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==How to Edit== | ==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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# 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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== | ==Halachipedia Training== | ||
Every edit or contribution you do makes a tremendous difference for the site as a whole and benefits people all over the world all the time. Yashar Koach or Chazak Ubaruch! | |||
# | ===Editing with Visual Editor or Edit Source=== | ||
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# | #After you [[#Step_1:_Become_a_user|made an account]] you can learn how to edit pages. | ||
# | # Go to any page. Click on the edit tab, edit the content, and then save it. | ||
# | # Alternatively, you can click the edit source tab, edit, and then save. | ||
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# | ===Editing Style: Parts of the Halachipedia Page=== | ||
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#The top of each page should include a short description of the page as well as a picture. | |||
#Sections and subsections should be kept tight to specific topics with ideally 2-4 halacha's. It is preferable to break up a large section into multiple subsections than to have one large one. | |||
#At the bottom of every page to render the sources type <references/> or {{Reflist}} | |||
#On the bottom of the page you can categorize the page. For more info on that see [[#How To Categorize A Page]]. | |||
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===Editing Style: Closer Look at Halachipedia Footnotes=== | |||
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#Every footnote has accurate and specific sources. It should have at least one. Please do not write a halacha without a source, it will be removed. | |||
#The footnotes can either be just a source or can be a sentence up to 3 paragraphs of description. | |||
# You must look up the sources inside. If you do not look up a source in the primary source, you must quote the secondary source in which you saw it quoted. | |||
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== How to Create a New Page == | == How to Create a New Page == | ||
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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 == | == How to Change Page Titles == | ||
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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 nouns (baby, country, picture), pronouns (you, she, it), verbs (walk, think, dream), adjectives (sweet, large, perfect), adverbs (immediately, quietly), and subordinating conjunctions (as, because, although) | * 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) | ||
* | * 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) | ||
* Lowercase “to” as part of an infinitive. | * 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"). | * "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: 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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==Overlapping Content== | ==Overlapping Content== | ||
If content is relevant to two separate pages, our goal is to make the content available to users whichever page they are reading. If one of the pages is the primary one and the other is secondary, the content should be written on the primary page and the secondary one should just have a reference to the primary page. On the other hand, if the halacha is very relevant to both pages, it should be included on both pages. However, the pages should be coordinated so that changes on one page also appear on the other. The current solution is to use templates. To do this, create a [[template]] and insert the halacha and the relevant footnotes into the [[template]]. Then include the [[template]] | If content is relevant to two separate pages, our goal is to make the content available to users whichever page they are reading. If one of the pages is the primary one and the other is secondary, the content should be written on the primary page and the secondary one should just have a reference to the primary page. On the other hand, if the halacha is very relevant to both pages, it should be included on both pages. However, the pages should be coordinated so that changes on one page also appear on the other. The current solution is to use templates. To do this, create a [[template]] and insert the halacha and the relevant footnotes into the [[template]]. Then include the [[template]] wherever it belongs. with <nowiki>{{template_name}}</nowiki> <br> | ||
For example, see the [[template]] for Writings on the Side of Pages: [[Template:Writing_on_the_Side_of_Books]]. Here are the pages where it is included: | For example, see the [[template]] for Writings on the Side of Pages: [[Template:Writing_on_the_Side_of_Books]]. Here are the pages where it is included: | ||
* [[Kotaiv]] | * [[Kotaiv]] | ||
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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] | ||
