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Welcome to the '''Contributing Guide'''! Editing a wiki can be difficult and confusing for newbies, so this guide, along with our [[How to help|How to help]] page, will walk you through everything you need to know to start contributing! | Welcome to the '''Contributing Guide'''! Editing a wiki can be difficult and confusing for newbies, so this guide, along with our [[How to help|How to help]] page, will walk you through everything you need to know to start contributing! | ||
If you need assistance, join our Discord community | If you need assistance, join our Discord community [https://discord.gg/ypUk97Fn79 here]. | ||
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====Issues with Markdown==== | ====Issues with Markdown==== | ||
MediaWiki uses | MediaWiki uses wikitext text format, which is not Markdown and does not natively support Markdown. While a plugin can enable support for Markdown between `<markdown></markdown>` blocks, it disrupts the Visual Editor and prevents proper editing. | ||
To address this, we support both the Visual Editor and the | To address this, we support both the Visual Editor and the wiktext editor. You can use [https://pandoc.org/try/ pandoc] to convert Markdown to MediaWiki text and use the '''Edit Source''' button, or copy and paste content from Typora into the Visual Editor. | ||
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#*Double-check that the citation is correctly formatted and supports the intended claim. | #*Double-check that the citation is correctly formatted and supports the intended claim. | ||
#*Save your changes once you're satisfied. | #*Save your changes once you're satisfied. | ||
===Archived citations=== | |||
{{Main|Projects:Archive everything}} | |||
To maintain verifiability for our articles, archiving these citations are crutial in case websites go offline temporarily or permanetely (also known as [[wikipedia:Link rot|link rot]]). Here are resources for archiving websites yourself or acquiring past archives: | |||
*[https://archive.org WayBack Machine (archive.org)] - Most trustworthy resource for website archives | |||
**Websites retain interactable aspects | |||
**Some websites such as Twitter cannot be archived by this resource. | |||
*[https://archive.today archive.today] - can archive most websites | |||
**Websites are shown as snapshot; cannot be interacted with completely | |||
**Good for archiving Twitter urls or websites that do not load with the WayBack Machine. | |||
**Recently, this website has come under fire for [https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/21/wikipedia-blacklists-archive-today-after-alleged-ddos-attack/ using Captchas to DDoS critics] of the site maintainer and allegedly altering a small amount of captures. For that reason, don't use this one resource for future captures. | |||
*[https://megalodon.jp/ megalodon.jp] - Japanese alternative to archive.today | |||
*[https://ghostarchive.org/ Ghost Archive (ghostarchive.org)] - additional alternative in English | |||
**Can archive nitter.net URLs to archive Twitter posts with comments included. | |||
*[https://preservetube.com/ PreserveTube (preservetube.com)] – Used for archiving YouTube videos | |||
**While the WayBack Machine might have some older videos archived, that is often not the case for newer and larger sized videos. | |||
*[https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/collection Australian Web Archive] - For Australian websites specifically | |||
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