Wikitroid:FAQ
From Wikitroid, the Metroid wiki
Below are frequently asked questions about Wikitroid or wikis in general. We can't think of every question people will have so feel free to ask any questions on this article's talk page by clicking on the talk button at the top of this article or by clicking here.
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[edit] What is the site name?
This wiki's name is Wikitroid, a mix of "wiki" and "troid", from the word Metroid.
[edit] What is a wiki?
A wiki is a website that anyone can edit. Most wikis are open to the general public without the need to register any user account, like this wiki. For more information on wikis, check out Wikipedia's wiki article.
[edit] How do I edit?
Help:Editing is a good place to start. If you still need help, post a message in the Help desk.
[edit] What is Wikia?
Wikia are wiki communities creating free content with the MediaWiki software. These are hosted for free by Wikia, Inc., the company which runs the project. Anyone is free to start a new Wikia in accordance with the creation policy and terms of use.
Wikia was founded by Angela Beesley and Jimmy Wales, originally under the name "Wikicities", in October 2004. It celebrated its first birthday on November 2, 2005. Wikicities relaunched as "Wikia" in March 2006.
[edit] What's with the different coloured links?
There are four different coloured links.
- Blue links are internal links. They link to other pages on the wiki.
- Purple links are visited links. If you've visited an internal link, then it will become purple, showing you've visited it before.
- Red links are pages that have not been created.
- Light blue links are external links. They link to sites outside the wiki.
[edit] What do the numbers mean in the recent changes?
You'll see some numbers in the recent changes after the time an edit was made. This number indicates how many characters were added or removed from the article. If the number is red, then characters were removed. If the number is green, then characters were added. For example,
(diff)(hist) . . Wikitroid:FAQ; 00:00 . . (+1,000) . . User (talk | contribs)
would indicate 1,000 words were added to this article by a user named User, whereas
(diff)(hist) . . Wikitroid:FAQ; 00:00 . . (-1,000) . . User (talk | contribs)
would indicate 1,000 characters were removed from this article by a user named User. These coloured numbers help indicate if users are vandalizing articles or helping contribute to them.
[edit] What's the preload stuff at the bottom?
When you are editing a page, underneath the summary box, you'll see this:
Where it says "Standard preloads", you can click where it says "(click to browse)" to pull down a list of templates. Clicking on one of them will place it on the page you are editing, rather than having to find a page that has the template.
Where it says "Custom preload pagename", enter the title of a page in the box to load all the text on that page into the page you are editing. You will probably very rarely, if not even use this button.
[edit] Why do users have different colours?
Administrators, bureaucrats, and Wikia staff have coloured usernames to show they are trusted members of the wiki.
- Gold users are Wikia staff members.
- Green users are administrators and bureaucrats.