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{{hatnote|This is a help page for the LFS manual. For frequently asked questions about Live for Speed, see [[FAQ]]. For frequently asked questions about [[LFS Editor]], see [[LFS Editor/FAQ]].}}
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Welcome to the LFS Manual help! This page is the starting point of all editors of this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki wiki]. It lists pages you might like to use as you contribute here.
  
This page provides help with the most common questions about the LFS Manual wiki.
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== Where to start ==
  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki What the hell is a wiki?]
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* [[Special:OAuth2Client/redirect&returnto=Help:Contents|Log in with your LFS account]].
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* Check our [[:Category:Help|help pages]].
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* If you have Discord, you can join the [https://discordapp.com/invite/wZrUTJN Live for Speed Discord server] and ask for help in the #lfs-manual channel.
  
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== How to help out ==
  
{{list item box|Reading|
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Somethings you can do to help are:
* [[Help:Navigation|Navigation]]
 
* [[Help:Search|Searching]]
 
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* Regularly check the [[Special:RecentChanges|recent edits]] and check if everything is OK with them (improve content, add categories, revert vandalism and spam, etc.). Check also the new [[https://upload.lfsmanual.net/wiki/Special:Log/upload|uploaded files]] on the shared repository.
* [[Help:Editing|Editing pages]]
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* Mark small articles as [[Template:Stub|stubs]].
* [[Help:Formatting|Formatting]]
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* Fix spelling and grammar mistakes and help to improve writing and composition of articles if you feel is needed.
* [[Help:Links|Links]]
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* Expand incomplete pages, or create from scratch if some page doesn't exist yet. For that, just enter the page title in the URL address.
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* Browse the [[:Category:Articles|articles]] looking for pages that need update.
 
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* Help to keep updated our [[:Category:Selected_anniversaries_by_day|selected anniversaries]] for On this day section on the [[Main Page|main page]].
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* Regularly check the [[#Maintenance reports|maintenance reports]] present lower on this page and fix the pages in them.
* [[Help:Templates|Templates]]
 
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[[Category:Help]]
 
[[Category:Help]]

Revision as of 09:16, 3 January 2025

Welcome to the LFS Manual help! This page is the starting point of all editors of this wiki. It lists pages you might like to use as you contribute here.

Where to start

How to help out

Somethings you can do to help are:

  • Regularly check the recent edits and check if everything is OK with them (improve content, add categories, revert vandalism and spam, etc.). Check also the new [files] on the shared repository.
  • Mark small articles as stubs.
  • Fix spelling and grammar mistakes and help to improve writing and composition of articles if you feel is needed.
  • Expand incomplete pages, or create from scratch if some page doesn't exist yet. For that, just enter the page title in the URL address.
  • Browse the articles looking for pages that need update.
  • Help to keep updated our selected anniversaries for On this day section on the main page.
  • Regularly check the maintenance reports present lower on this page and fix the pages in them.