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[[ | [[USApedia]] is '''editable''' by anyone invited as guest. | ||
* We trust our editors. To balance the power granted to every | * We trust our editors. To balance the power granted to every USApedia editor to change any article, there are certain set of [[USApedia:Accountability features|accountability features]] built into the wiki including: | ||
** you must have an account to edit | ** you must have an account to edit | ||
** all edits are linked to the account of the editor who made them and | ** all edits are linked to the account of the editor who made them and | ||
** any editor can undo any edit. | ** any editor can undo any edit. | ||
* Anyone who has edited is known as a " | * Anyone who has edited is known as a "USApedian" and, no matter how trivial the edit may seem, they should be proud that they have helped make USApedia such in important source of information. All of these edits add up! | ||
== Editors == | == Editors == | ||
There are two different editors that you can use to make changes to | There are two different editors that you can use to make changes to USApedia: | ||
* [[Help:Visual editor|VisualEditor]] allows you to make changes similar to a Word/Google Docs file ({{W|article=What You See Is What You Get}}) | * [[Help:Visual editor|VisualEditor]] allows you to make changes similar to a Word/Google Docs file ({{W|article=What You See Is What You Get}}) | ||
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=== VisualEditor === | === VisualEditor === | ||
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|Editing most | |Editing most USApedia pages is simple. | ||
# Click on the '''"Edit"''' tab at the top of a | # Click on the '''"Edit"''' tab at the top of a USApedia page to launch [[Help:Visual editor|Visual editor]] | ||
# Make any edits that you feel are needed. | # Make any edits that you feel are needed. | ||
# Click on "Save changes" (ideally adding an [[Edit summary]] of what you changed). | # Click on "Save changes" (ideally adding an [[Edit summary]] of what you changed). | ||
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* To see the differences between the page with your edits and the previous version of the page, press the ''Show changes'' button. | * To see the differences between the page with your edits and the previous version of the page, press the ''Show changes'' button. | ||
* If you're satisfied with what you see, be bold and press the '''"Save page"''' button. | * If you're satisfied with what you see, be bold and press the '''"Save page"''' button. | ||
Your changes will immediately be visible to all | Your changes will immediately be visible to all USApedia users. If you made a mistake, you can always [[Help:Article history#Undo|undo]] your changes. USApedia also has a way for you to [[Help:Tracking changes|keeping track of changes to a page]]. | ||
[[Category:Help]] | [[Category:Help]] | ||
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:* [[Disambiguation|Disambiguation]], create pages for topics with several different definitions | :* [[Disambiguation|Disambiguation]], create pages for topics with several different definitions | ||
:* [[stub|Stub articles]] | :* [[stub|Stub articles]] | ||
:* [[Help:Interwiki links|Link words in articles to | :* [[Help:Interwiki links|Link words in articles to USApedia sister projects]] | ||
:* [[Help:Namespace|Use namespaces]] | :* [[Help:Namespace|Use namespaces]] | ||
:* [[Template:Purge|Do a purge]] | :* [[Template:Purge|Do a purge]] | ||
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:* For lists of [[Stub|stub]] types, [[Help:Category|categories]] and [[Template:Infobox|infoboxes]], etc., see [[Help:Resources and lists|resources and lists]]. | :* For lists of [[Stub|stub]] types, [[Help:Category|categories]] and [[Template:Infobox|infoboxes]], etc., see [[Help:Resources and lists|resources and lists]]. | ||
:* [[Help:Merging|Merging]] two or more pages | :* [[Help:Merging|Merging]] two or more pages | ||
==Known issues== | |||
===Session timeout=== | |||
IF you get an error when trying to save an edit that you are no longer signed in: | |||
# Open a new tab for USApedia | |||
# Sign-in again | |||
# Go back to your original tab and try to save again. You might need to hit retry a few times. | |||
[[Category:Help]] | [[Category:Help]] | ||