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==Welcome==
===Welcome===


We hope that you find this site interesting and welcome you as a reader and potentially also a contributor.
We hope that you find this site interesting and welcome you as a reader and potentially also a contributor.  


Before you can edit pages on this site, you need to register an account with a valid email address and follow the link in the validation email.
=== Getting Started as a Contributor ===


=== Suggested ===
New users typically start as readers, and then:


[[Special:Orphanedpages | Orphaned Pages]]
* Add or update details about their own vehicle in the [[UZZ32 Registry]]
* Make modifications (eg. corrections and enhancements etc) on existing pages
* Review [[Special:Orphanedpages | Orphaned Pages]] (ie those not referenced from other pages) and add links so that they can be found
* Review [[Special:Unusedfiles | Unused Files]] (which similarly exist but are not included in any page) and add links & thumbnails where relevant
* Review and enhance [[Special:Shortpages | Short Pages]] and create [[Special:Wantedpages | Wanted Pages]] (ie those that are linked to, but not yet existing pages)
* Add relevant images, including those flagged as [[Special:Wantedfiles|wanted]]


[[Special:Unusedfiles | Unused Files]]
[[Getting_Started_with_Wiki_Editing|Getting_Started_with_Wiki_Editing]] is simple; the fastest way is to learn by editing existing pages.


[[Special:Wantedpages  | Wanted Pages]]
=== Spam prevention ===


[[Special:Shortpages | Short Pages]]
To help prevent spam:
 
* You need to register an account with a valid email address (and follow the link in the validation email) before you can ''edit'' pages on this site.
 
* When creating ''new'' pages, you may also be asked a UZZ32 trivia question.

Latest revision as of 13:55, 12 May 2023

Welcome

We hope that you find this site interesting and welcome you as a reader and potentially also a contributor.

Getting Started as a Contributor

New users typically start as readers, and then:

  • Add or update details about their own vehicle in the UZZ32 Registry
  • Make modifications (eg. corrections and enhancements etc) on existing pages
  • Review Orphaned Pages (ie those not referenced from other pages) and add links so that they can be found
  • Review Unused Files (which similarly exist but are not included in any page) and add links & thumbnails where relevant
  • Review and enhance Short Pages and create Wanted Pages (ie those that are linked to, but not yet existing pages)
  • Add relevant images, including those flagged as wanted

Getting_Started_with_Wiki_Editing is simple; the fastest way is to learn by editing existing pages.

Spam prevention

To help prevent spam:

  • You need to register an account with a valid email address (and follow the link in the validation email) before you can edit pages on this site.
  • When creating new pages, you may also be asked a UZZ32 trivia question.