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Hello and welcome to Cunnan. The instructions on this page are for people helping with our project to compile a complete set of redactions for the [[Forme of Cury]]. '''Please read the basic instructions''' before starting as they explain the basics of wiki editing and clear up some common misconceptions. When you are ready to start you should move on to the [[Cunnan:Recipes from the Forme of Cury|Recipes from the Forme of Cury]] and start editing! |
Hello and welcome to Cunnan. The instructions on this page are for people helping with our project to compile a complete set of redactions for the [[Forme of Cury]]. '''Please read the basic instructions''' before starting, as they explain the basics of wiki editing and clear up some common misconceptions. When you are ready to start, you should move on to the [[Cunnan:Recipes from the Forme of Cury|Recipes from the Forme of Cury]] and start editing! |
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If you would like to experiment with editing pages before you start helping |
If you would like to experiment with editing pages before you start helping, please use the [[Cunnan:Sandbox|Sandbox]]. |
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== Basic Instructions == |
== Basic Instructions == |
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'''Everyone should read these''' |
'''Everyone should read these''' |
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# If you want to have you contributions attributed to yourself then you should login. Help on logging in can be found at [[Cunnan:How to Log in]]. If you want to know how copyrights are handled on |
# If you want to have you contributions attributed to yourself then you should login. Help on logging in can be found at [[Cunnan:How to Log in]]. If you want to know how copyrights are handled on Cunnan then you should look at [[Cunnan:Copyrights]]. |
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# To edit any page in the wiki go to the page and click the "Edit this page" link (it should be displayed at the left and bottom of articles). |
# To edit any page in the wiki go to the page and click the "Edit this page" link (it should be displayed at the left and bottom of articles). |
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# When editing a recipe page you need to delete the line that says "<!-- empty redaction currently hidden". If you |
# When editing a recipe page you need to delete the line that says "<!-- empty redaction currently hidden". If you don't do this, your work will be invisible! |
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# Please use the provided outlines for redactions. You'll notice that lists are made by ading * or # to the start of lines. Headings are made by typing == at the start and end of lines. You can click "preview" to see what a page currently looks like. |
# Please use the provided outlines for redactions. You'll notice that lists are made by ading * or # to the start of lines. Headings are made by typing == at the start and end of lines. You can click "preview" to see what a page currently looks like. |
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# When you are done typing in a redaction click "Save page" and |
# When you are done typing in a redaction click "Save page" and your work will be saved. Don't worry if you have made a mistake, you can click "edit this page" again to make corrections. |
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# You shouldn't change the period recipes unless there is an obvious |
# You shouldn't change the period recipes unless there is an obvious transliteration error. (please note that some older browsers may not be able to display the thorn or eth, this isn't an error). |
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== Advanced Instructions == |
== Advanced Instructions == |
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=== Addings links === |
=== Addings links === |
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You can add links to other pages by surrounding words with <nowiki>[[</nowiki> and <nowiki>]]</nowiki>. For example <nowiki>[[chicken]]</nowiki> becomes [[chicken]]. Ingredients, other recipe names and |
You can add links to other pages by surrounding words with <nowiki>[[</nowiki> and <nowiki>]]</nowiki>. For example <nowiki>[[chicken]]</nowiki> becomes [[chicken]]. Ingredients, other recipe names and common period ingredient names are all things that might be more useful as links. |
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=== Discussing a recipe article === |
=== Discussing a recipe article === |
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If you need to ask a question about a given recipe then you should go to that |
If you need to ask a question about a given recipe, then you should go to that recipe page and click "Discuss this page". |
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=== Multiple/Alternative redactions === |
=== Multiple/Alternative redactions === |
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If you have an alternative redaction for a recipe |
If you have an alternative redaction for a recipe, you should make a copy of the "modern recipe" text and paste it below the first redaction. You might also like to change "== Modern recipe ==" into "== Modern recipe 1 ==" and "== Modern recipe 2 ==", etc. |
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=== Modern recipe names === |
=== Modern recipe names === |
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=== Recipe Notes === |
=== Recipe Notes === |
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==== Period recipes ==== |
==== Period recipes ==== |
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The notes about words and terms used in the recipes are those that were added by [[Samuel Pegge]] in his 18th century edition of the roll. They are often confusing and may refer to the index, glossary or |
The notes about words and terms used in the recipes are those that were added by [[Samuel Pegge]] in his 18th century edition of the roll. They are often confusing and may refer to the index, glossary or preceding recipe. They can be changed/updated and additional notes are of course welcome (the period recipes themselves shouldn't be changed of course). |
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==== Modern recipes ==== |
==== Modern recipes ==== |
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Revision as of 10:11, 7 January 2004
Hello and welcome to Cunnan. The instructions on this page are for people helping with our project to compile a complete set of redactions for the Forme of Cury. Please read the basic instructions before starting, as they explain the basics of wiki editing and clear up some common misconceptions. When you are ready to start, you should move on to the Recipes from the Forme of Cury and start editing!
If you would like to experiment with editing pages before you start helping, please use the Sandbox.
Basic Instructions
Everyone should read these
- If you want to have you contributions attributed to yourself then you should login. Help on logging in can be found at Cunnan:How to Log in. If you want to know how copyrights are handled on Cunnan then you should look at Cunnan:Copyrights.
- To edit any page in the wiki go to the page and click the "Edit this page" link (it should be displayed at the left and bottom of articles).
- When editing a recipe page you need to delete the line that says "
