Using
If you happen to run a "search" for something that turns up null, you will be asked to create a new page for it. This is where you have an opportunity to contribute to the ShaveWiki and expand the wealth of information available here. The goal is to create a modern-day wetshavers' encyclopedia. It should be used as a reference, and further discussion can then take place back at B&B. So, if you find that something is missing, go ahead and add it! Or, add to pages if you have extra information.
Keep in mind, however, that as an encyclopedia...the ShaveWiki should be just that: an information resource. As opposed to being another site to state your views/opinions on vendors or products (that's what B&B is for!). So please strive to keep the tone and content here "informational."
Editing
If you run across a page that needs "work" or can be updated, please don't hesitate. Really,
you won't blow it up. Go ahead and click one of the "Edit"
links, usually found along the top of the page or along the right-side column. This will bring you to the source, or code....if you will. It's really quite simple, so just go ahead and start typing and refer to other portions of the ShaveWiki for
help on general formatting. Or, for more advanced help, please direct your browser to the link below. Don't forget to hit save when you're finished editing!
Starting new pages
When starting a new page, please do not capitalise other than the first letter, except in names. This allows for easier linking within the wiki, especially in running text. For instance when writing about
doing something difficult, that link will correctly lead to a page called
Doing something difficult, but not
Doing Something Difficult.To start a new page, simply click on "Post New Article" at the top of the page.
You can also link to a page that does not exist. This link will be read, meaning that the page does not yet exist. Click on the red link to edit the new page. Once information has been saved, the link will show blue, meaning the link has a valid target page.
Uploading Pictures/Files
In order to add pictures to a wiki page you'll first need to upload them to the wiki. But before we do that please name your images in a self descriptive and useful manner. Once you've got that out of the way you're ready to upload them to the wiki by clicking on the Upload file link on the left.
This will bring you to the file uploading tool where you can create a new
Image page, attach your image, and upload it to the wiki. Use the
Uploading Images in Wiki if you need further help.
Please only upload pictures that will be used in the main part of the Wiki (i.e. not in user pages). If you have a picture you want to use on B&B, but isn't for direct use in the Wiki, there is the B&B members' gallery.
Adding Pictures to wiki pages
The preferred way to add a picture to the wiki is to upload it into the wiki first (see previous section). Once a picture has been uploaded it can be added to any wiki page you'd like with the tags "gallery" (multiple images) or "image" (single image).
To add an image gallery so you can insert many images in one place use:
[gallery1]
caption="my first caption" | Image_abcd.jpg
caption="my second caption" | Image_efgh.jpg
[/gallery1]
To add a single image that already exists, use the "image" tag:
[image]ImageName.gif[/image]
To add an image from another site (not recommended, since the remote image may change or disappear), use the "img" tag:
[img]url[/img]
Redirect Pages
Some page names might have multiple commonly-expected
titles. For instance, someone might go to the "President" page but find
nothing, since the page is titled
Gillette_President. However, a 'redirect page' has been put in place at
President. Redirect code looks like this:
[redirect]Main:Gillette_President[/redirect]
And that should be the only line on the redirect page.
Different Font Sizes/Styles
There are a few basic sizes/styles of fonts used on this wiki which are simple to use when editing a page. The following will show you how to use them while editing and what they look like. Each of these uses the "h" BBcode as markup for section headers.
[H="1"]heading level 1[/h="1"]
[h="2"]heading level 2[/h="2"]
[h="3"]heading level 3[/h="3"]
[h="4"]heading level 4[/h="4"]
[h="5"]heading level 5[/h="5"]
You can also use simple BBcode to change the text formatting as follows.
[i]Text[/i]
[b]Text[b]
[font=courier]this text is in the courier font[/font]
Need More Help?
Start with the
Wiki Code List, and the
BBcode reference. Some example formatting and further instructions can be found
here. Finally, the
Advanced Wiki Syntax is also available