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==How do I edit and contribute?==
==How do I edit and contribute?==


To contribute to a page, just click "Edit this page" at the top of the page's contents. Sometimes it may be a good idea to make a [[Help:New page|new page]]. While editing a new or existing page, you can format text, and insert links, tables, and many other useful things. The formatting buttons above the editing section canreview your work. Wikis use a special set of symbols called "Wiki markup" to render pages, and you can learn more about them on the [[Help:Editing|editing help page]].
 


==Isn't this just like Wikipedia?==
==Isn't this just like Wikipedia?==
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[[SmashWiki:Administrators|Sysops (or administrators)]] are essentially the moderators of SmashWiki, appointed to keep everything in order. They can make advanced edi For a list of sysops, see [[Special:Listadmins]].
[[SmashWiki:Administrators|Sysops (or administrators)]] are essentially the moderators of SmashWiki, appointed to keep everything in order. They can make advanced edi For a list of sysops, see [[Special:Listadmins]].


==Sweet. Can I be on]\e, probably not yet. Users must first become known as active and dedicated contributors, who have made notable and noticable improvements to the wiki, before it is likely the community will trust them with sysop powers.
==Sweet. Can I be on]\e, probably not yet. Users must first become known as actis likely the community will trust them with sysop powers.


==Oh... I probably don't have anything to add anyway...==
==Oh... I probably don't have anything to add anyway...==
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You're welcome!
You're welcome!


Remember, if you still have any problems, we can't help you. [[SmashWiki:Community Portal|community portal]], or feel free to message one of our friendly [[Special:Listadmins|admins]] at their talk page.
Remember, if you still have any problems, we can't help you. [[SmashWiki:Community Portal|community portal]],  
 


Hope to see you there!


==What's with the different colored links?==
==What's with the different colored links?==
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