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	Welcome to the '''Videogame Morgue File''', and thank you for clicking on this link! This guide will help you get started as a volunteer contributor to this community project.		Welcome to the '''Videogame Morgue File''', and thank you for clicking on this link! This guide will help you get started as a volunteer contributor to this community project.

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	Don't worry about '''Licensing'''.		Don't worry about '''Licensing'''.

	Finally, clicking '''Upload file''' will complete the process, and (assuming there are no errors) will take you to the newly uploaded file's page.		Finally, clicking '''Upload file''' will complete the process, and (assuming there are no errors) will take you to the newly uploaded file's page. The title of this page will begin with '''File:'''; everything ''after'' that is the name that you will use in other pages to refer to that file.

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2021-05-26T14:55:34Z

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	Welcome to the '''Videogame Morgue File''', and thank you for clicking on this link! This guide will help you get started as a volunteer contributor to this community project.		Welcome to the '''Videogame Morgue File''', and thank you for clicking on this link! This guide will help you get started as a volunteer contributor to this community project.

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	== How to create pages ==		== How to create pages ==

	To create a page, either search for the name or go directly to the URL you want (there's no 'create page' link). Assuming the page doesn't already exist, you'll be prompted to create it.		To create a page, either search for the name or go directly to the URL you want (there's no 'create page' link; sorry, it's a wiki thing). Assuming the page doesn't already exist, you'll be prompted to create it.

	If you're creating a new page for a game, there's placeholder code in [[Template:Game]] that you can copy and paste. This will get you a page with an infobox, generic gallery, generic links section, and credits; it won't cover everything you might want to do, but it's a useful starting point.		If you're creating a new page for a game, there's placeholder code in [[Template:Game]] that you can copy and paste (click '''Actions''' and then '''View Source''' to see it). This will get you a page with an infobox, generic gallery, generic links section, and credits; it won't cover everything you might want to do, but it's a useful starting point.

	== How to upload files ==		== How to upload files ==

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2021-05-26T10:55:16Z

Morgue File is a little different

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	Volunteering to the project can be as simple as finding an image online, and adding it to a page. We're starting from scratch, and even the smallest addition, or the creation of a placeholder page with minimal information, makes the site more useful than before.		Volunteering to the project can be as simple as finding an image online, and adding it to a page. We're starting from scratch, and even the smallest addition, or the creation of a placeholder page with minimal information, makes the site more useful than before.

	== Morgue File is a little different ==		== The Morgue File is a little different ==

	We're friendlier to file uploads than most wikis you may ~~already~~ be familiar with. A good article may or may not include a lot of text, but it will definitely include source materials: relevant coverage and ephemera from newspapers, magazines, websites, television, radio, discussion groups, etc. in media formats like JPEG, PDF and MP3. These files are stored on the wiki itself, and the originals can be downloaded ~~by anyone~~; the goal is ~~for this~~ to be a more focused, more searchable, and less volatile storage location than Twitter, Discord, Imgur, and so on. (If something already has a semi-permanent location, you should link rather than embed, but there's a vast amount of media that doesn't have a useful and public URL.)		We're friendlier to file uploads than most wikis you may be familiar with. A good article may or may not include a lot of text, but it will ''definitely'' include source materials: relevant coverage and ephemera from newspapers, magazines, websites, television, radio, discussion groups, etc. in media formats like JPEG, PDF and MP3. These files are stored on the wiki itself, and the originals can be downloaded; the goal is to be a more focused, more searchable, and less volatile storage location than Twitter, Discord, Imgur, and so on. (If something already has a semi-permanent location, you should link rather than embed, but there's a vast amount of media that doesn't have a useful and public URL.)

	== How to create pages ==		== How to create pages ==

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2021-05-26T10:44:14Z

How to upload files

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	== How to upload files ==		== How to upload files ==

	Wherever you are on the wiki, the link to upload a file can be found under the Tools menu. Click, and it'll bring you to this screen:		Wherever you are on the wiki, the link to upload a file can be found under the Tools menu. Click it, and it'll bring you to this screen:

	[[File:Tutorial Screenshot - Upload.png]]		[[File:Tutorial Screenshot - Upload.png]]

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	== Morgue File is a little different ==		== Morgue File is a little different ==

	We're friendlier to file uploads than most wikis you may already be familiar with. A good article may or may not include a lot of text, but it will definitely include source materials: relevant coverage and ephemera from newspapers, magazines, websites, television, radio, discussion groups, etc. in media formats like JPEG, PDF and MP3. These files are stored in the wiki itself, and the ~~original files~~ can be downloaded by anyone; the goal is for this to be a more focused, more searchable, and less volatile storage location than ~~posting materials to~~ Twitter, Discord, Imgur, and so on. (If something already has a semi-permanent location, you should link rather than embed, but there's a vast amount of media that doesn't have a useful and public URL.)		We're friendlier to file uploads than most wikis you may already be familiar with. A good article may or may not include a lot of text, but it will definitely include source materials: relevant coverage and ephemera from newspapers, magazines, websites, television, radio, discussion groups, etc. in media formats like JPEG, PDF and MP3. These files are stored on the wiki itself, and the originals can be downloaded by anyone; the goal is for this to be a more focused, more searchable, and less volatile storage location than Twitter, Discord, Imgur, and so on. (If something already has a semi-permanent location, you should link rather than embed, but there's a vast amount of media that doesn't have a useful and public URL.)

	== How to create pages ==		== How to create pages ==

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2021-05-26T10:43:11Z

It's easy to contribute

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	== It's easy to contribute ==		== It's easy to contribute ==

	Volunteering to the project can be as simple as finding an image online, and adding it to a page! We're starting from scratch, and ~~every~~ addition makes us more useful.		Volunteering to the project can be as simple as finding an image online, and adding it to a page. We're starting from scratch, and even the smallest addition, or the creation of a placeholder page with minimal information, makes the site more useful than before.

	== Morgue File is a little different ==		== Morgue File is a little different ==

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2021-05-26T10:41:14Z

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	Welcome to the '''Videogame Morgue File'''!		Welcome to the '''Videogame Morgue File''', and thank you for clicking on this link! This guide will help you get started as a volunteer contributor to this community project.

			== It's easy to contribute ==

			Volunteering to the project can be as simple as finding an image online, and adding it to a page! We're starting from scratch, and every addition makes us more useful.

	== Morgue File is a little different ==		== Morgue File is a little different ==

			We're friendlier to file uploads than most wikis you may already be familiar with. A good article may or may not include a lot of text, but it will definitely include source materials: relevant coverage and ephemera from newspapers, magazines, websites, television, radio, discussion groups, etc. in media formats like JPEG, PDF and MP3. These files are stored in the wiki itself, and the original files can be downloaded by anyone; the goal is for this to be a more focused, more searchable, and less volatile storage location than posting materials to Twitter, Discord, Imgur, and so on. (If something already has a semi-permanent location, you should link rather than embed, but there's a vast amount of media that doesn't have a useful and public URL.)

	== How to create pages ==		== How to create pages ==

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2021-05-26T09:31:25Z

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	== How to create pages ==		== How to create pages ==

			To create a page, either search for the name or go directly to the URL you want (there's no 'create page' link). Assuming the page doesn't already exist, you'll be prompted to create it.

			If you're creating a new page for a game, there's placeholder code in [[Template:Game]] that you can copy and paste. This will get you a page with an infobox, generic gallery, generic links section, and credits; it won't cover everything you might want to do, but it's a useful starting point.

	== How to upload files ==		== How to upload files ==
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	There are two ways to upload a file to the wiki: from your own computer, and from a URL on the Web. The end result is the same either way: a copy of the file will be imported to the wiki, where it can be embedded in other wiki pages and downloaded.		There are two ways to upload a file to the wiki: from your own computer, and from a URL on the Web. The end result is the same either way: a copy of the file will be imported to the wiki, where it can be embedded in other wiki pages and downloaded.

	* To ''upload from your computer'', either click the '''Browse''' button and navigate to the file, or (much faster!) drag the file into your browser and drop it over the ''Browse'' button.		* To ''upload from your computer'', either click the '''Browse''' button (numbered 1 in the screenshot) and navigate to the file, or (much faster!) drag the file into your browser and drop it over the ''Browse'' button.
	* To ''upload from a URL'', make sure the radio button next to '''Source URL''' is selected, and paste the URL in the field.		* To ''upload from a URL'', make sure the radio button next to '''Source URL''' is selected, and paste the URL in the field (numbered 2 in the screenshot).

MorgueFile: tutorial for file upload

2021-05-25T19:01:32Z

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-== Creating pages ==
+== How to create pages ==
-== Uploading files ==
+== How to upload files ==
-== Citations ==
+[[File:Tutorial Screenshot - Upload.png]]