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The RadioReference Wiki User's Guide can be found here: | The RadioReference Wiki User's Guide can be found here: | ||
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It tells you everything you need to know to get started using and editing content in the Wiki. | It tells you everything you need to know to get started using and editing content in the Wiki. | ||
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* User's with a username that has an "_" (underscore) will not be able to login to the Wiki to edit articles. To fix this, please send a support request to '''support@radioreference.com''' to request a username change. | * User's with a username that has an "_" (underscore) will not be able to login to the Wiki to edit articles. To fix this, please send a support request to '''support@radioreference.com''' to request a username change. | ||
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* Some of the HTML based table commands may not work at all. Shading, cellspacing and padding commands are some of the types of commands that have this issue. | * Some of the HTML based table commands may not work at all. Shading, cellspacing and padding commands are some of the types of commands that have this issue. | ||
| + | * Font commands don't seem to work consistently; things like bolding and italics should be accomplished using MediaWiki commands. For coloring, using the style command or the color Wiki template is suggested. | ||
[[Category:Help]] | [[Category:Help]] | ||
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Revision as of 01:10, 3 February 2016
The RadioReference Wiki User's Guide can be found here:
It tells you everything you need to know to get started using and editing content in the Wiki.
- MediaWiki contains a rich set of commands for linking, editing, image displays and more. HTML commands work (up to a point - see the problems section); HTML and MediaWiki commands may be mixed in the same article. These websites contain reference material for the MediaWiki markup language;
- MediaWiki Language Reference website
- Quick Guide to Editing Pages
- Quick Reference Card (printable as a PDF)
Known Problems
Underscore Usernames
- User's with a username that has an "_" (underscore) will not be able to login to the Wiki to edit articles. To fix this, please send a support request to support@radioreference.com to request a username change.
Coding Issues
- Some of the HTML based table commands may not work at all. Shading, cellspacing and padding commands are some of the types of commands that have this issue.
- Font commands don't seem to work consistently; things like bolding and italics should be accomplished using MediaWiki commands. For coloring, using the style command or the color Wiki template is suggested.