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::; The summary of help pages
::; The summary of help pages
::; The portal pages
::; The portal pages
:; Links to other FlightGear web sites
:; FlightGear web sites :
:; Some useful tools
::* The main website, http://flightgear.org
::* The forum, http://forum.flightgear.org
::* The {{tickets|bug tracker}} at SourceForge
::* Links to info on [[Current events|events]], like expositions where FlightGear developers can or have met in real life
:; Toolbox
:: Slightly dependent on the type of page you are viewing
:: Slightly dependent on the type of page you are viewing
::* A summary of pages linking to the page you are viewing
::* A summary of pages linking to the page you are viewing
::* A summary of edits related to the page you are viewing
::* A summary of edits related to the page you are viewing
::* The [[Help:Upload wizard|upload wizard]]
::* The upload wizard
::* A set of special pages
::* A set of special pages, with information on pages, categories, files and users
::* A more printer-friendly version of the page
::* A more printer-friendly version of the page
::* A link to the particular version of the page you are viewing.
::* A link to the particular version of the page you are viewing.
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Through the "Mobile view"/"Desktop view" links one can change between the desktop and mobile views.
Through the "Mobile view"/"Desktop view" links one can change between the desktop and mobile views.


== Wiki features ==
=== Typical article layout ===
Some things this tutorial could be about is for example
{{tip|If you are familiar with Wikipedia, you can most probably skip this section.}}
* What are those links to the right?
* Why should I write a summary?
* What is a diff?
* What is a category?
* What are permalinks?


Article pages should have any general notices about the article on the very top of it.


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The first section of the article, before the table of contents should contain a summary of the article.  Sometimes you might instead find this information further down in a section named something like ''Goal'', ''Background'', but this practice is discouraged.


'''Welcome to the FlightGear Wiki!'''
On the top left in many articles you can find an ''infobox'' with a summary of information relevant to articles about certain subjects, for example aircraft, airports and software.


There are two main considerations for contributing here, one is using the [[Mediawiki]] software and the other is the nature  ofthe FlightGear wiki. The FlightGear wiki is collaborative volunteer written documentation relating to [[FlightGear]], licensed under the [[GPL|GNU GPL Version 2]].
Below the infobox or at the bottom of the page there is often a ''navbox'' with links to related articles in a series of articles.


FlightGear wiki is not the same as an encyclopedia or research paper, so there is no requirement to have primary and secondary sources to publish content, unless you are citing something. In fact, much of what needs to be written does not exist anywhere at all!
At the bottom of the article you can find links to related wiki articles and FlightGear project web pages like forum topics, developer mailing list threads and source code.  Sometimes there is also links to pages external to the project.


Original research, opinions, and first hand accounts are the majority of the content here, but please do not plagiarize. If you are going to copy or cite something then provide a reference (like you might for a school paper). Other than that, the standards and specific goals of the FlightGear are still in flux and development.
== Wiki features ==
 
=== Main characteristics ===
==About the FlightGear wiki==
The two main characteristics of a wiki that like the FlightGear are using the MediaWiki software are:
The FlightGear wiki is currently small, technically oriented, and international. In addition to all sorts of people, regular volunteers include pilots, 3D modelers, professors, and programmers from around the world sharing an interest in FlightGear documentation.
 
Articles tend to be about whatever someone sees as important, useful, or fun enough to write about!
 
==Using the software==
 
Writing and editing with Mediawiki code (currently using version {{CURRENTVERSION}}) can take some getting used depending on your background, because unlike most word processors you can see and type software code used for formating and linking. If you already know HTML or a programming language then what are you doing reading this! If you have just used [[Open Office]], then it is still easy to get started. Try using the formating buttons at the top of the edit window to format your text.


*[[Help:Tutorial]] to learn how to format your article.
* Anyone can register and edit most pages
* The edit history of all pages is ''preserved'' and is available to everyone


==More on what to write==
This allows for very transparent collaboration.
The FlightGear wiki has {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles (although only a few dozen of these are well developed) and only a handful of active contributors, with most days only a dozen or so edits being made.


If you are interested in working or building on what has already been done:
=== Page history ===
* History tab
* Diffs
* Permalinks
* Watchlist


Currently the wiki has three main areas that need to be maintained.
=== Types of pages ===
*[[Portal:Developer]] related- these are mostly technical articles aimed at people working on FlightGear.
In addition there are several types of pages. These different types of pages are usually separated in different ''namespaces'':
*Help documentation related- on the User side, articles about how to get started, how to use features, FAQ, etc..(like [[FAQ]])
*Official aircraft- keeping the aircraft up to date with those on CVS. (like [[Table of models]])


Also, there are the [[:Category:Stubs|Stubs]], [[:Category:Afd|Considered for deletion]] and [[:Category:Cleanup|Cleanup]] categories. These articles have been noted as needing more information, a cleanup and/or other additions. Great to start your wiki-career or if you don't like to start a completely new article!
:; Articles
:: Pages in the main namespace, making up the most of the wikis content.
;; Files
:: Generally images used to illustrate the wiki.
:; Categories
:: Grouping together pages with similar content in a somewhat hierarchical fashion.
:; Templates
:: That are used when the wiki editors either want content to be presented in a consistent manner or to lessen the amount of typing needed for common things like repository links etc.
:; User pages
:: Where users can present themselves, have to-do lists etc.
:; Discussion pages
:: These are used for discussions about the wiki, individual pages and with users.
:; Portals
:; Howto pages
:; Help pages
:: Like the one you are reading now.


Other interesting pages include things like [[Real Life Experience]], [[Linux software audio mixing with FlightGear]], [[Current events]], or [[Presentation Recipe]]!
It may not be obvious at first, but pages in these namespaces are used in different ways, many of them are for example linked to in very different ways.


Well that sounds exciting! Good luck!
=== Wiki markup ===
To format the text of the wiki, adding images etc, ''wiki markup'' or ''wikitext'' is used.  For a summary see [[Help:Your first article]] and for details, see [[Help:Formatting]].


==Creating a new article==
== Whats next? ==
Fill your new articles name in the search box and press '''Go'''. If the article doesn't exist yet, you can click the red link in the sentence that appears like:  
* [[Portal:Wiki]]
:'''Create the page [[Title of your article]] on this wiki!'''.
* [[Help:Your first article]]


[[Category:Help]]
[[Category:Help]]
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