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	For a '''category''' page, put '''Category:''' before the link name.<br>		For a '''category''' page, put '''Category:''' before the link name.<br>
	For a '''category talk''' page, put '''Category talk:''' before the link name.<br>		For a '''category talk''' page, put '''Category talk:''' before the link name.<br>
-	For an '''image''' page, put '''Image:''' before the link name.<br>	+	For a '''file''' page, put '''Image:''' before the link name.<br>
-	For an '''image talk''' page, put '''Image talk:''' before the link name.<br>	+	For a '''file talk''' page, put '''Image talk:''' before the link name.<br>
	For a '''template''' page, put '''Template:''' before the link name.<br>		For a '''template''' page, put '''Template:''' before the link name.<br>
	For a '''template talk''' page, put '''Template talk:''' before the link name.<br>		For a '''template talk''' page, put '''Template talk:''' before the link name.<br>
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	For a '''help talk''' page, put '''Help talk:''' before the link name.<br>		For a '''help talk''' page, put '''Help talk:''' before the link name.<br>
	For a '''special page''', put '''Special:''' before the link name.<br>		For a '''special page''', put '''Special:''' before the link name.<br>
-	For an '''about''' page, put '''HRWiki:''' before the link name.<br>	+	For a '''project''' page, put '''HRWiki:''' before the link name.<br>
-	For an '''about talk''' page, put '''HRWiki talk:''' before the link name.<br>	+	For a '''project talk''' page, put '''HRWiki talk:''' before the link name.<br>
	For a '''message''' page, put '''MediaWiki:''' before the link name.<br>		For a '''message''' page, put '''MediaWiki:''' before the link name.<br>
	For a '''message talk''' page, put '''MediaWiki talk:''' before the link name.<br>		For a '''message talk''' page, put '''MediaWiki talk:''' before the link name.<br>

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Revision as of 21:40, 13 October 2005

Hi there! This is Lapper from the recent changes patrol. I noticed you had a question and I'm here to help. Here's how to add links:

1. To add a link to an internal page (in the wiki), use these link styles:

For an article page:

[[This one normal page]]

For an article talk page, put Talk: before the link name.
For a user page, put User: before the link name.
For a user talk page, put User talk: before the link name.
For a category page, put Category: before the link name.
For a category talk page, put Category talk: before the link name.
For a file page, put Image: before the link name.
For a file talk page, put Image talk: before the link name.
For a template page, put Template: before the link name.
For a template talk page, put Template talk: before the link name.
For a help page, put Help: before the link name.
For a help talk page, put Help talk: before the link name.
For a special page, put Special: before the link name.
For a project page, put HRWiki: before the link name.
For a project talk page, put HRWiki talk: before the link name.
For a message page, put MediaWiki: before the link name.
For a message talk page, put MediaWiki talk: before the link name.

2. To link externally (outside the wiki), use one bracket pair instead of two, as well as an absolute path:

[http://www.website.com/]

3. To link to someone's email, use the mailto: prefix:

[mailto:joe_person@email.com]

4. To link externally to a familiar site, format it as if it were an internal link, but add these prefixes:

To link to Wikipedia, put Wikipedia: before the link name.
To link to the Fanstuff Wiki, put HRFwiki: before the link name.
To link to the Forum, put Forum: before the link name. Don't forget the thread number.
To link to the Store, put HRStore: before the link name. Don't forget .html.
To link to Homestar, put HR: before the link name. Don't forget .html.
To link to Thorax Corp, put Thorax: before the link name. Don't forget .html.
To link to Videlectrix, put Videlectrix: before the link name. Don't forget .html.

5. To change the appearance of an internal or familiar link, use the vertical line symbol:

[[This page|This neat page]]

6. To change the appearance of an external link or an email link, insert a space after the link:

[http://www.website.com/ A neat site]

7. Figuring out what the link colors mean:

If you see a deep blue link, it means it's a link within this wiki.
If you see a light blue link, it means it's a link to Wikipedia, the Forum, or the Fanstuff wiki.
If you see a light blue link with an arrow next to it, it means it's an external link.
If you see a red link, it means it's not a real wiki page, or its not a correctly typed link.

8. Figuring out what the symbols next to some links mean:

Note: If you are using Internet Explorer, you may not be able to see these symbols. Go here to see them.

If you see a light blue link with an envelope next to it, it means it's a link to someone's email address.
If you see a light blue link with a chat sign next to it, it means it's a link to an irc chat.
If you see a light blue link with the Yahoo! logo next to it, it means it's a link to the Homestar Store.
If you see a light blue link with the Homestar Runner logo next to it, it means it's a link to the Homestar website.
If you see a light blue link with the Thorax logo next to it, it means it's a link to the Thorax Corporation website.
If you see a light blue link with the Videlectrix logo next to it, it means it's a link to the Videlectrix website.

If you need any more help, leave me a message on my talk page. See you around.