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DPoganski: /* Featuring Pages */

2012-12-10T15:02:12Z

Featuring Pages

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	===Featuring Pages===		===Featuring Pages===
	If you find an article that follows Venipedia's [[Help:User Guidelines\|guidelines]], uses the proper [[Help:Structure of a Venipedia Article\|structure]], and contains exceptional content, then you can add it to the [[:Category:Featured Articles\|Featured Articles Category]]. Any article that is placed in the [[:Category:Featured Articles\|Featured Articles Category]] has a random chance of appearing on the front page of Venipedia. Featured Articles are considered to be the best of Venipedia and are used to showcase Venipedia to the public.		If you find an article that follows Venipedia's [[Help:User Guidelines\|guidelines]], uses the proper [[Help:Structure of a Venipedia Article\|structure]], and contains exceptional [[Help:About#Venipedia's Content\|content]], then you can add it to the [[:Category:Featured Articles\|Featured Articles Category]]. Any article that is placed in the [[:Category:Featured Articles\|Featured Articles Category]] has a random chance of appearing on the front page of Venipedia. Featured Articles are considered to be the best of Venipedia and are used to showcase Venipedia to the public.

	==See also==		==See also==

DPoganski: /* Featuring Pages */

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Featuring Pages

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	===Featuring Pages===		===Featuring Pages===
	If you find an article that follows Venipedia's [[Help:User Guidelines\|guidelines]], uses the proper [[Help:Structure of a Venipedia Article\|structure]], and contains exceptional content, then you can add it to the [[:Category:Featured Articles\|Featured Articles ~~category~~]]. Any article that is placed in the [[:Category:Featured Articles\|Featured Articles ~~category~~]] has a random chance of appearing on the front page of Venipedia. ~~These articles~~ are considered to be the best of Venipedia and are used to showcase Venipedia to the public.		If you find an article that follows Venipedia's [[Help:User Guidelines\|guidelines]], uses the proper [[Help:Structure of a Venipedia Article\|structure]], and contains exceptional content, then you can add it to the [[:Category:Featured Articles\|Featured Articles Category]]. Any article that is placed in the [[:Category:Featured Articles\|Featured Articles Category]] has a random chance of appearing on the front page of Venipedia. Featured Articles are considered to be the best of Venipedia and are used to showcase Venipedia to the public.

	==See also==		==See also==

DPoganski: /* Reviewing Pages */

2012-12-10T15:00:02Z

Reviewing Pages

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	===Reviewing Pages===		===Reviewing Pages===
	*[[:Category:Article message boxes\|Article Message Boxes]]: When an article has a specific issue, please insert an [[:Category:Article message boxes\|Article Message Box]] to ~~highlight issues~~ that ~~require attention~~.		*[[:Category:Article message boxes\|Article Message Boxes]]: When an article has a specific issue, please insert an [[:Category:Article message boxes\|Article Message Box]] to signal other users of the issue and the work that needs to be done to fix the article.

	===Featuring Pages===		===Featuring Pages===

DPoganski: /* Reviewing Pages */

2012-12-10T14:58:26Z

Reviewing Pages

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	===Reviewing Pages===		===Reviewing Pages===
	*Article Message Boxes: When an article has a specific issue, please insert an [[:Category:Article message boxes\|Article Message Box]] to highlight issues that require attention.		*[[:Category:Article message boxes\|Article Message Boxes]]: When an article has a specific issue, please insert an [[:Category:Article message boxes\|Article Message Box]] to highlight issues that require attention.

	===Featuring Pages===		===Featuring Pages===

DPoganski: /* Editing Pages */

2012-12-10T14:56:43Z

Editing Pages

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	*and more...		*and more...

	view the [[Help:Syntax\|Venipedia syntax guide]] so that your contributions execute properly. Be sure to understand how [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template templates] work before trying to edit infoboxes and navboxes!		view the [[Help:Syntax\|Venipedia syntax guide]] so that your contributions execute properly. Be sure to understand how [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template templates] work before trying to edit [[Help:Infobox\|infoboxes]] and [[wikipedia:Help:Navbox\|navboxes]]!

	==Improving Venipedia==		==Improving Venipedia==

DPoganski: /* Editing Pages */

2012-12-10T14:55:47Z

Editing Pages

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	*[[Help:Infobox\|Infoboxes]]		*[[Help:Infobox\|Infoboxes]]
	*[[wikipedia:Help:Navbox\|Navboxes]]		*[[wikipedia:Help:Navbox\|Navboxes]]
	*and more		*and more...

	view the [[Help:Syntax\|Venipedia syntax guide]] so that your contributions execute properly. Be sure to understand how [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template templates] work before trying to edit infoboxes and navboxes!		view the [[Help:Syntax\|Venipedia syntax guide]] so that your contributions execute properly. Be sure to understand how [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template templates] work before trying to edit infoboxes and navboxes!

DPoganski: /* Manually Creating Pages */

2012-12-10T14:53:54Z

Manually Creating Pages

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	*To create a page without a template, simply type the desired page name in the search bar and click "Go." If the page does not already exist, click on "Create this page" to create the page. '''To prevent redundant pages from being added to Venipedia, please be sure to search multiple titles and relevant keywords to ensure that the content you are trying to add does not already exist.'''		*To create a page without a template, simply type the desired page name in the search bar and click "Go." If the page does not already exist, click on "Create this page" to create the page. '''To prevent redundant pages from being added to Venipedia, please be sure to search multiple titles and relevant keywords to ensure that the content you are trying to add does not already exist.'''

	'''Note:''' Titles in Venipedia are case sensitive! Be sure to name Typical, Individual, and Aggregate Pages correctly ~~as well. To~~ learn more about these pages, click [[Help:About#Individual, Descriptive, and Aggregate Pages\|here]].		'''Note:''' Titles in Venipedia are case sensitive! Be sure to name Typical, Individual, and Aggregate Pages correctly - to learn more about these pages, click [[Help:About#Individual, Descriptive, and Aggregate Pages\|here]].

	====Automatically Creating Pages====		====Automatically Creating Pages====

DPoganski: /* Manually Creating Pages */

2012-12-10T14:53:05Z

Manually Creating Pages

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	Venipedia has two options for creating articles manually:		Venipedia has two options for creating articles manually:
	*Use the [[Article wizard\|Article Creation Wizard]] when creating a page that will follow a given template. For example, an [[Portal:Institutions\|Institutions page]], which follows the Institutions Template.		*Use the [[Article wizard\|Article Creation Wizard]] when creating a page that will follow a given template. For example, an [[Portal:Institutions\|Institutions page]], which follows the Institutions Template.
	*To create a page without a template, simply type the desired page name in the search bar and click "Go." If the page does not already exist, click on "Create this page" to create the page.		*To create a page without a template, simply type the desired page name in the search bar and click "Go." If the page does not already exist, click on "Create this page" to create the page. '''To prevent redundant pages from being added to Venipedia, please be sure to search multiple titles and relevant keywords to ensure that the content you are trying to add does not already exist.'''

	'''Note:''' Titles in Venipedia are case sensitive! Be sure to name Typical, Individual, and Aggregate Pages correctly as well. To learn more about these pages, click [[Help:About#Individual, Descriptive, and Aggregate Pages\|here]].		'''Note:''' Titles in Venipedia are case sensitive! Be sure to name Typical, Individual, and Aggregate Pages correctly as well. To learn more about these pages, click [[Help:About#Individual, Descriptive, and Aggregate Pages\|here]].

DPoganski at 20:25, 8 December 2012

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	This guide contains information regarding the mechanics of Venipedia. For information regarding the purpose, content, and approach that separates Venipedia from other websites (~~especially~~ Wikipedia) visit the [[Help:About\|About]] page.		This guide contains information regarding the mechanics of Venipedia. For information regarding the purpose, content, and approach that separates Venipedia from other websites (such as [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]) visit the [[Help:About\|About]] page.

	==Venipedia versus Wikipedia==		==Venipedia versus Wikipedia==

DPoganski: /* Reviewing Pages */

2012-12-07T15:44:08Z

Reviewing Pages

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	===Reviewing Pages===		===Reviewing Pages===
	*Article Message Boxes: When an article has a specific issue, please insert an [[:Category:Article ~~Message Box~~\|Article Message Box]] to highlight issues that require attention.		*Article Message Boxes: When an article has a specific issue, please insert an [[:Category:Article message boxes\|Article Message Box]] to highlight issues that require attention.

	===Featuring Pages===		===Featuring Pages===