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Sarna.net runs MediaWiki software to enable anyone in the BattleTech community to contribute to the website.

Contents 1 Quick Help 2 Getting Started 3 What To Contribute 4 Policies 5 External Resources 5.1 Official MediaWiki Help 5.2 Other Tools

[edit] Quick Help

Recommend reading:

1. First, review the official MediaWiki Editing Guide to learn how to edit a wiki. You can also check out the whole MediaWiki Help Contents.
2. Next, learn about MediaWiki's Wikitext Syntax (wiki != HTML). You can also print out a Wikitext Reference Card
3. Play around in Help:Sandbox. This article is meant to be used for testing.
4. Finally, please contribute to the Sarna.net BattleTech Wiki!

[edit] Getting Started

• Getting Started
• Editing an Existing Article
  • Cleaning Up an Article
  • Deleting an Article
• Using WikiLinks
• Using Wiki Markup
• Commonly used templates
• Creating a Page
  • Quickly Create - An ASF Article: Canon / Custom
  • Quickly Create - A Battle Armor Article: Canon / Custom
  • Quickly Create - A BattleMech Article: Canon / Custom
  • Quickly Create - A Book Article
  • Quickly Create - A Combat Vehicle Article: Canon / Custom
  • Quickly Create - A Conventional Fighter Article: Canon / Custom
  • Quickly Create - A DropShip Article: Canon / Custom
  • Quickly Create - An Exoskeleton Article: Canon / Custom
  • Quickly Create - A Faction Article
  • Quickly Create - A Fiction Story (work in progress)
  • Quickly Create - An IndustrialMech Article: Canon / Custom
  • Quickly Create - A JumpShip Article: Canon / Custom
  • Quickly Create - A Small Craft Article: Canon / Custom
  • Quickly Create - A Space Station Article: Canon / Custom
  • Quickly Create - A Static Structure Article: Custom
  • Quickly Create - A Support Vehicle Article: Canon / Custom
  • Quickly Create - A WarShip Article: Canon / Custom
  • Quickly Create - A Weapon Article: Canon / Custom
• Creating a Sub-Page
• Request Admin Help

[edit] What To Contribute

Whatever you want! Contribute anything that comes to mind.

However, if you want some guidance, there are To-Do and Wanted lists.

[edit] Policies

1. Policy:Awards
2. Policy:Be bold
3. Policy:Blocking
4. Policy:Consensus
5. Policy:Disruptive editing
6. Policy:Editing
7. Policy:Libel
8. Policy:Neutral point of view
9. Policy:No legal threats
10. Policy:No personal attacks
11. Policy:Notability
12. Policy:Privacy
13. Policy:Sign your posts on talk pages
14. Policy:Talk page
15. Policy:Three-revert rule
16. Policy:Vandalism

[edit] External Resources

[edit] Official MediaWiki Help

• MediaWiki Help Contents
• Editing Guide
• Wikitext Reference and Examples
• Printable Wikitext Reference Card

[edit] Other Tools

• Convert HTML to Wiki
• Convert CSV to Wiki