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- | The following editing rules apply to this web site and may not apply to others. | + | The following editing rules apply to this web site and may not apply to others. Please pay special attention to this web site's way of creating numbering lists (most specifically for award requirements). Our system is different from other standard MediaWiki sites. |
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- | <span style="font-size:0.9em;">''A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.''</span> | + | <span style="font-size:0.9em;">''A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four or more headings are added to an article.''</span> |
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<tt><nowiki>== Level 1 ==</nowiki></tt><br /> | <tt><nowiki>== Level 1 ==</nowiki></tt><br /> | ||
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+ | <tt>:1. one</tt><br /> | ||
+ | <tt>:2. two</tt><br /> | ||
+ | <tt>::1. two point one</tt><br /> | ||
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+ | ::1. two point one | ||
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+ | |MediaWiki's standard<br />numbered list<br />(DO NOT USE) | ||
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+ | == Additional notes on page formatting == | ||
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+ | Requirements pages for Ranks, Awards, and Merit Badges have a somewhat formal structure. Award requirements are usually listed first under the '''== Award requirements ==''' heading. The next section will most likely be '''== Notes ==''' followed by '''== |
Revision as of 17:15, March 16, 2007
The following editing rules apply to this web site and may not apply to others. Please pay special attention to this web site's way of creating numbering lists (most specifically for award requirements). Our system is different from other standard MediaWiki sites.
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Italicise text |
''italic'' |
italic | |
Bold text |
'''bold''' |
bold | |
Bold and italic |
'''''bold & italic''''' |
bold & italic | |
Internal link (within Wikipedia) |
[[name of page]] | ||
Redirect to another page |
#REDIRECT [[Target page]] | ||
External link (to other websites) |
[http://www.example.org] | ||
Sign your posts |
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Headings A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four or more headings are added to an article. |
== Level 1 == |
Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5 | |
Bullet list |
* one |
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MeritBadgeDotOrg's modified numbered list |
:1. one |
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MediaWiki's standard numbered list (DO NOT USE) |
# one |
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Additional notes on page formatting
Requirements pages for Ranks, Awards, and Merit Badges have a somewhat formal structure. Award requirements are usually listed first under the == Award requirements == heading. The next section will most likely be == Notes == followed by ==