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This help page is a guide to the basics of using the ''Super Mario Wiki''Mariopedia.

On the right of the navigation at the top is a dropdown button that reads "Contribute". From this you can select "Add a Page" from the dropdown. A popup will ask you what you want to call it. What is typed into this field will be the name that appears at the top of the article. For help on naming the article, see the [[Project:Naming Policypolicy|Namingnaming Policypolicy]]. You can then either choose from a standard layout or a blank layout, and either will suffice.

If the page is already linked on the wiki through a <span style="{{color:#DD2200">|red link</span>|#DD2200}}, then you can just click the link to start the page, choosing from either a standard or blank layout. If the article you want to create is not linked to, then you can add a link to a relevant page, and click the red link after saving it. When creating a new article links should be made. Things to consider include does it need to be linked to on a disambig, parent page, list article, or a navigation template?

If you have any doubts about if a piece of information you have should or shouldn't be added to the wiki, you can check out the '''[[Project:Scope|wiki's Scope]]'''. The Scope is a page with a list of all the games that are featured on the ''Super Mario WikiMariopedia'' as well of a short explanation of what kind of information, related to that game, may be added.

If you have concerns over whether to make an article, ask yourself whether it is already covered in full somewhere else? For example, minor characters in games whose role can be summarized in a sentence may be covered at the game's list of characters article. In such a circumstance, a simple redirect to this information would be satisfactory. If you are still unsure, you can ask at a relevant talk page, or at the [[Forum:Rin'sHelp Travel Agencydesk|Rin's Travelhelp Agencydesk]] forum.

You may also want to add athe [[:CategoryTemplate:Stub Templates|Stub template]] template at the bottom of an article if the article is a {{wp|Wikipedia:Stub|stub}}. If only a particular section is a stub, thanthen you can usetype the [[Template:Sec-stub'''<nowiki>{{Stub|sec-stubsection=yes}}</nowiki>''' template]]so beneaththat it only notes that specific section.

Well, if you don't know what to do, the absolute best place to check out would be the '''[[Super Mario WikiMariopedia:To-Do List|To-Do List]]'''. There, you can see a list of the most important things that needs to be made. This can include finding images, finishing articles, making templates, write walkthroughs, you name it. If you are more in the mood for adding stats and such, try checking out the '''[[:Category:Articles with Incomplete Tables|Articles with Incomplete Tables]]'''. For minor article expansion not noted in the to-do list, you can check out the '''[[:Category:Articles to be expanded|Articles to be Expanded]]''' or the '''[[:Category:Stubs|Stubs]]'''. Other useful links for helping with pages also appears at the top of the recent changes screen.

"''A picture says more than a thousand words''", and a '''[[Super Mario WikiMariopedia:Userboxes|Userbox]]''' says at least 10 or 15. Userboxes are quick and simple ways to get a point across, as most users will start off by looking at the userboxes to get information about someone. Next to the userbox is a code, which must be inserted between a set of curly brackets (since they act like templates). For instance, <nowiki>{{user yoshifan}}</nowiki> for the [[:Template:user yoshifan|user yoshifan]] userbox. It is generally advised that they be put in a table, due to not all templates having the same height, which can lead to problems with white spaces. The correct way to put up this would be (example uses six of the same userboxes, results can be seen on the right, the actual setup on the left):

==Talk Bubblesbubbles==

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|text=The talk bubbles or talk text you notice in all of the talk pages that look more or less like this can be found at [[Template:Talk Bubblebubble]]. This template, as you will notice, is quite blank. If you desire a talk template and plan to use it with any consistency, we would suggest that you create a template of it that you can then reuse, by adding the code shown below to [[Special:MyPage/Talk]].

:<nowiki><onlyinclude>{{Talk bubble</nowiki>

If you want a more advanced text box, like most people have opted for, view [[Template:Talk Bubblebubble#Usage|this]]. There are a fair more variables that are required than the mandatory three (since image is optional) shown above. Review what I have posted below if you have any questions about how to use the more option-filled version of the text template, contact a [[Project:Staff|staff member]] or add a comment at the [[Template talk:Talk|template's talk page]].

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