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Jarandhel: /* Ask */ IRC is defunct.

2022-01-13T22:54:50Z

Ask: IRC is defunct.

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	==Ask==		==Ask==
	Never be afraid to ask questions. If you're not sure how to do something, or what you should be doing, ask. You can do so on the discussion page of the relevant article or category, on the talk page of other users [[User_talk:Jarandhel\|or administrators]], at the [[Help:Help_desk\|help desk]], on the [https://dreamhart.org/forum/ forum], or on ~~the~~ [https://~~dreamhart~~.~~org/chat~~/ ~~IRC~~ ~~channel~~]. If someone isn't available to help you right away, try back later.		Never be afraid to ask questions. If you're not sure how to do something, or what you should be doing, ask. You can do so on the discussion page of the relevant article or category, on the talk page of other users [[User_talk:Jarandhel\|or administrators]], at the [[Help:Help_desk\|help desk]], on the [https://dreamhart.org/forum/ forum], or on our [https://discord.gg/vuUvz2C Discord server]. If someone isn't available to help you right away, try back later.

	[[Category:Help]]		[[Category:Help]]

Jarandhel: Text replacement - "http://dreamhart" to "https://dreamhart"

2017-11-28T21:54:56Z

Text replacement - "http://dreamhart" to "https://dreamhart"

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	==Ask==		==Ask==
	Never be afraid to ask questions. If you're not sure how to do something, or what you should be doing, ask. You can do so on the discussion page of the relevant article or category, on the talk page of other users [[User_talk:Jarandhel\|or administrators]], at the [[Help:Help_desk\|help desk]], on the [~~http~~://dreamhart.org/forum/ forum], or on the [~~http~~://dreamhart.org/chat/ IRC channel]. If someone isn't available to help you right away, try back later.		Never be afraid to ask questions. If you're not sure how to do something, or what you should be doing, ask. You can do so on the discussion page of the relevant article or category, on the talk page of other users [[User_talk:Jarandhel\|or administrators]], at the [[Help:Help_desk\|help desk]], on the [https://dreamhart.org/forum/ forum], or on the [https://dreamhart.org/chat/ IRC channel]. If someone isn't available to help you right away, try back later.

	[[Category:Help]]		[[Category:Help]]

Jarandhel: added Category:Help using HotCat

2015-01-12T08:18:15Z

added Category:Help using HotCat

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	==Ask==		==Ask==
	Never be afraid to ask questions. If you're not sure how to do something, or what you should be doing, ask. You can do so on the discussion page of the relevant article or category, on the talk page of other users [[User_talk:Jarandhel\|or administrators]], at the [[Help:Help_desk\|help desk]], on the [http://dreamhart.org/forum/ forum], or on the [http://dreamhart.org/chat/ IRC channel]. If someone isn't available to help you right away, try back later.		Never be afraid to ask questions. If you're not sure how to do something, or what you should be doing, ask. You can do so on the discussion page of the relevant article or category, on the talk page of other users [[User_talk:Jarandhel\|or administrators]], at the [[Help:Help_desk\|help desk]], on the [http://dreamhart.org/forum/ forum], or on the [http://dreamhart.org/chat/ IRC channel]. If someone isn't available to help you right away, try back later.

			[[Category:Help]]

Jarandhel: removed Category:Editors using HotCat

2015-01-12T08:16:23Z

removed Category:Editors using HotCat

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	==Start With The Familiar==		==Start With The Familiar==
	As a new editor, you probably don't want to go crazy trying to search out obscure elements of community history. Start with things closer to home. The sites you're a member of. The meetups or gathers you attend. Heck, you yourself. Yes, it's ok to write an article about yourself. No, you don't have to be a person of any particular note in the community. Just remember to follow the [[AnOtherWiki:Objective point of view policy\|Objective point of view policy]]. The details you include in that article can also give you a good jumping off point to other articles you might like to work on, like an article about your [[kintype]]. Take a look at some of the other articles about ~~[[Category:Editors\|AnOtherWiki editors]]~~ to get some ideas. And don't forget to include the [[Template:Contributor\|contributor template]]!		As a new editor, you probably don't want to go crazy trying to search out obscure elements of community history. Start with things closer to home. The sites you're a member of. The meetups or gathers you attend. Heck, you yourself. Yes, it's ok to write an article about yourself. No, you don't have to be a person of any particular note in the community. Just remember to follow the [[AnOtherWiki:Objective point of view policy\|Objective point of view policy]]. The details you include in that article can also give you a good jumping off point to other articles you might like to work on, like an article about your [[kintype]]. Take a look at some of the other articles about to get some ideas. And don't forget to include the [[Template:Contributor\|contributor template]]!

	==Ask==		==Ask==

Jarandhel: /* Start With The Familiar */ wikifying

2014-10-23T16:30:48Z

Start With The Familiar: wikifying

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	==Start With The Familiar==		==Start With The Familiar==
	As a new editor, you probably don't want to go crazy trying to search out obscure elements of community history. Start with things closer to home. The sites you're a member of. The meetups or gathers you attend. Heck, you yourself. Yes, it's ok to write an article about yourself. No, you don't have to be a person of any particular note in the community. Just remember to follow the [[AnOtherWiki:Objective point of view policy\|Objective point of view policy]]. The details you include in that article can also give you a good jumping off point to other articles you might like to work on, like an article about your kintype. Take a look at some of the other articles about [[Category:Editors\|AnOtherWiki editors]] to get some ideas. And don't forget to include the [[Template:Contributor\|contributor template]]!		As a new editor, you probably don't want to go crazy trying to search out obscure elements of community history. Start with things closer to home. The sites you're a member of. The meetups or gathers you attend. Heck, you yourself. Yes, it's ok to write an article about yourself. No, you don't have to be a person of any particular note in the community. Just remember to follow the [[AnOtherWiki:Objective point of view policy\|Objective point of view policy]]. The details you include in that article can also give you a good jumping off point to other articles you might like to work on, like an article about your [[kintype]]. Take a look at some of the other articles about [[Category:Editors\|AnOtherWiki editors]] to get some ideas. And don't forget to include the [[Template:Contributor\|contributor template]]!

	==Ask==		==Ask==

Jarandhel: /* Start With The Familiar */ Clarification.

2014-10-23T16:30:24Z

Start With The Familiar: Clarification.

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	==Start With The Familiar==		==Start With The Familiar==
	As a new editor, you probably don't want to go crazy trying to search out obscure elements of community history. Start with things closer to home. The sites you're a member of. The meetups or gathers you attend. Heck, you yourself. Yes, it's ok to write an article about yourself. No, you don't have to be a person of any particular note in the community. Just remember to follow the [[AnOtherWiki:Objective point of view policy\|Objective point of view policy]]. The details you include in that article can also give you a good jumping off point to other articles you might like to work on. Take a look at some of the other articles about [[Category:Editors\|AnOtherWiki editors]] to get some ideas. And don't forget to include the [[Template:Contributor\|contributor template]]!		As a new editor, you probably don't want to go crazy trying to search out obscure elements of community history. Start with things closer to home. The sites you're a member of. The meetups or gathers you attend. Heck, you yourself. Yes, it's ok to write an article about yourself. No, you don't have to be a person of any particular note in the community. Just remember to follow the [[AnOtherWiki:Objective point of view policy\|Objective point of view policy]]. The details you include in that article can also give you a good jumping off point to other articles you might like to work on, like an article about your kintype. Take a look at some of the other articles about [[Category:Editors\|AnOtherWiki editors]] to get some ideas. And don't forget to include the [[Template:Contributor\|contributor template]]!

	==Ask==		==Ask==

Jarandhel: /* Jump Right In */ Think this works better.

2014-10-23T16:29:27Z

Jump Right In: Think this works better.

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	==Jump Right In==		==Jump Right In==
	Once you've familiarized yourself with our [[AnOtherWiki:About\|purpose]], [[Help:Editing\|wiki markup]], our [[Help:Stylebook\|style guidelines]] and our [[:Category:Policies and Guidelines\|policies]], the best thing you can do is to jump right in. Start adding and editing content. Sure, that may seem daunting at first, but here's the thing: this is a {{w\|wiki}}. One of the things that means is that we have the ability to restore any page here to an earlier version. You can't mess it up. And if the things you add aren't perfect? That's ok too. Again, this is a wiki. We're editing as a team here. What you start off, someone else can come along and add to. And, hopefully, you'll do the same for things they have written. No one person owns any article on the wiki. ~~Not~~ ~~even~~ ~~articles~~ ~~about~~ ~~them~~.		Once you've familiarized yourself with our [[AnOtherWiki:About\|purpose]], [[Help:Editing\|wiki markup]], our [[Help:Stylebook\|style guidelines]] and our [[:Category:Policies and Guidelines\|policies]], the best thing you can do is to jump right in. Start adding and editing content. Sure, that may seem daunting at first, but here's the thing: this is a {{w\|wiki}}. One of the things that means is that we have the ability to restore any page here to an earlier version. You can't mess it up. And if the things you add aren't perfect? That's ok too. Again, this is a wiki. We're editing as a team here. What you start off, someone else can come along and add to. And, hopefully, you'll do the same for things they have written. No one person owns any article on the wiki. We're all here to build on and improve each other's work.

	==Start With The Familiar==		==Start With The Familiar==

Jarandhel: /* Jump Right In */ Correcting a link to category.

2014-10-23T16:28:02Z

Jump Right In: Correcting a link to category.

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	==Jump Right In==		==Jump Right In==
	Once you've familiarized yourself with our [[AnOtherWiki:About\|purpose]], [[Help:Editing\|wiki markup]], our [[Help:Stylebook\|style guidelines]] and our [[Category:Policies and Guidelines\|policies]], the best thing you can do is to jump right in. Start adding and editing content. Sure, that may seem daunting at first, but here's the thing: this is a {{w\|wiki}}. One of the things that means is that we have the ability to restore any page here to an earlier version. You can't mess it up. And if the things you add aren't perfect? That's ok too. Again, this is a wiki. We're editing as a team here. What you start off, someone else can come along and add to. And, hopefully, you'll do the same for things they have written. No one person owns any article on the wiki. Not even articles about them.		Once you've familiarized yourself with our [[AnOtherWiki:About\|purpose]], [[Help:Editing\|wiki markup]], our [[Help:Stylebook\|style guidelines]] and our [[:Category:Policies and Guidelines\|policies]], the best thing you can do is to jump right in. Start adding and editing content. Sure, that may seem daunting at first, but here's the thing: this is a {{w\|wiki}}. One of the things that means is that we have the ability to restore any page here to an earlier version. You can't mess it up. And if the things you add aren't perfect? That's ok too. Again, this is a wiki. We're editing as a team here. What you start off, someone else can come along and add to. And, hopefully, you'll do the same for things they have written. No one person owns any article on the wiki. Not even articles about them.

	==Start With The Familiar==		==Start With The Familiar==

Jarandhel at 07:24, 23 October 2014

2014-10-23T07:24:38Z

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			{{HelpTOC}}
	If you are new to [[AnOtherWiki]], you may be looking for some advice on how to get started editing. Here are some tips and suggestions.		If you are new to [[AnOtherWiki]], you may be looking for some advice on how to get started editing. Here are some tips and suggestions.

Jarandhel: Created page with "If you are new to AnOtherWiki, you may be looking for some advice on how to get started editing. Here are some tips and suggestions. TOC ==Jump Right In== Once you'..."

2014-10-23T07:22:39Z

Created page with "If you are new to AnOtherWiki, you may be looking for some advice on how to get started editing. Here are some tips and suggestions. __TOC__ ==Jump Right In== Once you'..."

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If you are new to [[AnOtherWiki]], you may be looking for some advice on how to get started editing. Here are some tips and suggestions.

__TOC__

==Jump Right In==
Once you've familiarized yourself with our [[AnOtherWiki:About|purpose]], [[Help:Editing|wiki markup]], our [[Help:Stylebook|style guidelines]] and our [[Category:Policies and Guidelines|policies]], the best thing you can do is to jump right in. Start adding and editing content. Sure, that may seem daunting at first, but here's the thing: this is a {{w|wiki}}. One of the things that means is that we have the ability to restore any page here to an earlier version. You can't mess it up. And if the things you add aren't perfect? That's ok too. Again, this is a wiki. We're editing as a team here. What you start off, someone else can come along and add to. And, hopefully, you'll do the same for things they have written. No one person owns any article on the wiki. Not even articles about them.

==Start With The Familiar==
As a new editor, you probably don't want to go crazy trying to search out obscure elements of community history. Start with things closer to home. The sites you're a member of. The meetups or gathers you attend. Heck, you yourself. Yes, it's ok to write an article about yourself. No, you don't have to be a person of any particular note in the community. Just remember to follow the [[AnOtherWiki:Objective point of view policy|Objective point of view policy]]. The details you include in that article can also give you a good jumping off point to other articles you might like to work on. Take a look at some of the other articles about [[Category:Editors|AnOtherWiki editors]] to get some ideas. And don't forget to include the [[Template:Contributor|contributor template]]!

==Ask==
Never be afraid to ask questions. If you're not sure how to do something, or what you should be doing, ask. You can do so on the discussion page of the relevant article or category, on the talk page of other users [[User_talk:Jarandhel|or administrators]], at the [[Help:Help_desk|help desk]], on the [http://dreamhart.org/forum/ forum], or on the [http://dreamhart.org/chat/ IRC channel]. If someone isn't available to help you right away, try back later.