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This help page is under construction. But for the time being, just use the search on the left side to find what you are looking for, or check out the [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent changes]] to see what has been updated recently. If you want to test out editing pages please use our [[Tolkien_Gateway:Sandbox|Sandbox]] to do so.
A quick run down of relevant '''Help''' and '''Policy''' pages:
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! align="center" colspan="2" | '''Policies''' and '''Help'''
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| width="100px" align="center" |[[Tolkien Gateway:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]
| width="100px" align="center" |[[Help:Editing|Editing]]
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|width="100px" align="center" |[[Tolkien Gateway:Naming policy|Naming policy]]
|width="100px" align="center" |[[Help:References|References]]
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|width="100px" align="center" |[[Tolkien Gateway:Deletion policy|Deletion policy]]
|width="100px" align="center" |[[Help:Glossary|Glossary]]
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|width="100px" align="center" |[[Tolkien Gateway:Image policy|Images policy]]
|width="100px" align="center" |[[Help:Images|Images]]
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|width="100px" align="center" |[[Tolkien Gateway:Canon policy|Canon policy]]
|width="100px" align="center" |[[Help:User page|User pages]]
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|width="100px" align="center" |[[Tolkien Gateway:Sandbox|Sandbox]]
|width="100px" align="center" |[[Help:Signatures|Signatures]]
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==FAQ==
===Does Tolkien Gateway have an e-mail address?===
The user talk page of any active administrator is a great place to ask any question (for a list of administrators, see [[Tolkien Gateway:Administrators]]). However you may always contact {{nospam|hyarion|gmail.com}} for any general inquiries.


==How do I create a new article?==
===How do I create a new article?===
Your best option is to click a red link, you will be directed to the edit page, add your content, click save, and you are good to go.
Your best option is to click a red link, you will be directed to the edit page, add your content, click save, and you are good to go.


If you know of a page you want to create but there are no links to it, simply point your browser to http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Title of Page, you will be brought to a new page (hopefully without any content in it yet), just click the edit button and edit away.
If you know of a page you want to create but there are no links to it, simply type it in the search box and then click the red link.


===Articles about characters===
===Spoilers===
When creating or editing an article about a character in [[Arda]] please start with '''Character Name''' and then begin your description. Please also tell us where the name comes from and what it means in other languages, as well as what other names the character goes by. As well as their lineage and family tree.
For people who have yet to finish reading ''[[The Hobbit]]'', ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', or even ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'', be careful when reading through this site: there are quite a few spoilers depending on how much of J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium you have read. We don't want to reveal that [[Frodo Baggins]] falls into [[Mount Doom]] to someone who has not finished The Lord of the Rings and ruin the book for them, now do we?


==Can I create articles about me or that are my own personal views?==
===Links===
Of course! Registered users have something similar to a 'Folder' for creating these articles. Instead of writing the article in the main namespace, just type User:YourUserName/Your_Article_Name. This seperates opinionated articles from factual articles.
Due to excessive spamming of links we have added rel=nofollow to any external link, which means when search engines browse the site you will not gain PageRank or higher ranking status on any search engine for placing your link here. This being said, as long as your link is valid and relevant you will of course receive increased traffic because the link is visible.
* An example being if I want to write a fan fiction about [[Beren]] and [[Luthien]], I'll write it in [[User:Hyarion/Beren_and_Luthien]], then maybe on the [[Beren and Luthien]] or the [[Fan Fictions]] page I'll link to my story.


==Spoilers==
[[Category:Help| ]]
For people who have yet to finish reading [[The Hobbit]], [[The Lord of the Rings]], [[Unfinished Tales]], or even [[The History of Middle-earth]], be careful when reading through this site, there are quite a bit of spoilers depending on what you do not know. We don't want to reveal that [[Frodo Baggins]] falls into [[Mount Doom]] to someone who has not finished The Lord of the Rings and ruin the book for them now do we!
 
==Links==
Due to excessive spamming of links we have added rel=nofollow to any external link, which means when search engines browse the site you will not gain PageRank or higher ranking status on any search engine for placing you're link here. This being said, as long as you're link is valid and relevant you will of course recieve increased traffic because the link is visible.
 
==Misc. Tips==
* When using the article's title in the article first bold it, '''Article Name''', then Italicize it, ''Article Name'', then just leave the article name normal.
* When linking to articles you only need to link the first usage. If you continue to use the term [[Silmarils]] for example, there is no need to link all instances of it because it becomes excessive and unnecessary.
 
==Editing==
===Adding new lines===
* Just hit enter twice
* Use <nowiki><br /></nowiki> (this is XHTML compliant)

Revision as of 09:12, 6 March 2018

A quick run down of relevant Help and Policy pages:

Policies and Help
Manual of Style Editing
Naming policy References
Deletion policy Glossary
Images policy Images
Canon policy User pages
Sandbox Signatures

FAQ

Does Tolkien Gateway have an e-mail address?

The user talk page of any active administrator is a great place to ask any question (for a list of administrators, see Tolkien Gateway:Administrators). However you may always contact hyarion12px-nospam.svg.pnggmail.com for any general inquiries.

How do I create a new article?

Your best option is to click a red link, you will be directed to the edit page, add your content, click save, and you are good to go.

If you know of a page you want to create but there are no links to it, simply type it in the search box and then click the red link.

Spoilers

For people who have yet to finish reading The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, or even The History of Middle-earth, be careful when reading through this site: there are quite a few spoilers depending on how much of J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium you have read. We don't want to reveal that Frodo Baggins falls into Mount Doom to someone who has not finished The Lord of the Rings and ruin the book for them, now do we?

Links

Due to excessive spamming of links we have added rel=nofollow to any external link, which means when search engines browse the site you will not gain PageRank or higher ranking status on any search engine for placing your link here. This being said, as long as your link is valid and relevant you will of course receive increased traffic because the link is visible.