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''Join the Marspedia Project! Help us to create an online encyclopedia about Mars!''
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We need interested volunteers to join us to assist with the following areas:
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==New: Marspedia Tutorials==
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Access this new set of '''[[Marspedia_Tutorials|Marspedia Tutorials]]''' which provide guidance on how to use this site.
  
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'''[[Marspedia:Editorial|Editorial Subcommittee]]'''
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===Here's how you can help===
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* If you have an article already written, submit via this '''[http://submissions.marspedia.org/ Google Form.]'''
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* [[Special:RequestAccount|Sign up for a new account]].
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* Refine an '''[[:Category:Stubs|Article Stub]]''' into something more complete.
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* Write a new article for something on our list of '''[[Needed Articles]]'''.
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* Tidy up an article that is listed in our '''[[:Category:Cleanup|Cleanup Category]]'''.
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* Join the '''[[Marspedia:Editorial|Editorial]]''' & '''[[Marspedia:Technical|Technical]]''' Subcommittees.
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* '''[http://submissions.marspedia.org/ Submit Your Content]''' to Marspedia and we can add it to the wiki for you!
  
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===How to Edit the Wiki===
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* Use the '''"Edit"''' button on any page to make use of our Visual Editor.  Here's its '''[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:VisualEditor/User_guide Help Guide]'''.
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* Use the '''"Edit Source"''' button on any page to use the code-based editor.  Here's a list of '''[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Wiki codes you can use]'''.
  
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The Marspedia Editorial Subcommittee is chartered to improve and maintain the wiki though a group of volunteer content editors and authors. We need folks that have experience with editing and reviewing content, particularly with the sciences.  We are also always on the lookout for new content that we can add to the wiki. We are striving to make Marspedia a one-stop destination for all aspects of Mars including historical articles of past missions, the current knowledge about the planet and state of technology, and future concepts and plans for human exploration & settlement.
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===How to Search & Browse the Wiki===
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* Use the '''[[Special:Search|Search Page]]''' or the top Search box to quickly locate articles.
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* Use the '''[[:Category:Main|Category Tree]]''' (or click '''"Browse"''' in the left navigation) to look through the index we've set up.
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* Use the '''[[Special:AllPages|All Pages]]''' feature of Mediawiki to locate anything in the wiki.
  
  
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The Marspedia Technical Subcommittee is chartered to improve and maintain the wiki and its various technical aspects.  We already have an experienced technical team that has set up and is maintaining the wiki, but we are always on the lookout for experienced software developers, and people that know MediaWiki.  We are striving for Marspedia to be a cutting-edge and technologically advanced wiki that has many tools available for our content writers and editors.
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Please click on one of the links above to find out more information, and get started with helping.
 

Latest revision as of 14:14, 6 July 2020

Join the Marspedia Project! Help us to create an online encyclopedia about Mars!

New: Marspedia Tutorials

Access this new set of Marspedia Tutorials which provide guidance on how to use this site.

Here's how you can help

How to Edit the Wiki

  • Use the "Edit" button on any page to make use of our Visual Editor. Here's its Help Guide.
  • Use the "Edit Source" button on any page to use the code-based editor. Here's a list of Wiki codes you can use.

How to Search & Browse the Wiki

  • Use the Search Page or the top Search box to quickly locate articles.
  • Use the Category Tree (or click "Browse" in the left navigation) to look through the index we've set up.
  • Use the All Pages feature of Mediawiki to locate anything in the wiki.


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