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First please be sure to follow our '''[[Camera-wiki.org:Copyrights|copyright rules]]''' when adding content.
 
First please be sure to follow our '''[[Camera-wiki.org:Copyrights|copyright rules]]''' when adding content.
  
You can begin by browsing the site and making changes to the current pages. You can practice in the '''[[Camera-wiki.org:Sandbox|Sandbox]]'''. If you have questions about the markup syntax, you can read our [[Help:Tips and tricks]], have a look at the external links at the bottom of this page or ask for help in '''[[Camera-wiki.org:Community discussions|Camera-wiki's main discussion page]]''', or perhaps through our [http://www.flickr.com/groups/camerawiki/discuss/ Flickr group discussions].
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You can begin by browsing the site and making changes to the current pages. You can practice in the '''[[Camera-wiki.org:Sandbox|Sandbox]]'''. If you have questions about the markup syntax, you can read our brief [[Help:Editing|Editing Help]] and the pages linked to it, have a look at the other pages in this directory and the external links at the bottom of this page or ask for help in '''[[Camera-wiki.org:Community discussions|Camera-wiki's main discussion page]]''', in this page's [[Help talk:Contents|talk page]], or perhaps through our [http://www.flickr.com/groups/camerawiki/discuss/ Flickr group discussions].
  
If you want to write a new article, you are advised to read the '''[[Camera-wiki.org:Quality standards|quality standards]]''' first. Don't forget to '''[[Help:Citing sources|cite your sources]]''' or to '''[[Help:Categories|categorize your page]]'''. And maybe you will want to '''[[Help:Adding images|add an image]]'''.
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Don't forget to '''[[Help:Citing sources|cite your sources]]''', to '''[[Help:Categories|categorize your page]]''' and to '''[[Help:Adding images|back-link an added image]]''' to the related image source page.
  
 
== Camera-wiki.org's help pages ==
 
== Camera-wiki.org's help pages ==
 
* '''[[Help:FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]]''' Q&As about the basics
 
* '''[[Help:FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]]''' Q&As about the basics
* '''[[Camera-wiki.org:Quality standards|Quality standards]]''': some suggestions on writing good articles
 
 
* '''[[Help:Citing sources|Citing sources]]''': how to cite the sources of a page
 
* '''[[Help:Citing sources|Citing sources]]''': how to cite the sources of a page
 
* '''[[Help:Adding images|Adding images]]''': how to add an image
 
* '''[[Help:Adding images|Adding images]]''': how to add an image
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* '''[[Help:Categories|Categories]]''': how to use categories to index pages
 
* '''[[Help:Categories|Categories]]''': how to use categories to index pages
 
* '''[[Help:Downloading Camera-wiki.org|Downloading Camera-wiki.org]]''': for backups and other purposes
 
* '''[[Help:Downloading Camera-wiki.org|Downloading Camera-wiki.org]]''': for backups and other purposes
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* Some helpful articles on writing good articles
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**[[Camera-wiki.org:Good practice|Good practice]]
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**Suggestions for pages [[Camera-wiki.org:Standards (cameras)|about a camera]] or pages [[Camera-wiki.org:Standards (companies)|about a company]] or pages [[Camera-wiki.org:Standards (accessories)| about accessories]]
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
These external links point to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/ English Wikipedia] project, but their content broadly applies to this wiki too:
 
These external links point to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/ English Wikipedia] project, but their content broadly applies to this wiki too:
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki Definition of a Wiki]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki Definition of a Wiki]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page How to edit a page]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page How to edit a page] (Wikipedia editing help page)
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing WikiMedia editing markup]
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* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing WikiMedia editing markup] (Wikimedia page markup reference)
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia%3AReplies_to_common_objections Replies to Common Objections]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia%3AReplies_to_common_objections Replies to Common Objections]

Revision as of 12:08, 11 May 2011

Welcome to Camera-wiki.org's Help Portal.

First please be sure to follow our copyright rules when adding content.

You can begin by browsing the site and making changes to the current pages. You can practice in the Sandbox. If you have questions about the markup syntax, you can read our brief Editing Help and the pages linked to it, have a look at the other pages in this directory and the external links at the bottom of this page or ask for help in Camera-wiki's main discussion page, in this page's talk page, or perhaps through our Flickr group discussions.

Don't forget to cite your sources, to categorize your page and to back-link an added image to the related image source page.

Camera-wiki.org's help pages

External links

These external links point to the English Wikipedia project, but their content broadly applies to this wiki too: