Editing Help:Editing - bocpages

:''Taken from [[:metawikipedia:Help:Wikitext examples]]''
=== Basic text formatting ===

{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
!width="1000"|What it looks like
!width="500"|What you type
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You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2 
apostrophes on each side. 

3 apostrophes will bold '''the text'''. 

5 apostrophes will bold and italicize 
'''''the text'''''.

(Using 4 apostrophes doesn't do anything special -- <br> there are just '''' left over ones'''' that are included as part of the text.)
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You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2 
apostrophes on each side. 

3 apostrophes will bold '''the text'''. 

5 apostrophes will bold and italicize 
'''''the text'''''.

(Using 4 apostrophes doesn't do anything
special -- <br> there are just '''' left
over ones'''' that are included as part of the text.)
</pre>
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A single [[w:newline|newline]]
generally has no effect on the layout.
These can be used to separate
sentences within a paragraph.
Some editors find that this aids editing
and improves the ''diff'' function
(used internally to compare
different versions of a page).

But an empty line
starts a new paragraph.

When used in a list, a newline ''does'' affect the layout ([[#lists|see below]]).
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A single [[w:newline|]]
generally has no effect on the layout.
These can be used to separate
sentences within a paragraph.
Some editors find that this aids editing
and improves the ''diff'' function
(used internally to compare
different versions of a page).

But an empty line
starts a new paragraph.

When used in a list, a newline ''does'' 
affect the layout ([[#lists|see below]]).
</pre>
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You can break lines<br>
without a new paragraph.<br>
Please use this sparingly.

Please do not start a [[link]] or ''italics'' or '''bold''' on one line and close it on the next.
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You can break lines<br>
without a new paragraph.<br>
Please use this sparingly.

Please do not start a [[link]] or 
''italics'' or '''bold''' on one line 
and close it on the next.
</pre>
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You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: <br>
- Three tildes gives your user name: [[User:Karl Wick|Karl Wick]] <br>
- Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: [[User:Karl Wick|Karl Wick]] 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) <br>
- Five tildes gives the date/time alone: 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) <br>
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You should "sign" your comments 
on talk pages: <br>
- Three tildes gives your user
name: ~~~ <br>
- Four tildes give your user 
name plus date/time: ~~~~ <br>
- Five tildes gives the 
date/time alone: ~~~~~ <br>
</pre>
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=== HTML tags ===
You can use some '''HTML tags''' too.  For a list of HTML tags that are allowed, see [[Help:HTML in wikitext|HTML in wikitext]]. However, you should avoid HTML in favor of Wiki markup whenever possible.


{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
!width="1000"|What it looks like
!width="500"|What you type
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Put text in a <tt>typewriter
font</tt>. The same font is 
generally used for <code>
computer code</code>.
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Put text in a <tt>typewriter
font</tt>. The same font is 
generally used for <code>
computer code</code>.
</pre>
|-
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<strike>Strike out</strike>
or <u>underline</u> text,
or write it <span style=
"font-variant:small-caps">
in small caps</span>.
|<pre>
<strike>Strike out</strike>
or <u>underline</u> text,
or write it <span style=
"font-variant:small-caps">
in small caps</span>.
</pre>
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Superscripts and subscripts:
X<sup>2</sup>, H<sub>2</sub>O
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Superscripts and subscripts:
X<sup>2</sup>, H<sub>2</sub>O
</pre>
|-
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<center>Centered text</center>
* Please note the American spelling of "center".
|<pre>
<center>Centered text</center>
</pre>
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<blockquote>
The '''blockquote''' command will indent 
both margins when needed instead of the 
left margin only as the colon does.  
</blockquote>
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<blockquote>
The '''blockquote''' command will indent 
both margins when needed instead of the 
left margin only as the colon does.  
</blockquote>
</pre>
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Invisible comments to editors (&lt;!-- --&gt;) 
only appear while editing the page.
<!-- Note to editors: blah blah blah. -->

* If you wish to make comments to the public, you should usually use the [[talk page]].
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Invisible comments to editors (&amp;lt;!-- --&amp;gt;)
only appear while editing the page.
<!-- Note to editors: blah blah blah. -->
</pre>
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=== Organizing your writing ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
!width="1000"|What it looks like
!width="500"|What you type
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<div style="font-size:150%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">Section headings</div>

''Headings'' organize your writing into 
sections. The Wiki software can automatically 
generate a [[Help:table of contents|table of contents]] from them.

<div style="font-size:132%;font-weight:bold;">Subsection</div>
Using more equals signs creates a subsection.

<div style="font-size:116%;font-weight:bold;">A smaller subsection</div>

Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs.

Start with 2 equals signs not 1 because 1 creates H1 tags which should be reserved for page title.
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== Section headings ==

''Headings'' organize your writing into 
sections. The Wiki software can automatically 
generate a table of contents from them.

=== Subsection ===

Using more equals signs creates a subsection.

==== A smaller subsection ====

Don't skip levels, 
like from two to four equals signs.

Start with 2 equals signs not 1 
because 1 creates H1 tags
which should be reserved for page title.
</pre>
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* ''Unordered [[Help:List|list]]s'' are easy to do:
** Start every line with a star.
*** More stars indicate a deeper level.
*: Previous item continues.
** A newline
* in a list  
marks the end of the list.
*Of course you can start again.
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* ''Unordered lists'' are easy to do:
** Start every line with a star.
*** More stars indicate a deeper level.
*: Previous item continues.
** A newline
* in a list  
marks the end of the list.
* Of course you can start again.
</pre>
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# ''Numbered lists'' are:
## Very organized
## Easy to follow
A newline marks the end of the list.
# New numbering starts with 1.

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# ''Numbered lists'' are:
## Very organized
## Easy to follow
A newline marks the end of the list.
# New numbering starts with 1.
</pre>
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Here's a ''definition list'':
; Word : Definition of the word
; A longer phrase needing definition
: Phrase defined
; A word : Which has a definition
: Also a second one
: And even a third

Begin with a semicolon. One item per line; 
a newline can appear before the colon, but 
using a space before the colon improves 
parsing.
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Here's a ''definition list'':
; Word : Definition of the word
; A longer phrase needing definition
: Phrase defined
; A word : Which has a definition
: Also a second one
: And even a third

Begin with a semicolon. One item per line; 
a newline can appear before the colon, but 
using a space before the colon improves 
parsing.
</pre>
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* You can even do mixed lists
*# and nest them
*# inside each other
*#* or break lines<br>in lists.
*#; definition lists
*#: can be 
*#:; nested : too
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* You can even do mixed lists
*# and nest them
*# inside each other
*#* or break lines<br>in lists.
*#; definition lists
*#: can be 
*#:; nested : too
</pre>
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: A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph.
A newline starts a new paragraph. <br>
Often used for discussion on [[talk pages]].
: We use 1 colon to indent once.
:: We use 2 colons to indent twice.
::: 3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on.
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: A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph.
A newline starts a new paragraph. <br>
Often used for discussion on talk pages.
: We use 1 colon to indent once.
:: We use 2 colons to indent twice.
::: 3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on.
</pre>
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You can make [[w:horizontal dividing line|horizontal dividing line]]s (----)
to separate text.
----
But you should usually use sections instead,
so that they go in the table of contents.
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You can make horizontal dividing lines (----)
to separate text.
----
But you should usually use sections instead,
so that they go in the table of contents.
</pre>
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You can add footnotes to sentences using the ''ref'' tag -- this is especially good for citing a source.

:There are over six billion people in the world.<ref>CIA World Factbook, 2006.</ref>

References: <references/>

For details, see [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] and [[Help:Footnotes]].
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<pre><nowiki>
You can add footnotes to sentences using
the ''ref'' tag -- this is especially good
for citing a source.

:There are over six billion people in the
world.<ref>CIA World Factbook, 2006.</ref>

References: <references/>

For details, see [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]]
and [[Help:Footnotes]].
</nowiki></pre>
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=== Links ===

You will often want to make clickable ''links'' to other pages.

{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
!width="1000"|What it looks like
!width="500"|What you type
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Here's a link to a page named [[Official position]].
You can even say [[official position]]s
and the link will show up correctly.
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Here's a link to a page named
 [[Official position]].
You can even say 
[[official position]]s
and the link will show up 
correctly.
</pre>
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You can put formatting around a link.
Example: ''[[Wikipedia]]''.
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You can put formatting around
 a link.
Example: ''[[Wikipedia]]''.
</pre>
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The ''first letter'' of articles is automatically
capitalized, so [[wikipedia]] goes to the same place
as [[Wikipedia]]. Capitalization matters after the
first letter.
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The ''first letter'' of 
articles is automatically
capitalized, so [[wikipedia]]
 goes to the same place
as [[Wikipedia]]. 
Capitalization matters after
 the
first letter.
</pre>
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[[The weather in Moscow]] is a page that doesn't exist
yet. You could create it by clicking on the link.
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[[The weather in Moscow]] is 
a page that doesn't exist
yet. You could create it by 
clicking on the link.
</pre>
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You can link to a page section by its title:

*[[List of cities by country#Morocco]].

If multiple sections have the same title, add
a number. [[#Example section 3]] goes to the
third section named "Example section".
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You can link to a page 
section by its title:

*[[List of cities by 
country#Morocco]].

If multiple sections have 
the same title, add
a number. 
[[#Example section 3]] goes
 to the
third section named 
"Example section".
</pre>
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You can make a link point to a different place
with a [[Help:Piped link|piped link]]. Put the link
target first, then the pipe character "|", then
the link text.

*[[Help:Link|About Links]]
*[[List of cities by country#Morocco|
Cities in Morocco]]

Or you can use the "pipe trick" so that text in
brackets does not appear. 

*[[Spinning (textiles)|Spinning]]
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You can make a link point to a
 different place
with a 
[[Help:Piped link|piped link]].
 Put the link
target first, then the pipe 
character "|", then
the link text.

*[[Help:Link|About Links]]
*[[List of cities by 
country#Morocco|
Cities in Morocco]]

Or you can use the "pipe trick" so that text in
brackets does not appear. 

*[[Spinning (textiles)|]]</pre>
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You can make an external link just by typing a URL:
http://www.nupedia.com

You can give it a title:
[http://www.nupedia.com Nupedia]

Or leave the title blank:
[http://www.nupedia.com]
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You can make an external 
link just by typing a URL:
http://www.nupedia.com

You can give it a title:
[http://www.nupedia.com Nupedia]

Or leave the title blank:
[http://www.nupedia.com]
</pre>
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Linking to an e-mail address works the same way:
mailto:someone@example.com or 
[mailto:someone@example.com someone]
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<pre>
Linking to an e-mail address
 works the same way:
mailto:someone@example.com or 
[mailto:someone@example.com 
someone]
</pre>
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You can use [[Help:magic words|magic words]] to help make links to special pages such as [[Help:Diff|diffs]], [[Help:Editing|edit pages]] or [[Help:Page history|history pages]].

{{SERVER}}{{localurl:Official position}}

[{{SERVER}}{{localurl:{{PAGENAME}}|action=edit}} Edit]
|
<pre>
{{SERVER}}{{localurl:Official
 position}}

[{{SERVER}}{{localurl:
{{PAGENAME}}|action=edit}}
 Edit]
</pre>
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You can [[Help:Redirect|redirect]] the user to another page.
|<pre>
#REDIRECT [[Official 
position]]
</pre>
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[[Help:Category|Category links]] do not show up in line
but instead at page bottom ''and cause the page to be
listed in the category.''
[[Category:English documentation]]

Add an extra colon to ''link'' to a category in line
without causing the page to be listed in the category:
[[:Category:English documentation]]
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[[Help:Category|Category 
links]] do not show up in 
line
but instead at page bottom 
''and cause the page to be
listed in the category.''
[[Category:English 
documentation]]

Add an extra colon to 
''link'' to a category 
in line
without causing the page to
 be listed in the category:
[[:Category:English 
documentation]]
</pre>
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The Wiki reformats linked dates to match the reader's
date preferences. These three dates will show up the
same if you choose a format in your
[[Special:Preferences|Preferences]]:
* [[July 20]], [[1969]]
* [[20 July]] [[1969]]
* [[1969]]-[[07-20]]
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The Wiki reformats linked 
dates to match the reader's
date preferences. These 
three dates will show up the
same if you choose a format 
in your
[[Special:Preferences|]]:
* [[July 20]], [[1969]]
* [[20 July]] [[1969]]
* [[1969]]-[[07-20]]
</pre>
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===Just show what I typed===

:''See also [[Help:Wiki markup examples#Just show what I typed]].

A few different kinds of formatting will tell the Wiki to display things as you typed them.

{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
!width="1000"|What it looks like
!width="500"|What you type
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<nowiki>
The nowiki tag ignores 
[[Wiki]] ''markup''.
It reformats text by 
removing
newlines    and multiple
 spaces.
It still interprets special
characters: &rarr;
</nowiki>
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&lt;nowiki&gt;
The nowiki tag ignores 
[[Wiki]] ''markup''.
It reformats text by 
removing
newlines    and multiple
 spaces.
It still interprets special
characters: &amp;rarr;
&lt;/nowiki&gt;
</pre>
|-
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<pre>
The pre tag ignores [[Wiki]]
 ''markup''.
It also doesn't     reformat
 text.
It still interprets special
characters: &rarr;
</pre>
|<pre>
&lt;pre&gt;
The pre tag ignores [[Wiki]]
 ''markup''.
It also doesn't     reformat
 text.
It still interprets special
characters: &amp;rarr;
&lt;/pre&gt;
</pre>
|-
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Leading spaces are another way to preserve formatting.

 Putting a space at the
 beginning of each
 line stops the text   
 from being
 reformatted. It still 
 interprets [[Wiki]]
 ''markup'' and special
 characters: &rarr;
|<pre>
Leading spaces are another way
 to preserve
formatting.

 Putting a space at the 
beginning of each
 line stops the text   from 
being
 reformatted. It still 
interprets [[Wiki]]
 ''markup'' and special 
characters: &amp;rarr;
</pre>
|}

===Images, tables and sounds===

After uploading, just enter the filename, highlight it and press the "embedded image"-button of the edit_toolbar.

This will produce the sytax for uploading a file '''<nowiki>[[Image:filename.png]]</nowiki>'''

This is a very quick introduction. For more information, see:
* [[wikipedia:Help:Upload|Upload]] for how to upload files
* [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Extended image syntax|Extended image syntax]] for how to arrange images on the page
* [[wikipedia:Help:Table|Table]] for how to create a table

{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
!width="1000"|What it looks like
!width="500"|What you type
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A picture, including alternate text:

[[Image:NFB-logo.gif|This Wiki's logo]]

You can put the image in a frame with a caption:
[[Image:NFB-logo.gif|frame|This Wiki's logo]]
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A picture, including alternate text:

[[Image:NFB-logo.gif|This Wiki's logo]]

The image in a frame with a caption:
[[Image:NFB-logo.gif|frame|This Wiki's logo]]
</pre>
|-
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A link to Wikipedia's page for the image:
[[:Image:NFB-logo.gif]]

Or a link directly to the image itself:
[[Media:NFB-logo.gif]]
|<pre>
A link to Wikipedia's page for the image:
[[:Image:NFB-logo.gif]]

Or a link directly to the image itself:
[[Media:NFB-logo.gif]]
</pre>
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Use '''media:''' links to link 
directly to sounds or videos: 
[[media:1969.mp3|A sound file]]
|<pre>
Use '''media:''' links to link 
directly to sounds or videos: 
[[media:1969.mp3|A sound file]]
</pre>
|-
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<flashmp3>1969.mp3</flashmp3> 
|<pre>
<flashmp3>1969.mp3</flashmp3> 
</pre>
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===Templates===
[[:Category:Templates|Templates]] are segments of Wiki markup that are meant to be copied automatically ("transcluded") into a page.
You add them by putting the template's name in <nowiki>{{double braces}}</nowiki>.

===Widgets===
The [[:Category:Widgets|Widgets]] gets extension allows the creation of raw HTML pages that can be embedded (similarly to templates) in normal wiki pages. These [[:Category:Widgets|Widgets]] can be used to easily embed youtube, vimeo and soundcloud players.
@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-:''Partially taken from [[:metawikipedia:Help:Wikitext examples]]''
+:''Taken from [[:metawikipedia:Help:Wikitext examples]]''
-== Text ==
 === Basic text formatting ===
@@ Line 98: / Line 95: @@
 === HTML tags ===
-You can use some '''HTML tags''' too.  For a list of HTML tags that are allowed, see [[metawikipedia:Help:HTML in wikitext|HTML in wikitext]]. However, you should avoid HTML in favor of Wiki markup whenever possible.
+You can use some '''HTML tags''' too.  For a list of HTML tags that are allowed, see [[Help:HTML in wikitext|HTML in wikitext]]. However, you should avoid HTML in favor of Wiki markup whenever possible.
@@ Line 165: / Line 162: @@
 <!-- Note to editors: blah blah blah. -->
-* If you wish to make comments to the public, you should usually use the [[metawikipedia:Help:Talk_page|Help:Talk page]].
+* If you wish to make comments to the public, you should usually use the [[talk page]].
 |<pre>
 Invisible comments to editors (&amp;lt;!-- --&amp;gt;)
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 </pre>
 |}
-=== Referencess ===
-The extension [[mw:Extension:Cite/Cite.php|Cite]] is installed on this wiki. [[mw:Extension:Cite/Cite.php|Cite]] is an extension which allows a user to create footnotes.
-The basic concept of the '''&lt;ref>''' tag is that it inserts the text enclosed by the ref tags as a footnote in a designated section, which you indicate with the placeholder tag '''&lt;references />'''. This format cannot be used interchangeably with the older format — you must pick one or the other.
-If you forget to include &lt;references /> in the article, the footnotes will not appear, but a red error message will be displayed at the end of the page.
-'''example'''
-<blockquote>
-<nowiki>
-Cite is an extension which allows a user to create footnotes. Cite includes several extensions which can be installed independently and operate independently of each other. <ref>http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite</ref>
-</nowiki>
-<br>
-<nowiki>
-<references />
-</nowiki>
-</blockquote>
-Inputting the text above on a wiki page will result in:
-Cite is an extension which allows a user to create footnotes. Cite includes several extensions which can be installed independently and operate independently of each other. <ref>http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite</ref>
-<br>
-<references />
-== Multimedia ==
 ===Images, tables and sounds===
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 </pre>
 |-
-||}
+|
+<flashmp3>1969.mp3</flashmp3>
-===Widgets===
+|<pre>
-The [[:Category:Widgets|Widgets]] gets extension allows the creation of raw HTML pages that can be embedded (similarly to templates) in normal wiki pages. These [[:Category:Widgets|Widgets]] can be used to easily embed youtube, vimeo and soundcloud players.
+<flashmp3>1969.mp3</flashmp3>
+</pre>
-==== YouTube ====
+|}
-===== Single Video =====
-'''code'''
-*<nowiki>{{#widget:YouTube|id=e2lyYEUPat8}}</nowiki>
-*<nowiki>{{#widget:YouTube|id=e2lyYEUPat8|width=275|height=275}}</nowiki>
-'''result'''
-*{{#widget:YouTube|id=e2lyYEUPat8}}
-*{{#widget:YouTube|id=e2lyYEUPat8|height=275|width=275}}
-===== Playlist =====
-'''code'''
-* <nowiki>{{#widget:YouTube|id=Jm1BjJNd3JU}}</nowiki>
-'''result'''
-* {{#widget:YouTube|id=Jm1BjJNd3JU}}
-==== Sound Cloud ====
-'''code'''
-* <nowiki>{{#widget:SoundCloud|id=16040214|width=100%}}</nowiki>
-'''result'''
-* {{#widget:SoundCloud|id=16040214|width=100%}}
-==== Vimeo ====
-'''code'''
-* <nowiki>{{#widget:Vimeo|id=1593564}}</nowiki>
-'''result'''
-* {{#widget:Vimeo|id=1593564}}
-==== Daily Motion ====
-'''code'''
-* <nowiki>{{#widget:Daily Motion|id=x5c4iy|width=420|height=336 }}</nowiki>
-'''result'''
-* {{#widget:Daily Motion|id=x5c4iy|width=420|height=336}}
-==Templates==
+===Templates===
 [[:Category:Templates|Templates]] are segments of Wiki markup that are meant to be copied automatically ("transcluded") into a page.
 You add them by putting the template's name in <nowiki>{{double braces}}</nowiki>.
+===Widgets===
+The [[:Category:Widgets|Widgets]] gets extension allows the creation of raw HTML pages that can be embedded (similarly to templates) in normal wiki pages. These [[:Category:Widgets|Widgets]] can be used to easily embed youtube, vimeo and soundcloud players.