Editing Help:FAQ

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This page should clarify any doubts, confusion, or misconceptions. If you wish to ask a new question about this wiki or a general wiki question, create a page at the [[forum:help desk|help desk]] and we will try to answer it. For information on how to edit pages, see [[Help:Editing]]; or if you just want to know what you can do, take a look at [[Pikipedia:Helping out]].

==Signatures==
===How do I sign my name at the end of my posts?===
To sign your name, type four tildes.

*Example: <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code> for [[User:Espyo]], produces "— '''{''[[User:Espyo|Espyo]]''<sup>[[User talk:Espyo|T]]</sup>}''' 08:00, 19 May 2012 (EDT)"

You can customize your signature in your [[Special:Preferences|preferences page]].

==Userpages==
===How do I create my user page?===
To create your user page, you need to [[Special:CreateAccount|sign up]] for an account on Pikipedia and become an [[Pikipedia:Autoconfirmed users|autoconfirmed user]]. After you have met the requirements, click on your account name in the upper-right corner (assuming you are using the default skin) and you will be taken to a blank page.

Once you are at the blank page, click on the "Edit" tab and edit to your heart's content.

===How do I make a subpage for my user page?===
To make a subpage for your user page, you must first be an [[Pikipedia:Autoconfirmed users|autoconfirmed user]]. Once that requirement is met, add a slash after your username in the address (URL), then type the name of the page you want to create. You can also preview a link to the page by editing any other page, then click on that to go there.

*Example: Say that [[User:Goolix|Goolix]] wanted to create a user subpage called sig. On their user page, they would type: '''<nowiki>[[User:Goolix/sig]]</nowiki>''', then preview the page. Once the page is previewed, they would click on the link they just created and edit it.

==How do I make a userbox?==
A '''userbox''' is a small, usually colored box that users place on their user pages to give information about themselves. They tend to concern the preferences or habits of a user. Current [[Pikipedia:About|Pikipedia]] userboxes are found at [[:Category:Pikipedia userboxes]].

To create a custom userbox, there are a number of options:
*'''Use code from an existing userbox.''' This involves editing another userbox on the wiki to copy its code, then changing it to suit your needs. This should be saved as a [[#How do I make a subpage for my user page?|subpage to your user page]].
*'''Use ''Template:Userbox''.''' Follow the documentation found at [[Template:Userbox]] to create a simple userbox.
*Otherwise, if you have knowledge of MediaWiki [[Help:Editing#Tables|tables]] and CSS styles, '''create a userbox from scratch'''.  These are the two basic elements used in userboxes and are all that is needed.

Once saved, the finished userbox can be substituted into any page via the code ''<nowiki>{{User:Username/subpage}}</nowiki>''.

Other than that, there's the [[Template:Infobox user|user infobox]], which you can use to list some info about yourself.

===Towers===
Userboxes are most often arranged into columns, or "towers", on user pages, especially when there are quite a few to display. This can be achieved with the following code (change ''float: right'' to ''float: left'' if preferred):
<pre>
{|style="border-spacing: 10px; float: right;"
|-
| The first userbox goes here
|-
| Another one could be here
|-
| And so on
|}
</pre>

This is a simple MediaWiki [[Help:Editing#Tables|table]], so it can be given styles and classes like any other table.

==How do I make an image gallery?==
To make an image gallery, you would use the <code><nowiki><gallery></nowiki></code> tag, then list the images (one on each line) that you want to display.

*Example (Bulborb):

<pre><nowiki>
<gallery>
Red Bulborb P1 art.png|A [[Bulborb]].
Hairybulborb.jpg|A [[Hairy Bulborb]].
Orangebulborb.jpg|An [[Orange Bulborb]].
</gallery>
</nowiki></pre>

Turns into this:
<gallery>
Red Bulborb P1 art.png|A [[Bulborb]].
Hairybulborb.jpg|A [[Hairy Bulborb]].
Orangebulborb.jpg|An [[Orange Bulborb]].
</gallery>

==What is this NTSC and PAL?==
{{main|Region}}
NTSC and PAL are the two different versions of the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' games]]. In themselves, NTSC and PAL refer to the television coding systems the game must display in, and so games must be altered to be compatible with consoles in the same region. During this localization process, other changes and fixes are also made, forming the two known different versions of the game. PAL games are generally distributed in Europe and Australia, while NTSC ones are found in Japan and America. On the wiki, avoid using the terms "PAL" and "NTSC". Instead, use "US" and "European".

==Can I type "Pikmin" with a lowercase p?==
No. Every time you type Pikmin, always do it with an uppercase P. This is the official spelling. You can read more at [[Pikmin family#Naming]].

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