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This page has two purposes: first, to help new wiki users who want to transition into more extensive editing do so, and second, to provide all wiki users an easy-to-use directory of editing tools, organized by role.

Feel free to add to this page if you think an important tool has been left out. When you add a new tool to the list, please use the appropriate format:

Single tools

====Brief descriptive text (''any notes, if necessary'')====
<pre>Wiki commands needed</pre>
([[The page|More information]]) or ([URL More information]) for external links

Multiple equivalent tools

====Brief descriptive text (''any notes, if necessary'')====
<pre>Wiki commands needed</pre>
([[The page|More information]])/([URL More information]) or
<<pre>Wiki commands needed</pre>
([[The page|More information]])/([URL More information]) or (etc)

(This same general format should be followed for the other types as well, when multiple tools need to be categorized under the same heading.)

Links to pages

====Brief descriptive text (''any notes, if necessary'')====
[[The page]] or [URL] for external links

Tools without links

====Brief descriptive text (''any notes, if necessary'')====
<pre>Wiki commands needed</pre>

Be sure that you add new entries to the appropriate subsection below. If there is no appropriate subsection, add one, in alphabetical order. Entries should be alphabetized in each subsection based on the first letter of their descriptive text. When choosing descriptive text, please keep it concise. Descriptions should also be plural (e.g., "Links to other pages," instead of "A link to a page").

Boilerplate text

Arbitration case notice

{{subst:Arbitrationnotice|CASENAME}} -- ~~~~

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Speedy deletion criterion 1 warning

{{subst:crit1warning}} More information. -- ~~~~

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Speedy deletion criterion 2 warning

{{subst:crit2warning}} More information. -- ~~~~

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Speedy deletion criterion 6 warning

{{subst:crit6warning}} More information. -- ~~~~

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Speedy deletion criterion 9 warning

{{subst:crit9warning}} More information. -- ~~~~

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Users receiving their first warning (moderators only)

{{subst:Warning|Reason}} -- ~~~~

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Users receiving their second warning (moderators only)

{{subst:Warning2|Reason}} -- ~~~~

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Bottom-of-page items

Category listing

[[Category:Category name|Optional display name]]

Formatting

Acronyms

{{Ht|the acronym|the meaning}}

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Bold text

'''Bold text'''

Bold and italic text

'''''Bold and italic text'''''

Category links

{{Cl|Category}}

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Centered boxes with a header

{{box|size|border|header background color|body background color|header text|body text}}

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Code blocks (with text wrapping)

{{Code|the code}}

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Colors

Web colors

Custom page titles

{{Custom Title|align|title}}

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Headings and subheadings

There are 6 levels of headings. From the largest to the smallest:

=Heading=

or

==Subheading==

(etc)

Horizontal lines

----

Indented text

Note: the indentation is actually achieved through the wikimarkup being converted into the <dd> and </dd> tags.

:Indented once
::Indented twice

(etc)

Italic text

''Italic text''

Links to other pages

[[Page_Name|Optional description]] (for other wiki pages)

or

[URL Optional description] (for external links)

Links to templates

{{Tl|Template}}

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Links to users

{{Usr|The User}}

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Lists (bulleted)

* First item
* Second item
* Third item

Lists (definition)

;First term to define
:Meaning of term
;Second term to define

(etc)

Lists (numbered)

# First item
# Second item
# Third item

Lists (indenting without breaking)

* Some sort of list
*:Indented once
*::Indented twice
* Original list continues

Lists (sublists)

# Some sort of list
## Sublist item one
## Sublist item two
# Original list continues

Magic words glossary

Help:Magic Words

Preformatted text

<pre>Preformatted text</pre>

Preformatted text with wiki markup

 First line
 Second line
 Etc

(each line is prefixed by one space)

Pull-quote boxes

{{CallOut|text=Quote text|attrib=Source}}

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Struck-through text

<s>Struck-through text</s>

Subcategories of categories

{{Subcat|Category}}

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Subscript text

<sub>Subscript text</sub>

Superscript text

<sup>Superscript text</sup>

Table of Contents (left)

{{TOCleft}}

Table of Contents (right)

{{TOCright}}

Tables help page

Help:Tables

Underlined text

<u>Underlined text</u>

Wiki-ignored text

<nowiki>Wiki-ignored text</nowiki>

General

Editing policies

UDWiki:Specific Case Editing Guidelines

Help contents

Help:Contents

Namespace policies

UDWiki:Namespaces

Policy discussions

Moderation/Policy Discussion

Style guide

UDWiki:Style Guide

Vandalism policies

UDWiki:Vandalism

Group pages

Groupbox template

{{groupbox|
group_name=Your group's name|
group_abbrev=Abbreviation of your group's name|
group_image=[[Image:Yourgroupsflag.jpg]]|
group_membership=Number of players in your group|
group_leaders=Leader(s) of your group|
group_goals=Your group's goals|
group_recruit=How to join your group|
group_contact=How to contact your group
}}

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Images

Embedded images

[[Image:File_name]]

Embedded images (aligned)

[[Image:File_name|left/center/centre/right]]

Embedded images (resized)

[[Image:File_name|Size in pixels]]

Embedded images (thumbnail)

[[Image:File_name|thumb]]

Embedded images (with caption)

[[Image:File_name|Caption]]

(Any of these options can be combined).

Location pages

Large building location map

{{Multiblock Structure|
location_name=XXXX|
suburb=XXXX|
coordinates=XX,YY|
location_type=XXXX|
NW_location=XXXX|NW_color=XXXX|
WN_location=XXXX|WN_color=XXXX|
EN_location=XXXX|EN_color=XXXX|
NE_location=XXXX|NE_color=XXXX|

NNW_location=XXXX|NNW_color=XXXX|
NW_This_location=XXXX|NW_location_color=XXXX|
NE_This_location=XXXX|NE_location_color=XXXX|
NNE_location=XXXX|NNE_color=XXXX|

SSW_location=XXXX|SSW_color=XXXX|
SW_This_location=XXXX|SW_location_color=XXXX|
SE_This_location=XXXX|SE_location_color=XXXX|
SSE_location=XXXX|SSE_color=XXXX|

SW_location=XXXX|SW_color=XXXX|
WS_location=XXXX|WS_color=XXXX|
ES_location=XXXX|ES_color=XXXX|
SE_location=XXXX|SE_color=XXXX}}

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Location block style guide

UDWiki:Location Block Style Guide

Location category style guide

UDWiki:Location Category Style Guide

Maintenance

Arbitration requests

Moderation/Arbitration

Moving pages

Help:Moving Pages

Redirecting pages

Help:Redirection

Vandalism reports

Moderation/Vandal Banning

Locations stub notice

{{locations-stub}}

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Normal location map

{{Locationblock|
suburb=XXXX|
coordinates=XX,YY|
location_type=XXXX|
NW_location=[[XXXX]]|NW_color=XXXX|
N_location=[[XXXX]]|N_color=XXXX|
NE_location=[[XXXX]]|NE_color=XXXX|
W_location=[[XXXX]]|W_color=XXXX|
This_location=XXXX|location_color=XXXX|
E_location=[[XXXX]]|E_color=XXXX|
SW_location=[[XXXX]]|SW_color=XXXX|
S_location=[[XXXX]]|S_color=XXXX|
SE_location=[[XXXX]]|SE_color=XXXX}}

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Revive point statistics

{{RevivePointBox|
point_name=LOCATION_NAME|
suburb=SUBURB_NAME|
x=X_COORDINATE|
y=Y_COORINDATE|
status=STATUS_TEXT|
maintained_by=PEOPLE_MAINTAINING_POINT|
waiting=X|
bodies=Y|
revives=Z|
update=SIG|
}}

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Maintenance

Arbitration requests

Moderation/Arbitration

Moving pages

Help:Moving Pages

Redirecting pages

Help:Redirection

Vandalism reports

Moderation/Vandal Banning

Talk pages

Comment guidelines

{{TalkGuidelines|
User=[[User:YourUsername|Your username]]|
New=New comment guidelines|
Replies=Reply comment guidelines|
Notes=Additional notes}}

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Signatures

~~~

(name only), or

~~~~

(name and timestamp), or

~~~~~

(timestamp only)

Unsigned comments

{{Unsigned|The user who didn't sign|~~~~~}}

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Templates

Content excluded from template usage

<noinclude>Content excluded from template usage</noinclude>

Content included only from template usage

<includeonly>Content included only from template usage</includeonly>

Small user templates

{{flagbox|color|imagelocation|headertext|bodytext}}

(More information) or

{{smallbox|color|imagelocation|headertext|bodytext}}

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Templates help page

Help:Templates

Top-of-page items

Controversial pages

{{Controversial}}

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Dead end pages

{{Dead End}}

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Pages being voted on for deletion

{{Delete}}

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Pages needing contributions

{{Contribute}}

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Pages needing disambiguation

{{Disambig}}

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Pages nominated for speedy deletion

{{Speedydelete}}

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Pages that have been protected (moderators only)

{{Protect}}

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Pages under maintenance that need unofficial editing protection

{{Maintenance|Editor=Your Username|Talk type=Talk or User talk}}

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Pages with disputed accuracy

{{Disputed}}

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Pages with disputed accuracy and neutrality

{{TotallyDisputed}}

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Pages with disputed neutrality

{{POV}}

(More information) or

{{POV-check}}

(More information) or

{{POV-title}}

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Shortcuts

{{Shortcut|[[Shortcut page]]}}

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Stub pages

{{Stub}}

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Users who have been banned (moderators only)

{{Banneduser}}

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Users who have been banned for vandalism (moderators only)

{{VandalBan}}

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User pages

Character information

{{character|
char_name='''Character name'''|
char_image='''URL of character image if available'''|
char_joindate='''Date character was created'''|
char_class='''character class'''| 
char_equip='''favorite equipment'''|
char_profileID='''profile number''' - URL prefix is provided|
char_status='''Alive or Zombie'''|
char_group='''group'''|
char_stats='''List kills, revives, deaths, etc.'''|
char_journal='''[URL|Journal] or [[Journal:character|Journal]]'''| - or (e.g.) "No journal"
}}

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