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==How to Edit== | |||
===Step 1: Become a user=== | |||
==Step 1: Become a user== | |||
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# Create an account by [[Special:UserLogin|clicking here]]. | # Create an account by [[Special:UserLogin|clicking here]]. | ||
# '''Please note, that in order to prevent bots, we have set up a system that allows anyone to create an account, however the account's first edits will not be shown on the default view of the page until the account is approved, which is usually done right after the first edit is made.''' Once the account is approved, all future edits are shown on the default page automatically. Even after a person has an approved account, his edits are still viewed by others to see if they could be improved, but by default they do appear on the finished page. | # '''Please note, that in order to prevent bots, we have set up a system that allows anyone to create an account, however the account's first edits will not be shown on the default view of the page until the account is approved, which is usually done right after the first edit is made.''' Once the account is approved, all future edits are shown on the default page automatically. Even after a person has an approved account, his edits are still viewed by others to see if they could be improved, but by default they do appear on the finished page. | ||
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==Step 2: Learn how to edit== | ===Step 2: Learn how to edit=== | ||
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# Alternatively, you could read our brief [[#How_to_Add_Content| help guide below]] before adding content. | # Alternatively, you could read our brief [[#How_to_Add_Content| help guide below]] before adding content. | ||
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<references/>” | <references/>” | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
==How to Add A Picture== | |||
# Upload the picture here: [[Special:Upload]] | |||
# Go to the page you want to add a picture and click the picture icon (fifth icon) and follow instructions. OR type in <pre>[[Image:filename.png|right|200px]]</pre> where filename is replaced by the correct filename, right is the side of the page the image should appear, and 200 is the picture width. | |||
== How to Change Page Titles == | |||
# Go to the page you desire to change the title. | |||
# Click on the "Move" tab that is found in the dropdown menu next to read, edit, and view history. | |||
# Choose a new name and click "Move Page". You're done. | |||
# To ensure that the redirects aren't messed up, check here and fix accordingly: [[Special:DoubleRedirects]] | |||
== Transliteration from Hebrew to English == | == Transliteration from Hebrew to English == | ||
We hope to offer a dynamic interface that allows the user to choose his transliteration or pronunciation style (Ashkenazic, Sephardic) and the text will appear accordingly. However, until we can implement this feature this is what we have:<br> | We hope to offer a dynamic interface that allows the user to choose his transliteration or pronunciation style (Ashkenazic, Sephardic) and the text will appear accordingly. However, until we can implement this feature this is what we have:<br> | ||
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Halachipedia adopts the "Title case" for its style of capitalizing page and section titles. The rules of "Title case" are as follows: | Halachipedia adopts the "Title case" for its style of capitalizing page and section titles. The rules of "Title case" are as follows: | ||
* Capitalize the first and last word in a title, regardless of part of speech | * Capitalize the first and last word in a title, regardless of part of speech | ||
* Capitalize all | * Capitalize all nouns (baby, country, picture), pronouns (you, she, it, which), verbs (walk, think, dream), adjectives (sweet, large, perfect), adverbs (immediately, quietly), and subordinating conjunctions (as, because, although) | ||
For example: How to Edit Halachipedia (all words capitalized except “to,” which is | * Lowercase all articles (a, the), prepositions (to, of, at, in, with, on, during, into), and coordinating conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so) | ||
<br>See [http://www.dailywritingtips.com/rules-for-capitalization-in-titles/ Dailywritingtips.com for details.] | * Lowercase “to” as part of an infinitive. | ||
* "That" should be capitalized whether it is used as a pronoun (referring to a person, place, or thing, such as "''that'' is the halacha"), relative pronoun (beginning a subordinate clause that shares an argument with the main clause, such as "[[Melacha That Begins Before Shabbat]]"), or a subordinating conjunction (introducing clause about the subject, such as "the halacha is ''that'' it is permitted"). | |||
# 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). | |||
==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] | * [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Wiki Formatting Help Page] | ||
