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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]].
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==
==Signatures==
===How do I sign my name at the end of my posts?===
===How do I sign my name at the end of my posts?===
To sign your name, you type four tildes.
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)"
*Example: <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code> for [[User:Espyo]], produces "— '''{''[[User:Espyo|Espyo]]''<sup>[[User talk:Espyo|T]]</sup>}''' 08:00, 19 May 2012 (EDT)"


===How do I make a nifty custom signature?===
You can customize your signature in your [[Special:Preferences|preferences page]].
To make a custom signature, first, make a subpage to your user page (see below if you don't know how) called '''User:(your username)/sig'''. On that page, add a link to your user page, and edit your username as you want it to appear in your signature, maybe adding color, a picture, or a link to your talk page.
 
After you fixed up your custom sig to your liking, you now (quite obviously) want to display it. To do so, save your creation, then go to your preferences screen in the upper right-hand corner. In the "Nickname" field (right under your email address), add <code><nowiki>{{SUBST:User:(your username)/sig}}</nowiki></code>, make sure that "Custom signature" is checked, and save. Now when you sign your name, your sig should be replaced by your custom sig.
 
*Example: Take a look at [[User:Greenpickle/sig]] for an example of code to use. There are other custom sigs out there, but it's best to not link to them without permission. If you find one you like, you can take a look at the source by adding "/sig" at the end of the user in question's user page.


==Userpages==
==Userpages==
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This is a simple MediaWiki [[Help:Editing#Tables|table]], so it can be given styles and classes like any other table.
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?==
==What do NTSC and PAL mean?==
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}}
{{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".
{{w|NTSC}} and {{w|PAL}} are analog television encoding schemes. NTSC is used in North America and Japan, while PAL is used in Europe and Australia. Video games from before the age of digital television usually have separate NTSC and PAL versions for technical reasons, but these version differences are also used to allow for different localization versions, altering aspects of the game to fit regional cultural differences. "NTSC" is often used as a short way to refer to the American localization of a game, while "PAL" is used to refer to the European localisation. However, this usage of the terms is technically inaccurate, since the versions for different televisions don't necessarily have to have localization differences, and there can be different versions of the game for the same encoding scheme (such as different Japanese and American versions that both use NTSC). On Pikipedia, it is therefore recommended to use the terms "Japanese", "US", and "European" to refer to the different localized versions of ''Pikmin'' games.


==Can I type "Pikmin" with a lowercase p?==
==Can I spell "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]].
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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