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Gauravm: /* Jobs for volunteers */

2011-03-29T20:46:48Z

‎Jobs for volunteers

Gauravm at 20:56, 20 March 2011

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Gauravm: /* Jobs for volunteers */

2011-03-20T17:02:55Z

‎Jobs for volunteers

Gauravm: /* Jobs for volunteers */

2010-12-11T03:28:58Z

‎Jobs for volunteers

Gauravm at 04:47, 7 December 2010

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Gauravm at 04:44, 7 December 2010

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Gauravm: /* Creating a new Species Page */

2010-11-14T18:15:52Z

‎Creating a new Species Page

Gauravm at 03:34, 24 October 2010

2010-10-24T03:34:55Z

Gauravm at 03:34, 24 October 2010

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Gauravm: /* Creating a new Species Page */

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‎Creating a new Species Page

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-==Jobs for volunteers==
+==Activities for volunteers==
 Check out [[Projects_for_volunteers|this page]] for the current listing of jobs/responsibilities that volunteers could undertake.

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	==References==		==References==
	* Most of this article has been reproduced from [http://www.placeography.org/index.php/Help:Editing Placeography.com]		* Most of this article has been reproduced from [http://www.placeography.org/index.php/Help:Editing Placeography.com]
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		+	[[Category:Help pages]]

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 ==Jobs for volunteers==
-Check out [[Internal:Volunteer jobs|this page]] for the current listing of jobs/responsibilities that volunteers could undertake.
+Check out [[Projects_for_volunteers|this page]] for the current listing of jobs/responsibilities that volunteers could undertake.
 ==How to make new species entry==

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 ==Jobs for volunteers==
 Check out [[Internal:Volunteer jobs|this page]] for the current listing of jobs/responsibilities that volunteers could undertake.
 ==Quick tutorial on wiki syntax==

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 <font size="5">Want to start editing the Brahma Wiki? Here are some quick tips</font>
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-'''Remember you need to [[:Special:Userlogin|register/login]] to edit!'''. Click on the Register/Login link, create an account and follow the instructions that come up upon making the new account.
+'''Remember you need to [[:Special:Userlogin|register/login]] to edit!'''. See [[Creating_user_accounts | this tutorial]] for help in creating your account.
-* To experiment with editing, go to the [[Sandbox]].
+* To experiment with editing, go to the [[testpage]].
 * Make sure that you provide proper references to all of the information you are putting in this database.
 |}
 ==Jobs for volunteers==
 Check out [[Internal:Volunteer jobs|this page]] for the current listing of jobs/responsibilities that volunteers could undertake.

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 * Make sure that you provide proper references to all of the information you are putting in this database.
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-==Most basic editing==
+==Jobs for volunteers==
-===Jobs for volunteers===
 Check out [[Internal:Volunteer jobs|this page]] for the current listing of jobs/responsibilities that volunteers could undertake.
-===Editing an existing entry===
+==Quick tutorial on wiki syntax==
-Most of the juiciest content on the Brahma Wiki goes in there through forms. There are two ways in which you can add/modify content using forms. For both of them, remember the following:
-−
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-'''All species pages are named by their scientific names and not common names. i.e. ''Oryza sativa'' and not rice'''. Make sure you search and create pages with only the scientific names.
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-To do this, type in the name of the species whose information you want to update in the '''Search box''' on the left or at the top of this page. Click on '''Search'''. In the Results that show up, click on the name of the relevant entry. Once the entry comes up, click on '''Edit with form''' on top menu. Now you can go ahead and edit the entry.
-−
-===Creating a new Species Page===
-* There's a good chance that the species you want to add is already in the database. Search for the species using the Search box on the left and verify that the species is absent.
-* Second way is to find your species in this list: [[Species entries to make]]. Currently, you can make only plant entries. We are working on Mammals.
-* Third way to confirm is by checking out this list, which can be quite daunting:
-{{#ask: [[Category:Plants]]
-| ?Common name
-| ?Common hindi name=Common Hindi name
-| ?Synonym name
-| format=table
-| mainlabel=Species name
-| sort=Species name
-| limit=5
-}}
-<font color=green>''Click on '''further results''' on bottom right corner of this table to get the complete list''</font>
-−
-* If your species is not in the above list:
-* Type in the '''binomial name''' of the species in the "Search Box" on left or top of this page. ''You can get the binomial name of your species by searching for the common name on [http://www.google.com Google].''
-* Hit "GO"
-* When the search results show up, click on the '''Create this page''' link at the top of the search results. An "Edit Window" will then load up.
-* If the species is a plant, Copy-Paste the following in the '''Edit window'''.
-<pre>
-<headertabs/>
-[[Category:Plants]]
-[[Category:Species page]]
-</pre>
-−
-* '''Save''' the page.
-* Now a tab called '''Edit with form''' will appear on the top menu of the page.
-* Click on that link, '''read the instructions''' and start editing the form.
-* The form is arranged in blue-colored tabbed sections. To navigate between sections, single-click on the tab of that section.
-* Click '''Save''' after you are done writing to the form.
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-===Redirecting common name to species page===
-−
-Suppose you create the page [[Ocimum tenuiflorum]], no one will know that it stands for Tulsi, or the Holy Basil. So you'd want to '''Redirect''' anyone searching with the name Tulsi to [[Ocimum tenuiflorum]] page. You can do this using the following. But please note that '''REDIRECT pages should be created only in two languages - English and Hindi'''.
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-* Type in Tulsi in the searchbox on the left and hit GO.
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-* Create a page with the name Tulsi.
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-* In the Edit Window, type the following
-<pre>
-#REDIRECT [[Ocimum tenuiflorum]]
-</pre>
-−
-and you are all set. Now anyone searching for ''Ocimum tenuiflorum'' information using the name Tulsi will be automatically redirected to the [[Ocimum tenuiflorum]] page. Do the same for any other names of Tulsi in English and Hindi.
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-==Advanced wiki writing==
-(Not that advanced, actually!)
-−
 This section will acquaint you with most of the ways of writing a wiki article. Unless you are working in the '''Education division''', you may not need most of this stuff, but it is a good reference anyways.