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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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| + | ===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. | * 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 | + | * 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. |
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| + | ==How Do I Enter Data for my Trunked System into the wiki?== | ||
| + | * See the [[Entering Trunk System Data in the Wiki]] article | ||
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| + | ==How to use the templates== | ||
| + | We use templates a great deal in this wiki to perform repetitive functions (like posting warnings about system types), infoboxes (for the trunking system pages) and many others. Some of the templates we use in the wiki are explained (along with coding examples) in the [[:Category:Documentation|Documentation]] category | ||
[[Category:Help]] | [[Category:Help]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Wiki Editing FAQ]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:01, 17 July 2021
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)
Contents
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.
How Do I Enter Data for my Trunked System into the wiki?
- See the Entering Trunk System Data in the Wiki article
How to use the templates
We use templates a great deal in this wiki to perform repetitive functions (like posting warnings about system types), infoboxes (for the trunking system pages) and many others. Some of the templates we use in the wiki are explained (along with coding examples) in the Documentation category