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<div style="text-align:center; font-size:large; font-weight:bold;">Welcome to the 118Wiki Help!</div>
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| [[#118Wiki|118Wiki]] • [[#Policies|Policies]] • [[#Editing|Editing]] • [[#Contributing|Contributing]] • [[#Advanced|Advanced topics]] • [[#Help|Finding help]]
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Learn what 118Wiki is and how is it run.
*'''[[118Wiki:About|About]]''' – What is 118Wiki and what is it for?
**[[118Wiki:General disclaimer|General disclaimer]]
**[[118Wiki:Privacy policy|Privacy policy]]
*'''[[118Wiki:Administrators]]''' – Who are running 118Wiki and what do they do?
*'''[[118Wiki:Operations]]''' – The group of users who work to improve 118Wiki

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The community has created several policies and guidelines that guarantee the high quality of 118Wiki.
*'''[[118Wiki:Policies and Guidelines|Policies and Guidelines]]'''
** [[118Wiki:Build the Web|Build the Web]]
** [[118Wiki:Define and describe|Define and describe]]
** [[118Wiki:Disambiguation|Disambiguation]]
** [[118Wiki:Edit Summaries|Edit Summaries]]
** [[118Wiki:Establishing context|Establishing context]]
** [[118Wiki:Explain Jargon|Explain Jargon]]
** [[118Wiki:Inform and entertain|Inform and entertain]]
** [[118Wiki:Make articles useful for readers|Make articles useful for readers]]
** [[Naming pages properly]]
** [[118Wiki:Orphan pages|Orphan pages]]

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These topics teach you how editing and changing 118Wiki other ways work from a technical standpoint.
* '''[[Help:Editing|Editing]]''' – A basic outline on editing and a cheatsheet to formatting
* '''[[118Wiki:Using Categories|Using Categories]]'''
* '''[[Help:Creating a new page|Creating a new page]]'''
* '''[[Help:Templates|Templates]]''' – Reusable segments of code
* '''[[Redirect]]''' – When same topic has multiple names
* '''[[Rolling back changes|Revert and rollback]]'''

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After learning how to edit 118Wiki pages, it is time to learn how you can put those skills into use.
* '''[[Creation and Upkeep of a Character Page]]'''
** [[Basic Character Pages]]
** [[Advanced character page tutorial]]
* '''[[A handy guide to the Intelligent Lifeform Index|Guide to the Intelligent Lifeform Index]]'''
* '''[[Help:Page cleanup|Page cleanup]]''' – Take part in fixing problems and improving articles
* '''[[118Wiki:To Do List|To Do List]]'''

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This section covers topics that might be complicated or relate to running 118Wiki.
* Work in progress…

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Couldn’t find what you were looking for here? You can find more help and information from the following sources!
* '''[http://www.starbase118.net/chat/ Ask in the chat]'''<br>The ''#wiki-web-questions'' channel in our Discord is actively monitored by the 118Wiki:Ops members and other experienced users.
* '''Ask your mentor or ship Wiki operator''' <br> If you have been assigned to a ship, you can also send questions to your mentor, ship’s Wiki assistant, or a staff member.
* '''[[118Wiki:Administrators#Wiki Administrators|Wiki Administrators]]''' <br> Wiki Administrators have sysop rights to 118Wiki and can help you even with complicated issues.
* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents Wikipedia]''' and '''[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki]''' <br> 118Wiki runs on MediaWiki, the same system as Wikipedia. You will find more detailed help in those sites, but be aware that they might not always be entire accurate for 118Wiki.

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<div style="text-align:center;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;">Questions about StarBase 118 PBEM RPG</div>
<div style="text-align:center;">Maybe you would want to see the following topics next:</div>

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* '''[[Cadet Orientation]]''' <br> Learn what StarBase 118 PBEM RPG is, how to join it, how to prepare your character and more.
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* '''[[Ensigns Orientation]]''' <br> Learn your first steps after becoming an ensign, how to play in your duty post, what there is to do in our community and more.
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* '''[[Member Resources]]''' <br> Learn what resources members of StarBase 118 PBEM RPG have in their disposal.
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