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Wikicode is the strange syntax used by all wikipedias including this one. If you don't know it and are prepared to learn, continue reading. Otherwise, you can read the Wikipedia help page [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Wiki_markup Here]. <br>

This page is meant to be a much shorter list than one you would find on wikipedia, and also meant for some of our own internal templates or similar tools. Really, this will be some kind of list of some basic/advanced formatting techniques and how to use them.

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Page links are important because without them, finding pages becomes too hard. Linking to other pages minimizes the total amount of information needed on one page, but also chains pages together for ease of access. Note, any time a page has spaces in the title, they must be replaced with underscores {_}

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Headers separate the page into their respective sections (duh). As referenced earlier, headers can be linked to directly using the # symbol with the header name combined with the page name. (<nowiki>[[PageName#HeaderName]]</nowiki>)

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Also, as you may have noticed at the top of most pages, there is a 'contents' menu. All of the headers and sub-headers are listed here for quick access.

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In most cases, just using the return/enter key and headers is good enough for a page. But sometimes, you just want to add some extra ''flare'' '''to''' <strike>your</strike> pages.

Some text editing tools are built into the page editor. Some examples are:

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<nowiki><br></nowiki> works similar to using the return/enter key, but sometimes works better. Forces the line of text to break off and leave space above it.

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Templates are exactly what they sound like; They are a predefined format for easy use. Similar to the [[Template:Anchor|anchor]] template listed [[Wikicode#Page_Links|earlier]], templates are their own separate pages that are designed to only require variable data to be inserted. Most, if not all templates should have a detailed description of how to use it on its page.

The currently used templates can be found [[Special:MostLinkedTemplates|here]], and the currently unused templates can be found [[Special:UnusedTemplates|here]]. Note, just because a template is unused, doesn't mean it is useless. If you can find a use for one, use it!

Basically, all this template did was define the '''Name''', '''Background Color 1''' (bgcolor1), '''Background Color 2'''(bgcolor2), and the '''Image'''. The name is simply text defined by the user, and the backgrounds are colors that you pick. You can also replace the #FFEE88 with the actual name of the color like orange, red, blue, and so on. The image variable calls out the picture file on the wiki (so first you have to upload it). Capitalization and the file extension are important for this! Otherwise the code will think you want a different file. Normally when you try to use a image or similar file with wikicode, you need to define it as a file first. Depending on how the template is built, it can put the "File:" in for you, so all you have to type is the name of the file itself.

Tables are a little tricky to cover in depth without taking up a ton of space. So for more detailed information, check out Wikipedia's table page <s>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_%28furniture%29 here].</s> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Table Here].

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Unless you put an external link to an image on a image hosting site, you will be using images uploaded to the wiki. Mostly GIF and PNG formats are preferred. The best way to get an image from the game is to download the [[Source_Code]], and export the image. Images can be placed by placing <nowiki>[[File:Example.png]]</nowiki>. An example:  

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