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Help pages on this wiki

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	* [[Help:Inserting Footnotes\|Inserting Footnotes]].		* [[Help:Inserting Footnotes\|Inserting Footnotes]].
	* [[Help:Suggestions for good style\|Suggestions for good style]].		* [[Help:Suggestions for good style\|Suggestions for good style]].
	* [[Help:There are no HTML pages on the wiki]].		* [[Help:There are no HTML pages on the wiki\|There are no HTML pages on the wiki.]]

	=== How to upload files ===		=== How to upload files ===

Moleski: /* How to upload files */

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How to upload files

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	* '''Upload file''': one @#$%*&! file at a time. Very crude, but accurate.		* '''Upload file''': one @#$%*&! file at a time. Very crude, but accurate.
	** Study the Upload screen. Notice that you may give a URL to an existing publicly accessible image to transfer it to the wiki. Please don't do this unless you are confident that the copyright holder of the image will not complain about seeing it on our site.		** Study the Upload screen. Notice that you may give a URL to an existing publicly accessible image to transfer it to the wiki. Please don't do this unless you are confident that the copyright holder of the image will not complain about seeing it on our site.
			* [http://screencast.com/t/4UAYRS6c Video tutorial on how to upload a file.]

	=== How to insert YouTube Videos ===		=== How to insert YouTube Videos ===

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How to upload files

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	=== How to upload files ===		=== How to upload files ===
	In the toolbox on the left side of every page, you should see '''Upload file'''~~, '''Multi Uploads''', and '''FTP Uploads'''.~~		In the toolbox on the left side of every page, you should see '''Upload file.'''
	* '''Upload file''': one @#$%*&! file at a time. Very crude, but accurate.		* '''Upload file''': one @#$%*&! file at a time. Very crude, but accurate.
	** Study the Upload screen. Notice that you may give a URL to an existing publicly accessible image to transfer it to the wiki. Please don't do this unless you are confident that the copyright holder of the image will not complain about seeing it on our site.		** Study the Upload screen. Notice that you may give a URL to an existing publicly accessible image to transfer it to the wiki. Please don't do this unless you are confident that the copyright holder of the image will not complain about seeing it on our site.
	* '''FTP uploads'''. ''"Use the force, Luke!"''
	** Requirements:
	*** SFTP client.
	*** Permission from the [mailto:root@tighar.org root administrator] to use SFTP (special username and password different from your wiki credentials).
	*** Knowledge of how to do SFTP file transfers.
	** Method:
	*** Upload files to /var/www/html/aw/uploads.
	*** Click on FTP Uploads.
	*** (Optional) Describe each file.
	*** Click the friendly button that tells the page to complete the process.

	=== How to insert YouTube Videos ===		=== How to insert YouTube Videos ===

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Help pages on this wiki

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	* [[Help:Inserting Footnotes\|Inserting Footnotes]].		* [[Help:Inserting Footnotes\|Inserting Footnotes]].
	* [[Help:Suggestions for good style\|Suggestions for good style]].		* [[Help:Suggestions for good style\|Suggestions for good style]].
			* [[Help:There are no HTML pages on the wiki]].

	=== How to upload files ===		=== How to upload files ===

Moleski: /* Uploading Multiple Files */

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Uploading Multiple Files

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	* If you want to grant the user privileges, click on the relevant check boxes.		* If you want to grant the user privileges, click on the relevant check boxes.
	* Send the user their username and password.		* Send the user their username and password.

	~~=== Uploading Multiple Files ===~~
	* [[Help:Special Upload Local Extension \|Special Upload Local Extension ]]

	=== MediaWiki Links ===		=== MediaWiki Links ===

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Moleski at 20:25, 8 October 2009

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New page

== Help for readers ==

* Use the [[Overview]] to see an outline of the main entries in the Ameliapedia.
* Use the search field on the left to answer particular questions.
* Browse through the [[Frequently Asked Questions]].
* See how all the features work by going to the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Reader WikiMedia reader help page].
* Join the [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/AESForum.html Amelia Earhart Search Forum] to ask questions, suggest improvements, and provide other kinds of constructive feedback. Those who conduct themselves well in the Forum may well be asked to join the editors on this wiki. "No good deed goes unpunished."
* Visit [http://tighar.org TIGHAR Central] to find out more about TIGHAR's research and related projects.
* More information about TIGHAR always available from the '''navigation''' menu on the left of every page.
* Description of [http://tighar.org/news/help/74-how-do-i-find-my-way-around-this-site the various parts of the TIGHAR website.]

== Help for editors ==
=== Help pages on this wiki ===
* [[Sin bravely|Getting started as a brand new editor]].
* [[Help:Demo Page for new editors|Demo page for new editors]].
* [[Help:Fixing bad redirects|Fixing bad redirects]].
* [[Help:Inserting Footnotes|Inserting Footnotes]].
* [[Help:Suggestions for good style|Suggestions for good style]].

=== How to upload files ===
In the toolbox on the left side of every page, you should see '''Upload file''', '''Multi Uploads''', and '''FTP Uploads'''.
* '''Upload file''': one @#$%*&! file at a time. Very crude, but accurate.
** Study the Upload screen. Notice that you may give a URL to an existing publicly accessible image to transfer it to the wiki. Please don't do this unless you are confident that the copyright holder of the image will not complain about seeing it on our site.
* '''FTP uploads'''. ''"Use the force, Luke!"''
** Requirements:
*** SFTP client.
*** Permission from the [mailto:root@tighar.org root administrator] to use SFTP (special username and password different from your wiki credentials).
*** Knowledge of how to do SFTP file transfers.
** Method:
*** Upload files to /var/www/html/aw/uploads.
*** Click on FTP Uploads.
*** (Optional) Describe each file.
*** Click the friendly button that tells the page to complete the process.

=== How to insert YouTube Videos ===
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:YouTube_(Iubito) Documentation for the extension.]
* Short story: put the ''filename only'' between the YouTube tags:
::<nowiki><youtube>FileNameOfYouTubeVideo</youtube></nowiki>
* Use a surrounding div to center the video between the margins:
::<nowiki><div align="center"><youtube>Qu4dCxlXb0Q</youtube></div></nowiki>

=== More help: meta.wikimedia.org documentation ===
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents Help Contents].
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Reference_card One-page printable cheat sheet].
** [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing Help with editing].
** [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images Images]
** [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Tables Tables].
*** [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide:_Using_tables More sophisticated tables.]
*** [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Namespace Some nice-looking tables (edit the page and steal the code).]
** [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Category Categories].
** [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Special_characters Special Characters].
** [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Template Templates].
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Etiquette Wiki Etiquette].

== Help for administrators (a.k.a. sysops, bureaucrats) ==
=== How to create a new account ===
'''Click on the following links:'''
* [[Special:SpecialPages|Special pages]]--it's available in the "toolbox", too.
* [[Special:UserLogin|Log in / create account]]--it's also on the "Special pages".
* Create an Account--a link on the "Log in / create user" page.
* Fill out the username, password, e-mail address, and real name for the user
* Click to save/submit the new account to the system.
* A confirmation e-mail should be sent to the user.
'''Note well:'''
* Be careful to make a note of the password you assign to the new user.
* If you want to grant the user privileges, click on the relevant check boxes.
* Send the user their username and password.

=== Uploading Multiple Files ===
* [[Help:Special Upload Local Extension |Special Upload Local Extension ]]

=== MediaWiki Links ===
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]

== A word of thanks to the Open Source community ==
We are deeply indebted to the work of countless amazingly talented men and women who have given generously of their time and talents to make this site possible. Ameliapedia is built entirely out of open-source software:
* [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Main_Page Fedora 9]--the basic operating system on our server.
* [http://www.apache.org/ Apache]--the web server software.
* [http://www.php.net/ PHP]--the miracle worker that turns unintelligible "scripts" into web pages like this.
* [http://www.mysql.com/ MySQL]--a little guy who runs around putting data into storage and finds it again when it's needed.
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki]--a collection of PHP scripts and related doohickeys the keep the MySQL gnome hopping. MediaWiki is the software engine that powers [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia]. If there were no Wikipedia, there would be no Ameliapedia.
We are also grateful to all who have inspired the development of open-source software:
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Cunningham Ward Cunningham], the man who created [http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WelcomeVisitors the first wiki--WikiWikiWeb] in 1995.
* [http://www.gnu.org/ GNU] and [http://www.fsf.org/ the Free Software Foundation] have provided an amazing collection of tools for site administrators. GNU's Not Unix and linux isn't GNU, but we don't care what you call it. It's free and it works! (If you can't read this page, it's stopped working and you should [mailto:moleski@canisius.edu email me] right away to let me know. Stuff happens, don't it?)

Moleski: /* How to insert YouTube Videos */

2009-07-31T04:33:48Z

How to insert YouTube Videos

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	* Short story: put the ''filename only'' between the YouTube tags:		* Short story: put the ''filename only'' between the YouTube tags:
	::<nowiki><youtube>FileNameOfYouTubeVideo</youtube></nowiki>		::<nowiki><youtube>FileNameOfYouTubeVideo</youtube></nowiki>
	** Use a surrounding div to center the video between the margins:		* Use a surrounding div to center the video between the margins:
	::<nowiki><div align="center"><youtube>Qu4dCxlXb0Q</youtube></div></nowiki>		::<nowiki><div align="center"><youtube>Qu4dCxlXb0Q</youtube></div></nowiki>

Moleski at 04:32, 31 July 2009

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	* Visit [http://tighar.org TIGHAR Central] to find out more about TIGHAR's research and related projects.		* Visit [http://tighar.org TIGHAR Central] to find out more about TIGHAR's research and related projects.
	* More information about TIGHAR always available from the '''navigation''' menu on the left of every page.		* More information about TIGHAR always available from the '''navigation''' menu on the left of every page.
			* Description of [http://tighar.org/news/help/74-how-do-i-find-my-way-around-this-site the various parts of the TIGHAR website.]

	== Help for editors ==		== Help for editors ==

Moleski: /* Help pages on this wiki */

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Help pages on this wiki

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	* [[Help:Fixing bad redirects\|Fixing bad redirects]].		* [[Help:Fixing bad redirects\|Fixing bad redirects]].
	* [[Help:Inserting Footnotes\|Inserting Footnotes]].		* [[Help:Inserting Footnotes\|Inserting Footnotes]].
			* [[Help:Suggestions for good style\|Suggestions for good style]].

	=== How to upload files ===		=== How to upload files ===