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Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus: /* Using footnotes */

2013-07-31T10:06:01Z

Using footnotes

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	A numeral indicating the footnote and the footnote iself will automatically appear on the page at the point where you put this tag: '''<nowiki><references/></nowiki>''' For example:		A numeral indicating the footnote and the footnote iself will automatically appear on the page at the point where you put this tag: '''<nowiki><references/></nowiki>''' For example:

−	<nowiki>This is page ~~content~~.<ref>''LibreOffice For Starters'', First Edition, Flexible Minds, Manchester, 2002, p. 18</ref>	+	<nowiki>This is the text on the page that needs a footnote in the "references" section below.<ref>''LibreOffice For Starters'', First Edition, Flexible Minds, Manchester, 2002, p. 18</ref>
−	<references/></nowiki>	+	<references/></nowiki>

	It will look like this:		It will look like this:

−	This is the text on the page that needs a footnote in the "references" section below.<ref>LibreOffice For Starters, First Edition, Flexible Minds, Manchester, 2002, p. 18</ref>	+	This is the text on the page that needs a footnote in the "references" section below.<ref>''LibreOffice For Starters'', First Edition, Flexible Minds, Manchester, 2002, p. 18</ref>
	<references/>		<references/>

	'''Attention''': there must be no space before or after the '''<nowiki><ref></nowiki>'''TEXT OF THE FOOTNOTE'''<nowiki></ref></nowiki>''' tags. If there is a space there, the text will show error.		'''Attention''': there must be no space before or after the '''<nowiki><ref></nowiki>'''TEXT OF THE FOOTNOTE'''<nowiki></ref></nowiki>''' tags. If there is a space there, the text will show error.
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	==Special characters==		==Special characters==

Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus: added "How to make footnotes"

2013-07-31T10:04:28Z

added "How to make footnotes"

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	;Item to define : A nice definition that can be as long or as short as you want.		;Item to define : A nice definition that can be as long or as short as you want.
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		+	==Using footnotes==
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		+	It's of utmost importance that for all claims in a scholarly article of our website we use references in footnotes. It does not only assures our readers they are reading a high quality, researched and verified article, but it greatly hepls them in further research, to find the ancient sources, the latest scholarship, authors etc., so that they can conduct researches themselves, or deepen their understanding and Romannes.
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		+	To create a footnote, determine the point in the page content where the footnote is desired and enter the markup with the citation or note inside the '''<nowiki><ref></nowiki>'''TEXT OF THE FOOTNOTE'''<nowiki></ref></nowiki>''' tags.
		+	A numeral indicating the footnote and the footnote iself will automatically appear on the page at the point where you put this tag: '''<nowiki><references/></nowiki>''' For example:
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		+	<nowiki>This is page content.<ref>''LibreOffice For Starters'', First Edition, Flexible Minds, Manchester, 2002, p. 18</ref>
		+	<references/></nowiki>
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		+	It will look like this:
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		+	This is the text on the page that needs a footnote in the "references" section below.<ref>LibreOffice For Starters, First Edition, Flexible Minds, Manchester, 2002, p. 18</ref>
		+	<references/>
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		+	'''Attention''': there must be no space before or after the '''<nowiki><ref></nowiki>'''TEXT OF THE FOOTNOTE'''<nowiki></ref></nowiki>''' tags. If there is a space there, the text will show error.
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	==Special characters==		==Special characters==

M. Lucretius Agricola: /* Category links */ refine example

2008-11-10T08:17:04Z

Category links: refine example

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	You can add your article to a '''category''' by putting in a ''category link''.		You can add your article to a '''category''' by putting in a ''category link''.

−	A '''category''' is a special kind of page. It will automatically show an alphabetical list of all the articles that have a link to that ~~category. Look at [[:Category:Macellum (Nova Roma)\|Macellum]] for an example of a~~ category. Every article in that category has a link like this inside it:	+	A '''category''' is a special kind of page. It will automatically show an alphabetical list of all the articles that have a link to that category. Every article in that category has a link like this inside it:

−	<nowiki>[[Category:~~Macellum (~~Nova Roma)]]</nowiki>	+	<nowiki>[[Category:Nova Roma]]</nowiki>

	*Put a category link anywhere in the article, usually at the bottom or at the top.		*Put a category link anywhere in the article, usually at the bottom or at the top.
	*The link to the category ''automatically'' appears at the bottom of the article.		*The link to the category ''automatically'' appears at the bottom of the article.
	*An article can be in any number of categories.		*An article can be in any number of categories.
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	To make a '''link to a category''' ''without adding the article to the category'', just add a leading colon, like this:		To make a '''link to a category''' ''without adding the article to the category'', just add a leading colon, like this:

−	<nowiki>[[:Category:~~Macellum (~~Nova Roma)]]</nowiki>	+	<nowiki>[[:Category:Nova Roma]]</nowiki>

−	It will look like this: "[[:Category:~~Macellum (~~Nova Roma)]]"	+	It will look like this: "[[:Category:Nova Roma]]"

	Of course, it now acts like a normal ''inside the wiki link'', so all the other rules apply:		Of course, it now acts like a normal ''inside the wiki link'', so all the other rules apply:

−	<nowiki>[[:Category:~~Macellum~~ (Nova Roma)\|]]</nowiki>	+	<nowiki>[[:Category:Senators (Nova Roma)\|]]</nowiki>

−	Appears as: "[[:Category:~~Macellum~~ (Nova Roma)\|~~Macellum~~]]"	+	Appears as: "[[:Category:Senators (Nova Roma)\|Senators]]"

	===Date links===		===Date links===

M. Lucretius Agricola: tidy up and link to related topics

2007-09-07T11:57:12Z

tidy up and link to related topics

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M. Lucretius Agricola: /* Images */ remove IMAGES to own file

2007-09-07T11:46:14Z

Images: remove IMAGES to own file

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−	==~~Images~~==	+	==Related Topics==
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−	~~===An image, including alternate text===~~	+
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−	*Everything goes in '''<nowiki>[[double brackets]]</nowiki>'''.	+
−	*Put '''Image:''' plus the image file name first.	+
−	*Put a '''pipe character <nowiki>\|</nowiki>''' between the image file name and the alternate text.	+
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−	~~<nowiki>[[Image:Nova_Roma_Flag.jpg\|Nova Roma flag]]</nowiki>~~	+
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−	~~Makes this:~~	+
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−	~~[[Image:Nova_Roma_Flag.jpg\|Nova Roma flag]]~~	+
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−	~~===An image in a frame with a caption===~~	+
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−	~~Just add the keyword '''frame''' and set it off with '''pipe characters <nowiki>\|</nowiki>'''~~	+
−	~~<nowiki>[Image:Nova_Roma_Flag.jpg\|frame\|The Nova Roma flag]]</nowiki>~~	+
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−	~~Makes this:~~	+
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−	~~[[Image:Nova_Roma_Flag.jpg\|frame\|The Nova Roma flag]]~~	+
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−	~~<br style="clear:both"/>~~	+
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−	~~===Wrapping text around an image===~~	+
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−	~~[[Image:Nova_Roma_Flag.jpg\|frame\|left\|The Nova Roma flag]]~~	+
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−	~~You can put the image in a frame with a caption and make text wrap around it. You can make the image move to the '''left''' or to the '''right'''.~~	+
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−	*Add the keyword '''left''' or '''right''' and set it off with '''pipe characters <nowiki>\|</nowiki>'''	+
−	*Put the image first and the surrounding text below it.	+
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−	~~<pre><nowiki>[[Image:Nova_Roma_Flag.jpg\|frame\|left\|The Nova Roma flag]]</nowiki> You can~~	+
−	~~put the image in a frame...</pre>~~	+
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−	~~<br style="clear:both"/>~~	+

		+	[[NovaRoma:Images for Romans]]

	==Special characters==		==Special characters==

M. Lucretius Agricola: /* Editing: Basic steps */ include the Fourfold way

2007-09-07T10:34:38Z

Editing: Basic steps: include the Fourfold way

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	==Editing: Basic steps==		==Editing: Basic steps==
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		+	===The Fourfold Way===
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		+	{{NovaRoma:Fourfold way}}

	===Start editing===		===Start editing===
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	===Preview before saving===		===Preview before saving===
	When you have finished, press '''Show preview''' to see how your changes will look -- '''before''' you make them permanent. Repeat the edit/preview process until you are satisfied, then click '''Save page''' and your changes will be immediately applied to the article.		When you have finished, press '''Show preview''' to see how your changes will look -- '''before''' you make them permanent. Repeat the edit/preview process until you are satisfied, then click '''Save page''' and your changes will be immediately applied to the article.
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	== Links ==		== Links ==

M. Lucretius Agricola: link to help files index

2006-08-15T04:13:51Z

link to help files index

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	{{Translate-IT}}		{{Translate-IT}}
	{{Translate-ES}}		{{Translate-ES}}
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		+	This is one of the [[NovaRoma:Help_files \| Nova Roma wiki help files]].

	This is a quick guide for Romans who are new to wikis.		This is a quick guide for Romans who are new to wikis.
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	One advantage of using templates is that a change to a template will change that template on every page that uses the template.		One advantage of using templates is that a change to a template will change that template on every page that uses the template.
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		+	There is a [[NovaRoma:Templates \| help article on templates]].

M. Lucretius Agricola: language bar and tag for translation

2006-08-11T01:31:45Z

language bar and tag for translation

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		+	{{LanguageBar\|NovaRoma:Wiki Editing for Romans}}
		+	{{Translate-LA}}
		+	{{Translate-FR}}
		+	{{Translate-DE}}
		+	{{Translate-PT}}
		+	{{Translate-IT}}
		+	{{Translate-ES}}
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	This is a quick guide for Romans who are new to wikis.		This is a quick guide for Romans who are new to wikis.

Aulus Apollonius Cordus: /* Emphasis: ''italics'' and '''bold''' */ Changed policy as discussed

2006-06-27T21:36:04Z

Emphasis: ''italics'' and '''bold''': Changed policy as discussed

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−	==~~Emphasis:~~ ''~~italics~~'' and '''bold'''==	+	==''Italics'' and '''bold'''==

−	~~Emphasis is added~~ by surrounding ~~things~~ with apostrophes (or single quotes).	+	You can put words into ''italics'' or '''bold''' by surrounding them with apostrophes (or single quotes).

−	~~#Put~~ ''~~'two''' apostrophes around the bit you want to emphasize. <nowiki>''Emphasis''</nowiki> ''Emphasis~~'' (~~usually italic)~~.	+	''Italics'' are used for words in another language (e.g. Latin). They are '''not''' used for emphasis.
−	~~#Put '''three''' apostrophes around the bit you want to emphasize more~~. ~~<nowiki>'''More emphasis'''</nowiki> '''More emphasis''' (usually bold~~).	+
−	~~#Put~~ '''~~five~~''' ~~apostrophes around the bit you want to emphasize most. <nowiki>'''''Lots of~~ emphasis~~'''''</nowiki> '''''Lots of emphasis''''' (usually bold italic)~~.	+

−	~~It is considered~~ ''~~bad form~~'' ~~to use ALL CAPS~~ for emphasis.	+	'''Bold''' is used for emphasis.

		+	The emphasise a word in a foreign language, you can use '''''bold italics'''''.

		+	#Put '''two''' apostrophes around the bit you want to make italic: <nowiki>''Non-English word''</nowiki> --> ''Non-English word''.
		+	#Put '''three''' apostrophes around the bit you want to make bold: <nowiki>'''Emphasised word'''</nowiki> --> '''Emphasised word'''.
		+	#Put '''five''' apostrophes around the bit you want to make bold and italic: <nowiki>'''''Emphasised non-English word'''''</nowiki> --> '''''Emphasised non-English word''''' (usually bold italic).
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		+	It is considered ''bad form'' to use ALL CAPS for emphasis.

	==Lists==		==Lists==

M. Lucretius Agricola: link to Advanced wiki editing...

2006-06-17T02:37:28Z

link to Advanced wiki editing...

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	*If you want to '''create a new article''', it is just the same, but please also read about [[NRWiki:Article Names\|how to name articles]].		*If you want to '''create a new article''', it is just the same, but please also read about [[NRWiki:Article Names\|how to name articles]].

−	'''N.B.:''' This isn't everything that you can do, but it is probably enough for most articles.	+	'''N.B.:''' This isn't everything that you can do, but it is probably enough for most articles. More topics are covered in '''[[NovaRoma:Advanced Wiki Editing for Romans\|Advanced Wiki Editing for Romans]]'''.

	==Editing: Basic steps==		==Editing: Basic steps==