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Redirect pages are special pages that automatically go to another page when someone searches them or clicks on a link to them. They're useful when an article has multiple things it could be called. To create a redirect page, start it with <code><nowiki>#REDIRECT</nowiki></code> and then link to the article. An example of this is [[Olimar]], which contains <code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Captain Olimar]]</nowiki>.</code> | Redirect pages are special pages that automatically go to another page when someone searches them or clicks on a link to them. They're useful when an article has multiple things it could be called. To create a redirect page, start it with <code><nowiki>#REDIRECT</nowiki></code> and then link to the article. An example of this is [[Olimar]], which contains <code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Captain Olimar]]</nowiki>.</code> | ||
For some types of information, it may be practical to display it in a table. Since table syntax can be complicated, it is described at [[Help:Tables]] instead of | When writing a dash, it's preferable to use the HTML code for the dash rather than the character itself, which can be confused with a hyphen. This can be done by writing the text <code><nowiki>&ndash;</nowiki></code> in place of the dash. The same thing can be done (with different codes) for other special characters. | ||
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|<pre><nowiki>In ''Pikmin'', Yellow Pikmin can carry [[bomb-rock]]s &ndash; an ability necessary to access certain sections of areas.</nowiki></pre> | |||
|In ''Pikmin'', Yellow Pikmin can carry [[bomb-rock]]s – an ability necessary to access certain sections of areas. | |||
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For some types of information, it may be practical to display it in a table. Since table syntax can be complicated, it is described at [[Help:Tables]] instead of on this page. | |||
In talk pages, you can end your post with a signature, which contains your username and the date and time of your post. To sign your posts, put 4 tildes (<code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>) at the end of the post. (3 tildes will produce just the username, and 5 tildes will produce just the time and date.) It's possible to customize your signature in your [[Special:Preferences|preferences page]]. Below is an example of a custom signature. | In talk pages, you can end your post with a signature, which contains your username and the date and time of your post. To sign your posts, put 4 tildes (<code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>) at the end of the post. (3 tildes will produce just the username, and 5 tildes will produce just the time and date.) It's possible to customize your signature in your [[Special:Preferences|preferences page]]. Below is an example of a custom signature. | ||