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Contents \| Introduction \| Guidelines \| Markup \| References \| Images \| Categories \| Templates \| What's Next?

This page contains links to guides on basic and specialized editing topics. (As they become available.)

Help Guide

Don't know where to start? Follow our guide below:

Introduction: Learn how to create an account and the basics of the Read, Edit, and History tabs.
Guidelines: Learn the guidelines surrounding etiquette, style, and structure.
Markup: Learn how to edit articles through the use of Wikitext.
References: Learn how to add references, footnotes, and/or citations to articles.
Images: Learn how to integrate images in articles.
Categories: Learn what categories are and how to use them.
Templates: Learn what templates are and how/when to use them.
What's Next?: Explains where to get more help and what to do next.

Other Help Pages

Style Guide: For information on writing conventions, capitalization, and other guidelines for The Reed and Rite.
Editing and Wiki Syntax: For help with typesetting potentially unfamiliar wiki syntax.
Categorization: For info on categories and the category hierarchy.
Article Structure: For standard article formats and headers.
Discussion: For info on how to participate in talk pages.
Speculation: For when it is appropriate to add speculation to an article, and how to do it properly.
Namespaces: For the basics on how pages are organized into namespaces.
Infoboxes: For information on infoboxes.
Artists: For details about how to get new art and artists into The Reed and Rite.
Character Histories: For tips and tricks on writing histories on Character pages.
Gallery Subpages: For guidelines on creating Gallery subpages.
Spoiler policy: For details on when spoilers are allowed and how they are tagged.

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-This is a link to various help files, policies, and guides as they become available.
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-==New Editor's Guide==
-Don't know where to start? This is for you!
-#'''[[Help:Getting Started|Getting Started]]''' - create an account and learn how to get around
+This page contains links to guides on basic and specialized editing topics. (As they become available.)
-#'''[[Help:Guidelines|Guidelines]]''' - rules of thumb for style, structure, layout, and etiquette
-#'''[[Help:Markup|Markup Basics]]''' - how to make your edits look right
-#'''[[Help:References|References & Citations]]''' - how to cite your sources
-#'''[[Help:Images|Images]]''' - how to upload and add images
-#'''[[Help:Categories|Categories]]''' - what categories are and how to use them
-#'''[[Help:Templates|Templates]]''' - what templates are and how to use them
-#'''[[Help:What's next?|What's next?]]''' - where to get more help and what to do next
-==More Help Pages==
+== Help Guide ==
+Don't know where to start? Follow our guide below:
-*[[Help:Style|Style Guide]], for information on writing conventions, capitalization, and other guidelines for the Coppermind.
+* '''[[Help:Introduction|Introduction]]''': Learn how to create an account and the basics of the Read, Edit, and History tabs.
-*[[Help:Editing|Editing and Wiki Syntax]], for help with typesetting potentially unfamiliar wiki syntax.
+* '''[[Help:Guidelines|Guidelines]]''': Learn the guidelines surrounding etiquette, style, and structure.
-*[[Help:Categorization|Categorization]], for info on categories and the category hierarchy.
+* '''[[Help:Markup|Markup]]''': Learn how to edit articles through the use of Wikitext.
-*[[Help:Article structure|Article structure]], for standard article formats and headers.
+* '''[[Help:References|References]]''': Learn how to add references, footnotes, and/or citations to articles.
-*[[Help:Discussion|Discussion]], for info on how to participate in talk pages.
+* '''[[Help:Images|Images]]''': Learn how to integrate images in articles.
-*[[Help:Speculation|Speculation]], for when it is appropriate to add speculation to an article, and how to do it properly.
+* '''[[Help:Categories|Categories]]''': Learn what categories are and how to use them.
-*[[Help:Namespaces|Namespaces]], for the basics on how pages are organized into namespaces.
+* '''[[Help:Templates|Templates]]''': Learn what templates are and how/when to use them.
-*[[Help:Infoboxes|Infoboxes]], for information on infoboxes.
+* '''[[Help:What's Next?|What's Next?]]''': Explains where to get more help and what to do next.
-*[[Help:Artists|Artists]], for details about how to get new art and artists into the Coppermind.
-*[[Help:Character histories|Character histories]], for tips and tricks on writing histories on [[:Category:Characters|Character]] pages.
+== Other Help Pages ==
-*[[Help:Gallery subpages|Gallery subpages]], for guidelines on creating [[:Category:Gallery Subpages|Gallery subpages]].
-*[[Help:Spoilers|Spoiler policy]], for details on when spoilers are allowed and how they are tagged.
+*[[Help:Style|Style Guide]]: For information on writing conventions, capitalization, and other guidelines for The Reed and Rite.
-*[[Help:Canonicity|Canonicity]], for details on the varying levels of canon for different sources of information and how they should be treated on the Coppermind.
+*[[Help:Editing|Editing and Wiki Syntax]]: For help with typesetting potentially unfamiliar wiki syntax.
+*[[Help:Categorization|Categorization]]: For info on categories and the category hierarchy.
+*[[Help:Article Structure|Article Structure]]: For standard article formats and headers.
+*[[Help:Discussion|Discussion]]: For info on how to participate in talk pages.
+*[[Help:Speculation|Speculation]]: For when it is appropriate to add speculation to an article, and how to do it properly.
+*[[Help:Namespaces|Namespaces]]: For the basics on how pages are organized into namespaces.
+*[[Help:Infoboxes|Infoboxes]]: For information on infoboxes.
+*[[Help:Artists|Artists]]: For details about how to get new art and artists into The Reed and Rite.
+*[[Help:Character Histories|Character Histories]]: For tips and tricks on writing histories on [[:Category:Characters|Character]] pages.
+*[[Help:Gallery Subpages|Gallery Subpages]]: For guidelines on creating [[:Category:Gallery Subpages|Gallery subpages]].
+*[[Help:Spoilers|Spoiler policy]]: For details on when spoilers are allowed and how they are tagged.
 ==Other Documents and Resources==
 *[[Project:Editor's Corner|Editor's Corner]] for useful statistics and, in the future, a to-do list for the entire wiki.
-*[[Project:About|About the Coppermind]] (incomplete)
+*[[Project:About|About The Reed and Rite]] (incomplete)
-*[[Project:Copyrights|Copyrights]] info on copyright policy
+*[[Project:Copyrights|Copyrights]]: Info on copyright policy
 [[Category:Help| ]]