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*First check out the [[Main Page]], it tells you what's new and has useful links. | *First check out the [[Main Page]], it tells you what's new and has useful links. | ||
*Try the search box! It is quite useful you can always search within this site using google here | *Try the search box! It is quite useful you can always search within this site using google here | ||
| − | *The [[ | + | *The [[Team Fortress Wiki:Community Portal|community portal]] is where we all get together and have a chat! This has some good interwebsite links. |
*If you are bored you can always check out [[Special:Random|a random page]] | *If you are bored you can always check out [[Special:Random|a random page]] | ||
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This is a wiki which is a collaboration of pages that ''anyone'' can edit to make it better. | This is a wiki which is a collaboration of pages that ''anyone'' can edit to make it better. | ||
| − | To edit a page you have to first [http:// | + | To edit a page you have to first [http://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&returnto=Team_Fortress_Wiki sign in], or if you haven't created an account yet, [http://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&type=signup click here]. |
| − | + | The Team Fortress Wiki, like wikipedia, uses a special "Language" to create formatting, for example putting "==" either side of some text makes it into a title. For more "codes" like this to create formatting wikipedia has a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet cheat sheet] for the basics or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tutorial a tutorial] for the very basics. | |
| − | We also have a [[Help: | + | We also have a [[Help:Team Fortress Wiki style guide|manual of style]] which you should follow, this gives guidelines on the way you should format pages |
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===Others=== | ===Others=== | ||
| − | There are also others who have more power than normal users [[ | + | There are also others who have more power than normal users [[Team Fortress Wiki:Administrators|see here]] for a full list |
Revision as of 21:47, 29 June 2010
Team Fortress 2 Wiki or TF2 Wiki was created by Nos in October 2007. The goal of this Wiki is to provide Team Fortress 2 players with information that they will find useful when playing the game.
Contents
What is a wiki?
For the main wikipedia article on what is a wiki please see here
- A wiki is a collection of web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content, using a simplified markup language. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites. For example, the collaborative encyclopedia Wikipedia is one of the best-known wikis.
How to get started and Where to find things
- Those links on the left under "Navigation" are the way to find your way around.
- First check out the Main Page, it tells you what's new and has useful links.
- Try the search box! It is quite useful you can always search within this site using google here
- The community portal is where we all get together and have a chat! This has some good interwebsite links.
- If you are bored you can always check out a random page
How to edit
This is a wiki which is a collaboration of pages that anyone can edit to make it better.
To edit a page you have to first sign in, or if you haven't created an account yet, click here.
The Team Fortress Wiki, like wikipedia, uses a special "Language" to create formatting, for example putting "==" either side of some text makes it into a title. For more "codes" like this to create formatting wikipedia has a cheat sheet for the basics or a tutorial for the very basics.
We also have a manual of style which you should follow, this gives guidelines on the way you should format pages
Where to get help
Almost everyone here will be willing to offer you help! You just need to ask right! ^^
The main place to get help is to click here: Help:Contents
Who are the people in charge?
Bureaucrats
These are the bosses; they have ultimate power ~ i.e. don't mess with them. The current Bureaucrats are:
Admins
These have almost absolute power. They include:
Others
There are also others who have more power than normal users see here for a full list
Site statistics
These are just a few quick facts about this site:
