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:* '''[[Help:Commentary pages|Commentary pages]]''': Commentary pages are the main content of this site.  [[Help:Commentary pages|This help page]] explains what is and what is not appropriate on a commentary page.  It also gives an overview of the four sections on each commentary page: [[Help:Questions icon|questions]], [[Help:Lexical notes icon|lexical notes]], [[Help:Exegesis|exegesis]], and [[Help:Related links icon|related links]].
 
:* '''[[Help:Commentary pages|Commentary pages]]''': Commentary pages are the main content of this site.  [[Help:Commentary pages|This help page]] explains what is and what is not appropriate on a commentary page.  It also gives an overview of the four sections on each commentary page: [[Help:Questions icon|questions]], [[Help:Lexical notes icon|lexical notes]], [[Help:Exegesis|exegesis]], and [[Help:Related links icon|related links]].
  
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:* '''[[Help:User pages|User subpages]]''': Personal stories, personal impressions, and non-scriptural quotes are not appropriate for [[Help:Commentary pages|commentary pages]] and should be put on a [[Help:User pages|user subpage]]  and linked to from the ''related links'' section instead.  [[Help:User pages|This help page]] explains how to create a user subpage.
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:* '''[[Help:User pages|User subpages]]''': Personal stories, personal impressions, and non-scriptural quotes are not appropriate for [[Help:Commentary pages|commentary pages]] and should be put on a [[Help:User pages|user subpage]]  and linked to from the ''related links'' section instead.  [[Help:User pages|This help page]] explains how to create a user subpage. (Note: personal impressions may also be put on the [[Help:Discussion pages|discussion page]] under the heading "personal reflections".)
  
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:* '''[[Help:Discussion pages|Discussion pages]]''': Although the creation of commentary pages is the primary goal of this site (and, to a lesser extent, user subpages), oftentimes it is useful to discuss the content of these pages.  Discussion pages are also a good place to brainstorm answers to thought questions.  [[Help:Discussion pages|This help page]] explains how to read and edit discussion pages.  
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:* '''[[Help:Discussion pages|Discussion pages]]''': Although the creation of commentary pages is the primary goal of this site, oftentimes it is useful to discuss the content of the commentary pages.  Discussion pages are also a good place to brainstorm answers to thought questions or post other commentary that does does not fit the [[Help:Commentary pages|guidelines for commentary pages] (e.g. thoughts that are not directly substantiated by the scriptural text, personal stories, etc.).  [[Help:Discussion pages|This help page]] explains the scope and workings of discussion pages.  
  
 
*'''[[Site:Policies|Site policies]]''': One of the advantages of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki wiki] is that it allows many people to contribute to the content of a site.  Although this allows for exciting collaborative possibilities, there are dangers: if respect for differing points of view is not maintained, the wiki site can breed contention.  [[Site:Policies|This page]] lists the site policies that should be followed by all contributors in order to avoid contention and maintain respect for all points of view.  It also gives detailed policies about what type of content is appropriate for this website, and where that content should be placed.  
 
*'''[[Site:Policies|Site policies]]''': One of the advantages of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki wiki] is that it allows many people to contribute to the content of a site.  Although this allows for exciting collaborative possibilities, there are dangers: if respect for differing points of view is not maintained, the wiki site can breed contention.  [[Site:Policies|This page]] lists the site policies that should be followed by all contributors in order to avoid contention and maintain respect for all points of view.  It also gives detailed policies about what type of content is appropriate for this website, and where that content should be placed.  

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  • Scope of main page types
  • User subpages: Personal stories, personal impressions, and non-scriptural quotes are not appropriate for commentary pages and should be put on a user subpage and linked to from the related links section instead. This help page explains how to create a user subpage. (Note: personal impressions may also be put on the discussion page under the heading "personal reflections".)
  • Discussion pages: Although the creation of commentary pages is the primary goal of this site, oftentimes it is useful to discuss the content of the commentary pages. Discussion pages are also a good place to brainstorm answers to thought questions or post other commentary that does does not fit the [[Help:Commentary pages|guidelines for commentary pages] (e.g. thoughts that are not directly substantiated by the scriptural text, personal stories, etc.). This help page explains the scope and workings of discussion pages.
  • Site policies: One of the advantages of a wiki is that it allows many people to contribute to the content of a site. Although this allows for exciting collaborative possibilities, there are dangers: if respect for differing points of view is not maintained, the wiki site can breed contention. This page lists the site policies that should be followed by all contributors in order to avoid contention and maintain respect for all points of view. It also gives detailed policies about what type of content is appropriate for this website, and where that content should be placed.
  • How to edit pages
  • Editing: Basic help on how to edit commentary or discussion pages
  • Wiki markup: A short overview of wiki markup.
  • LDS scripture abbreviations: A list of abbreviations for books of scripture used on this site (based on the standard LDS abbreviations)
  • Sandbox: Go here to experiment with editing. If you like to learn by trial and error, this is your place.
  • Other helpful pages
  • Wikipedia's tutorial: A great tutorial for Wikipedia. Since Wikipedia and this site both use MediaWiki as its engine, much of the help you get from that site is applicable to this one.
  • Wikipedia's help pages: More help from Wikipedia.
  • MediaWiki help: If you really want to get into the details, go here. This takes you to the section "For editors." That's probably where you want to go but note that there is a lot of additional information about WikiMedia that you can find by browsing around once you are at that site.

If you need help and haven't found it, please add your question to our FAQ page. This site is so new that, from a relative perspective, one occurrence of a question is enough to count it as frequently asked :)

Related links

  • Site:Feedback: If you are here because there is a problem with this site and you'd like it fixed, or you'd like to suggest an enhancement, go to the feedback page.
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