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Make an account

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	Enter a username and unique password, and then confirm the password. You can enter your real name if you like, but it is not strictly necessary to make an account.		Enter a username and unique password, and then confirm the password. You can enter your real name if you like, but it is not strictly necessary to make an account.

	Then, the CAPTCHA question asked you in which city the Varia server is hosted? ~~The answer is "rotterdam".~~		Then, the CAPTCHA question asked you in which city the Varia server is hosted?

	Then, click "Create your account".		Then, click "Create your account".

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 Editing can be done in many different ways, but we have found the following MediaWiki documentation useful: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing.
-Below you can find a '''cheatsheet''' with commonly used wikitext mark up, accompanied with a few '''remarks''' of quirks we discovered while working with wiki-to-print.
+Below you can find a '''cheatsheet''' with commonly used wikitext mark up, accompanied with a few '''remarks''' on quirks we discovered while working with wiki-to-print.
 But first of all, it's good to know is that there are two editors that you can use to edit your text:
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 ==Cheatsheet + remarks==
 ===Headers===

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	* Often these category assigners are placed at the bottom of a page.		* Often these category assigners are placed at the bottom of a page.

	~~==Etherpads in the wiki==~~

	~~We installed an extension on the CC working that makes it possible to attach an etherpad to a wiki page.~~
	~~During the making of Towards a Minor Tech, this feature was used used for peer-annotations during the writing process.~~

	~~To add an etherpad to a wiki page:~~

	~~1. '''Copy this line of code to the writing area:'''~~

	~~<nowiki><div class="pad"><eplite id="CHANGEME" show-chat="false" /></div></nowiki>~~

	~~2. '''Change the id="" value from CHANGEME into an etherpad name of choice. '''~~

	~~For example into the title of your contribution.~~

	~~<span style="color:magenta;">NOTE: You cannot use spaces in the id="" value.</span>~~

	~~3. '''Scroll down and click "Save page" to save the page.'''~~

	~~4. '''The etherpad should appear on the right side of the screen.'''~~

	==Skins==		==Skins==

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	* '''Timezone settings of the wiki''': under <code>Preferences > Appearance > Time offset</code>		* '''Timezone settings of the wiki''': under <code>Preferences > Appearance > Time offset</code>

			[[Category:Wiki-to-print]]

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Images

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	* If you have images, and you want to work with '''captions''', we suggest to use <code>frame</code> or <code>thumb</code> as image formats, these make the caption show up.		* If you have images, and you want to work with '''captions''', we suggest to use <code>frame</code> or <code>thumb</code> as image formats, these make the caption show up.
	** In '''~~wiki syntax~~''': You can add the image width (in pixels) and caption in the image element (<code><nowiki>[[File:Imagename.jpg\|thumb\|480px\|caption here]]</nowiki></code>).		** In '''wikitext''': You can add the image width (in pixels) and caption in the image element (<code><nowiki>[[File:Imagename.jpg\|thumb\|480px\|caption here]]</nowiki></code>).
	** In the '''visual editor''': click on the <code>image > edit > caption</code>.		** In the '''visual editor''': click on the <code>image > edit > caption</code>.

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Headers

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	===Headers===		===Headers===

			https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting

	* A header1 is written as: <code><nowiki>=Title here=</nowiki></code>		* A header1 is written as: <code><nowiki>=Title here=</nowiki></code>

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Cheatsheet + remarks

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	~~MediaWiki uses "wikitext" to mark up text with '''bolds''' or ''italics'', and to headers, images, media, links, footnotes, tables, etc.~~

	===Making a new page===		===Making a new page===

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	* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:VisualEditor/User_guide Visual editor user guide]		* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:VisualEditor/User_guide Visual editor user guide]

	===~~Wiki syntax~~ editor===		===Wikitext editor===

	* to use it, click <code>Edit source</code>		* to use it, click <code>Edit source</code>
	* uses a specific mark up language: ~~wiki syntax~~		* uses a specific mark up language: wikitext
	* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Wiki syntax user guide]		* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Wiki syntax user guide]

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	Editing can be done in many different ways, but we have found the following MediaWiki documentation useful: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing.		Editing can be done in many different ways, but we have found the following MediaWiki documentation useful: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing.

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	Editing can be done in many different ways, but we have found the following MediaWiki documentation useful: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing.		Editing can be done in many different ways, but we have found the following MediaWiki documentation useful: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing.