How to submit a new article or edit an existing article

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The basic unit of any Wiki is the page. To make additions or changes to a page choose "edit" from the top of the page and make the desired additions or changes. Then choose "Show preview" from the bottom of the page.You will see two boxes. The top box will show what the page will look like with your additions or changes and, the bottom box has the source where you can make additional changes if necessary. In the Summary box at the bottom of the edit page indicate the type of change you made or the name of the article if you added an article. When satisfied that your additions or changes are o.k. choose "Save page". Do not leave the page until you have saved your changes!

The "history" at the top of a page has links to all versions of the page with its summary to help identify it. This makes it possible to revert to an earlier version of the page if someone adds nonsense.

At the top of each page you will see an invitation to"create an account or login." It is not necessary to login unless you want to upload a file such as an image, audio, etc. There are other advantaes to loging in which are explained here.

The "discussion" at the top of a page allows you to add comments related to the content of the page. The discussion for the Main Page can be used to suggest articles that another reader might wish to add to Chance News, or to make general comments about the Chance Wiki.

At the top of the main page you will see "Create Account/Login." While it is not necessary to Login, there are some advanteges in doing so which are described here.

To add a new article to Current Chance News, choose a name for your article. This can be the name used by the news media or a name chosen by you. Then from the Main Page choose the most recent Chance News. Using "edit" add the the name for your article to the list of the previous names using the same format as the previous names. Note that we do not put a period at the end of the name. Then click on your title and a blank page will turn up. Choose edit from the top of this page and add the source of the article and your comments about it following the procedure for editing explained above.

For further help in editing a page, including how to add pictures, links, special characters, etc., choose "Help" from the side box.