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...Namespaces|namespace]] ''Special:'' and are not editable directly as other pages.
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<noinclude>A template to help document special pages, like when they were introduced and stuff. I guess clone and adapt from a s
...this template does is categorize the calling page with [[:Category:Special Pages]].
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...al page]] that makes it possible to automatically merge the history of two pages.
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...ome [[Help:Special pages|Special pages]], [[Help:interwiki pages|interwiki pages]], and more.
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...ry]]. It also provides links to [[Help:patrolled edits|patrol]] these new pages when that feature is enabled.
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...is for wiki administrators to browse the revisions associated with deleted pages (so called deleted revisions).
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== Using images and file description pages ==
After you've uploaded a file, you can use it in an article, with some special wiki syntax to create the link. See [[Help:Images]].
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'''Recent changes''' is a [[Help:special page|special page]] that lists recent changes in reverse order, with creation date and t
This feature is accessible at [[Special:RecentChanges]]. The page results are adjustable using settings the [[Help:
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...es.png|thumb|370px|'''{{int:recentchanges}}''' shows the latest changes to pages, file uploads, deletions and page moves]]
MediaWiki offers a collection of special pages and tools to keep track of what is going on in the wiki. So you can watch f
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# The [[#Sidebar|sidebar]] gives you access to important pages in the wiki such as [[Help:Recent changes|Recent changes]] or [[Help:Managi
...ing the default MonoBook skin). This sidebar gives you access to important pages in the wiki such as Recent Changes or Upload File.
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...'bot''' is a computer program that automatically retrieves or updates wiki pages when it is executed. In general, bots are used for repetitive maintenance t
By default, bot edits are hidden in [[Special:RecentChanges|{{ns:special}}:{{MediaWiki:Recentchanges}}]].
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...display, but limited to showing changes only across your set of “watched” pages. You can see the watchlist display by clicking “{{lcfirst:{{int:mywatchli
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...thin text of a wiki page, which is mainly useful on [[Help:Talk pages|talk pages]] when you sign your name.
User pages are just as flexible as any other wiki page, and it's a page all about you,
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Blocking users is fairly straightforward, visit [[Special:BlockIP]] and follow these steps:
...user" link is also present in the toolbox when viewing User and User talk pages.
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'''Subpages''' introduce some hierarchical organization into wiki pages, with levels of the hierarchy separated by slashes (<code>/</code>).
...hes (/) within a page name are simply part of the page name and do nothing special.
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...ific rights. The first thing to note however, is that this action requires special permissions itself!
...ats to request a change of permissions. Find out who these people are at [[Special:ListUsers/bureaucrat]]. In a small wiki there might typically be only one s
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...gs create links at the bottom of the page that take you to the list of all pages in that category, which makes it easy to browse related articles.
...'''category''', a grouping of related pages, and contains an index for the pages of its category. For example, this page belongs to "[[:Category:Help]]". If
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...ave special properties or behave differently when they interact with other pages.
...ser-generated content; there are also two special namespaces which contain pages created 'on the fly' by the MediaWiki software. The standard namespaces ar
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...en set up to be freely and openly editable. This means anyone can edit the pages, often without even registering/logging in. This is only possible because w
...the normal users of a wiki community. Everyone can get involved in editing pages, and even undertaking drastic reorganisation of the wiki. The extra powers
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