Intro to Editing Part 2: References

Adding a reference is easy on WikEM.  The community prefers if references follow the AMA format.  Simply add your reference between two reference tags.  Such as  <ref> insert reference here </ref>

 

At the bottom of the page in the Sources section you will see a red warning message if the footnote tag is missing from a page. Type <references/> and when you  publish your page WikEM will auto format the footnotes… Read more

Intro To Editing: Numbered Lists

Over the next few weeks we will introduce the various ways to edit and create wiki articles using the standard wiki markup.

Creating Lists:

The # sign auto numbers entries

# Start each line
# with a # sign
## More number signs give deeper
### and deeper
### levels.
# Line breaks <br />don't break levels.
### But jumping levels creates empty space.
# Blank lines

# end the list and start another.
  1. Start each line
  2. with a number sign (#).
    1. More number signs give deeper
      1. and deeper
      2. levels.
  3. Line breaks
    don’t break levels.
      1. But jumping levels creates empty space.
  4. Blank lines
  1. end the list and start another.
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Back Online

As of Feb 3rd all services are back on line.  There may have been a few days of data lost due to a disk corruption.  We know that WikEM should serve as a repository of EM information on the web and are working to create even more redundancy for the future.  Again, thank you everyone for your patience.

Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions: info@wikem.org… Read more

Boilerplate Templates

If you search for a page on WikEM and don’t find it, you can always create a new one by clicking on the red link at the top of the search results

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The boilerplate templates will have preset headings to ensure consistency across article creation.  They also will prevent you from having to remember all the necessary components to create a great page.   However, feel free to modify or delete sections not pertinent to the page.

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