====== Editing articles ======

''//Note:// **Editing and creation of articles is currently restricted to registered users.** See 'Notes for Contributors' in the 'Utilities' section of the main menu.''

Once you're logged in, a grey floating 'Tool' menu at the right hand side of the screen enables access to all the main 'Content' articles for editing. <sub>(//Note: //Some pages, such as the site info etc. are locked)</sub>

Like most Wikis, the site doesn't use HTML for formatting (security reasons etc). The special syntax is very comprehensive (a guide can be found [[info:notes_for_contributors:syntax|here]]), but has quite a steep 'learning curve', so, in front of the original [[info:notes_for_contributors:syntax|'Syntax Editor']] there's now a built-in and relatively simple [[info:notes_for_contributors:syntax|'Visual Editor']] as the default system - which makes basic editing much easier.

There's a 'Switch Editor' button at the top of the page which allows logged-in users to switch between the two systems at any time.

Registered users can also navigate back to previous versions of the page to undo recent changes.

==== New articles ====

The best way to create a new article is to use the //'Create a new article' // link (at the top of every page, for logged-in users) That way you can easily choose which category to create the new article in.

==== Sandbox testing ====

If you'd like to experiment, use the '[[sandbox:sandbox|sandbox]]' pages, where you can create anything as a test.

==== Rating articles ====

It's possible to add an [[info:importance|Importance Rating]] for the content, like this  {{:info:w-stars.jpg?60}} which appears at the top of the page. The idea is to distinguish exceptionally enigmatic and important items from minor ones  - see top of //this// page as an example.

(Note: You need to use the original 'Syntax Editor' to do this.)

==== Note re. images ====

At present, only users who have been given 'Editor' status can upload images.

==== Note re. external links ====

The green 'Open Access' icon {{:oa_padlock_grn.png?16&nolink|open access}} denotes that the entire reference is fully open for all readers.

**Note re. //Firefox//**

For reasons yet to be clarified, modern versions of the //Firefox //browser are substantially under-performing when using spellchecking whilst editing pages. The only workaround found so far is to use a different browser - or an old version of //Firefox.//

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==== Languages ====

Please note that the 'original' contents of each page are currently restricted to being written and edited in English only.

~~stars>3/5~~