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In addition to the articles and their | In addition to the articles and their Talk pages, there are some other categories of behind-the-scenes pages that help Wikipedians communicate with each other, and serve a variety of other roles in building ''Battlestar Wiki''. These different areas are often referred to as '''namespaces''' — as in, "the '''Talk''' namespace". | ||
== Current | == Current List of Namespaces == | ||
This is the current list of active namespaces | This is the current list of active namespaces thoughout all the lanagues. The "[[:md:Main Page|Media Wiki]]" as a custom set of namespaces, but there is only one version like it. Each namespace has it's own talk namespace also. | ||
* (Main) | * (Main) | ||
* User | * User | ||
* Battlestar Wiki | * Battlestar Wiki | ||
** Most projects/policies and Battlestar Wiki-related non-encyclopedic items go in here | ** Most projects/policies and Battlestar Wiki-related non-encyclopedic items go in here | ||
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** Messages system for critical information. Sysop editing only. | ** Messages system for critical information. Sysop editing only. | ||
* Template | * Template | ||
* Help | * Help | ||
* Category | * Category | ||
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** '''Custom''' - Podcast transcripts. See [[BW:POD]] for more information. | ** '''Custom''' - Podcast transcripts. See [[BW:POD]] for more information. | ||
==User pages and | ==User pages and User Talk pages== | ||
If you want to share information about yourself, the place to put it is your [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:User page|''' | If you want to share information about yourself, the place to put it is your [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:User page|'''User''' page]]. If other users want to communicate with you, they will leave a message on your '''User talk''' page. | ||
==Some other areas== | ==Some other areas== | ||
Pages in the '''Battlestar Wiki''' namespace (also known as the "[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Project namespace|Project namespace]]") provide information about ''Battlestar Wiki'' and how to use it. The [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:MediaWiki namespace|'''MediaWiki''' namespace]] contains interface texts such as link labels (''What links here'', etc.) and server messages. All the pages in both these areas also have corresponding | Pages in the '''Battlestar Wiki''' namespace (also known as the "[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Project namespace|Project namespace]]") provide information about ''Battlestar Wiki'' and how to use it. The [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:MediaWiki namespace|'''MediaWiki''' namespace]] contains interface texts such as link labels (''What links here'', etc.) and server messages. All the pages in both these areas also have corresponding '''MediaWiki talk''' pages. | ||
Content written in a '''Template''' page will be displayed in articles that contain the corresponding template reference. Take a look at [[BW:TEM]] project to see what templates have already been created. You can use the corresponding tags in articles. You can also create new templates. | Content written in a '''Template''' page will be displayed in articles that contain the corresponding template reference. Take a look at [[BW:TEM]] project to see what templates have already been created. You can use the corresponding tags in articles. You can also create new templates. | ||