Talk:Main Page/Discussion

So... as a Wikivirgin, how does this thing work then?

That's the thing about wikis - they start off as a blank canvas, and you need to add both content and navigation structure.

As reasonable first step might be to create a set of top level categories, and a set of links to articles under each category. A good place for this is the main page. You then start creating those pages.

I'm happy to do that part, if it will make things easier.

Structure

I think we already have a basic structure in the existing FAQ. We might beneficially look at importing that into wiki format before worrying too much about creating new content

Ok, that sounds like a sensible move. I will try to spend some time creating an index this weekend.

Using the + tab to add to a discussion

(Only in these 'discussion' aka 'talk' pages.)

You are prompted for the name of a new section and your contribution is appended to the page.

'Show Preview' only shows your addition, not the context in which it will appear.

--John Stumbles 11:51, 16 December 2006 (GMT)

Talk ('discussion' tab) pages -- signatures

Appending your signature when you add a comment, particularly when replying to something already written, makes it easier to identify who's saying what, a la web forums. --John Stumbles 11:59, 16 December 2006 (GMT)

It would be nice if the wiki kept track of threads and increased the indent for each reply but it doesn't seem to do that (although some users on wikipedia make it seem to do so using <blockquote>tags around their text</blockquote>). --John Stumbles 12:02, 16 December 2006 (GMT)

This quickly gets messy if you try to hand-craft multiple layers of indentation as you have to put your own <blockquote>tags</blockquote> before the closing </blockquote> you're replying to.

Kids: don't try this at home!