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+To edit pages in this wiki you must [[Special:UserLogin&type=signup|create a user account]] and log in.
+Once you are logged in with your username you can edit any page of this wiki.
+This page explains the syntax you may use to format.
 == Getting started ==
 * [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents MediaWiki User's Guide]
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 '''This is just a short help. Find the full version [http://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Formatting here].'''
-You can format your text using wiki markup. This consists of normal characters like asterisks, single quotes or equation marks which have a special function in the wiki, sometimes depending on their position. For example, to format a word in ''italic'', you include it in two single quotes like <tt><nowiki>''this''</nowiki></tt>
+You can format your text using wiki markup. This consists of normal characters like asterisks, single quotes or equation marks which have a special function in the wiki, sometimes depending on their position. For example, to format a word in ''italic'', you include it in two single quotes like <tt>
+<nowiki>''this''</nowiki> </tt>
 {| align="center" {{Prettytable}}
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 |-
 |Italic text
-|<tt><nowiki>''italic''</nowiki>  </tt>
+|<tt>
+<nowiki>''italic''</nowiki>   </tt>
 |''italic''
 |-
 | Bold text
-|<tt><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki>  </tt>
+|<tt>
+<nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki>   </tt>
 |'''bold'''
 |-
 | Bold and italic
-|<tt><nowiki>'''''bold & italic'''''</nowiki>  </tt>
+|<tt>
+<nowiki>'''''bold & italic'''''</nowiki>   </tt>
 |'''''bold & italic'''''
 |-
 |Escape wiki markup
-|<tt><nowiki></nowiki>
+|<tt>
-<nowiki>no "markup"</nowiki>
+<nowiki></nowiki>
-<nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki>
+<nowiki>no "markup"</nowiki>
+<nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki>
 |-
 |Fixed width text
-|<nowiki><tt>Fixed width text</tt></nowiki>
+|
+<nowiki><tt>Fixed width text</tt></nowiki>
 |<tt>Fixed width text</tt>
 |-
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 | Indent text
 |
-<tt><nowiki>:Single indent</nowiki>  </tt><br />
+<tt>
-<tt><nowiki>::Double indent</nowiki>  </tt><br />
+<nowiki>:Single indent</nowiki>   </tt><br />
-<tt><nowiki>:::::Multiple indent</nowiki>  </tt>
+<tt>
+<nowiki>::Double indent</nowiki>   </tt><br />
+<tt>
+<nowiki>:::::Multiple indent</nowiki>   </tt>
 |
 :Single indent
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 different levels <ref>An article with four or more headings will automatically create a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Section#Table_of_contents_.28TOC.29 table of contents].</ref>
 |
-<tt><nowiki>=level 1=</nowiki>  </tt><ref>Use of a level 1 heading is '''''highly discouraged''''' as it appears with the same formatting and size as the page title, which can be confusing.</ref><br />
+<tt>
-<tt><nowiki>==level 2==</nowiki>  </tt><br />
+<nowiki>=level 1=</nowiki>   </tt><ref>Use of a level 1 heading is '''''highly discouraged''''' as it appears with the same formatting and size as the page title, which can be confusing.</ref><br />
-<tt><nowiki>===level 3===</nowiki>  </tt><br />
+<tt>
-<tt><nowiki>====level 4====</nowiki>  </tt><br />
+<nowiki>==level 2==</nowiki>   </tt><br />
-<tt><nowiki>=====level 5=====</nowiki>  </tt><br />
+<tt>
-<tt><nowiki>======level 6======</nowiki>  </tt>
+<nowiki>===level 3===</nowiki>   </tt><br />
+<tt>
+<nowiki>====level 4====</nowiki>   </tt><br />
+<tt>
+<nowiki>=====level 5=====</nowiki>   </tt><br />
+<tt>
+<nowiki>======level 6======</nowiki>   </tt>
 |
 <!-- little hack to prevent TOC viewing -->
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 |-
 |Horizontal rule
-|<tt><nowiki>----</nowiki>  </tt>
+|<tt>
+<nowiki>----</nowiki>   </tt>
 | ----
 |-
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 &#35; one<br />
 &#35; two
-<nowiki><br></nowiki>  spanning several lines
-<nowiki><br></nowiki>  without breaking the numbering<br />
+<nowiki><br></nowiki>   spanning several lines
+<nowiki><br></nowiki>   without breaking the numbering<br />
 &#35; three<br />
 &#35;&#35; three point one<br />
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 |Preformatted text with no indentation
 |
-&nbsp;<nowiki><pre> some preformatted text with no indentation </pre></nowiki>
+&nbsp;
+<nowiki><pre> some preformatted text with no indentation </pre></nowiki>
 |
 <pre>
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 text text text text text text text text text text text text
-<nowiki><blockquote>  quote quote quote quote quote quote </blockquote></nowiki>
+<nowiki><blockquote>  quote quote quote quote quote quote </blockquote></nowiki>
 text text text text text text text text text text text text
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 |-
 |Comment
-|<tt><nowiki><!--This is comment--></nowiki>  </tt>
+|<tt>
+<nowiki><!--This is comment--></nowiki>   </tt>
 |<!--This is comment-->
 |
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 Show all references so far:
 |
-<tt><nowiki>Cite<ref>Annotation</ref></nowiki>  </tt> (see above @Headline)<br/>
+<tt>
-<tt><nowiki><references/></nowiki>  </tt> (See above)
+<nowiki>Cite<ref>Annotation</ref></nowiki>   </tt> (see above @Headline)<br/>
+<tt>
+<nowiki><references/></nowiki>   </tt> (See above)
 |-
 |Categories
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 Link to Category:
 |
-<tt><nowiki>[[Category:MyCategory]]</nowiki>  </tt><br/>
+<tt>
-<tt><nowiki>[[:Category:MyCategory]]</nowiki>  </tt>
+<nowiki>[[Category:MyCategory]]</nowiki>   </tt><br/>
+<tt>
+<nowiki>[[:Category:MyCategory]]</nowiki>   </tt>
 |-
 |Templates
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 Import Template:
 |
-<tt><nowiki>{{Template:MyTemplate}}</nowiki>  </tt>
+<tt>
+<nowiki>{{Template:MyTemplate}}</nowiki>   </tt>
 |}
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 == Paragraphs ==
-MediaWiki ignores normal line breaks. To start a new paragraph, leave an empty line. You can also start a new line with the HTML tags <tt><nowiki><br> or <br/></nowiki>  </tt>.
+MediaWiki ignores normal line breaks. To start a new paragraph, leave an empty line. You can also start a new line with the HTML tags <tt>
+<nowiki><br> or <br/></nowiki>   </tt>.
 == HTML & Sourcecode ==
-Some [[wikipedia:HTML|HTML]] tags are allowed in MediaWiki, for example <tt><nowiki><div></nowiki>  </tt>, <tt><nowiki><span></nowiki>  </tt> and <tt><nowiki><font></nowiki>  </tt>.
+Some [[wikipedia:HTML|HTML]] tags are allowed in MediaWiki, for example <tt>
+<nowiki><div></nowiki>   </tt>, <tt>
+<nowiki><span></nowiki>   </tt> and <tt>
+<nowiki><font></nowiki>   </tt>.
-If you want to use <tt><nowiki><code></nowiki>  </tt>, you should definitely use <tt>&lt;source&gt;</tt> instead! It supports Syntax Coloring. You can also specify a language, eg. <tt>&lt;source lang="c" line start="55" highlight="4"&gt;</tt> :
+If you want to use <tt>
+<nowiki><code></nowiki>   </tt>, you should definitely use <tt>&lt;source&gt;</tt> instead! It supports Syntax Coloring. You can also specify a language, eg. <tt>&lt;source lang="c" line start="55" highlight="4"&gt;</tt> :
 <source lang="c" line start="55" highlight="4">
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 {|align="left" {{Prettytable}}
-|<nowiki>{|</nowiki>
+|
+<nowiki>{|</nowiki>
 |table start
 |-
-|<nowiki>|+</nowiki>
+|
+<nowiki>|+</nowiki>
 |table caption, optional; only between  table start and first table row
 |-
-|<nowiki>|-</nowiki>
+|
+<nowiki>|-</nowiki>
 |table row, optional on first row -- wiki engine assumes the first row
 |-
-|<nowiki>!</nowiki>
+|
+<nowiki>!</nowiki>
 |table header cell, optional. Consecutive table header cells may be added on same line separated by double marks (<tt>!!</tt>) or start on new lines, each with its own single mark (<tt>!</tt>).
 |-
-|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
+|
-|table data cell, required! Consecutive table data cells may be added on same line separated by double marks (<tt><nowiki>||</nowiki></tt>) or start on new lines, each with its own single mark (<tt><nowiki>|</nowiki>     </tt>).
+<nowiki>|</nowiki>
+|table data cell, required! Consecutive table data cells may be added on same line separated by double marks (<tt>
+<nowiki>||</nowiki> </tt>) or start on new lines, each with its own single mark (<tt>
+<nowiki>|</nowiki>      </tt>).
 |-
-|<nowiki>|}</nowiki>
+|
+<nowiki>|}</nowiki>
 |table end
 |}