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It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help. -- Judith Martin, (Miss Manners)

Contents 1 Help with MetaBase 1.1 MediaWiki Help 1.2 Advanced MediaWiki Help 1.3 HTML Help 1.4 Getting started with MediaWiki (for administrators only)

[edit] Help with MetaBase

Information about MetaBase

For general help with MediaWiki editing syntax, see the external links listed below.

Searching 

Click on the link for help with searching MetaBase.

Creating 

Click on the link for help with creating a new resource in MetaBase.

Browsing 

to link (rename) the appropriate page

Improving 

to link (rename) the appropriate page

Improving 

to link (rename) the appropriate page

Resources 

to link (rename) the appropriate page

In the mean time;

• See the FAQ.
• See the Guide to using MetaBase.
• See Working with MetaBase.
• Read about the NAR Database Issue Database Summaries license.
• Read the Media Wiki Overview (and the links below)

[edit] MediaWiki Help

Syntax. Syntax. Syntax.

• HELP! A well organized beginners guide to editing syntax!
  • List Help! The subsection dealing with 'lists' and how to create them.
  • Image Help! The image subsection.
  • Table Help! The table subsection.

[edit] Advanced MediaWiki Help

Not for the feint hearted.

• Guide to 'variables' valid as of 02:08 Sunday 27 July 2008. This is a very useful page for describing the way variables work with templates.
• Super Magic words!
• Templates and how to use them.
• Parser functions and Parser function extensions are essential for advanced template design.
  • See ParserFunctions, which is a parser function extension.
• And for extensions in general.
  • Specific help for the Dynamic Page List

[edit] HTML Help

For fancy editing and page design.

• CSS reference
• Detailed CSS reference
• Detailed HTML reference

[edit] Getting started with MediaWiki (for administrators only)

To begin to begquin.

• Configuration settings list
• MediaWiki FAQ
• MediaWiki release mailing list
• Help:Configuration and
• Help:Administration for help with more advanced technical configuration.
• Help:Installation-Software_Configuration for a brief overview that addresses the empty help pages and text and layout modification.