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-	== About the Homestar Runner Wiki ==	+	{{shortcut|H||[[Help]]}}
		+	The '''Homestar Runner Wiki''' is a collaborative knowledge-base dedicated to the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work created by [[The Brothers Chaps]]. The following articles contain guidance and information about reading, authoring, and participating in the Homestar Runner Wiki community. If this is your first time visiting, please read our [[HRWiki:Introduction|Introduction]].
-	* [[HRWiki:About|First time here?]]	+	== How do I do that? ==
-	* [[HRWiki:What's different from 'Tavi|What's different from 'Tavi]]	+
	* [[HRWiki:FAQ|Frequently asked questions]]		* [[HRWiki:FAQ|Frequently asked questions]]
		+	* [[Help:Editing|Editing information]]
		+	* [[HRWiki:Standards|Wiki Standards]]
		+	* [[HRWiki:User space|User Page Standards]]
		+	* [[HRWiki:Sandbox|Practice editing]]
-	== How do I do that? ==	+	===Specific Help===
-		+
-	=== Using the Homestar Runner Wiki ===	+
-	=== Modifying the Homestar Runner Wiki ===	+	*[[Help:Color codes|Color codes]] – Help translating colors to hexadecimal
		+	*[[Help:Duplicate tabs at bottom|Duplicate tabs at bottom]] – Help putting editing tabs at the bottom
		+	*[[Help:Format|Format]] – Help formatting text
		+	*[[HRWiki:Standards#Fun Facts|Fun Facts]] – See also some advice on [[HRWiki:STUFF/About|what makes a good fun fact]]
		+	*[[Help:Gallery|Gallery]] – Help creating a picture gallery
		+	*[[Help:Icon|Icon]] – Help adding an icon
		+	*[[Help:Image|Image]] – Help putting an image on a page
		+	*[[Help:Incomplete|Incomplete]] – Help fixing up an incomplete page
		+	*[[Help:IRC|IRC]] – Help effectively using IRC
		+	*[[Help:Link|Link]] – Help creating a link
		+	*[[Help:List|List]] – Help creating a list
		+	*[[Help:ParserFunctions|ParserFunctions]] – Help using ParserFunctions
		+	*[[Help:Quickbar|Quickbar]] – Help adding a link to your quickbar
		+	*[[Help:Strong Bad Email|Strong Bad Email]] – Help creating a Strong Bad Email blockquote
		+	*[[Help:Signature|Signature]] – Help creating a signature
		+	*[[Help:Table|Table]] – Help creating a table
		+	*[[HRWiki:Talk page etiquette|Talk page etiquette]] – How to effectively use talk pages
		+	*[[Help:Template|Template]] – Help creating and using a template
		+	*[[Help:UTC clock|UTC clock]] – Help adding a UTC clock to your display
		+	*[[Help:Welcome|Welcome]] – Help welcoming a new user
		+	*[[Help:Vandalism|Vandalism]] – Help stopping a vandal
-	*The piped link to properly sort items in Categories doesn’t seem to work yet [[User:Drhaggis|Drhaggis]] 13:05, 13 Sep 2004 (MST)	+	=== Categories ===
-	**I noticed this last week. If you make a category link a piped link, the bit after the pipe is ''supposed'' to be the sort key for the category page, e.g. for The Cheat you could do <nowiki>[[Category:Characters|Cheat, The]]</nowiki> in order to make The Cheat appear under the C's and not the T's. But for some reason this doesn't work here. Any ideas, anybody? -- [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 13:22, 13 Sep 2004 (MST)	+	You are welcome to browse through the following categories:
		+	*[[:Category:Help|Category:Help]]
		+	*[[:Category:HRWiki Policy|Category:HRWiki Policy]]
		+	*[[:Category:HRWiki Guidelines]]
-	== Information and resources for contributors ==	+	== External resources ==
		+	*{{w|Help:Contents|Wikipedia's help contents}} {{--}} Many of the provided tutorials and how-to articles are relevant to our project since we use the same wiki software.
		+	**Information on creating [[Meta:Help:Redirect|redirects]].
		+	**A guide on creating [[Meta:Help:Table|tables]].
		+	**Information on [[Meta:Help:Advanced editing|Advanced Editing Techniques]] (including [[Meta:Help:Variable|variables]] and [[Meta:Help:Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]]).
-	== Getting in touch ==	+	[[Category:Help|*]]

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Current revision as of 17:24, 11 January 2023

The Homestar Runner Wiki is a collaborative knowledge-base dedicated to the Homestar Runner body of work created by The Brothers Chaps. The following articles contain guidance and information about reading, authoring, and participating in the Homestar Runner Wiki community. If this is your first time visiting, please read our Introduction.

Contents 1 How do I do that? 1.1 Specific Help 1.2 Categories 2 External resources

[edit] How do I do that?

• Frequently asked questions
• Editing information
• Wiki Standards
• User Page Standards
• Practice editing

[edit] Specific Help

• Color codes – Help translating colors to hexadecimal
• Duplicate tabs at bottom – Help putting editing tabs at the bottom
• Format – Help formatting text
• Fun Facts – See also some advice on what makes a good fun fact
• Gallery – Help creating a picture gallery
• Icon – Help adding an icon
• Image – Help putting an image on a page
• Incomplete – Help fixing up an incomplete page
• IRC – Help effectively using IRC
• Link – Help creating a link
• List – Help creating a list
• ParserFunctions – Help using ParserFunctions
• Quickbar – Help adding a link to your quickbar
• Strong Bad Email – Help creating a Strong Bad Email blockquote
• Signature – Help creating a signature
• Table – Help creating a table
• Talk page etiquette – How to effectively use talk pages
• Template – Help creating and using a template
• UTC clock – Help adding a UTC clock to your display
• Welcome – Help welcoming a new user
• Vandalism – Help stopping a vandal

[edit] Categories

You are welcome to browse through the following categories:

• Category:Help
• Category:HRWiki Policy
• Category:HRWiki Guidelines

[edit] External resources

• Wikipedia's help contents — Many of the provided tutorials and how-to articles are relevant to our project since we use the same wiki software.
  • Information on creating redirects.
  • A guide on creating tables.
  • Information on Advanced Editing Techniques (including variables and CSS).