Help:Contents

The help page lets you look up how to do various things in the wiki. If you are unable to find what you are looking for here, visit the questions talk page to ask for more help.

Editing articles
The key to a good wiki is having users who are willing to contribute their knowledge. One of the ways they can do this is by editing articles. To begin editing an article (after you've made an account), go the article you would like to change, and click "edit" in the top-right hand corner. While editing an article, you'll be able to see the markup of the article in the middle box. type into the content box in the middle of the screen.

How and when to cite
One of the ways that Fairfaxpedia ensures that submitted information is true and unbiased is through citing. Any statement about an article topic should be linked to a reliable source that will validate the statement. For example, some facts that need citing are: So how do cite you a statement? You create a footnote back to a reference where you found the information, which you enclose in a pair of &lt;ref&gt; tags. The preferred method is to use the cite web template, like so: At a minimum, you should include the title, url, and accessdate parameters in your citation. The title should be the title of the article, the url should be the web page where you found the information, and the accessdate should be when you visited the web page.
 * biographical information (i.e. past occupations, personal history, etc.)
 * issue positions (for candidates or elected officials)
 * major events
 * anything that could be disputed

Another, less preferred method is to use MLA formatted notes in between the opening and closing &lt;ref&gt; tags.