Help:How to start a new page

From 92104

Often (hopefully), you'll need to start a new article for 92104.org -- for example, a new restuarant or bar.

The frustrating thing for most people is that our software does not have a "Start new page" command anywhere on the screen. This is actually by design, not a mistake. The theory is that new pages should be linked from older pages, and be part of the cohesive whole of the 92104.org site, not isolated and on their own.

There are two ways to create a new page...via your browser's addressbar, or by making a link on an existing page and then following that link.

Via the addressbar

Making a link from an existing page

If there's really just nothing related, you can put the new link on your user page, or on a subpage. If you don't have a user page, check out the How to create a user account article.

To create a new link using Wiki markup, type the title of the new page -- preferably conforming to our article naming conventions -- somewhere on the screen, placing it between double brackets, [[Like this]]. This will create a link to a new blank page with the title you specified between the brackets.

Something is better than nothing

Don't feel like you have to cover your entire subject in one go. It's OK to just get started with an outline for the article -- you can start with the appropriate article template, and add choice information as you go.

If you make a stub to start the article, other people will follow your lead and add more information. Something is better than nothing, so start that page!