the basics of editing, and helpful hints to help you get started. If you'd like to take what you have learned from here and make some test edits, feel free to use the community {{sew|Sandbox|sandbox}}.
First of all, we welcome you once more to the Square Enix Wiki. If you've never edited on a wiki before, this is a guide to help you get started. This guide teaches you the basics of editing, and helpful hints to help you get started. If you'd like to take what you have learned from here and make some test edits, feel free to use the community {{sew|Sandbox|sandbox}}.


== Creating a Page ==
To create a page, follow these steps:
#First, think: does my page stay within the realm of the Wiki? That is to say, is it important enough or part of what the Wiki covers? Check with the wiki's {{sew|Coverage|coverage policy}} before creating pages. This way, you don't create a page that is meant to be redirected to an affiliated wiki.
#If you deem it acceptable, '''CHECK THE WIKI TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PAGE DOESN'T ALREADY EXIST.''' This includes alternate spellings, alternate capitalization, and alternate possible names. For example, [[Cooking Mama]] is an existing article whereas [[Cooking mama]] counts as a different article, and may be a source of possible confusion in creating an article. Use the search feature as much as possible!
#If you're sure that your article doesn't exist, search for it on the Wiki. When no results appear, you will see text stating that you can create the page in question. Click it, and create the page, making sure to stay within the Wiki's {{sew|Quality Standards|Quality Standards}}. If all is well and good, save the page.
:*'''Note:''' Clicking on a red link will also take you to a "create this page" screen.


'''Summary''':
==Starting an Article==
#Figure out if your topic deserves its own page
Before starting a new article, please understand the Square Enix Wiki's {{sew|Coverage|coverage policy}}. Before creating an article, please search the Wiki to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Splitting pages later is easier than merging near-duplicates.
#Find out whether or not it already exists
 
#Create the page using the search function's "create this page" link
There are four easy ways to start a new page:
#If you search for a page that is not yet on this wiki, you will see a red link above the search list. Clicking on the link will take you to the Create Article page.
#You can create a page using an inputbox.  Type the new title in the box, and click "Create article". This will take you to the Create Article page.  You can find an inputbox to create pages in the {{sew|Community Portal|community portal}}.
# Clicking on existing red links on any existing page or on the [[Special:Wantedpages|Wanted Pages]] special page will take you to the Create Article page. For example, to create an article called "This link", you could click [[This link]] (unless someone has created it already on this Wiki).  You can also create a red link yourself, in a related page in your [[Help:User Page|user page]]. Links on related pages are convenient for navigation help make people aware of the new page.
# You can start a new page by typing the URL directly in your Address bar (For example, if you would like to create a page titled "This link", go to <nowiki>http://www.seiwanetwork.org/wiki/index.php?title=This_link</nowiki>). An easy way to produce the URL is editing the last part of the URL of another page on the wiki (using an underline instead of a space between words). To prevent your new page being an "orphan", you should link to it from other pages.


==Editing==
==Editing==
Once you have found a page you want to edit, hit the edit tab at the top of the page. This should pull up the editing screen. (If you are confused by the coding of the article, don't give up yet, just read on!) Now you can begin editing! You can edit the article however you want, just make sure it follows our Quality Standards. Once you are satisfied with your edit, click "Show preview". This will allow you to see the edits you have made to the article before you save them. You can also click "Show changes" to see the difference between the previous change article, and the changes you made. Check to make sure that everything is in order (and sometimes spelling errors are easier to notice here). Be sure to use an edit summary, so users know what changes you were making to an article. Now, hit "Save page". This will save the changes you made to the article for all the users of the wiki to see.
To edit an existing article, click on the <code>Edit</code> tab at the top of the article's page. This will take you to the article's edit page containing the editable contents of the current page. Wiki markup is used extensively throughout the Square Enix Wiki, including adding things like hyperlinks, tables, footnotes, inline citation, special characters, and so on.  
 
To sum up what we've taught you about editing in this section:
 
#Click the edit tab at the top of the page and begin to make the changes that you desire to make.
#Add an edit summary so all the users of the wiki know what edits you are making.
#Click "show preview" to make sure that your edits are going as planned.
#Click "save page" to add in your changes to the article.
 
=== Wiki markup/coding ===
Wikis have their own unique coding system. This is called "Wiki markup". Below are the most basic of codes to help get you started.
 
==== Text Formatting ====
{| border=1 cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
!What it looks like
!What you type in
|-
|'''Bold Text'''
|<pre>'''Bold Text'''</pre>
|-
|''Italic Text''
|<pre>''Italic Text''</pre>
|-
|'''''Bold and Italic Text'''''
|<pre>'''''Bold and Italic Text'''''</pre>
|-
|<u>Underlining</u> works, as does <s>striking out</s>.
|<pre><u>Underlining</u> works, as does <s>striking out</s>.</pre>
|-
|
A line break won't be registered with only one new line.
This line appears to be in the same paragraph as the previous line.
 
Two new lines, however, begins a new paragraph.
|<pre>A line break won't be registered with only one new line.
This line appears to be in the same paragraph as the previous line.
 
Two new lines, however, begins a new paragraph.</pre>
|-
|
You can break lines<br>
without starting a new paragraph.
|
<pre><nowiki>
You can break lines<br>
without starting a new paragraph.
</nowiki></pre>
|-
|<nowiki>This makes '''all''' of the wiki coding not display.</nowiki>
|<pre><nowiki><nowiki></nowiki>This makes '''all''' of the wiki coding not display.</nowiki></pre>
|-
|<big>Big text</big> or <small>small text</small>
|<pre><big>Big text</big> or <small>small text</small></pre>
|-
|<sup>Superscript</sup> or <sub>subscript</sub>
|<pre><sup>Superscript</sup> or <sub>subscript</sub></pre>
|-
|Hidden page comments: <!-- This is a hidden comment --><br>''not shown when viewing page''
|<pre><!-- This is a hidden comment --></pre>
|-
|
A typewriter font for <tt>monospace text</tt>
or for computer code: <code>int main()</code>
 
* For semantic reasons, using <code>&lt;code&gt;</code> where applicable is preferable to using <code>&lt;tt&gt;</code>.
|
<pre><nowiki>
A typewriter font for <tt>monospace text</tt>
or for computer code: <code>int main()</code>
</nowiki></pre>
|}
 
=====Signing Posts=====
 
{| border=1 cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|When adding a comment to a Talk page, you should sign it by adding four tildes to add your user name plus date/time:
: [[User:Sove|Sove]] [[User:Starphoria|Starphoria]] 18:55, 19 February 2012 (EST)
Other, less recommended alternatives are:
*Three tildes to add user name alone:
: [[User:Sove|Sove]]
*Five tildes gives the date/time alone:
: 18:55, 19 February 2012 (EST)
|<pre>
When adding a comment to a Talk page, you should sign it by adding four tildes to add your user name plus date/time:
: ~~~~
Other, less recommended alternatives are:
*Three tildes to add user name alone:
: ~~~
*Five tildes gives the date/time alone:
: ~~~~~
</pre>
|}
 
==== Link Formatting ====
{| border=1 cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|A direct link and a piped link (one that shows different text than its actual link):<br>[[Sora]] is the main character of [[Kingdom Hearts]].
 
Any type of link can be a piped link.
|<pre>[[Sora]] is the main character of ''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]''.</pre>
|-
|[[This is a link to a page that doesn't exist]]. If you want to create that page, you could do so by clicking the link.<br>
|<pre>[[This is a link to a page that doesn't exist]].
If you want to create that page, you could do so by clicking the link.</pre>
|-
|Linking to a different namespace that '''is not Category''':<br>[[Talk:Main Page]]
|<pre>[[Talk:Main Page]]</pre>
|-
|Linking to the category namespace:<br>[[:Category:Characters]]
|<pre>[[:Category:Characters]]</pre>
|-
|Linking to a subpage:<br>[[User:Sove/sig]]
|<pre>[[User:Sove/sig]]</pre>
|-
|External links:
 
*[http://www.seiwanetwork.org/wiki] (very bad)
*http://www.seiwanetwork.org/wiki (bad)
*[http://www.seiwanetwork.org/wiki Square Enix Wiki] (good)
|<pre>*[http://www.seiwanetwork.org/wiki] (very bad)
*http://www.seiwanetwork.org/wiki (bad)
*[http://www.seiwanetwork.org/wiki Square Enix Wiki] (good)</pre>
|-
|Linking to Wikipedia:
 
[[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy]]<br>
 
|<pre>[[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy]]<br>
</pre>
|-
|To have a page automatically send a user to a different page, use this code.<br>''(See [[Help:Redirects]] for more information)''
|<pre>#REDIRECT [[page name]]</pre>
|-
|
[[Chrono Trigger#History]] is a link
to a section within another page.
 
[[#Links and URLs]] is a link
to a section on the current page.
 
[[#example]] is a link to an
anchor that was created using
<div id="example">an id attribute</div>
 
* The part after the number sign (#) must match a section heading on the page. Matches must be exact in terms of spelling, case and punctuation.  Links to non-existent sections aren't broken; they are treated as links to the top of the page.
* Identifiers may be created by attaching an <code>id="..."></code> attribute to almost any HTML element.
|
<pre><nowiki>
[[Chrono Trigger#History]] is a link
to a section within another page.
 
[[#Links and URLs]] is a link
to a section on the current page.
 
[[#example]] is a link to an
anchor that was created using
<div id="example">an id attribute</div>
</nowiki></pre>
|- valign="top"
|
Automatically hide stuff in parentheses:
[[Drakengard|Drakengard]].
 
Automatically hide namespace:
[[:Category:Characters|Characters]].
 
* The server fills in the part after the pipe character (|) when you save the page. The next time you open the edit box you will see the expanded piped link. When [[Wikipedia:Show preview|preview]]ing your edits, you will not see the expanded form until you press '''Save''' and '''Edit''' again. The same applies to links to sections within the same page ([[#link-to-section|see previous entry]]).
|
<pre><nowiki>
Automatically hide stuff in parentheses:
[[Drakengard|]].
 
Automatically hide namespace:
[[:Category:Characters|]].
</nowiki></pre>
 
|- valign="top"
|
* To put an article in a [[Wikipedia:Category|Category]], place a link like the one to the right anywhere in the article. As with interlanguage links, it does not matter where you put these links while editing as they will always show up in the same place when you save the page, but placement at the end of the edit box is recommended.
|
<pre><nowiki>
[[Category:Characters]]
</nowiki></pre>
 
 
|- valign="top"
|
Linking to other wikis:
# Interwiki link: [[Wiktionary:Hello]]
# Named interwiki link: [[Wiktionary:Hello|Hello]]
# Interwiki link without prefix: [[Wiktionary:Hello|Hello]]
 
* All of these forms lead to the URL http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hello
* Note that interwiki links use the ''internal'' link style.
* See [[MetaWikiPedia:Interwiki_map]] for the list of shortcuts; if the site you want to link to isn't on the list, use an external link ([[#link-external|see above]]).
* See also [[Wikipedia:How to link to Wikimedia projects]].
 
Linking to another language's wiktionary:
# [[Wiktionary:fr:bonjour]]
# [[Wiktionary:fr:bonjour|bonjour]]
# [[Wiktionary:fr:bonjour|fr:bonjour]]


* All of these forms lead to the URL http://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/bonjour
The Square Enix Wiki community has developed {{sew|Manual of Style|style guidelines}} to make articles appear in a standardized form and the Wiki easier to use as a whole. A basic list of wiki markup can be found on the Wiki's Markup help page. An "edit toolbar" is provided just above the edit box, which allows users to automatically place and format various aspects of wiki code. See [[Help:Wiki Markup|this page]] for more information.
|
<pre><nowiki>
Linking to other wikis:
# [[Interwiki]] link: [[Wiktionary:Hello]]
# Named interwiki link: [[Wiktionary:Hello|Hello]]
# Interwiki link without prefix: [[Wiktionary:Hello|]]


Linking to another language's wiktionary:
When you add information, make sure it is in the appropriate article or articles. For example, if you have new information on ''[[Dragon Quest X]]'' you wish to add, the best place would probably be just in the related article, and not in the [[Dragon Quest (series)]] article, unless it is something major related to the entire series.  Use your best judgement in deciding where to add information.  If you are unsure about where your information might be most appropriate, ask a {{sew|Staff|Staff Member}} or submit a question on the article's talk page for advice.
# [[Wiktionary:fr:bonjour]]
# [[Wiktionary:fr:bonjour|bonjour]]
# [[Wiktionary:fr:bonjour|]]
</nowiki></pre>
|}


==== Sections and Lists ====
Before you save changes to an article, please provide a summary of the changes you made in the Summary box just below the edit box. This also makes it easier for others to see what information has been added or taken away from an article without having to open revisions in the article's History log. Changes made to articles are logged in the article's History log, accessible from the <code>History</code> tab at the top of an article's page. This allows anyone to go back and look at earlier revisions of the article you or others have written.
{| border=1 cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|<div style="font-size:140%;">New section</div>


'''<div style="font-size:130%;">Subsection</div>'''
A check to the "minor edit" box signifies that only superficial differences were made: typo corrections, formatting and presentational changes, replacing links, etc. A minor edit is a version that the editor believes requires no review and would not be the subject of a dispute. Major edits, especially controversial changes, should be discussed on the article's talk page or in the Forums.


'''<div style="font-size:100%;">Sub-subsection</div>'''
To see how the page looks with your edits, press the "Show preview" button. To see the differences between the page with your edits and the previous version of the page, press the "Show changes" button. If you're satisfied with what you see, press the "Save page" button. Your changes will be immediately visible to all users.
|<pre>== New section ==


==== Subsection ====
Some pages are protected from editing. These pages have a <code>View source</code> tab instead of an <code>Edit</code> tab. You can discuss changes to protected articles on the article's talk page, including removing the protection.


===== Sub-subsection =====</pre>
==References==
|-
Generally sources are added directly after the facts they support at the end of the sentence and after any punctuation. Inline citations are most commonly placed by inserting a reference between <code><nowiki><ref> ... </ref></nowiki></code> tags, directly in the text of an article. When one saves, that will display in the text as a footnote, and the source you keyed in will appear on the page in a collated, numbered list corresponding to the footnote numbers in the text, wherever a <code><nowiki>{{Reflist}}</nowiki></code> template or <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code> tag is present in a section titled "References". If you are creating a new page, or adding references to a page that didn't previously have any, don't forget to add a References section with this display markup.
|Text.
:Indented text.
::Further indented text.
|<pre>Text.
:Indented text.
::Further indented text.</pre>
|-
|
*A list
*You can go in the same level
**Or create a sub-level
***As many as needed


*Then start a new list with an empty line
==Images==
|<pre>*A list
{{See also|Help:Images}}
*You can go in the same level
A file that is already hosted on the Wiki can be inserted with the basic code <code><nowiki>[[File:FILENAME.png|thumb|DESCRIPTION]]</nowiki></code>. Using "thumb" generates a thumbnail of an image (the most common placement option), which is typically sized differently from the original image. Please be sure to read and review the Wiki's [[Help:Images|image help]] page and the Wiki's {{sew|Image Policy|Image Policy}} before uploading and using images on the Wiki.
**Or create a sub-level
***As many as needed


*Then start a new list with an empty line</pre>
==Talk Pages==
|-
Every article on the Wiki has a talk page, accessible via the <code>Talk</code> tab at the top of the article's page (for example, [[Talk:Final Fantasy VII]]. There, editors can discuss improvements to the content of an article. If you ever make a change that is reverted by another editor or the Wiki's staff, you can discuss the change on the talk page. It is very important that you conduct yourself with civility and assume good faith on the part of others. Edit warring (repeatedly overriding or reimplementing contributions) is strictly prohibited.
|
#You can also make numbered lists
#The numbers are automatically added
##It's easy to create them
|<pre>#You can also make numbered lists
#The numbers are automatically added
##It's easy to create them</pre>
|-
|: A colon indents a line or paragraph.
|
<pre><nowiki>
: A colon indents a line or paragraph.
</nowiki></pre>
|-
|<center>Centered text.</center>
|
<pre><nowiki>
<center>Centered text.</center>
</nowiki></pre>
|-
|
A horizontal dividing line:
this is above it
----
and this is below it.
|
<pre><nowiki>
A horizontal dividing line:
this is above it
----
and this is below it.
</nowiki></pre>
|}


Most other types of pages on the Square Enix Wiki also have associated talk pages, including every editor's user page. When other editors need to contact you, they will usually do so by leaving a message on your talk page. When someone has left you a message that way, you will see a notice the next time you log in or view a page on the Square Enix Wiki.
Sign your contributions to a Talk page by using four tildes (<code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>), which produces your username and a time/date stamp.


==== Other Syntax ====
==Conclusion==
*For images, see [[Help:Images]]
That's all there is to it! More information can be found here:
*For more detailed information on wiki editing, search on [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki.org]
*'''[[Help:Writing]]''': An in-depth tutorial on how to write article content
*'''[[Help:Images]]''': A tutorial on using images
*'''{{sew|Manual of Style}}''': The Wiki's manual for writing uniform articles
*'''[[Help:Wiki Markup]]''': A demonstration on using the Wiki markup language, or wikitext
*'''{{sew|Policy}}''': A listing of the Wiki's policies
*'''[[Help:Contents]]''': All of the Wiki's Help guides


You can also ask a member of the Wiki's Staff.


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Square Enix Wiki Logo.png This article has been labeled as "Under Construction" as part of the rebuilding process of the Square Enix Wiki.
If you wish to help us out, be sure to join the discussion on the page's talk page or on the reconstruction page.


First of all, we welcome you once more to the Square Enix Wiki. If you've never edited on a wiki before, this is a guide to help you get started. This guide teaches you the basics of editing, and helpful hints to help you get started. If you'd like to take what you have learned from here and make some test edits, feel free to use the community sandbox.


Starting an Article

Before starting a new article, please understand the Square Enix Wiki's coverage policy. Before creating an article, please search the Wiki to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Splitting pages later is easier than merging near-duplicates.

There are four easy ways to start a new page:

  1. If you search for a page that is not yet on this wiki, you will see a red link above the search list. Clicking on the link will take you to the Create Article page.
  2. You can create a page using an inputbox. Type the new title in the box, and click "Create article". This will take you to the Create Article page. You can find an inputbox to create pages in the community portal.
  3. Clicking on existing red links on any existing page or on the Wanted Pages special page will take you to the Create Article page. For example, to create an article called "This link", you could click This link (unless someone has created it already on this Wiki). You can also create a red link yourself, in a related page in your user page. Links on related pages are convenient for navigation help make people aware of the new page.
  4. You can start a new page by typing the URL directly in your Address bar (For example, if you would like to create a page titled "This link", go to http://www.seiwanetwork.org/wiki/index.php?title=This_link). An easy way to produce the URL is editing the last part of the URL of another page on the wiki (using an underline instead of a space between words). To prevent your new page being an "orphan", you should link to it from other pages.

Editing

To edit an existing article, click on the Edit tab at the top of the article's page. This will take you to the article's edit page containing the editable contents of the current page. Wiki markup is used extensively throughout the Square Enix Wiki, including adding things like hyperlinks, tables, footnotes, inline citation, special characters, and so on.

The Square Enix Wiki community has developed style guidelines to make articles appear in a standardized form and the Wiki easier to use as a whole. A basic list of wiki markup can be found on the Wiki's Markup help page. An "edit toolbar" is provided just above the edit box, which allows users to automatically place and format various aspects of wiki code. See this page for more information.

When you add information, make sure it is in the appropriate article or articles. For example, if you have new information on Dragon Quest X you wish to add, the best place would probably be just in the related article, and not in the Dragon Quest (series) article, unless it is something major related to the entire series. Use your best judgement in deciding where to add information. If you are unsure about where your information might be most appropriate, ask a Staff Member or submit a question on the article's talk page for advice.

Before you save changes to an article, please provide a summary of the changes you made in the Summary box just below the edit box. This also makes it easier for others to see what information has been added or taken away from an article without having to open revisions in the article's History log. Changes made to articles are logged in the article's History log, accessible from the History tab at the top of an article's page. This allows anyone to go back and look at earlier revisions of the article you or others have written.

A check to the "minor edit" box signifies that only superficial differences were made: typo corrections, formatting and presentational changes, replacing links, etc. A minor edit is a version that the editor believes requires no review and would not be the subject of a dispute. Major edits, especially controversial changes, should be discussed on the article's talk page or in the Forums.

To see how the page looks with your edits, press the "Show preview" button. To see the differences between the page with your edits and the previous version of the page, press the "Show changes" button. If you're satisfied with what you see, press the "Save page" button. Your changes will be immediately visible to all users.

Some pages are protected from editing. These pages have a View source tab instead of an Edit tab. You can discuss changes to protected articles on the article's talk page, including removing the protection.

References

Generally sources are added directly after the facts they support at the end of the sentence and after any punctuation. Inline citations are most commonly placed by inserting a reference between <ref> ... </ref> tags, directly in the text of an article. When one saves, that will display in the text as a footnote, and the source you keyed in will appear on the page in a collated, numbered list corresponding to the footnote numbers in the text, wherever a {{Reflist}} template or <references /> tag is present in a section titled "References". If you are creating a new page, or adding references to a page that didn't previously have any, don't forget to add a References section with this display markup.

Images

Template:See also A file that is already hosted on the Wiki can be inserted with the basic code [[File:FILENAME.png|thumb|DESCRIPTION]]. Using "thumb" generates a thumbnail of an image (the most common placement option), which is typically sized differently from the original image. Please be sure to read and review the Wiki's image help page and the Wiki's Image Policy before uploading and using images on the Wiki.

Talk Pages

Every article on the Wiki has a talk page, accessible via the Talk tab at the top of the article's page (for example, Talk:Final Fantasy VII. There, editors can discuss improvements to the content of an article. If you ever make a change that is reverted by another editor or the Wiki's staff, you can discuss the change on the talk page. It is very important that you conduct yourself with civility and assume good faith on the part of others. Edit warring (repeatedly overriding or reimplementing contributions) is strictly prohibited.

Most other types of pages on the Square Enix Wiki also have associated talk pages, including every editor's user page. When other editors need to contact you, they will usually do so by leaving a message on your talk page. When someone has left you a message that way, you will see a notice the next time you log in or view a page on the Square Enix Wiki. Sign your contributions to a Talk page by using four tildes (~~~~), which produces your username and a time/date stamp.

Conclusion

That's all there is to it! More information can be found here:

You can also ask a member of the Wiki's Staff.

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