Posting Conventions

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Posts must be made in the English language. Links to non-English content is permitted, but only if the link text itself is in English, and if the linked content is somehow useful to English speaking readers. (ie. Source code is useful, regardless of language.)

When posting ASCII art, wrap it in <pre></pre> tags. This will cause your text to be displayed in a fixed-width font, with all whitespace preserved.

When referring to variables and other technical terms, be sure to use the "Technical Terms" tag: <TT></TT>. This will display the term in a typewriter-style font, emphasizing that it is a technical term.

When attempting to call attention to a specific word or phrase, do not use the standard HTML bold or italics tags. Instead use the wiki markup emphasis tags. Simply surround the word or phrase in double, triple, or quintuple single quotes: ''Like'' '''this''' '''''or this'''''. The results look like this or this.

To create subject headings or subheadings, do not use emphasis tags. Instead use the wiki heading tags. Surround the heading with equals symbols, and place it on a new line:

=This would be a major heading.=

==This would be a sub-heading.==

===This would be a sub-subheading.===

If you'd like to add links to outside websites to an article, please do so in a "Related Links" heading at the bottom of the article. Please only post truly relevant links; all others will be removed! Outside links can be added like this: [http://google.com Google]

If you're not confident in your wiki markup abilities and would like to practice, please do so on the sandbox page. Any edits you make on the sandbox page cannot harm the wiki, so feel free to test things out there!

To learn more about the wiki markup syntax, click here.

When making minor modifications to an article (such as a spelling or grammar correction), please be sure to check the "This is a minor edit" checkbox, above the Save page button. This will ensure that users who are watching for major page changes will not be flooded with minor edits.

If you wish to make a major modification to an article that conflicts or disagrees with content already contained within the article, please use the Discussion page attached to the article to explain yourself. (Each article page has a Discussion tab at the top.) Once you've made your case on the discussion page, please visit the Misc Questions forum to inform other users of your intentions. If you do not see a response within a reasonable amount of time, then you may go ahead and make your changes.