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======Welcome====== | ======Welcome====== |
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Welcome to the wiki for the **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion|AlternateHistory.com Discussion Board]]**. If you're new to alternate history, please see the [[alternate history:Alternate History FAQ]], the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_history_%28fiction%29|Wikipedia article]] and the [[alternate history:alternate history|Alternate History]] section of our wiki. If you're a first time user of the wiki, please see [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/logging-in-to-the-wiki.388794/|this note]] to receive advice on setting up a wiki account. If you have trouble searching for things on the discussion board, please read [[offtopic:how_to_use_the_search_function|this]]. | Welcome to the wiki for the **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion|AlternateHistory.com Discussion Board]]**. If you're new to the genre of alternate history, please see the [[alternate history:Alternate History FAQ]], the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_history_%28fiction%29|Wikipedia article]] on the subject, and the [[alternate history:alternate history|Alternate History]] section of our wiki. |
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| === Login account / Getting started === |
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| If you're a first time user of the AH.com wiki and would like to meaningfully contribute to its contents, please see [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/logging-in-to-the-wiki.388794/|this advice on setting up a wiki account]]. If you have trouble searching for things on the discussion board or the wiki, please read [[offtopic:how_to_use_the_search_function|this]]. If you want to discuss the wiki's current contents, seek advice on editing the wiki, and so on, please read [[start#discussing_wiki_articles|this]] first. Thank you. |
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**[[shared worlds:SHARED WORLDS]]**: Shared worlds (alternate history play-by-post games) and information about them. | **[[shared worlds:SHARED WORLDS]]**: Shared worlds (alternate history play-by-post games) and information about them. |
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**[[offtopic:OFF TOPIC]]**: Pages for the off-topic sections of the [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion|discussion board]]. | **[[offtopic:OFF TOPIC]]**: Pages for the off-topic sections of the [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion|discussion board]]. Etiquette, board culture, silliness. |
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**[[offtopic:member_list|THE MEMBER LIST]]** | **[[offtopic:member_list|THE MEMBER LIST]]** |
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If you wish to put a link under a different name to the article title, put the article title first, then a hash # and then the name you want it to appear under. | If you wish to put a link under a different name to the article title, put the article title first, then a hash (#) or a horizontal dividing line (|) and then the name you want it to appear under. |
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**Example:** Let's say you want to put the sentence, "[[offtopic:Jared]] has worked extensively on (link) DoD". Because the article is called "Decades of Darkness" and not DoD, you need to word the link as: <nowiki>[[timelines:Decades of Darkness#DoD]]</nowiki>. It will then appear as "[[timelines:Decades of Darkness|DoD]]". | **Example:** Let's say you want to put the sentence, "[[offtopic:Jared]] has worked extensively on (link) DoD". Because the article is called "Decades of Darkness" and not DoD, you need to word the link as: ''<nowiki>[[timelines:Decades of Darkness#DoD]]</nowiki>'' or ''<nowiki>[[timelines:Decades of Darkness|DoD]]</nowiki>''. It will then appear as "[[timelines:Decades of Darkness|DoD]]". |
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