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==Images==
 
==Images==
  
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If you want to add an image or document to your a wiki page ('''Not a LiPD file, use the special page described in this tutorial to upload your LiPD file'''), click on the "upload files" button that can be seen on the left of any wiki page (see Figure 23).
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To insert an image into an article ('''For a LiPD file, use this [[Special:WTLiPD | page]]'''), click on the "Upload file" button in the lefthand menu (Figure 1).
  
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[[File:TutorialFig23.png|thumb|none|700px|Figure 23: uploading an image or document to the Linked Earth wiki.]]
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[[File:TutorialFig23.png|thumb|none|700px|Figure 1: uploading an image or document to the Linked Earth wiki.]]
  
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After you are done selecting the document you want to upload, just hit the "Upload file" button at the bottom of the page. Now you may reference to this file using brackets (e.g., [ [ File:File.png ] ]). You can see the different options for showing files in this page: [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images]
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First select the document you want to upload, then just hit the "Upload file" button at the bottom of the page.  
  
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'''Be Specific in the name file''': If you wish to upload a picture of your archive, do NOT name the file 'MyArchive.jpg'. Read the [[Best Practices]] guide to learn how to properly name your file.
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This file can then be referenced using an internal link described [[#Internal Links | above]].
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== Tables and Equations ==
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Tables and equations are more complicated. For a more thorough explanation, see Wikipedia's pages on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Displaying_a_formula formulas] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Table tables].
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===Tables===
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The  following code
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<pre>
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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|+Table 1.
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|-
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! Header text 1 || Header text 2 || Header text 3
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|-
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| Example 1 || Example 2 || Example 3
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|-
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| Example A || Example B || Example C
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|-
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| Example ! || Example @ || Example #
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|}
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</pre>
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results in:
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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|+Table 1.
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|-
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! Header text 1 || Header text 2 || Header text 3
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|-
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| Example 1 || Example 2 || Example 3
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|-
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| Example A || Example B || Example C
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|-
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| Example ! || Example @ || Example #
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|}
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===Equations===
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Equations use the LaTex markup language and are bounded by <nowiki><math></nowiki> and <nowiki></math></nowiki> tags. For instance, <nowiki><math> \delta^{18}O_{SMOW} = 1.03091 (\delta^{18}O_{PDB}) +30.91 </math></nowiki> results in:
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<math> \delta^{18}O_{SMOW} = 1.03091 (\delta^{18}O_{PDB}) +30.91 </math>
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==References==
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All references consist of a citation and an actual reference. The citation is a tag that contains a shorthand form of the reference, and is followed, on first use in an article, by the completed reference.
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The LinkedEarth wiki uses APA style for citation
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To create a reference:
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* First citation in the article:
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<pre> Khider et al. <ref name = Khider_2014> Khider, D., Jackson, C. S., & Stott, L. D. (2014). Assessing millennial-scale variability during the Holocene: A perspective from the western tropical Pacific. Paleoceanography, 29(3), 143-159. doi:10.1002/2013pa002534 </ref></pre>
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becomes Khider et al. <ref name = Khider_2014> Khider, D., Jackson, C. S., & Stott, L. D. (2014). Assessing millennial-scale variability during the Holocene: A perspective from the western tropical Pacific. Paleoceanography, 29(3), 143-159. doi:10.1002/2013pa002534 </ref>
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*Subsequent citations
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<pre> Khider et al.<ref name = Khider_2014 /></pre>
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will automatically create a footnote marker that will link to the original reference: Khider et al. <ref name = Khider_2014 />
  
 
=Creating a new wiki page=
 
=Creating a new wiki page=
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After hitting the "Move page" button, your page will be renamed.
 
After hitting the "Move page" button, your page will be renamed.
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=References=

Revision as of 21:37, 8 August 2016

Once you are registered, you can start editing existing pages, creating new ones, and move/delete obsolete pages. The pages you are allowed to edit depends on your editorial level.

This guide provides basic instructions on how to use the MediaWiki format. If you require more help, use this Help or contact us.

The quickest way to figure out how to do something is to find and example of what you want to do from another page, or on Wikipedia, and copy the source code from there.

Editing existing wiki pages

Quick Markup Guide

What it looks like What you type

Italic Text 

''Italic Text''

Bold Text 

'''Bold Text'''

Bold and italic 

'''Bold Text'''

strike text 

<strike> strike text </strike>

Section Headings and Lists

Description What it looks like What you type

Headings

  • Skip Level 1, it is page name level.
  • An article with 4 or more headings automatically creates a Table of Contents.

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5
Level 6
 
==Level 2==
=== Level 3===
====Level 4 ====
===== Level 5 =====
====== Level 6 ======

Bullet List

  • Level 1
    • Level 2
      • Level 3
 
* Level 1
** Level 2
*** Level 3
Numbered List
  1. Level 1
    1. Level 2
      1. Level 3
 
# Level 1
## Level 2
### Level 3
Comment

Comments are visible only in the edit zone 

<!-- This is a comment -->
Comments are visible only in the edit zone

Links

Internal Links

Description What it looks like What you type

Internal Link

Main Page 

[[Main Page]]
Piped Link

Use different text for the link

Go to the Main Page 

[[Main Page|Go to the Main Page]]
Word-ending links, following so called "link trail rules"

Marine Sediments 

[[Marine Sediment]]s
Internal Link to the current page's talk page

Discussion 

[[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|Discussion]]
Internal link to an image or a file of other types media:PSM.jpg 
[[media:PSM.jpg]]
Internal link to the user's user page Special:MyPage 
[[Special:MyPage]]

External Link

Description What it looks like What you type
External link https://www.wikipedia.org 
  https://www.wikipedia.org
External link with different label Wikipedia 
  [https://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]
Numbered external link [1] 
  [https://www.wikipedia.org]
Mailto link email us 
 [mailto:linkedearth@gmail.com email us]

Images

To insert an image into an article (For a LiPD file, use this page), click on the "Upload file" button in the lefthand menu (Figure 1).

Figure 1: uploading an image or document to the Linked Earth wiki.

First select the document you want to upload, then just hit the "Upload file" button at the bottom of the page.

Be Specific in the name file: If you wish to upload a picture of your archive, do NOT name the file 'MyArchive.jpg'. Read the Best Practices guide to learn how to properly name your file.

This file can then be referenced using an internal link described above.

Tables and Equations

Tables and equations are more complicated. For a more thorough explanation, see Wikipedia's pages on formulas and tables.

Tables

The following code 

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+Table 1.
|-
! Header text 1 || Header text 2 || Header text 3
|-
| Example 1 || Example 2 || Example 3
|-
| Example A || Example B || Example C
|-
| Example ! || Example @ || Example # 
|}

results in:

Table 1.
Header text 1 Header text 2 Header text 3
Example 1 Example 2 Example 3
Example A Example B Example C
Example ! Example @ Example #

Equations

Equations use the LaTex markup language and are bounded by <math> and </math> tags. For instance, <math> \delta^{18}O_{SMOW} = 1.03091 (\delta^{18}O_{PDB}) +30.91 </math> results in:

\delta^{18}O_{SMOW} = 1.03091 (\delta^{18}O_{PDB}) +30.91

References

All references consist of a citation and an actual reference. The citation is a tag that contains a shorthand form of the reference, and is followed, on first use in an article, by the completed reference.

The LinkedEarth wiki uses APA style for citation

To create a reference:

  • First citation in the article:
 Khider et al. <ref name = Khider_2014> Khider, D., Jackson, C. S., & Stott, L. D. (2014). Assessing millennial-scale variability during the Holocene: A perspective from the western tropical Pacific. Paleoceanography, 29(3), 143-159. doi:10.1002/2013pa002534 </ref>

becomes Khider et al. [1]

  • Subsequent citations
 Khider et al.<ref name = Khider_2014 />

will automatically create a footnote marker that will link to the original reference: Khider et al. [1]

Creating a new wiki page

Just go to http://wiki.linked.earth/New_Page

Replace "New Page" above to the name that you want for the page.

Then, either select a category for this page (Figure 16):

Figure 16: Selecting a category for a new page

or, just click on the "Create" link to create a page without any category (Figure 17)

Figure 17: create page button, located on the bottom right of the page

Alternatively, you can search for the page you are looking for (remember that the wiki is case sensitive). If the page does not exist, you will be prompted to create it.

Deleting an existing wiki page

Go to http://wiki.linked.Earth/Name_of_Page Replace "Name of Page" above to the name of the page to delete, as shown in Figure 18.

Figure 18: Wiki page option menu

Then click on the "Delete" link, and delete the page. Figure 19 shows an example:

Figure 19: Deleting menu

Searching existing wiki pages

Before creating any page, it is recommended to search if they already exist. Searching a page can be done by entering the terms on the search bar located on the top right of any page (see Figure 20).

Figure 20: Search bar for finding existing wiki pages

Any page containing the word introduced in the search bar will be returned.


Renaming wiki pages

Wiki pages may need to be renamed. For example, due to typos in the page name or community agreement to rename a term in the LinkedEarth ontology. In order to rename an existing page without losing any of its contents, you should click on the "Move" button under the "More" menu on the top of the page. An example is shown in Figure 21.

Figure 21: Moving an existing wiki page

By clicking on the Move button, the page showed in Figure Figure 22 will ask for the new page name, as well as a reason of the change.

Figure 22: Moving a wiki page form.

After hitting the "Move page" button, your page will be renamed.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Khider, D., Jackson, C. S., & Stott, L. D. (2014). Assessing millennial-scale variability during the Holocene: A perspective from the western tropical Pacific. Paleoceanography, 29(3), 143-159. doi:10.1002/2013pa002534
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