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There is little point in writing an extensive help for editing, so we recommend you look at [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide:_Editing_overview Wikipedia's editing help] or the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents Mediawiki editing help] instead.

Be aware that there are style differences between Wikipedia and Stars!wiki. Read [[Stars!wiki:Policies]] if you haven't already.
Below are some things that particularly apply to Stars!wiki.
==Parser Functions==
Parser functions are predefined templates or magic words that can be used to make pages dynamically change, or simply to reduce the numbers of edits needed to keep multiple parts of the wiki up-to-date. The following extensions that provide parser functions are installed: 
[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ParserFunctions Parser Functions], 
[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Simple_Forms Simple Forms], 
[http://mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ParserFunctionsHelper Parser Functions Helper], 
[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:UserFunctions User Functions], 
[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite/Cite.php Cite] & 
[http://www.patheticcockroach.com/mpam4/index.php?p=78 IM Status]. 

==Collapsible Tables==
Collapsible tables provide a way to collapse and uncollapse a table when a show/hide button is clicked. More details on how to use them can be found [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Collapsing here] A simple example:
<pre>{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
! Header always shows
|-
| other cells collapse
|}</pre>
produces:

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
! Header always shows
|-
| other cells collapse
|}

==ToolTips==
The [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Tooltip ToolTip] extension in installed and has the following syntax:
:<nowiki><tooltip text="body text" x=xoffset y=yoffset>tooltip text</tooltip></nowiki>
where the ''x='' and ''y='' parameters are optional. For example:
:<nowiki><tooltip text="body text">tooltip text</tooltip></nowiki> 
produces: <tooltip text="body text">tooltip text</tooltip>

You can also transclude other pages(eg Templates) into the Tooltip eg:<tooltip text="Race Description file">{{:Race Description file -- name.rN}}</tooltip>. Note that the transcluded content must use &lt;br&gt; to effect new paragraphs rather than two CRLF(aka pressing enter twice). Or you can go all out and <tooltip text="[[Starting a Single Player Game|really mess with things]]">[[Image:Starswikilogo.png|100px|left]]{{:Multi-player games}}</tooltip>

==ImageMap==
The [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ImageMap ImageMap] extension is installed ([[Stars! Player's Guide|eg]]). The [http://toolserver.org/~dapete/ImageMapEdit/ImageMapEdit.html?en ImageMap Editor] makes it easy {{:)}}

==Useful Templates==
Remember you can use any article as a template by prefixing the title with ''':''' eg <nowiki>{{:Main page}}</nowiki>

{|width=100% border=1
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===Smilies===
!
===For tagging articles===
!
===For tagging list items===
|-
|valign=top|<nowiki>{{:)}}</nowiki> <small>[[)|link]]</small>
:{{:)}}
<nowiki>{{;)}}</nowiki> <small>[[Template:;)|link]]</small>
:{{;)}}
<nowiki>{{:D}}</nowiki> <small>[[D|link]]</small>
:{{:D}}
<nowiki>{{T^}}</nowiki> <small>[[Template:T^|link]]</small>
:{{T^}}
<nowiki>{{Tv}}</nowiki> <small>[[Template:Tv|link]]</small>
:{{Tv}}
<nowiki>[[Image:Icon idea.gif]]</nowiki> <small>[[:Image:Icon idea.gif|link]]</small>
:[[Image:Icon idea.gif]]
<nowiki>{{*}}</nowiki> <small>[[Template:*|link]]</small>
:{{*}}
:<small>(For creating bulleted lists in tooltips)</small>
<nowiki>{{hitcptr}}</nowiki> <small>[[:File:Hit cptr.gif|link]]</small>
:{{hitcptr}}
*See [[:Category:Smilies]]
|valign=top|<nowiki>{{FAQ}}</nowiki> <small>[[Template:FAQ|link]]</small> also adds article to [[:Category:FAQ]]
:{{FAQ}}


<nowiki>{{Guts}}</nowiki> <small>[[Template:Guts|link]]</small> adds article to [[:Category:Guts]]

<nowiki>{{SPG}}</nowiki> <small>[[Template:SPG|link]]</small> adds article to [[:Category:Stars! Player's Guide]]

<nowiki>{{Old}}</nowiki> [[Template:Old|<small>link</small> More details]]
:{{Old}}<nowiki>{{Fixlinks}}</nowiki> <small>[[Template:Fixlinks|link]]</small>
:{{Fixlinks}}

<nowiki>{{Incomplete}}</nowiki> <small>[[Template:Incomplete|link]]</small> adds article to [[:Category:Incomplete]]

<nowiki>{{Work in progress}}</nowiki> (or just <nowiki>{{WIP}}</nowiki> ) <small>[[Template:Work in progress|link]]</small> also adds article to [[:Category:Incomplete]]
:{{Work in progress}}

<nowiki>{{Values}}</nowiki> <small>[[Template:Values|link]]</small> also adds article to [[:Category:Pages that need data values]]
:{{Values}}

|valign=top|<nowiki>{{.net}}</nowiki> <small>[[Template:.net|link]]</small>
:{{.net}}<br clear=all>
<nowiki>{{Java}}</nowiki> <small>[[Template:Java|link]]</small>
:{{Java}}<br clear=all>
<nowiki>{{adobe reader}}</nowiki> <small>[[Template:adobe reader|link]]</small>
:{{adobe reader}}<br clear=all>

<nowiki>{{SSG}}</nowiki> <small>[[Template:SSG|link]]</small>
:{{SSG}}

<nowiki>{{Last|&lt;date&gt;}}</nowiki> <small>[[Template:Last|link]]</small>
:{{Last|{{CURRENTMONTHABBREV}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}

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===Menus===

<nowiki>{{Race design}}</nowiki> <small>[[Template:Race design|link]]</small>
:{{Race design}}
<nowiki>{{Pop Tables}}</nowiki> <small>[[Template:Pop Tables|link]]</small>
:{{Pop Tables}}
<nowiki>{{Utilities}}</nowiki> <small>[[Template:Utilities|link]]</small> also inserts a right-side TOC
:{{Utilities}}

<nowiki>{{Duelling Championship/Year}}</nowiki> <small>[[Template:Duelling Championship/Year|link]]</small>
:{{Duelling Championship/Year}}

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===Transcluded content===
These appears on the main page.
:<nowiki>{{Featured Article}}</nowiki> <small>[[Template:Featured Article|link]]</small>
:<nowiki>{{Welcome}}</nowiki> <small>[[Template:Welcome|link]]</small>
<nowiki>{{NewerSHE}}</nowiki> <small>[[Template:NewerSHE|link]]</small> This should appear on all older SHE articles

<nowiki>{{P&V}}</nowiki> <small>[[Template:P&V|link]]</small> This should appear on all of the readme*.txt articles copied from the various Stars! patches.

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===Misc===
Templates for ideas that never worked and/or were never finished:

<nowiki>{{Drop Down:LRTs}}</nowiki> <small>[[Template:Drop Down:LRTs|link]]</small>

<nowiki>{{ItemSpecs}}</nowiki> <small>[[Template:ItemSpecs|link]]</small>

<nowiki>{{RaceSpecs}}</nowiki> <small>[[Template:RaceSpecs|link]]</small>
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