From ShaveWiki

What is ShaveWiki?

The ShaveWiki is a project of the members of the wetshaving community, www.badgerandblade.com. It is a repository of information gleaned from countless posts, articles, stories, rants, and discussions.

Rules

We have only a few rules for using the B&B ShaveWiki. Please abide by them and everyone will be happy.

• Follow the B&B Terms of Usage
• Do NOT knowingly post any copyrighted content where you are not the owner of, or do not have permission to post, said content.
• If using a forum post as the basis of an article, contact the owner first. Additionally, include a link back to the post for credit as well as discussion.
• All information is to be unbiased, and shall not include opinions or preferences. Use the forum for these discussions.
• Use templates when available. (These aren't formal wiki templates, but sample pages where people can cut and paste.)
• Follow naming convention (first letter capitals and underscores) for file names. i.e. Shaving Brushes becomes Shaving_Brushes. Note that the wiki software will do this for you if you create a link to a blank page using just "Shaving Brushes".
• Use a spellchecker before posting new articles or edits.

Browsing

One good way to use the ShaveWiki is to simply run a "search" for the topic you are looking to learn about. You will be shown a listing of results and can make the appropriate selection.

Using

If you happen to run a "search" for something that turns up null, you will be asked to create a new page for it. This is where you have an opportunity to contribute to the ShaveWiki and expand the wealth of information available here. The goal is to create a modern-day wetshavers' encyclopedia. It should be used as a reference, and further discussion can then take place back at B&B. So, if you find that something is missing, go ahead and add it! Or, add to pages if you have extra information.

Keep in mind, however, that as an encyclopedia...the ShaveWiki should be just that: an information resource. As opposed to being another site to state your views/opinions on vendors or products (that's what B&B is for!). So please strive to keep the tone and content here "informational."

Editing

If you run across a page that needs "work" or can be updated, please don't hesitate. Really, you won't blow it up. Go ahead and click one of the "Edit" links, usually found along the top of the page or along the right-side column. This will bring you to the source, or code....if you will. It's really quite simple, so just go ahead and start typing and refer to other portions of the ShaveWiki for help on general formatting. Or, for more advanced help, please direct your browser to the link below. Don't forget to hit save when you're finished editing!

Starting new pages

When starting a new page, please do not capitalise other than the first letter, except in names. This allows for easier linking within the wiki, especially in running text. For instance when writing about doing something difficult, that link will correctly lead to a page called Doing something difficult, but not Doing Something Difficult.

Uploading Pictures/Files

In order to add pictures to a wiki page you'll first need to upload them to the wiki. But before we do that please name your images in a self descriptive and useful manner. Once you've got that out of the way you're ready to upload them to the wiki by clicking on the Upload file link on the left.

This will bring you to the file uploading tool where you can select the image and upload it to the wiki.

Please only upload pictures that will be used in the main part of the Wiki (ie. not user pages). If you have a picture you want to use on B&B, but isn't for direct use in the Wiki, there is the B&B members' gallery.

Adding Pictures to wiki pages

Once a picture has been uploaded it can be added to any wiki page you'd like using the following syntaxes. To add a single image use:

[[Image: image_name.jpg]]

To add an image gallery so you can insert many images in one place use:

<gallery caption="Gallery Caption">
Image: Image_name_1.jpg
Image: Image_name_2.jpg
</gallery>

Different Font Sizes/Styles

There are a few basic sizes/styles of fonts used on this wiki which are simple to use when editing a page. The following will show you how to use them while editing and what they look like. First up the use of the = sign.

=Text=

==Text==

===Text===

====Text====

=====Text=====

You can also use the single quote (') to change the text formatting as follows.
''Text''
'''Text'''

In addition, you can also use HTML if you'd like.

Need More Help?

Consult the User's Guide for information on using the B&B ShaveWiki