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==How to Edit== | ==How to Edit== | ||
===Step 1: Become a user=== | ===Step 1: Become a user=== | ||
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# For example: How to Edit Halachipedia (all words capitalized except “to,” which is part of an infinitive). <br>See [http://www.dailywritingtips.com/rules-for-capitalization-in-titles/ Dailywritingtips.com for details.] | # For example: How to Edit Halachipedia (all words capitalized except “to,” which is part of an infinitive). <br>See [http://www.dailywritingtips.com/rules-for-capitalization-in-titles/ Dailywritingtips.com for details.] | ||
# For example: "Telling a Non-Jew on [[Shabbat]] to Work After [[Shabbat]]" all words are capitalized except for: a (article), on (preposition), and to (infinitive). | # For example: "Telling a Non-Jew on [[Shabbat]] to Work After [[Shabbat]]" all words are capitalized except for: a (article), on (preposition), and to (infinitive). | ||
==Capitalizing Hebrew Words== | |||
In general, the capitalization depends on whatever would be capitalized in English. | |||
# Rule 1: The first word of a sentence is always capitalized | |||
# Rule 2: A proper noun is capitalized. A proper noun is a name for an specific person, place, or organization. | |||
## For example, Shabbat is a proper noun just like Saturday would be and should be capitalized. However, a bracha should be lowercase just like a blessing is a noun and is lowercase, though, Birchot HaTorah would be capitalized for that matter. | |||
## Another example, is that the word 'rishonim' (Medeval commentators) shouldn't be capitalized, but Tosfot should be since it refers to a specific group of French rabbis living in the Twelfth century. | |||
==Page Classification== | ==Page Classification== | ||
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Currently, we're using reference highlights with a little CSS to make it easier to find which footnote you are up to. See the [[Mediawiki:Vector.css]] page for that code. | Currently, we're using reference highlights with a little CSS to make it easier to find which footnote you are up to. See the [[Mediawiki:Vector.css]] page for that code. | ||
==How | ==How to Categorize a Page== | ||
The categorization system is very useful for organizational purposes. At the bottom of every page should be a category link. All you have to do is add the following at the bottom of a page: <nowiki>[[Category:Category_Name]]</nowiki>.<br> | The categorization system is very useful for organizational purposes. At the bottom of every page should be a category link. All you have to do is add the following at the bottom of a page: <nowiki>[[Category:Category_Name]]</nowiki>.<br> | ||
The next question is how to create a Category. Simple. | The next question is how to create a Category. Simple. | ||
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Here's an example of a Category page: [[Category:Chanukah]]. | Here's an example of a Category page: [[Category:Chanukah]]. | ||
==Get Halachipedia Offline== | |||
# See [[Get Halachipedia Offline]] | |||
==Links for More Coding Help== | ==Links for More Coding Help== | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Cheatsheet Wiki Markup Cheatsheet] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Cheatsheet Wiki Markup Cheatsheet] | ||
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Wiki Formatting Help Page] | * [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Wiki Formatting Help Page] | ||
