Help:Contents

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

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!

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 Sub-Page
• Request Admin Help
• How to Cite References

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.

Policies

1. Policy:Article Naming
2. Policy:BattleTech Essays
3. Policy:Canon
4. Policy:Citation needed
5. Draft:Civility
6. Policy:Consensus
7. Policy:Copyrights
8. Policy:Editing
9. Policy:Fanon
10. Policy:General disclaimer
11. Policy:Images
12. Policy:Libel
13. Policy:Moratorium
14. Policy:Neutral point of view
15. Policy:No legal threats
16. Policy:No personal attacks
17. Policy:Notability
18. Policy:Privacy
19. Policy:Real People
20. Help:Template gallery
21. BattleTechWiki:Template index/Authoritative templates
22. BattleTechWiki:Template index/BattleTechWiki namespace
23. Category:Uncompleted Policies
24. Policy:Vandalism
25. Policy:Verifiability

External Resources

Official MediaWiki Help

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

Other Tools

• Convert HTML to Wiki
• Convert CSV to Wiki