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<h3 style="font-size: 85%;">Protocols and conventions</h3>
 
<h3 style="font-size: 85%;">Protocols and conventions</h3>
  
* '''[[Nordic Larp Wiki:List of policies|Policy directory]]''': official policies for "English Wikipedia"
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* '''[[Nordic Larp Wiki:List of policies|Policy directory]]''': official policies for "English Nordic Larp Wiki"
* '''[[Nordic Larp Wiki:List of guidelines|Guideline directory]]''':  official guidelines for "English Wikipedia"
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* '''[[Nordic Larp Wiki:List of guidelines|Guideline directory]]''':  official guidelines for "English Nordic Larp Wiki"
* '''[[Nordic Larp Wiki:Manual of Style/Contents|Manual of Style directory]]''': pages related to the style manual of Wikipedia articles.
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* '''[[Nordic Larp Wiki:Manual of Style/Contents|Manual of Style directory]]''': pages related to the style manual of Nordic Larp Wiki articles.
  
 
<h3 style="font-size: 85%;">Community related</h3>
 
<h3 style="font-size: 85%;">Community related</h3>
  
* '''[[Nordic Larp Wiki:Department directory|Departments]]''': for the different divisions of Wikipedia.
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* '''[[Nordic Larp Wiki:Department directory|Departments]]''': for the different divisions of Nordic Larp Wiki.
* '''[[Nordic Larp Wiki:Editor's index to Wikipedia|Editor's index]]''': for everything an editor needs to know to work on Wikipedia.
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* '''[[Nordic Larp Wiki:Editor's index to Wikipedia|Editor's index]]''': for everything an editor needs to know to work on Nordic Larp Wiki.
* '''[[Nordic Larp Wiki:Essay directory|Essay directory]]''': for Wikipedia namespace essays.
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* '''[[Nordic Larp Wiki:Essay directory|Essay directory]]''': for Nordic Larp Wiki namespace essays.
* '''[[Nordic Larp Wiki:Dashboard|Dashboard]]''': for current discussions taking place throughout Wikipedia.
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* '''[[Nordic Larp Wiki:Dashboard|Dashboard]]''': for current discussions taking place throughout Nordic Larp Wiki.
* '''[[Nordic Larp Wiki:WikiProject Council/Directory|WikiProjects]]''': for people who want to work together as a team to improve Wikipedia.
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* '''[[Nordic Larp Wiki:WikiProject Council/Directory|WikiProjects]]''': for people who want to work together as a team to improve Nordic Larp Wiki.
  
 
<h3 style="font-size: 85%;"> MediaWiki software</h3>
 
<h3 style="font-size: 85%;"> MediaWiki software</h3>
  
* '''[[Help:Wiki markup|Wiki markup]]''': for the syntax  used by Wikipedia to format a page.
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* '''[[Help:Wiki markup|Wiki markup]]''': for the syntax  used by Nordic Larp Wiki to format a page.
 
* '''[[Help:HTML in wikitext|HTML]]''': for HTML5 elements, or tags and their attribute.
 
* '''[[Help:HTML in wikitext|HTML]]''': for HTML5 elements, or tags and their attribute.
 
* '''[[Nordic Larp Wiki:Template messages|Templates]]''':  for templates used within Nordic Larp Wiki.
 
* '''[[Nordic Larp Wiki:Template messages|Templates]]''':  for templates used within Nordic Larp Wiki.
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{{Nordic Larp Wiki:Tip of the day/{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}}}
 
{{Nordic Larp Wiki:Tip of the day/{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}}}
{{center|''[[Nordic Larp Wiki:Wikipedia tipster|Become a Nordic Larp Wiki tipster]]'' –  [[Nordic Larp Wiki:Tips|Tips library, by subject]]}}
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{{center|''[[Nordic Larp Wiki:Nordic Larp Wiki tipster|Become a Nordic Larp Wiki tipster]]'' –  [[Nordic Larp Wiki:Tips|Tips library, by subject]]}}
 
<div role="note" style="margin: 0.2em 0; font-size: 85%; text-align: center;">To add this auto-updating daily tip to your user page, use '''{{tl|totd}}'''</div>
 
<div role="note" style="margin: 0.2em 0; font-size: 85%; text-align: center;">To add this auto-updating daily tip to your user page, use '''{{tl|totd}}'''</div>
 
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[[Category:Help| ]]
 
[[Category:Nordic Larp Wiki help contents|*]]
 
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Latest revision as of 20:16, 13 January 2019

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This page provides help with the most common questions about Nordic Larp Wiki.

You can also search all Nordic Larp Wiki's help pages using the search box to the right, or browse the Help menu or the Help directory.

Read or find an article

The Readers' FAQ and our about page contain the most commonly sought information about Nordic Larp Wiki.

For simple searches, there is a search box at the top of every page. Type what you are looking for in the box. Partial matches will appear in a dropdown list. Select any page in the list to go to that page. Or, select the magnifying glass "Go" button, or press ↵ Enter, to go to a full search result. For advanced searches, see Help:Searching.

There are other ways to browse and explore Nordic Larp Wiki articles; many can be found at Portal:Contents. Also see our disclaimer for cautions about Nordic Larp Wiki's limitations.

Edit an article

Contributing is easy: see how to edit a page. For a quick summary on participating, see contributing to Nordic Larp Wiki. For a listing of introductions and tutorials by topic, see getting started. Or play the Wikipedia Adventure to learn to edit in an hour. The Simplified Manual of Style and Cheatsheet can remind you of basic wiki markup.

Be bold in improving articles! When adding facts, please provide references so others may verify them. If you are affiliated with the article subject, please see our conflict of interest guideline.

If you feel someone is bullying you or if you don't understand why your edits are being reverted, you can ask for help at the Nordic Larp Wiki Facebook group. Volunteers will respond as soon as possible.

If you're looking for places you can help out, the community portal is the place to go. You can practice editing and experiment in a sandbox.

Report a problem with an article

If there is a problem with an article about yourself, a family member, a friend or a colleague, please read Biographies of living persons/Help.

If you spot a problem with an article, you can fix it directly, by clicking on the "Edit" link at the beginning of that page. See the "edit an article" section of this page for more information.

If you don't feel ready to fix the article yourself, please post a message on the article's talk page. This will bring the matter to the attention of others who work on that article. There is a "Talk" link at the beginning of every article page.

Alternatively you can contact us. If it's an article about you or your organization, see Contact us – Subjects.

Create a new article or upload media

Check Your first article to see if your topic is appropriate, then the Article wizard will walk you through creating the article.

Once you have created an article, see Writing better articles for guidance on how to improve it and what to include (like reference citations).

For contributing images, audio or video files, see the Introduction to uploading images. Then the Upload wizard will guide you through that process.

Factual questions

If searching Nordic Larp Wiki has not answered your question (for example, questions like "Which country has the world's largest fishing fleet?"), try the Reference Desk. Volunteers there will attempt to answer your questions on any topic, or point you towards the information you need.

Stuck?

For your convenience, answers have been recorded for the most frequently asked questions.

You can find also where to ask questions or make comments.

You can ask questions about using Nordic Larp Wiki at the Nordic Larp Wiki Facebook group. Volunteers will respond as soon as possible.

Or ask for help on your talk page and a volunteer will visit you there!

For help with technical issues, ask at the Nordic Larp Wiki Facebook group.

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