MediaWiki:Community-corner

Announcing two time-saving new templates If you find that you're constantly making links to Wikipedia, here are two great new templates that'll save you time. Instead of typing   you can now just type   and the link's made instantly. If you need that link italicised so that you can follow T:ITAL, just use  and it'll be italicised instantly. Read more at template:w and template:wi! Preloads are working again Preloadable formats are now working again! They'll save you plenty of time if you're starting an article from scratch. Just click on a red-link and then look underneath the edit summary box. You can either pull down a list of article skeletons, or you can enter an existing article to copy into your new one. If anyone wants to have a new preloadable format made, please just let CzechOut know. New to editing the wiki? Thanks for helping us out! We're glad you're here. We've recently made it a bit easier to understand how we do things.

If you're wondering why your recently-uploaded image might have been deleted, you might want to read our image cheat card. It lists the major points of image policy in an easy-to-read chart, and will help you ensure that your image remains a part of our database.

You'll also want to peruse a few of our policies about basic editing, such as: Species categories To combat inconsistency in the way categories about species are named, the bot is enforcing a standard nomenclature. Although this isn't actually a change for most categories, it does affect the way category:humans is used. More details are available at Categories dealing with species and individuals of a species.
 * why it's important articles have leads
 * why and when you should embolden the page title
 * what kind of sources you can use for your article
 * why writing in the past tense is vital for in-universe articles
 * how to use the wiki markup "language"

Prefix changes Pursuant to a couple of forum discussions, a number of prefixes have recently changed. They include:
 * Doctor Who Unbound --> BFDWU (DWU is now redirect to Doctor Who universe)
 * Doctor Who Adventures --> DWA
 * Doctor Who annual --> DWAN
 * Doctor Who Storybook --> DWS
 * Doctor Who Yearbook --> DWY
 * Dalek annual --> DAN
 * K9 Annual 1983 --> K9AN
 * Quick Reads --> QR
 * Brief Encounter --> BE (not actually a change, but for some reason people were using the incorrect prefix DWM)

Existing links were changed by bot. It's believed that all stories in these ranges are now referenced by the appropriate prefix.

Review the archive of recent changes to the wiki here. Refresh your cache often The wiki continues to undergo a complete facelift. As the new style sheet is being implemented, you may see some untidy signs of construction. Thanks for your patience as we remodel. If you want to see the latest changes, you'll probably have to bypass your browser's cache. Safari users merely need to reload pages. Firefox users just have to hold down SHIFT, then press the reload button. Chrome users can press Ctrl + F5. Those using other browsers should check their help files for specific instructions.

Alternately, you can now just pull down the "edit" menu to refresh, and that should perform an automatic purge for you.