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| On a wiki, it is customary to allow readers to edit content and structure. This is a brief overview of the editing and contributing process. The editing table of contents to the right contains more information on editing functions.
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| == Editing basics ==
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| ===Review policy and conventions===
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| :Make sure that you submit information which is relevant to the specific purpose of the wiki, or your content might be deleted. You can always use the [[Help:Talk page|''Discussion'' or ''talk'' pages]] to ask questions or check to see if your idea will be accepted. Please make note of the license your contributions will be covered with.
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| === Start editing ===
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| :To start editing a [[Main Page|KDE Developer Wiki]] page, click the '''Edit''' link at the tab on the top. This brings you to the edit page: a page with a text box containing the ''wikitext'' - the editable code from which the server produces the finished page. ''If you just want to experiment, please do so in the [[Sandbox|sandbox]], not here''.
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| ===Type your changes===
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| :You can just type your text. However, also using basic wiki markup (described in the next section) to make links and do simple formatting adds to the value of your contribution. Please follow the style used in other wiki articles. If you follow this, your contributions will be more valuable as they won't need to be cleaned up later.
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| ===Summarize your changes===
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| :Write a short edit summary in the small field below the edit-box.
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| ===Preview before saving===
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| :When you have finished, click '''Show preview''' to see how your changes will look '''before''' you make them permanent. Repeat the edit/preview process until you are satisfied, then click '''Save page''' and your changes will be immediately applied to the article.
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| ==Most frequent wiki markup explained==
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| The wikipedia provides a quick introduction about the most important mediawiki syntax. Please read the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page Page editing help].
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