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Anyone can [[Help:Finding information|view and search content]] on the [[Saintapedia]].  Please consider going beyond reading and joining the community by helping [[Help:Editing Saintapedia|improve the contents of the wiki]] or [[Help:Creating a page|create new pages]] on the wiki.  You will need to [[Help:Getting started with Saintapedia#Account creation process|create an account]].   
Anyone can [[Help:Finding information|view and search content]] on the [[USApedia]].  Please consider going beyond reading and joining the community by helping [[Help:Editing USApedia|improve the contents of the wiki]] or [[Help:Creating a page|create new pages]] on the wiki.  You will need to [[Help:Getting started with USApedia#Account creation process|create an account]].   


{{Anchor|advantages}}'''Account advantages'''
{{Anchor|advantages}}'''Account advantages'''
* Fix anything you see wrong on any article (factual, spelling, grammar, or formatting)
* Fix anything you see wrong on any article (factual, spelling, grammar, or formatting)
* [[Watchlist|Track changes]] made to Saintapedia articles
* [[Watchlist|Track changes]] made to USApedia articles
* Choose an [[username|appropriate username]] and then and create your . You can now collaborate, share information about yourself, or just practice editing and publishing (in your own [[sandbox]], for example).  
* Choose an [[username|appropriate username]] and then and create your . You can now collaborate, share information about yourself, or just practice editing and publishing (in your own [[sandbox]], for example).  
* From your user page, you can view a convenient list of all your [[Help:Contributions|contributions]] (edits), and use the [[Help:Watching pages|watchlist]] to monitor changes made to pages that interest you.
* From your user page, you can view a convenient list of all your [[Help:Contributions|contributions]] (edits), and use the [[Help:Watching pages|watchlist]] to monitor changes made to pages that interest you.
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* [[#Steps to creating your account|Steps for creating your account]]
* [[#Steps to creating your account|Steps for creating your account]]
* [[#First steps after account creation|First steps after creating your account]]
* [[#First steps after account creation|First steps after creating your account]]
* Familiarize yourself with '''[[What Not To Post On Saintapedia]]'''.
* Familiarize yourself with '''[[What Not To Post On USApedia]]'''.


'''Learn the Interface'''
'''Learn the Interface'''
* '''[[#The Saintapedia interface|Saintapedia interface]]''' - Click on '''yellow boxes''' of the screen to learn more about each part of wiki.
* '''[[#The USApedia interface|USApedia interface]]''' - Click on '''yellow boxes''' of the screen to learn more about each part of wiki.


'''Resources'''
'''Resources'''
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'''Get Training'''
'''Get Training'''
* See [[Saintapedia training]]
* See [[USApedia training]]
* [[Tutorial (Saintapedia)]] and [[Help:Getting started with Saintapedia#Learning to edit the wiki|Learning to edit the wiki]]
* [[Tutorial (USApedia)]] and [[Help:Getting started with USApedia#Learning to edit the wiki|Learning to edit the wiki]]


== Email confirmation ==
== Email confirmation ==
{{Notice|If you did not get the email or cannot find it, please see [[Help:Getting started with Saintapedia#New confirmation email|New confirmation email]] below.}}
{{Notice|If you did not get the email or cannot find it, please see [[Help:Getting started with USApedia#New confirmation email|New confirmation email]] below.}}
After you have created your account, you should receive an email called '''Saintapedia e-mail address confirmation.'''  Please open the email, read it, and '''click on the link''' under the text saying  
After you have created your account, you should receive an email called '''USApedia e-mail address confirmation.'''  Please open the email, read it, and '''click on the link''' under the text saying  
:"BY CLICKING THE LINK BELOW, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT, UNDERSTAND IT, AND WILL BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS"
:"BY CLICKING THE LINK BELOW, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT, UNDERSTAND IT, AND WILL BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS"


If you do not get your email confirmation, please check to make sure you typed your email address correctly.  This can be done at  
If you do not get your email confirmation, please check to make sure you typed your email address correctly.  This can be done at  
* [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-echo]] if you are logged into Saintapedia
* [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-echo]] if you are logged into USApedia


See [[Help:Email confirmation]] for additional details.
See [[Help:Email confirmation]] for additional details.
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==First steps after account creation==
==First steps after account creation==
After you create your account, it is recommended that you:
After you create your account, it is recommended that you:
* Familiarize yourself with the [[#The Saintapedia interface|the Saintapedia interface]]
* Familiarize yourself with the [[#The USApedia interface|the USApedia interface]]
* Review the [[Cheat sheet]] page.
* Review the [[Cheat sheet]] page.
* Learn about [[Help:Article history|article histories]]
* Learn about [[Help:Article history|article histories]]
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== The Saintapedia interface ==
== The USApedia interface ==


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| ''Click on the yellow boxes for a explanation of portion of the screen.''
| ''Click on the yellow boxes for a explanation of portion of the screen.''
{{Saintapedia interface imagemap}}  
{{USApedia interface imagemap}}  


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== Learning to edit the wiki ==
== Learning to edit the wiki ==
Saintapedia has many resources to help you to edit the wiki:
USApedia has many resources to help you to edit the wiki:
* The [[Cheat sheet|editing cheat sheet]]
* The [[Cheat sheet|editing cheat sheet]]
*The Help pages:  
*The Help pages:  
** [[Help:All topics|All topics]]
** [[Help:All topics|All topics]]


Saintapedia runs on the [[MediaWiki]] platform, which is the same platform used by [[Wikipedia]].  Both the MediaWiki and Wikipedia sites use the same basic markup as Saintapedia, and provide excellent resources for new wiki users.  For WikiPedia, be aware some extended features are discussed, but the basics for editing an article are the same.  If you are not sure, test Wikipedia examples by pasting them in your [[Sandbox]] to see if it works the same.
USApedia runs on the [[MediaWiki]] platform, which is the same platform used by [[Wikipedia]].  Both the MediaWiki and Wikipedia sites use the same basic markup as USApedia, and provide excellent resources for new wiki users.  For WikiPedia, be aware some extended features are discussed, but the basics for editing an article are the same.  If you are not sure, test Wikipedia examples by pasting them in your [[Sandbox]] to see if it works the same.
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents MediaWiki Help Content] - This link includes help on tasks that are common to all MediaWiki sites, and includes navigation, searching, basic article editing tasks, and advanced article editing topics.
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents MediaWiki Help Content] - This link includes help on tasks that are common to all MediaWiki sites, and includes navigation, searching, basic article editing tasks, and advanced article editing topics.
* {{W | Help:Editing | Editing Wikipedia}} - This article is about editing Wikipedia, but it applies to Saintapedia as well.   
* {{W | Help:Editing | Editing Wikipedia}} - This article is about editing Wikipedia, but it applies to USApedia as well.   
* {{W | Wikipedia:Cheatsheet|Wikipedia Cheat sheet}} - This Cheat sheet contains a summary of the most frequently used wikitext.  The average user can do 99%+ of what they need with the information from this cheat sheet.   
* {{W | Wikipedia:Cheatsheet|Wikipedia Cheat sheet}} - This Cheat sheet contains a summary of the most frequently used wikitext.  The average user can do 99%+ of what they need with the information from this cheat sheet.   
* {{W | Help:Wiki markup | Wikitext}} - This article contains detailed information about wikitext (wiki markup), including how and when to apply different types of markup.  If it's not on the cheat sheet, look on this page.
* {{W | Help:Wiki markup | Wikitext}} - This article contains detailed information about wikitext (wiki markup), including how and when to apply different types of markup.  If it's not on the cheat sheet, look on this page.


== New confirmation email ==
== New confirmation email ==
If you are getting the error "not authenticated " and you cannot find your confirmation email, you can ask Saintapedia to send you a new one:
If you are getting the error "not authenticated " and you cannot find your confirmation email, you can ask USApedia to send you a new one:
# Log into Saintapedia
# Log into USApedia
# Check [[Special:Preferences]] to make sure you entered your email address correctly when creating your account.  See [[Help:Preferences]] for more information.
# Check [[Special:Preferences]] to make sure you entered your email address correctly when creating your account.  See [[Help:Preferences]] for more information.
# Go to [[Special:ConfirmEmail]]
# Go to [[Special:ConfirmEmail]]
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Latest revision as of 00:05, 15 November 2024

Help
Getting Started
Picking a Username • Teach Yourself Wiki
Policies and guidelines
USApedia:Copyrights
The USApedia Interface
Left Navigation • Toolbox • Discussion/Talk Page • Edit & History • Search • Log in & Create an Account
Editing USApedia
Creating a new page • Creating your user page • Editors (Visual/Enhanced) • Editing toolbar • Cheat Sheet • Magic words • Table of Contents
Links
Internal link • External link • InterWiki link • Category link • Reference links
Images and Media
File Upload Guidelines for USApedia • How to upload new versions of files • Image map • Naming Conventions for Files • Upload documents
Tracking Changes
Recent Edits on USApedia • Article history • Reverting to an earlier version • Watchlist • How to add a page to your watchlist
Asking Questions
Using talk pages • Help:CommentStreams
Resources and Lists
Categories • Infobox • Help:Templates
Account settings and maintenance
Change your preferences • Confirm your email address
Technical information
The MediaWiki software • Parser functions
All topics
view · talk · edit

Anyone can view and search content on the USApedia. Please consider going beyond reading and joining the community by helping improve the contents of the wiki or create new pages on the wiki. You will need to create an account.

Account advantages

  • Fix anything you see wrong on any article (factual, spelling, grammar, or formatting)
  • Track changes made to USApedia articles
  • Choose an appropriate username and then and create your . You can now collaborate, share information about yourself, or just practice editing and publishing (in your own sandbox, for example).
  • From your user page, you can view a convenient list of all your contributions (edits), and use the watchlist to monitor changes made to pages that interest you.
  • Discuss edits to articles with other editors using talk page.
  • Having an account allows you to rename pages and upload files.

Creating an Account

Learn the Interface

  • USApedia interface - Click on yellow boxes of the screen to learn more about each part of wiki.

Resources

Get Training

Email confirmation

  If you did not get the email or cannot find it, please see New confirmation email below.

After you have created your account, you should receive an email called USApedia e-mail address confirmation. Please open the email, read it, and click on the link under the text saying

"BY CLICKING THE LINK BELOW, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT, UNDERSTAND IT, AND WILL BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS"

If you do not get your email confirmation, please check to make sure you typed your email address correctly. This can be done at

See Help:Email confirmation for additional details.

First steps after account creation

After you create your account, it is recommended that you:

The USApedia interface

Clickable Image Tour
Click on the yellow boxes for a explanation of portion of the screen.

Template:USApedia interface imagemap

Learning to edit the wiki

USApedia has many resources to help you to edit the wiki:

USApedia runs on the MediaWiki platform, which is the same platform used by Wikipedia. Both the MediaWiki and Wikipedia sites use the same basic markup as USApedia, and provide excellent resources for new wiki users. For WikiPedia, be aware some extended features are discussed, but the basics for editing an article are the same. If you are not sure, test Wikipedia examples by pasting them in your Sandbox to see if it works the same.

  • MediaWiki Help Content - This link includes help on tasks that are common to all MediaWiki sites, and includes navigation, searching, basic article editing tasks, and advanced article editing topics.
  • Editing Wikipedia  - This article is about editing Wikipedia, but it applies to USApedia as well.
  • Wikipedia Cheat sheet  - This Cheat sheet contains a summary of the most frequently used wikitext. The average user can do 99%+ of what they need with the information from this cheat sheet.
  • Wikitext  - This article contains detailed information about wikitext (wiki markup), including how and when to apply different types of markup. If it's not on the cheat sheet, look on this page.

New confirmation email

If you are getting the error "not authenticated " and you cannot find your confirmation email, you can ask USApedia to send you a new one:

  1. Log into USApedia
  2. Check Special:Preferences to make sure you entered your email address correctly when creating your account. See Help:Preferences for more information.
  3. Go to Special:ConfirmEmail
  4. Click on “Mail a confirmation code” button
  5. Read the contents of the email and click on the link under "BY CLICKING THE LINK BELOW, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT, UNDERSTAND IT, AND WILL BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS"

The email will have text pulled from MediaWiki:Confirmemail body.

 
Email options section in Preferences
 
Email confirmation needed
File:Mail a new confirmation email.png
Mail a new confirmation email
 
Where to change your email address
Screenshots of various steps in the confirmation process

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