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A Brief Guide to Basic Linking and Editing

Please create new pages under the proper namespace (like using folders on a computer) to keep things organized. Example: If you are working at the article “Flocculencio” in the namespace “offtopic”, and want to link to the TL “Anglo-Dutch Empire” in the namespace “timelines”, you have to make it like that: [[timelines:Anglo-Dutch Empire]] , not just [[Anglo-Dutch Empire]] . And if you want to make a backlink in that article, it has to be [[offtopic:Flocculencio]] , not just [[Flocculencio]] . Note: Namespaces are necessary for links between pages in different namespaces, but not strictly between pages in the same namespace. So, [[Anglo-Dutch Empire]] is OK as a link from the “Timelines and Scenarios” page, and [[Flocculencio]] is fine if you put that link into the page “Member List”. If you wish to put a link under a different name to the article title, put the article title first, then a hash # and then the name you want it to appear under. Example: Let's say you want to put the sentence, “Jared has worked extensively on (link) DoD”. Because the article is called “Decades of Darkness” and not DoD, you need to word the link as: [[timelines:Decades of Darkness#DoD]]. It will then appear as “DoD”. To learn more on how to create and edit Wiki pages, see the Editing Help. We're also currently developing a Manual of Style section, but you'll still have to wait a bit until we bring it into a spiffy enough condition.

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