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<center>Welcome to the '''Camerapedia's Help Portal'''.</center>
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<center>Welcome to '''Camera-wiki.org's Help Portal'''.</center>
 
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First please be sure to follow our '''[[Camerapedia.org:Copyrights|copyright rules]]''' when adding content to Camerapedia.
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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 '''[[Sandbox]]'''. If you have questions about the markup syntax, you can have a look at the external links at the bottom of the page or ask for help in '''[[Camerapedia.org:Community discussions|Camerapedia's main discussion page]]'''.
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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.org's main discussion page]]''' or (if it's related to Flickr) 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 '''[[Camerapedia.org:Quality standards|quality standards]]''' first. Don't forget to '''[[Camerapedia.org:Citing sources|cite your sources]]''' and to '''[[Camerapedia.org:Indexing a page|index your page]]''' in the category tree. And maybe you will want to '''[[Camerapedia.org: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|link an added image]]''' back to its source page.
  
== Camerapedia's help pages ==
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== Camera-wiki.org's help pages ==
* '''[[Camerapedia.org:Quality standards|Quality standards]]''': some suggestions to write good articles;
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* '''[[Help:FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]]''' Q&As about the basics
* '''[[Camerapedia.org:Citing sources|Citing sources]]''': how to cite the sources of a page;
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* '''[[Help:Citing sources|Citing sources]]''': how to cite the sources of a page
* '''[[Camerapedia.org:Adding images|Adding images]]''': how to add an image;
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* '''[[Help:Adding images|Adding images]]''': how to add an image
* '''[[Camerapedia.org:Indexing a page|Indexing a page]]''': how to use the categories.
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* '''[[Help:Editing|Editing]]''': the basics of how to format wiki text
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* '''[[Help:Markup reference|Markup reference]]''': a detailed look at wiki markup
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* '''[[Help:Categories|Categories]]''': how to use categories to index pages
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* '''[[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 pointing to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/ English Wikipedia] project, but their content broadly applies to Camerapedia too:
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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]
 
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing WikiMedia editing markup]
 
 
* [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]

Latest revision as of 13:09, 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.org's main discussion page or (if it's related to Flickr) through our Flickr group discussions.

Don't forget to cite your sources, to categorize your page and to link an added image back to its 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: