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Dec 1 2007, 03:41 AM |
Okay, so if your like me you know what a wiki is for and how the articles should generally go. But I am a little confused at the interface and how exactly I go about posting content into the wiki.
Can we get a quick tutorial on how to go about adding articles. Nothing major, just the basics. Thanks! Hardtail -------------------- Beginner's Amp & Guitar Gear Guide My Keeley Blues Driver BD-2 Review My Line6 Flextone II Review Guitars: Martin D-16RGT with B-Band UST & '99 Fender "Big Apple" Hardtail HH Strat Amps: Fender Blues Junior Special Edition & Fender Studio 85 (Simultaneous... yummy) |
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Dec 1 2007, 03:54 AM |
Absolutely!
Give me a day or two though, I want to make sure everything is ready on Kris' end, then I'll wrote something up (and some posting guidelines too!) -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab |
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Dec 1 2007, 03:48 PM |
Ok, we're up and running !
The link to the wiki is: http://guitarmasterclass.net/wiki (it still needs a bit of a makeover but it is in place and functioning well Also, Maris has already written some quick start instructions here: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/inde...p/Help:Contents Thanks a lot Maria! That should get everyone started at least - take a look at the template articles and try and structure your articles in a similar way. Lets see how it works out Regards, Andrew -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab |
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Dec 1 2007, 06:34 PM |
Im kinda having a problem with this .I went to template,then when i click on general article template it just sends me here https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/inde...rticle_template and there is no options in top for edit.Also it's in a different language .Any help would be great as im ready to get started just have to get this ready
-------------------- My Gear
Cort X-2 electric with 24 frets and 2 humbucker's dark Blue Kustom DFX100 With Celestion Speakers,and thats it now (lol) My Advice Figure out what you want in life early.Wether it's the girl,the partying or mastering the guitar.Adding any 2 together will get in your way. |
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Dec 2 2007, 04:37 AM |
The "Templates..." in each category are generated by the wiki script whenever a link to a non-existing page is inserted. Here is an easy guide to getting your first article on the wiki.
1.) Go to the section where you want to put your article. (I went to "Gear" for this example) 2.) Up at the top you'll see an address like this "http://guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Portal:Gear". 3.) Type your article name after the address using /articlename. So I wanted to write an article and call it Tubes under the Gear section. So i typed it into my address bar and it looked like this: "http://guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Portal:Gear/Tubes". Then hit enter. 4.) If the article isn't already made you should get a message that says: "There is currently no text in this page, you can search for this page title in other pages or edit this page." Click the "search for this page title" link. 5.) You will then be taken to the Search engine within wiki and at the top you should see "Create this page" link . Click that then paste your article (may want to start with a template first). That should get you started. If you need help getting the article to show up in the correct section let me know, I can help. See the Gear section for how I started laying it out as an example. Hardtail -------------------- Beginner's Amp & Guitar Gear Guide My Keeley Blues Driver BD-2 Review My Line6 Flextone II Review Guitars: Martin D-16RGT with B-Band UST & '99 Fender "Big Apple" Hardtail HH Strat Amps: Fender Blues Junior Special Edition & Fender Studio 85 (Simultaneous... yummy) |
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Dec 2 2007, 10:18 AM |
Wow Hardtail - thanks alot for the help!
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Dec 2 2007, 03:17 PM |
Cool - I'll reference this post in the Wiki Guidelines when I write them up.
Regarding Portals - a portal is really just a category. I have discussed a structure with Kris which just consists of some high level concepts like Gear, GMC, Reviews etc - its a lot like the board structure in fact. -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab |
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Dec 2 2007, 07:35 PM |
The portals are just starting points on the main page - the Wiki system is really cool, as it will create categories by itself once we get going with the content!
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Dec 3 2007, 12:33 AM |
Hi Dan,
I tried to create the page for you as you asked, but I don;t seem to have permissions to edit or create any pages - Kris, could you maybe check this out? I can;t even edit the article I wrote a few months ago -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab |
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Dec 3 2007, 01:02 AM |
Dan, if you follow my instructions above you should be fine BUT... you may want to copy a template first. To do this go to this link:
General Template Click the VIEW SOURCE at the top of the screen. Then copy the entire contents of the source into your computers clipboard. (or just select it all and hit CTRL-C). Then follow my instructions and when you get to step 5 click the "Create this page" link and then paste the template into the editor (CTRL-V or right click and select paste). A lot of it is in script but if you keep previewing it you should be able to tell where different text is etc. Wiki editors really aren't that bad once you get working in them. Hardtail -------------------- Beginner's Amp & Guitar Gear Guide My Keeley Blues Driver BD-2 Review My Line6 Flextone II Review Guitars: Martin D-16RGT with B-Band UST & '99 Fender "Big Apple" Hardtail HH Strat Amps: Fender Blues Junior Special Edition & Fender Studio 85 (Simultaneous... yummy) |
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Dec 17 2007, 08:34 PM |
Oops I missed this sorry, - I hope Henrik can shed some light on this soon in this thread! ( For Henrik: Mattacuk's primary group is "GMC Senior" and his mask is "wiki writer").
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