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<h3> Linking common terms to Wikipedia </h3>
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=== Custom NSwiki Signatures ===
There are a number of red links to 'common' topics, such as [[communist]] or [[language]]Rather than fill up our NSwiki with a bunch of ''(probably-contested)'' terminology, it makes sense to link such things directly to the Wikipedia entry. The easy way is like this:
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To add a custom signature, you can go to your Preferences panel (''the link is on the top of the standard skin'')There you will see a box with "'''Your nickname (for signatures):'''  Here you can insert code to add more than just your User name.
  
:"It is a <tt><nowiki>[[Wikipedia:communist|]]</nowiki></tt> nation."
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'''Don't go overboard!'''  This is more for convenience than for making some glorious sig that will awe and amaze your fellow NSwikians.  Here's a suggestion for a simple modification that will make it easier for a fellow reader to click directly to your Talk page:
:&rarr; "It is a [[Wikipedia:communist|communist]] nation."
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:'''<tt><nowiki>]]|[[User talk:YourUserNameHere|<small>talk</small> </nowiki></tt>'''
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Looks a bit funky, but that's how you code it.  Yes, it really is supposed to start with the <nowiki>]]</nowiki> facing that way.  You may prefer to use a [http://www.columbia.edu/~fdc/entities.html#greek Greek] (''I use'' &Theta; ''because it looks like a little frisbee''), [http://webdesign.about.com/library/blhtmlcodes-ru.htm Cyrillic] or some other fun &spades; &clubs; &diams; &hearts; symbols instead of the <nowiki><small>talk</small></nowiki>.
  
Or make it specific to a nation, as [[Constantinopolis]] has done.
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Now be '''sure''' not to leave '''YourUserNameHere''' intact, please! Change it to your User name, which may or may not be the same as your Nation nameIt's the name you log in with.
 
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:"That Constantinopolite is a <tt><nowiki>[[Communist Party of Constantinopolis|Communist|]]</nowiki></tt>."
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:&rarr; "That Constantinopolite is a [[Communist Party of Constantinopolis|Communist]]."
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Take special note of the ''pipe'' ( '''<nowiki>|</nowiki>''' ) symbol before the final brackets.  Add the pipe, and the word after the colon gets piped directly outYou don't see the Wikipedia or Constantinopolis reference.  If you prefer, you can change the text after the pipe:
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:"Our national language is <tt><nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Sindarin|Elvish]]</nowiki></tt>."
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:&rarr; "Our national language is [[Wikipedia:Sindarin|Elvish]]."
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My resulting sig shows up as [[User:Frisbeeteria|Frisbeeteria]]|[[User talk:Frisbeeteria|&Theta;<small>talk</small>]], and the <u>talk</u> link takes you directly to my Talk page.  When a message is placed on your '''User talk''' page, a banner shows up stating that you've got new messages.  Beats telegrams anyday, at least within the wiki.
  
 
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More info: '''[[NSwiki:Page editing]]'''</div>
 
More info: '''[[NSwiki:Page editing]]'''</div>

Revision as of 23:36, 31 October 2004

Custom NSwiki Signatures

To add a custom signature, you can go to your Preferences panel (the link is on the top of the standard skin). There you will see a box with "Your nickname (for signatures): Here you can insert code to add more than just your User name.

Don't go overboard! This is more for convenience than for making some glorious sig that will awe and amaze your fellow NSwikians. Here's a suggestion for a simple modification that will make it easier for a fellow reader to click directly to your Talk page:

]]|[[User talk:YourUserNameHere|<small>talk</small>

Looks a bit funky, but that's how you code it. Yes, it really is supposed to start with the ]] facing that way. You may prefer to use a Greek (I use Θ because it looks like a little frisbee), Cyrillic or some other fun ♠ ♣ ♦ ♥ symbols instead of the <small>talk</small>.

Now be sure not to leave YourUserNameHere intact, please! Change it to your User name, which may or may not be the same as your Nation name. It's the name you log in with.

My resulting sig shows up as Frisbeeteria|Θtalk, and the talk link takes you directly to my Talk page. When a message is placed on your User talk page, a banner shows up stating that you've got new messages. Beats telegrams anyday, at least within the wiki.

More info: NSwiki:Page editing