Basic Wiki Syntax

Syntax Conventions that we would like you to use

Enclosing something with <ref></ref>tags will cause a footnote/reference to be generated. At the bottom of the page then put: ==References== and <references />. What was placed in the <ref></ref>tags will show up at the bottom of the page.

Note that what shows up at the bottom of the page must be edited at the top - i.e. between the <ref></ref>tags.

The "==References== and <references />" sequence can most easily added by using the {{Ref}} template (see Templates, below).

Syntax

• If you are writing a section of text and want to link to another page here, enclose the text with [[]].

Example: [[Text to be linked.]]To change the displayed title and remove underscores in the name, use the | function: [[I_Am_Here|I Am Here]].

• If you are writing a section of text and want to link to another site, type in the url, add a space, and then type your text. Then enclose all with [ at the beginning and ] at the end.

Example: [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]

• If you are writing a section of text and want to footnote it, immediately after the text, ie, no space, type <ref> and the name of the reference immediately followed by a comma. There should be no space between <ref> and the name of the reference followed by a comma. Leave a space and type the url.

If you wish to add more text after the url, type a comma. End by typing </ref>.

Example: <ref>Princeton WordNet, http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pension, viewed 24 December, 2008</ref>

If you do not wish to add more text after the url, do not type a comma. Just end by typing </ref>.

Example: <ref>[http://www.pensionsadvisoryservice.org.uk/Pension_Rights/Pension_Increases/ The Pensions Advisory Service]</ref>

• Wiki is case sensitive. For example, Basic Wiki Syntax is not the same as Basic wiki syntax.

Use a colon to indent a line. A colon at the beginning the first line of a table will indent the table.

Templates

Templates are Wiki tools that allow pre-formatted entries to be made. Templates are included in a page by inserting the name of the template between double curly brackets. The content of the template will then be inserted at that point. For example, {{Fact}} will display the "Fact" template, which warns that a citation is needed, as shown below:

^{[citation needed]}

A list of available templates is here.