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Wiki: What to Do and What NOT to Do

What to Do

  1. follow the templates if they exist
  2. subscribe to your pages so you can be updated about changes
  3. make equations using the LaTex plug in
  4. when uploading files do the following:
    1. click the “upload file” on the left
    2. click to the namespace you want to put the files in
    3. note the naming convention of this namespace
    4. then select the file
    5. hit upload
    6. name rename the file to conform to the naming convention
    • if the sub-namespace you want to put the uploaded file in does not exists, simply name the file as “:SUBNAMESPACE:FILE.SUFFIX”.
    • presently the uploaded files are limited to 20 MB (this can be increased if we think it should be)
  5. to delete a file or start over, select all the text, delete it, and save a blank file and start over by creating the page again
  6. ALWAYS give alternate text for all links after a “|” (e.g., do this “:research:cool_project|Cool Project” instead of “:research:cool_project”

What NOT to Do

  1. do not attempt to markup headings oir make them into links
  2. do not deviate from template without suggesting an alteration/enhancement first
  3. do not click the “create this page” text that is in itallics on the far right below the login/logout links
  4. do not make links like this [ [ Page Name ] ], instead do it this way: [ [ Page Name|Page Name ] ]
  5. do not make equations by uploading images
  6. do not forgot to start all links with a colon to insure correct addressing, thus do [ [ : research : cryomems ] ] instead of [ [ reserach : cryomems ] ]
  7. do not use spaces in the link address (i.e., " : research : cryomems " should be “:research:cryomems”
  8. do not make half-ass wiki pages just to make the link appear good, wait till you have enough time to make a decent page before you create it

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