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| | + | |pagebody = WikiVet is a collaboratively edited veterinary encyclopedia to which you can contribute. These series of articles aim to help you join in this ongoing project. The following pages will discuss features of WikiVet, giving style and content guidance, and laying down some basic rules and guidelines to follow whilst using the WikiVet. Please remember that this is only a basic tutorial and if you are struggling please look at the external Wikipedia help pages or email on of our admins. A key feature of WikiVet is the [[sandpit]]. This is essentially a practice area for editing and experimenting. No one will mind if you mess this page up whilst learning the ropes of WikiVet. |
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| − | === Basic text formatting ===
| + | [[Help:Writing a Wiki Article|Writing a Wiki Article]] |
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| − | Please do not start a link or ''italics'' or '''bold''' on one line and close it on the next.
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| − | Please do not start a link or
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| − | - Four tildes give your signature plus date/time: [[User:Example|Example]] 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) <br />
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