Help:Contents

This is a link to various help files, policies, and guides as they become available.

• Style Guide for information on writing conventions, capitalization, and other guidelines for the Coppermind)

Help Articles

• Editing and Wiki Syntax, for help with typesetting potentially unfamiliar wiki syntax.
• References and footnotes, for help on citations. (Needs work)
• Categorization, for info on categories and the category hierarchy.
• Article structure, for standard article formats and headers.
• Templates, for information on many templates.
• Discussion, for info on how to participate in talk pages.
• Images for help on inserting images into articles.
• Speculation, for when it is appropriate to add speculation to an article, and how to do it properly.

New Editor's Guide

Don't know where to start? This is for you!

1. Getting Started - create an account and learn how to get around
2. Guidelines - rules of thumb for style, structure, and etiquette
3. Markup Basics - how to make your edits look right
4. References & Citations - how to cite your sources
5. Images - how to upload and add images
6. Categories - what categories are and how to use them
7. Templates - what templates are and how to use them
8. What now? - where to get more help and what to do next

Other Documents and Resources

• Editor's Corner for useful statistics and, in the future, a to-do list for the entire wiki.
• About the Coppermind (incomplete)
• Copyrights info on copyright policy